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Heroin worth Rs 13.3 cr seized in Mizoram's Champhai

The Serchhip Battalion of 23 Sector Assam Rifles recovered heroin worth Rs 13.3 Crore in the general area Zote Rd. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Threats, no access, shorter visas: Three surveys reveal the woes of foreign correspondents in India

In India, every second foreign correspondent has been summoned by the Narendra Modi government to explain their reportage critical of ministries. Since August 2019, almost no one has been allowed to visit Jammu and Kashmir and report independently there. And journalists who write “negative stories” are given visas valid for…

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Elephant Conservation Networks help in human, elephant coexistence in Assam

A novel approach has been adopted to ease the surging human-elephant conflict (HEC) in Assam, the state which harbours the world's second-largest Asian elephant population. Read further on Dynamite News:

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In Assam, a double murder triggers fake media angles, from bodies in fridge to chicken in custody

A mother-son duo was murdered six months ago in Guwahati but the case has taken the Assamese media by storm only this week with the arrest of main accused Bandana Kalita and her friends Arup Deka and Dhonti Deka.

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BJP Meghalaya chief’s remarks reveal burden of party’s beef ban push

As Meghalaya heads into elections, a declaration – or confession – by a politician from the state on his dietary habits has attracted national attention. Meghalaya BJP president Ernest Mawrie recently said in a media interview that he eats beef, and his party has no problem with it.

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Happy that Assam cops took bold action on simple complaint: Complainant in Pawan Khera case

Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera has been granted interim bail by the Supreme Court, hours after he was deboarded from a flight in Delhi and arrested by the Assam police over his remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Congress leader Pawan Khera granted interim bail by Supreme Court till next Tuesday

The Supreme Court today garnted interim bail to Congress leader Pawan Khera till next Tuesday after his arrest by Assam Police at the IGI Airport for his alleged remarks against Prime Minister Modi. Must read on Dynamite News:

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Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera arrested by Assam Police at IGI Airport

Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera was arrested by Assam Police at IGI Airport. Khera will be presented in a Delhi court and will be taken to Assam on transit remand. Must read further on Dynamite News:

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Pawan Khera deplaned, high drama at IGI Airport; Congress alleges "dictatorship"

Congress leader Pawan Khera was stopped from boarding a plane at Delhi airport after a request was received from the Assam Police to stop him. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Gulab Chand Kataria sworn in as Assam Governor

Gulab Chand Kataria was sworn in as the 31st governor of Assam on Wednesday, succeeding Professor Jagdish Mukhi. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Crackdown on child marriage tears families apart in India’s Assam

More than 3,000 people arrested this month, with state’s BJP government accused of targeting Muslims in ongoing drive.

Al Jazeera

Indian child marriage crackdown leaves families in anguish

Nureja Khatun’s husband is one of more than 3,000 men who have been arrested in the northeastern state of Assam under a wide crackdown on illegal child marriages involving girls under the age of 18

The Independent UK

Three killed, seven injured in clash between two families in Assam's Barpeta

BARPETA(ASSAM): At least three people, including a father-son duo and a 70-year-old woman, were killed and seven others injured in a clash between two families over the construction of a house under PMAY in Assam's Barpeta district, police said.

The Times of India

India arrests 2,000 men in crackdown on illegal child marriages

Over the last week, police have arrested more than 2,000 men in a crackdown on illegal child marriages involving girls under the age of 18 in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam.

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Banned ULFA Militant Killed In Encounter With Forces In Assam's Tinsukia; Arms & Ammunition Recovered

One militant of the banned outfit United Liberation Front of Asom - Independent (ULFA-I) was killed in a fierce gunfight with security forces along with the recovery of arms and ammunition in Assam's Tinsukia. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Mobilising Assam’s ‘hargila army’: how 10,000 women saved India’s rarest stork

Greater adjutants, reviled as bad omens, were endangered until Indian conservationist Purnima Devi Barman transformed attitudes to the bird – and gave thousands of women a new identity

The Times of India

Airport sector to see Rs 1 lakh crore investment; Pawan Hans to start UDAN chopper flights in Assam

NEW DELHI: India will see an investment of almost Rs 1 lakh crore in the airport sector over the next few years to both build new airports and expand existing ones.

The Times of India

Assam recorded 17 per cent teenage pregnancy in 2022: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

GUWAHATI: Justifying the crackdown on child marriages, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that nearly 17 per cent of over 6.2 lakh pregnant women in the state last year were teenagers.

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Daily Dose Ep 1268: Adani row rocks Parliament, Assam drive against child marriage

Gurmehar Kaur brings you the news from the Supreme Court, Parliament, Assam, and Poland.

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Indian police arrest 1,800 men in crackdown on underage marriage

Police in Assam have arrested more than 1,800 men for marrying or arranging marriages to underage girls, launching what the eastern Indian state's chief minister said on Friday was the start of a sustained crackdown on the practice.

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Assam: Action On Child Marriage Cases In State To Start Tomorrow, Says CM Himanta Sarma

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that the government is firm in its resolve to end the "menace of child marriage" in the state. Read futher on Dynamite News:

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Assam: Four, Including Qazi, Arrested For Arranging Child Marriage

Assam Police has arrested four people including a 29-year-old groom for allegedly conducting child marriage in the Kurbaha area in Barpeta district: Read Further on Dynamite News:

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Assam: Banned ULFA-I, NSCN-K Call For Republic Day Boycott

Banned militant outfits in Assam on Tuesday issued their customary call for a general strike on January 26 and appealed to the people to boycott the Republic Day celebration. Read full story on Dynamite News:

The Times of India

After Assam CM made the 'I watch stars of my time' remark, here's how Shah Rukh Khan's fans reacted

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had recently retorted ‘Who is Shah Rukh Khan?’, when he was asked about protests at a Guwahati theatre where ‘Pathaan’ will be released. He added that he didn't know Shah Rukh but knew 'film stars of my time’. Now, fans on social media have…

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