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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.

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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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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

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About 1,000 political workers, leaders set to join Assam TMC in presence of Abhishek Banerjee

GUWAHATI: About a thousand workers and leaders from regional and national parties are expected to join the Assam TMC on Wednesday in the presence of party national general secretary, Abhishek Banerjee.

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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

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Assam: Man gets life for rape, murder of 6-year-old

GUWAHATI: A man was sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Assam's Goalpara on Friday for raping and murdering a six-year-old girl from the Adivasi community in a paddy field in the district in 2018.

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Assam: Bank manager detained in cheque fraud case

GUWAHATI: Police on Friday detained the branch manager of the Bank of Baroda’s Dispur branch along with three employees for questioning in connection with a case where over Rs 76 lakh was siphoned off from the account of the Dispur College.

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GMC mulls action against malls charging parking fees

GUWAHATI: The civic office is waiting to crack down on the menace of illegal parking fees at malls and cinema halls after the new mayor takes charge. Though the Guwahati Municipal Corporation last year had ordered that these commercial establishments would not charge parking fees, the practice is rampant now.

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Akhil Gogoi protests against price rise in Guwahati

GUWAHATI: Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi, along with his party workers, staged a massive protest in Guwahati on Friday against the BJP government in the state for its failure to curb steep price hike in fuel, kitchen essentials, LPG, medicines and construction materials in its first year of the second term.

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Assam CM reviews govt’s performance

The meeting with ministers and MLAs of BJP and allies was held at a private resort in Kaziranga

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After dedicating his national title to late Vishwa, Sharath Kamal donates prize money to family

NEW DELHI: Table tennis star Sharath Kamal has donated the prize money he got after winning his 10th national title to the bereaved family of Vishwa Deendayalan, the 18-year-old paddler who died in a road accident on his way to Shillong from Guwahati last month.

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24 Rohingya refugees, including 10 children, held in Tripura

The immigrants came from Jammu by train to Kumarghat via Kolkata and Guwahati

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Amit Shah to mark one year of BJP govt in Assam with multiple projects

GUWAHATI: Union home minister Amit Shah will launch a slew of projects during his Assam visit on May 10 to mark one year of the present BJP-led government, including a 300-bed super-speciality hospital under Gauhati Medical College Hospital (GMCH).

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1923 soccer news spurs sports journalism centenary in Assam

Year-long celebration from July 2 will start from Sivasagar, where the football story emanated

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Ethnic group slams bid to notify them as indigenous Assamese Muslims

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