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Assam: Fire at gas agency in Bokajan, no casualties reported

A fire broke out at a gas agency in the Bokajan area of Assam's Karbi Anglong district late Sunday night, police said Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘Took time to pick up the pieces’: A trio’s struggle after ‘ULFA label’ and ‘staged’ police shooting

On December 23 last year, Dipjyoti Neog, Biswanath Borgohain, and Manuj Buragohain left their homes in Assam’s Tinsukia district for a picnic in Arunachal Pradesh, packing themselves into a Maruti 800. But it turned out to be a trip that haunts them even today.

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Asked about hill cutting in his constituency, Sarma hints at reporter’s Muslim identity

A local reporter became the latest target of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s communal rhetoric as the CM attempted to dodge his question about the ongoing hill cutting in his constituency Jalukbari by referring to his identity.

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Indian mobile app to reduce clashes between humans and elephants

A conservation group in has developed a mobile app to help people in Assam state get out of the way of elephants and reduce elephant deaths on illegal electric fences.

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Assam govt ‘illegally’ cut reserved forest to ‘protect’ it from Nagaland, Mizoram ‘encroachers’

The Assam government has defended its “illegal” infrastructure of two joint battalions within two reserve forests, saying the decision – taken without central government approval – was necessary to protect these forests from encroachers from Nagaland and Mizoram, as well as undocumented Rohingya migrants from Myanmar.

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Drugs worth over Rs 120 crore seized in Assam

Drugs worth over Rs 120 crore was seized in an operation in Assam's Karimganj and Cachar districts in the Barak Valley on Friday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assam: HaatiApp to help communities coexist with elephants, reduce conflicts

Elephant deaths highlight struggle between wildlife conservation and development : Read further on Dynamite News:

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In India’s Assam, ‘hopes dashed’ for high returns on oil palm production

India’s plans to produce oil palm domestically including in Assam sees setbacks as lack of processing units ruin crops.

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Yaba tablets worth Rs 9 crore seized in Assam's Cachar, one arrested

Assam police seized 30,000 Yaba tablets worth Rs 9 crore in Cachar district and arrested an accused in connection with the same on Saturday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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President Murmu appoints 7 new Governors, reshuffles 3 others

Lakshman Prasad Acharya, Governor of Sikkim, appointed as Governor of Assam with additional charge of the Governor of Manipur. Read further on Dynamite News:

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More ‘politics’, less meaning: In mainstream media’s ivory towers, an incomplete budget story

Once again, Sansad TV, giving live feeds from the ongoing budget session of parliament, trumps other television channels in providing engaging coverage.

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Assam spent Rs 1,500 crore on embankments in 3 years, but it does little to control flooding

On July 7, as devastating floods hit Assam, claiming at least eight lives and affecting more than 220,000 people across 3,446 villages, a war of words ensued between state water resource minister Pijush Hazarika and academician Mitul Baruah on X over the effectiveness of embankments in flood control.

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Assam Floods: 511 wild animals died in past five years

A total of 847 wild animals were affected by floods in Assam in the past five years, out of which 511 animals were reported as dead. Read further on Dynamite News:

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CBI held middleman for accepting Rs 3 lakh bribe for CGST official in Assam

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a middleman while accepting a bribe of Rs 3 lakh on behalf of an accused Inspector, CGST, Tezpur, Assam. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assam: Floods claim lives of 215 animals including 13 one-horned rhinos at Kaziranga National Park

The flood in Assam has claimed lives of 215 animals including 13 one-horned rhinos at Kaziranga National Park this year so far. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assam Flood: Death toll rises to 93 after 2 more die incluing a child

The flood situation in the state has been marginally improving as the flood waters are receding in various parts. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assam: One lakh Yaba tablets worth Rs 30 crore seized in Karimganj, two arrested

Two drug peddlers have been arrested and one lakh Yaba tablets with a market value of Rs 30 crore were seized from their possession in the Karimganj. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assam Floods: 159 animals, including 9 rhinos, killed in Kaziranga National Park

The park authority and the forest department have also managed to rescue 133 animals during flood time and 111 animals were released after treatment. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Rahul Gandhi visits flood-hit Assam and strife-torn Manipur to meet affected people

This is his first visit to Northeast after becoming Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assam Floods: 23 lakh people affected in 29 districts; water level receding

The flood situation in Assam is gradually improving, with the deluge affecting 23 lakh people across 29 districts. The situation is improving in Darrang district, where floods have affected 1. 63 people and submerged 98 villages. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Priyanka Gandhi, while grieving loss of lives in Assam flood, urges Congress members for assistance

The grievous flood situation in Assam over the past month has claimed 58 lives across the state. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assam lashed with floods, 17 wild animals drown, 72 rescued in Kaziranga National Park

According to the official, 32 wild animals are currently under treatment and 25 others were released. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assam flood toll mounts to 38; Above 12 lakh people affected

The water level of the Brahmaputra River, including many other rivers, has been flowing above the danger level mark at Neamatighat, Tezpur, Guwahati, and Dhubri. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assam ministers return to hate politics

In sharp contrast to the BJP’s Lok Sabha poll campaign, communal remarks have returned to the state’s politics with ministers trying to portray the Congress’s victory in three seats as a boost to criminal elements within the minority community.

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About 95 Kaziranga forest camps submerged in Assam floods

There are a total of 233 camps in the park. As a result of the flooding, the authorities have vacated six camps. Read further on Dynamite News:

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