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The Latest Breaking News from Assam

Assam emerging as MSME investment hub: study

‘Better access to credit will spur growth’

The Hindu

Half a million Indians flee floods in northeast brought by rain

More than 500,000 people have fled their homes in India's northeastern state of Assam to escape heavy floods triggered by pre-monsoon rains that drowned seven, authorities said on Wednesday, as they warned the situation could worsen.

Reuters

Floods, landslips leave 12 dead in Assam, Arunachal

Road and rail communication disrupted in many parts of the northeast

The Hindu

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Floods, landslides kill 3 in Assam; over 56,000 people hit in 8 districts

Indian Air Force personnel evacuate 200 stranded train passengers from Ditokcherra on Lumding-Badarpur hill section

The Hindu

Assam’s NRC not final, Foreigners’ Tribunals told

A member had asked the State Coordinator not to interfere in the functioning of the tribunals tasked with deciding on a person’s citizenship.

The Hindu

Explained | Will the Northeast benefit from Bangladesh offer of services at Chittagong Port?

What does the Bangladesh PM’s offer mean? Is there any action on the ground?

The Hindu

Clean recruitment process has political cost: Assam CM

Himanta Biswa Sarma distributed appointment letters to 22,958 youths in 11 departments

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Rhino alive, horn gone: Poaching takes new form in Assam

Forest Department probing how the animal was made unconscious enough to let poachers saw its horn off

The Hindu

A one-man rescue mission for wild orchids in Assam

After years of rescuing wild orchids from fires, deforestation and construction, Mithu Gogoi has a garden where 9,000 burst into bloom every spring

The Hindu

Will oust corrupt BJP from Assam: Abhishek Banerjee

Abhishek Banerjee was addressing TMC workers for the first time in Assam at a programme in Guwahati

The Hindu

Assam tackling illegal migration, West Bengal is not, says Amit Shah

Amit Shah said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is committed to end the problem of infiltration

The Hindu

Crossword puzzles, CM's musings, 'engagement' with citizens: It's Assam govt's new monthly newsletter

To coincide with the one-year anniversary of Himant Biswa Sarma's BJP government in Assam, home minister Amit Shah will today unveil the first issue of Asom Barta – a monthly newsletter on the "developmental journey of the state".

Newslaundry

Confident AFSPA will soon be revoked from entire Assam: Amit Shah

Earlier Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is on a two-day visit to Assam, awarded the Assam Police with the President's Colour in the presence of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

The Hindu

Union Home Minister Amit Shah presents President's Colour to Assam Police for exemplary service

The flag is engraved with Assam's map, 36 stars representing the districts of the State, a one-horned rhino and the insignia of Assam Police with its motto

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Rongali Bihu, a vibrant window into Assam

A visit to Assam is a dive into its diverse cultural experiences and Rongali, Guwahati’s cultural festival, is a good place to start

The Hindu

Amit Shah to launch newsletter on Assam Government’s performance

First issue of ‘Asom Barta’ coincides with the first anniversary of the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led government

The Hindu

Amit Shah reviews Indo-Bangla border situation in Assam, interacts with locals

Union Home Minister lays foundation of country’s second arms store for paramilitary forces in Bodoland

The Hindu

Assam Science Society creates first micro-forest in college

The man-made forest in Goalpara district’s Lakhipur College is based on Japanese ecologist Akira Miyawaki’s model

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Ahead of Amit Shah’s visit, northeast organisations warn of anti-CAA stir

Home Minister’s visit to Assam from May 9 coincides with the completion of one year of the Himanta Biswa Sarma government

The Hindu

ULFA (I) executes two of its members for ‘spying’

Outfit says Assam police had planted Dhanjit Das and Sanjib Sarma to monitor its leaders and members

The Hindu

Explained | What is the NSCN and where do the Naga peace talks stand now?

What is the role played by the factions of the Naga insurgent group? What are their demands and what has happened since the peace talks began in 1997?

The Hindu

Assam cow protection law leads to beef crisis in Meghalaya

Main cattle market on interstate border has been closed as transportation of the animal has been affected

The Hindu

The origin of Haflong Hindi

A ‘nativised’ Hindi associated with Assam’s only hill station is trying to hold its own amid a row over the Centre’s move to make the ‘standardised’ form of the language compulsory in high schools across the northeast.

The Hindu

Assam’s Haflong Hindi, a fluent example of give and take

Of 19th century vintage, the language has Tibeto-Burman grammar and includes Bengali, Nepali words

The Hindu

Gauhati High Court stays lower court’s observations in Jignesh Mevani case

However, it clarifies that the order should not be interpreted as a stay on grant of bail by district judge

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