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SC clears decks for teachers` recruitment in Assam


The Supreme Court Wednesday set aside an Assam High Court order thus paving the way for the recruitm...
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Assam Panchayat elections an `acid test` for BJP


Senior BJP leader Kabindra Purkayastha said that the ensuing panchayat elections in Assam was an ac...
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Deka to take stock of situation after accident


Assam CM directed Agriculture Minister to review the situation following the derailment of a local p...
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Chilarai Exp derails near Guwahati; 3 dead


Three persons were killed and over 50 injured when a passenger train derailed after hitting an earth...
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Explosive recovered from train in Assam


A huge quantity of explosives was recovered from the Barak Valley Express at Lower Haflong railway s...
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Plan panel approves flood control plan for Majuli


The Planning Commission has given its investment clearance for a Rs 116-crore flood and erosion co...
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Assam cop creates world record


Assam police constable Abhijeet Baruah entered the Guinness Book of World Records by running baref...
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NSCN(IM) cadre and linkman apprehended


A NSCN(IM) cadre and a linkman of the outfit were apprehended and huge quantities of arms and ammu...
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Assam ranks third in HDI progress rate


Assam ranks thirds in the rate of progress in Human Development Index among all the major states in ...
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12K birds spotted in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary

12K birds spotted in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary


More than 12 thousand birds of 26 species have been spotted in Assam`s Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary d...
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Four explosives recovered, two held in Assam


The IED was recovered Tuesday from Dhubri district in the western part of Assam that shares an inter...
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Open to dialogue with militants: Gogoi


Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday appealed to the anti-talks faction of the ULFA led by Pa...
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Largest surrender by militants in Northeast


In one of the largest surrender ceremonies in the Northeast region, 1855 militants belonging to ni...
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Explosives seized in Assam before R-Day


A huge quantity of explosives and detonators were seized on Monday from a stone-carrying truck in H...
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4 girls rescued from brothel


Four girls were rescued from a brothel in a joint operation by both Meghalaya and Assam Police in S...
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IAF plane makes forced landing in Assam


An Indian Air Force transport aircraft made a forced landing in Assam following a technical snag.
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Govt extends suspension of ops pact with NDFB


To facilitate the ongoing peace process, the government has decided to extend the suspension of op...
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Freedom fighter Tileswar Bordoloi is no more


Assam Freedom Fighters` Association president Tileswar Bordoloi died here Tuesday. He was 89.
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Two jawans killed in Manipur


Two jawans of Assam Rifles were killed when insurgents ambushed them at a border village in Manipur...
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Rhino injures two in Jorhat


A male rhino, which strayed out of the Kaziranga National Park, injured two persons at Napomua in ...
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Efforts to be made to meet expectations: DGP


Newly-appointed Assam Director General of Police Jayanta Narayan Choudhury said on Monday, he would...
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Rejected candidate hurl grenade at rival`s house


A Manipur poll aspirant whose nomination papers were rejected was arrested for exploding a powerfu...
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Debris of WW II US aircraft found in Tripura


Fragments of a US military aircraft, used during World War II, have been recovered in northern Tripu...
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Nine insurgent groups to lay down arms: Assam CM


Assam CM Tarun Gogoi on Thursday said nine insurgent groups on ceasefire agreements with the governm...
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Maoists formed forum to resist big dams: Gogoi


Maoists have formed an anti-dam front and were participating in the protest against the Lower Suba...
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BPF leader shot at in Assam


A leader of BPF was shot at by an unknown gunman in Basugaon area of lower Assam`s Chirang district ...
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Assam: Congress sweeps Karbi Council polls


The ruling Congress swept the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council polls for the third consecutive term ...
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Number of Royal Bengal tigers increase in Assam

Number of Royal Bengal tigers increase in Assam


The population of Royal Bengal tigers have increased in Assam with the latest census revealing prese...
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Army officer assaulted by Assam police personnel


Lt Col Rohit Behl was travelling with his family when he was assaulted even after he disclosed his i...
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60 labourers injured in bridge collapse


At least 60 labourers, including some women, were injured, 17 of them seriously, when a concrete b...
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Assam: 70 labourers injured in bridge collapse


A section of the Bogibeel road-cum-rail bridge at Karenchapari Mechaki collapsed after a heavy vehic...
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High alert in upper Assam


Intelligence reports suggest that the Paresh Baruah-led anti-talk ULFA faction may target OIL and ON...
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Solve border dispute with Assam: Meghalaya to Centre


The Meghalaya government said that the Centre should take a call on settling the pending inter-stat...
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75 per cent voting in Karbi poll


An estimated 75 per cent of the voters casted votes on Wednesday for Karbi Anglong Autonomous Counc...
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Hardcore NDFB militant apprehended in Assam


An anti-talk NDFB hardcore cadre was apprehended by a joint team of Army and police on Tuesday in lo...
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Indefinite blockade in Assam over Arunachal dam


Over two dozen organisations in Assam on Monday launched an indefinite blockade of a national highwa...
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Maoists, ULFA involved in anti-dam stir: Gogoi


Assam CM claimed that Maoists and anti-talk faction of ULFA were involved in the agitation against t...
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Army personnel involved in dacoity


A case of alleged involvement of two Army personnel, including a woman Captain, has come to light ...
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Pankaj Bora takes oath in Rajya Sabha


Pankaj Bora, elected to the Upper House from Assam as a Congress candidate, today took oath in the...
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Assam: Firing in air against anti-dam protestors


For the second consecutive day today, police fired in the air and burst teargas shells to evict an...
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Innocent Assam youths killed in Arunachal : ULFA


ULFA today claimed that the three men shot dead in an encounter in Lohit district of Arunachal Prad...
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Police fire in air to quell dam protest in Assam


Police resorted to lathicharge and fired in the air today to disperse anti-dam protesters on the b...
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Three ULFA cadre killed in gunfight


Three ULFA cadre were shot dead in an encounter with security forces at Namsai in Lohit district o...
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Assam dam protest triggers food crisis in AP distt


Food and fuel crisis loom large in three districts of Arunachal Pradesh following blockade of NH-52 ...
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‘Maoists are latest insurgent element in Assam’


Assam Governor Janaki Ballav Patnaik said Maoists were the latest insurgent elements to have "silen...
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ULFA claims minister is ex-member


The militant-politician nexus in Assam once again hit the headlines with an outlawed separatist grou...
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Two militants nabbed in Assam


Two hardcore militants belonging to the ULFA and MULTA were apprehended by security forces in sepa...
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Government doctor killed in Assam


A body of a government doctor, with several injury marks, was recovered from the world-famed wetla...
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Militant threat forces docs to flee western Assam


Extortion threats from tribal militants have forced dozens of government doctors to flee their areas...
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Pankaj Bora Cong candidate for Assam RS seat


Pankaj Bora, press advisor to Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has been nominated for the Rajya Sa...
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