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Assam has had the best two years of harmony and progress, says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is a key strategist of the BJP for the northeast and beyond. He was a star campaigner of the party in the Gujarat and Karnataka Assembly elections. In an exclusive interview with The Hindu, he opened up about the conflict in Manipur, Opposition unity…

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PM Modi holds meeting with CMs of BJP-ruled States on party's good governance agenda

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Haryana’s Manohar Lal Khattar, Assam’s Himanta Biswa Sarma, Madhya Pradesh’s Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Uttarakhand’s Pushkar Singh Dhami were among those who attended the meeting

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Where have the leeches gone?

I remember days from my childhood in rural Assam when one would smear one’s legs and hands with kerosene before venturing out into the forests or marshlands to repel the leeches. Even going into the vegetable garden in the backyard was fraught with the risk of being bitten by a…

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Cannes 2023: Aimee Baruah dons Assamese pat silk Mekhela chador on red carpet.

Animee slayed the red and black pat silk Mekhela chador, a traditional Assamese attire on the red carpet. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assam, Meghalaya CMs start talks to resolve border disputes in six remaining sectors

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Meghalaya counterpart Conrad Kongkal Sangma are scheduled to meet on May 24 to hold further discussions on resolving border disputes between the two states in six remaining areas.

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Six months after death, IIT-Kharagpur student’s body exhumed in Assam

A West Bengal police team exhumed the body of a student of the Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur from a burial ground in eastern Assam’s Dibrugarh on Tuesday.

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Panel probing Assam-Meghalaya border killings to resume examining witnesses

A judicial panel probing the killing of six people at a disputed spot on the 884.9 km Assam-Meghalaya border in November 2022 is scheduled to resume the examination of the witnesses on May 25.

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AFSPA likely to be lifted completely from Assam by year end, says Himanta Biswa Sarma

The Chief Minister, who was speaking at the first Commandant’s Conference at the Lachit Barphukan Police Academy in Dergaon, said, “We are aiming at withdrawing AFSPA completely from Assam by the end of 2023. We will also rope in military personnel to train our police force.”

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Congress demands judicial probe into death of SI in road accident in Assam

Assam Congress delegation on Sunday demanded a judicial probe into the death of Sub-Inspector (SI) Junmoni Rabha in a road accident in Nagoan. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assam: 11 held over involvement in fake gold smuggling from Sonitpur

Police arrested 11 persons for their alleged involvement in fake gold smuggling in Assam's Sonitpur district. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assam’s Karbi Anglong first tribal council in India to get culinary school

Only Chef, founded by two-time MasterChef winner Amitabhh Dutta, opened its second School of Culinary Arts in Diphu on May 19. The first was established four years ago in Guwahati, Assam’s principal city where he is based.

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Section 144 imposed in Assam’s Guwahati to ensure peaceful public movement, police commissionerate functioning

Aiming to ensure peaceful movement of the public and normal functioning of offices of the jurisdiction of police commissionerate, Assam’s Guwahati, prohibitory order under Section 144 of CrPC has been imposed in the city, officials said on May 21.

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Assam: Section 144 imposed in Guwahati to ensure peaceful public movement, police commissionerate functioning

Aiming to ensure peaceful movement of the public and normal functioning of offices of the jurisdiction of police commissionerate, Assam's Guwahati, prohibitory order under section 144 of CrPC has been imposed in the city. Read Further on Dynamite News:

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Indian Army, Assam Rifles ensure protection to vehicles on national highway in violence-hit Manipur

As the state of essential supplies in violence-hit Manipur began to dwindle and reach critical levels, the India Army and Assam Rifles have been working in close coordination with utmost synergy to assure protection to vehicles carrying essential goods to and from Imphal

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Assam Police seeks CBI probe into death of woman sub-inspector

The police’s Criminal Investigation Department has been probing the death of the sub-inspector.

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Assam: Karbi Anglong police seize 1.7 kg heroin at Bokolia bypass, 2 held

The Karbi Anglong Police on Friday intercepted a truck at Bokolia bypass and recovered 136 soap cases containing 1.7 kg heroin and arrested two people. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘Lady Singham’ Assam cop killed in car collision; family suspects foul play

Junmoni Rabha was killed when her car collided head-on with a container truck in Nagaon district

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Congress hits back at BJP for questioning delay in deciding Karnataka CM

The Congress on Wednesday hit out at the BJP for criticising it over the delay in deciding the Chief Minister of Karnataka, and cited examples when the BJP declared its chief ministers in Uttar Pradesh and Assam several days after winning the polls.

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Army organises joint flood relief exercise in Assam

The Army conducted a massive joint exercise to demonstrate the preparedness of several agencies to undertake relief operations during floods in Assam.

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Assam: Lady police officer killed in car-truck collision in Nagaon

A lady police officer died after her car collided with a truck in the Jakhalabandha area in Assam's Nagaon district on early Tuesday morning. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assam: 5th deputy commissioners' conference begins

A three-day deputy commissioners’ conference of all 31 districts of Assam began on Monday in Tinsukia and Dibrugarh, with discussions over various schemes and projects.

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BJP will fight to end despotic rule, usher in Rama Rajyam in Telangana: Assam Chief Minister

Assam Chief Minister Hemanta Biswa Sarma participated in the Hindu Ekta Yatra organised by BJP Telangana president to mark the Hanuman Jayanti celebrations

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In Frames | Songs for the soul

The Karbi people make up one of the major tribes of Assam, with most of them living in Karbi Anglong district. They are expert weavers and practise jhum (slash and burn) cultivation in the hills. But their most distinctive practice is an elaborate death ceremony, called Chomangkan.

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Karnataka result not surprising: Assam CM

The Chief Minister said he was not aware of any move by the BJP to forge an alliance with the Janata Dal (Secular).

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Assam launches digitisation project of Assamese literary treasures

Frayed yellow pages of rare Assamese books and journals, dating back to the 19th century, are getting a new lease of life with nearly three lakh pages digitised so far as part of Project ‘Digitising Asom’ initiated by a trust to preserve the literary treasure trove for future.

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