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3.1-magnitude earthquake jolts Assam
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Guwahati, Aug. 23 (ANI): A 3.1 magnitude earthquake struck Karbi Anglong district of Assam at 5.30 a.m. on Tuesday, reported the Indian Metrological Department (IMD).
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Guwahati to host 2016 Indian Super League season opener
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 22 (ANI): Football Sports Development Ltd, the promoters of the Indian Super League, has awarded Guwahati, Assam the coveted rights to host the opening ceremony and the season opener match of the upcoming ISL.
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ULFA abducts BJP leader's son, demands Rs. one crore as ransom
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam), Aug 22 (ANI): The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has kidnapped the son of a BJP leader from Assam and demanded a ransom of Rs. one crore.
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Banwarilal Purohit swears-in as new Assam Governor
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Guwahati, Aug. 22 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Banwarilal Purohit was sworn-in as the Governor of Assam here on Monday in a glittering ceremony graced by dignitaries.
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Assamese priest brings dropouts back to school
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam), Aug.18 (ANI): Insurgent activities in the northeastern states have severely affected education, leading many children to dropout. However, social entrepreneurs like Father K.A. Thomas have not given up hope and taken it up as a mission to bring these dropouts back into scho
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Entrepreneur Nigel Eastwood, NEDF announce charitable runs in North East
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam), Aug.17 (ANI-Newsvoir): Nigel Eastwood, a highly acclaimed technology investor and international entrepreneur with strong ties to the North East will run four half marathons to raise funds to directly support local entrepreneurs, raise awareness of the Income Tax Department&
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Rio Olympics: Dipa Karmakar's parents await daughter to create histor
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Guwahati/Imphal, Aug. 14 (ANI): As the nation eagerly waits for Dipa Karmakar's performance in the Rio Olympics women's vault final, her parents hope that the 23-year-old gymnast gets a birthday present in the form of a medal at the prestigious quadrennial event.
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Assam becomes first state to pass Constitution Amendment Bill on GST
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam), Aug 12 (ANI): Assam has become the first state to ratify Constitution Amendment Bill related to the Goods and Services Tax (GST), following its passage by both houses of Parliament this month, said Chief Minister Sarbanada Sonowal on Friday.
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Army confirms neutralising two NDFB (S) terrorists in Kokhrajar encounter
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam), Aug.5 (ANI): The Indian Army on Friday confirmed that they have neutralized two terrorists of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Songbijit faction) or (NDFB (S) who had opened indiscriminate fire at Balajan Tinali near Kokrajhar town in Assam, leaving 13 civilians dead.
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I-Day celebration: Security beefed up in Upper Assam
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Guwahati, Aug. 5 (ANI): Security has been beefed up in Upper Assam in view of "threats to disrupt" Independence Day celebrations by various militant groups.
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Flood situation in Assam terrible, says minister
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Guwahati, Aug.4 (ANI): Floods have wreaked havoc in various northeastern states, especially in Assam, crippling normal life and causing massive damage to infrastructure, including roads and bridges, and affecting wildlife. Many districts and villages have been submerged due to incessant rain
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Leaders should not trivialize rape issues, says BJP on Azam Khan remark
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Guwahati, Aug 3 (ANI): Criticizing the earlier comment of Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Azam Khan of describing the Bulandshahr gangrape case as a political conspiracy, Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) spokesperson Nalin Kohli said that such issues should not be trivialized and demanded harsh p
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