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Himanta Biswa Sarma thanks voters for supporting PM Modi
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 23 (ANI): Hours after early trend showed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in more than 274 seats, Assam Finance Minister and BJP-led North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) convener, Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Thursday exuded the confidence of
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5.5 magnitude earthquake jolts Japan, no casualties
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Amami Oshima [Japan], May 15 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter Scale rattled the north-east coast of Japan's Amami Oshima Island on Wednesday.
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3 ULFA (I) cadres apprehended in Assam's Tinsukia
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Tinsukia (Assam) [India], May 15 (ANI): Three United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) (I) cadres have been apprehended in Tinsukia town of Assam.
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AAI's new regional executive director for NorthEast Sanjeev Jindal optimis
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 14 (ANI): Sanjeev Jindal appointed as the new regional executive director of Airports Authority of India of the Northeast region has taken up his duties at Guwahati, headquarters of the region, from May 1 onwards, according to authorities. Jindal is the 15th
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Old trees in China's permafrost are witnessing growth spurt due to climate
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 10 (ANI): Climate change in permafrost forest of north-eastern China is making Dahurian larch trees (hardy trees) to grow faster, found a study.
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Floriculture helps boost farmers' income in Meghalaya
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Meghalaya [India], May 9 (ANI): Several farmers in the flora and fauna rich north-eastern state of Meghalaya are taking up floriculture as their profession which has given a big boost to the state's economy.
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Priyanka challenges Modi to fight last 2 phases on demonetisation
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): In a show of Congress strength, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday took out a a roadshow in the capital and challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fight the last two phases of elections on issues like demonetisation, in a reposte to his challenge to her
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Geological display boards set up at Mawmluh cave, Therriaghat
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], May 4 (ANI): Meghalaya has a unique geological history of more than 2,000 million years. To preserve the geological site and raise awareness, the Geological Survey of India (GSI) North Eastern Region (NER) recently installed two geological display boards at t
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North Eastern states to be under orange and yellow alert till May 5: IMD
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 4 (ANI): The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday issued an orange warning for Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and Meghalaya in the north-eastern region, predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall for May 4 and 5 in the wake of cyclone 'Fani.'
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Cyclone Fani: AAI cancels 81 flights in North-East
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 4 (ANI): The North-Eastern regional headquarters of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Saturday announced that a total of 81 flights across the region were cancelled due to Cyclone Fani.
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Manoj Tiwari 'dances very well': Arvind Kejriwal
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Friday stirred a controversy by making a remark against Delhi BJP chief and North East Delhi Lok Sabha candidate Manoj Tiwari, saying the latter "dances very well".
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Cyclone Fani weakens
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 3 (ANI): The "Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm" Fani that made landfall at Puri on Friday morning with a wind speed of around 245 kmph has weakened into a "Very Severe Cyclonic Storm" with a wind speed of approximately 150-160 kmph. And as it continues to
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