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Working to position Assam as gateway to South East Asia: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

GUWAHATI: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said the Assam government is working to position the state as the gateway and the expressway to ASEAN and South East Asia following the Centre’s renewed thrust on Act East policy.

The Times of India

Assam: Numaligarh Refinery Limited gives Rs 2.5 crore to CM's Relief Fund

GUWAHATI: The public sector Numaligarh Refinery Limited contributed an amount of Rs 2.5 crore to the Assam Chief Minister's Relief Fund to aid the state government's relief efforts to tackle the large-scale devastation caused by the floods in the state. The cheque was formally handed over to CM Himanta Biswa…

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Guwahati: Wild buffalo strays into Kharguli, transquilised

GUWAHATI: The forest department on Thursday tranquilised a water buffalo that had strayed into the Kharguli area of Guwahati.

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Spewing hate to please Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh: All India United Democratic Front MLA Rafiqul Islam slams CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

GUWAHATI: Reacting sharply to Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's remarks on "Madrasa", All India United Democratic Front MLA Rafiqul Islam on Thursday said he is "spewing hate to please RSS" as he "fears losing his position". Earlier on Sunday, Sarma had said the word "Madrasa" should cease to exist…

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Guwahati: Don Bosco University vice chancellor Stephen Mavely gets bail in 'abetment to suicide' case

GUWAHATI: Assam Don Bosco University vice-chancellor Father Stephen Mavely, 72, who was remanded in two-day police custody by a lower court here in Guwahati on Wednesday in connection with a case of "abetment to suicide", was granted bail by Gauhati High Court on Thursday observing that "there is nothing on…

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'During Covid, 40% North East kids lacked digital education tools', says National Achievement Survey 2021 report

GUWAHATI: The National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021 report, published on Wednesday, has painted a gloomy picture of digital education in schools in the northeast, where over 40% students spent their days at home during the pandemic without any digital device to aid their education.

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Assam: Rs 4 crore heroin seized, one held in Mariani

GUWAHATI: Police on Wednesday seized suspected heroin valued at Rs 4 crore in the international market and arrested one person from Mariani in upper Assam's Jorhat district.

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Toll climbs to 28, over Rs 5.75 lakh in grip of floods in Assam

GUWAHATI: Over 5.75 lakh people in Assam were still in the grip of floods on Wednesday even as the administration struggled to restore health and hygiene in the inundated villages.

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External affairs minister S Jaishankar to kick off Natural allies in development and interdependence-3 conclave in Guwahati

GUWAHATI: Taking forward the messages of the previous NADI (natural allies in development and interdependence) conclave held in Shillong and Dhaka respectively followed by several research and outreach projects and online events during the lockdown, the third version of NADI dialogue (NADI-3) will be held in Guwahati.

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100 new start-ups from IIT-Guwahati in 3 years

GUWAHATI: At least 100 start-ups are to be incubated with around 100 doctoral students to be added within the next three years at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT-G), which will be playing a key role in the implementation of the ‘Guwahati Declaration,’ unveiled by Union education minister Dharmendra…

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India will put up fantastic show in U-17 World Cup: Aditi Chauhan

The tournament is slated from October 17-30 in the five cities of Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Guwahati, Ahmedabad and Navi Mumbai

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Assam: Rail link in landslide-hit Dima Hasao likely by July 10

GUWAHATI: The Railways have completed dispatching manpower, materials and equipment to rebuild railway infrastructure in the landslide-hit Dima Hasao district, which is a connecting route to South Assam, Tripura, Manipur and Mizoram.

The Times of India

Meghalaya government under fire for crumbling infrastructure after Assembly dome collapse

BJP, an ally of Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma’s NPP, has demanded a CBI probe into a series of irregularities

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Assam flood: Death toll rises to 25, 6.5 lakh hit

GUWAHATI: The flood situation in Assam has slightly abated even though the death toll rose to 25 as one more person died and over 6.5 lakh people remained affected by the deluge across 22 districts, an official bulletin said.

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Assam: Jumbo herd kills 3 of family in Goalpara

GUWAHATI: Three of a family were killed by a herd of wild elephants in Lakhipur area in lower Assam’s Goalpara district on Sunday night as floods have pushed jumbos from wetlands to villages in one of the worst human-elephant conflict-affected districts of the state.

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Relief for northeast as rainfall distribution goes down

GUWAHATI: The intensity of rainfall and distribution have come down drastically in the northeast but Meghalaya and Tripura are still experiencing more than 100% rain, which is above the normal range.

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Death toll in Assam floods climbs to 24

GUWAHATI: The flood situation has remained unchanged in Assam in the last 24 hours though the intensity of rainfall has declined in the northeast.

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Assam floods: Kaziranga National Park on alert as floodwaters ‘seep in’, 25 rescue boats kept ready

GUWAHATI: Forest staff at the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR) have been put on high alert and boats are ready to launch a rescue operation as floodwaters have reportedly started seeping into the park through the central Assam zone.

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Assam govt to subsidize air travel between Guwahati and Silchar

GUWAHATI: Assam government on Wednesday has stepped in with subsidies to help people fly between Guwahati and Silchar after air fare shot up by more than two folds since Monday between the two places which were cut off from train and road communication by flood and landslides.

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More rain for North East states reeling under floods, landslides

GUWAHATI/SILCHAR: A “Red Alert” has been sounded for the northeastern states of Assam and Meghalaya by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) over heavy to extremely heavy rain in the next four days.

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TMC will win assembly elections in Meghalaya & Tripura: Abhishek Banerjee

GUWAHATI: Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday claimed that his party will win the assembly elections in Meghalaya and Tripura next year and target 10 Lok Sabha seats in Assam in the 2024 election.

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In Assam schools, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma mulls hybrid teaching

GUWAHATI: Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said Assam is contemplating a hybrid method of education in government-run schools where mathematics will be taught in English and the other subjects in vernacular languages.

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AIUDF protests against price rise

GUWAHATI: The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) on Wednesday staged a protest in Guwahati slamming the BJP-led state government over its “failure” to curb price hike of essential commodities, medicine, LPG and fuel.

The Times of India

Assam: Congress poser to Himanta govt on 200 youths joining Ulfa-I

GUWAHATI: Congress on Wednesday fired a salvo at the BJP-led state government on one-year of completion of Himanta Biswa Sarma’s tenure as chief minister.

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Home minister, BSF must secure border, not TMC: Abhishek Banerjee

GUWAHATI: TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday hit back at Union home minister Amit Shah for his remarks in Guwahati on Tuesday that the Centre has not received enough support from the West Bengal government to stop illegal infiltration.

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