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41 years of Nellie massacre: A pre-Godhra chapter for New India, with Assam’s ‘wage of indigenousness’

It’s been 41 years since the Nellie massacre of February 18, 1983, seen as one of the most horrific events of collective violence in independent India. Official estimates put casualties anywhere between 1,800 and 2,000, while less conservative figures hover around 7,000. But do these numbers matter more than the…

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Operations on to rescue abducted Assam miners from Arunachal

Efforts underway to trace three miners allegedly abducted by militants in Arunachal Pradesh, Tinsukia police confirm.

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Coal miners abducted from Arunachal-Assam border

Suspected extremists abducted at least three coal miners from the Arunachal Pradesh-Assam border

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Smartphone, spy cam found in Assam jail cell of Khalistani sympathiser Amritpal Singh

The staff of eastern Assam’s Dibrugarh Central Jail on Saturday detected a major security breach in the National Security Act

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Assam refinery told to pull down wall in elephant corridor

Gauhati HC declined to provide relief to an eastern Assam refinery that challenged an order by the NGT.

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Will reclaim ‘char’ areas from encroachers: Assam CM

Assam Chief Minister plans to reclaim river islands and establish heritage belts to protect land and preserve ecology.

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Why Kaji Nemu is so dear to the Assamese

Kaji Nemu, a variety of indigenous lemon, was declared the state fruit of Assam

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Two Assam Congress MLAs declare support for BJP-led State government

Two Congress MLAs in Assam have declared their support for the BJP-led government headed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

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Congress finalises candidates for five Lok Sabha seats in Assam

Congress has finalised the candidates for five of Assam’s 14 Lok Sabha constituencies, the party’s State president Bhupen Kumar Borah said

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Kaji nemu declared Assam’s ‘State Fruit’

Assam government declares kaji nemu as the 'State Fruit' due to its cultural significance and nutritional value.

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Efforts on to remove Aadhaar hurdle for 27 lakh in Assam: Assam CM

Aadhaar hurdle in Assam: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma aims to help 27 lakh people unable to acquire Aadhaar cards due to NRC biometrics issue.

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Plans to curb evangelism, polygamy in the State, says Assam Chief Minister

Assam Chief Minister aims to curb evangelism and align anti-polygamy law with Uttarakhand's Uniform Civil Code.

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Assam budgets social equity for govt jobs

The Assam government on February 12 presented a ₹2.9 lakh crore Budget for the 2024-2025 financial year with a deficit of ₹774.47 crore and proposed no new tax.

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Assam Ministers and officers will no longer enjoy subsidised power, says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

The days of Ministers and government officers and employees enjoying heavily subsidised power will soon be over, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday. He said he had instructed the Power Department to install individual prepaid meters in every government quarter, including the residences in the Ministers’ colony,…

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Mizoram, Assam agree to resolve border dispute

“Mizoram and Assam on February 9 agreed to make joint efforts to resolve the long-pending inter-State border dispute,” an official statement said in Aizawl. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday morning (February 9) invited his Mizoram counterpart Lalduhoma, who is currently in Guwahati, over a meal and both…

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BJP govts ‘weaponised’ JCB for ‘targeted’, ‘illegal’ razing of Muslim properties: Amnesty probe

The authorities in five BJP-governed states repeatedly used JCB equipment for “unlawful, punitive demolition” of Muslim properties in at least 33 instances, as per an Amnesty International investigation of 63 of 128 documented demolitions in Assam, Delhi, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

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Assam govt. footed ₹58-crore flight bills of CM, others

Assam government spent more than ₹58 crore on hiring helicopters and chartered flights for Himanta Biswa Sarma and other dignitaries since May 2021.

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Assam proposes jail, hefty fine for cheating in job test

Assam proposes up to 10 years in jail and a fine of up to ₹10 crore to prevent cheating in public exams.

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Two groups of Manipur police trainees clash at academy in Assam

At least seven Manipur police trainees injured in a clash at Lachit Borphukan Police Academy in Golaghat, Assam.

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No country can develop by wiping out its past: Modi

PM Modi in Assam: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates development projects worth ₹11,600 crore in Assam, including infrastructure, medical facilities, and roads.

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‘Lazy hit job’: Assam CMO on media report that CM ‘used public money’ to attend weddings, campaigns

Hours after The Wire reported on Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma allegedly spending “crores” of public money to “charter flights for BJP activity and weddings”, Sarma’s office described the report as a “lazy hit job based on selective reading of a handful of tweets”.

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PM Modi to visit Assam on two-day trip, unveil projects worth ₹11,600 crore

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day trip to Assam will begin today during which he will meet the BJP’s state core committee and roll out developmental projects worth nearly ₹11,600 crore

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Guwahati Customs seizes 103 gold biscuits, 3 held

The Guwahati Customs Department apprehended three accused and seized 103 gold biscuits weighing 2.60 kg at the Indo-Bhutan border near Darranga LCS, Assam. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assam Congress leaders join BJP days after Rahul’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra

Over 150 Congress and AASU workers, including prominent leaders, join BJP in Guwahati, citing safety concerns and development initiatives.

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Assam DGP-produced short film is best at Jaipur Film Festival

Fehujali, delving into the plight of underprivileged youths in Assam targeted by extremist groups as potential recruits, has been directed by Parthasarathi Mahanta, the DGP heading the State’s Special Task Force.

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