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Assam locals resort to age-old tradition of frog wedding to please rain Go
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
Amidst the ongoing drought in Assam, locals of Adarsha Gorehagi village in Biswanath district have resorted to age-old ways to please the rain god-marrying of frogs in a ceremony with proper rituals.
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Assam: Massive fire breaks out at market complex in Monabari
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Properties worth several lakhs of rupees were gutted after a massive fire broke out in the Monabari area of Assam's Biswanath district on Monday, officials said.
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Assam CM attends birth centenary celebrations of freedom fighter Kanaklata
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma attended the birth centenary celebrations of freedom fighter Kanaklata Barua on Friday at a function organised by the Cultural Affairs Department in association with the Biswanath district administration at Gohpur.
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Assam Minister Ashok Singhal attends Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
"The Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra, a transformative catalyst for positive change, symbolises Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a developed, inclusive Bharat where the aspirations of every Bharatiya are fulfilled," Ashok Singhal said.
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PM Modi stresses taking pride in heritage says "Reconstruction of cultural
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while participating in the inaugurating ceremony of the newly built SwarVed Mahamandir in Varanasi on Monday, said the wheel of time has turned for India and in a way stressed it was time to move away from the mentality of slavery. In the same breath, the pri
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Nine couples tie knot at mass wedding ceremony in Assam's Biswanath
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Nine couples tied the knot at a mass wedding ceremony in Assam's Biswanath district on Sunday.
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Wild elephant killed by speeding train in Assam
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Biswa Jyoti Das, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Biswanath Chariali told ANI over the phone that, last night at around 10 pm, a male wild elephant died after being hit by the Donyi Polo Express train.
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Biswanath Ghat selected as Best Tourism Village of India 2023 by Ministry
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"Happy to share that Biswanath Ghat has been selected as the Best Tourism Village of India 2023 by the Ministry of Tourism. Selected from amongst 791 applications from 31 States and UTs, Biswanath Ghat's selection reflects the huge efforts that our Govt have taken in promoting rural tourism
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Assam: Aaranyak holds collaborative workshops on wildlife crime prevention
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Aaranyak’s official Sanjib Kumar Bezbaruah played a key role in organising these two workshops as part of the organisation's sustained efforts to facilitate coordinated actions among various agencies in the prevention of wildlife crimes.
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People in Assam's Biswanath celebrate after getting district status
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
People of Biswanath of Assam on Friday evening celebrated by bursting firecrackers, and distributing sweets after the Assam cabinet decided to restore Biswanath along with Hojai, Tamulpur and Bajali as a full-fledged district.
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Assam restores district status of Hojai, Biswanath, Tamulpur and Bajali
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday that his government has decided to restore the status of Hojai, Biswanath, Tamulpur, and Bajali as full-fledged districts, which were earlier merged with their parent districts owing to the delimitation exercise in the state.
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7 dead, 12 districts remain affected due to floods in Assam
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to the report, 12 districts have been hit by floods, which includes Bajali, Barpeta, Biswanath, Darrang, Dhemaji, Goalpara, Jorhat, Kamrup, Lakhimpur, Nalbari, Sonitpur, and Tamulpur.
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