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Planters request Assam govt to ban a few pesticides that're compromising t
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Through a memorandum, the tea plantation sector representatives under North Eastern Tea Association, appealed before the minister to prohibit sale, stock, distribution and, or use of certain pesticides in the Assam in the best interest of the tea industry. Those six pesticides are Cypermethr
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Heroin worth Rs 9.5 crore seized, six drug peddlers apprehended in two sep
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Police seized 1.90 kg of heroin worth Rs 9.5 crore and apprehended six drug peddlers in two separate operations in Assam's Cachar district, an official said.
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"IIM will be game changer for Assam...": Himanta Biswa Sarma
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that setting up of Indian Institute of Management in Guwahati would be a game changer as the state will emerge as an education hub in Eastern India.
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Assam to get its first IIM near Guwahati, says Himanta Biswa Sarma
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
IIM Ahmedabad will mentor the upcoming IIM in Guwahati, the Assam CM said.
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Truck laden with illicit cough syrup intercepted by Assam police at Tripur
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
In a significant crackdown, Assam Police intercepted a consignment of illicit cough syrup intended for the narcotics market. The truck was en route from Guwahati to Agartala when it was stopped at the Churaibari checkpost on the Assam-Tripura border.
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Water level of Brahmaputra River rises following incessant rainfall in par
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The water level of the Brahmaputra River has been rising following incessant rainfall in many parts of Assam and other neighbouring states in the past couple of days.
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Assam: Amidst flood-like situations, additional NDRF team airlifted to Bar
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
In response to the ongoing flood situation in Barak Valley in Assam, an additional team from the first Battalion of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has been deployed to the region.
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Cyclone Remal aftermath: Flood in Assam claims 8 lives, PM announces ex-gr
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund to the kin of each deceased due to the natural disasters in the aftermath of Cyclone Remal in Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura and West Bengal.
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Rescue operations underway in Manipur following floods caused by Cyclone R
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Heavy rainfall has caused flooding in several parts of Manipur, including Imphal. This occurred after Cyclone Remal triggered continuous rainfall in the state.
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Congress takes a dig at PM Modi over flood situation in Northeast
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the "grim" flood situation in Assam, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, and Sikkim on Friday.
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Cyclone Remal aftermath: Assam CM Himanta thanks Amit Shah for assuring su
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma thanked Union Home Minister Amit Shah for assuring complete support of the Centre in these trying times as the state witnesses natural disasters triggered by Cyclone Remal.
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Southwest monsoon advances into remaining parts of northeast Bay of Bengal
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
"The Southwest Monsoon has advanced into the remaining parts of the northeast Bay of Bengal and some parts of the northwest Bay of Bengal, remaining parts of Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam and most parts of Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim," said the weather department.
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