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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

The Hindu

Kaji nemu declared Assam’s ‘State Fruit’

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

The Hindu

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.

The Hindu

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.

The Hindu

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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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.

The Hindu

Ranji Trophy: Second outright loss for Bihar

KOLKATA: Already staring at a huge loss at stumps on Day 3, Bihar's second innings lasted only 4.1 overs on the final day as they succumbed to an innings and 157-run loss against Andhra in Patna on Monday.

The Times of India

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.

The Hindu

Assam ride on Parvez, Rahul tons against Uttar Pradesh’s massive total in Ranji Trophy

KOLKATA: After producing a string of run-feasts in all three pitches on offer for the inaugural Uttar Pradesh Twenty20 League a few months back, the Green Park Stadium is proving to be a batter’s delight in the Group B Ranji Trophy fixture between Uttar Pradesh and Assam.

The Times of India

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.

The Hindu

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.

The Hindu

‘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

The Times of India

Ranji Trophy: Eye on sky as Bengal, Mumbai seek full points

KOLKATA: The weather seems to be following Bengal this Ranji season. After missing out on some points against Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh due to poor light conditions, Bengal got their campaign back on track with maximum points against Assam in the last match. But just when an upbeat Manoj Tiwary-led…

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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.

The Times of India

Rare golden tiger sighting in Kaziranga National Park stuns people

If you go through the social media, you can see the buzz surrounding Assam's Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR), where the rarest golden tiger, an adult male Bengal tiger with the golden morph, was recently captured on camera after three years of elusive sightings.

The Hindu

Ranji Trophy | Bengal runs through Assam’s line-up to take the upper-hand

Bengal dominates Assam in Ranji Trophy match with Captain Tiwary's century and Jaiswal's all-round performance.

Dynamite News

Assam police, forest department apprehend poacher in Golaghat; one rhino horn recovered

Assam police and the forest department, in a joint operation, apprehended a poacher along with a rhino horn in Assam's Golaghat district. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Times of India

Manoj Tiwary completes 10,000 runs in first-class cricket, Majumdar marches on in rescue act against Assam in Ranji Trophy

NEW DELHI: Anustup Majumdar played a stellar innings, smashing an unbeaten century to rescue Bengal, who ended the day at 242/4 in the Ranji Trophy Group B match against Assam in Guwahati on Friday.

The Hindu

Ranji Trophy | Vintage Anustup steers Bengal out of trouble and into position of strength

Anustup Majumdar's century puts Bengal in a strong position against Assam in the Ranji Trophy Group-B match.

The Hindu

‘Assamese identity has historically been secular,’ says Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty

Author and journalist Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty explores the definition of the Assamese community amid political and cultural complexities.

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