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India at 75 | The fragility of the Northeast’s integration

The idea of India is in transformation again, and any return to ‘mainstream versus sub-stream friction’ spells danger

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Assam to withdraw one lakh minor cases: Himanta on Independence Day

The government has decided that minor cases registered before midnight of August 14, 2021, will be withdrawn

The Hindu

How were the States formed and how has the Indian map changed since 1947?

The last transformation of the Indian map happened in 2019 with the creation of the Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh

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Nikhat Zareen gifts PM Narendra Modi boxing gloves, Hima Das gives traditional gamcha

NEW DELHI: Indian athletes expressed their elation at being honoured by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for their superlative showing at Birmingham Commonwealth Games with Nikhat Zareen gifting him her boxing gloves and sprinter Hima Das giving the traditional Assamese gamcha.

The Times of India

Raipur: ‘All madarsas in Assam converted to modern schools’, says Assam’s school education minister Ranoj Pegu

RAIPUR: Emphasizing the need for modern education for everyone, Assam’s school education minister Ranoj Pegu said that all madarsas in Assam have been “converted into modern schools”.

The Times of India

Assam, Arunachal form regional panels to resolve border dispute

There are 86 disputed villages along the 804 km interstate border

The Hindu

Mizoram, Assam to hold CM-level talks in Delhi to resolve border dispute

Assam ministers Atul Bora and Ashok Singhal on Wednesday met Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga and discussed the border issue.

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Assam hikes daily wages of tea garden workers by ₹27

The decision to revise the wages was taken in a meeting among Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, representatives of tea associations and workers’ unions.

The Hindu

NLCIL inks MoU with Assam firm to develop 1,000 MW of solar power projects

The MoU is for setting up a joint venture company with equity participation of 51% by NLCIL and 49% by APDCL

The Hindu

Cachar gets one of nine new law colleges

SILCHAR: Assam education minister Ranoj Pegu laid the foundation stone for the construction of a government law college at Chiripul in Cachar district on Saturday. This is one of the nine new law colleges and the first government law college in the Barak Valley area.

The Times of India

Assam: Cop in police net for accepting bribe

GUWAHATI: A police officer was on Sunday arrested by the sleuths of the anti-corruption and vigilance directorate in Assam’s Goalpara district for allegedly accepting a bribe.

The Times of India

Assam: Minors barred from Muharram rally

GUWAHATI: The Sonitpur district administration in Assam has banned the participation of minors below 18 years in Muharram processions. It has also prohibited the display of sharp-edged weapons during the processions.

The Times of India

Another Assam paper mill employee dies; toll 109

SILCHAR: An employee of Cachar Paper Mill died in Silchar on Saturday evening taking the death toll to 109 since the state’s two paper mills stopped functioning.

The Times of India

Foreigners’ Tribunals appointments hang fire

The petition was filed by 238 people selected to be the Ministerial staff of 200 additional Foreigners’ Tribunals

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SSB DG Dr Sujoy Lal Thaosen & Assam CM Biswa Sarma meet, hold talks

GUWAHATI: Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Dr Sujoy Lal Thaosen, who hails from Haflong in Assam, called on Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday and discussed the present situation. He also me the chief secretary of Assam.

The Times of India

Assam: 3 more Japanese Encephalitis deaths, 12 fresh cases logged

GUWAHATI: Three more persons succumbed to Japanese Encephalitis (JE), while 12 fresh cases were reported in Assam on Saturday, according to a release issued by the National Health Mission. The death toll due to JE has increased to 63 in the state since July one.

The Times of India

Assam zoo awaits court nod to showcase exotic species

GUWAHATI: Over two dozen rescued exotic wildlife species, smuggled from Australia, South America and Malaysia through wet markets of Southeast Asia, may become a big attraction for visitors at Assam state zoo here after legal clearance.

The Times of India

Assam: Bhattadev University registrar Guruprasad Khataniar held for seeking bribe

GUWAHATI: The registrar of Bhattadev University, Guruprasad Khataniar, was arrested by the vigilance and anti-corruption (VAC) branch of state police in Guwahati on Saturday on charges of demanding a bribe.

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Jihadi activities in Assam must be curbed: Congress

‘Congress will keep a close watch to ensure that no innocent person is harassed in the guise of searching for suspected Jihadis’

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Include Lachit Borphukan’s valour in textbooks: Assam CM

The request is among a series of initiatives by the Assam government related to the year-long celebration of the 17th-century Ahom general’s 400th birth anniversary

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Daily Dose Ep 1116: Siddique Kappan denied bail, China’s military drills in Taiwan

Veronica Joseph brings you the news from New Delhi, the Supreme Court, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, the Parliament and Taiwan.

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Data | Assam, Arunachal and Mizoram saw the biggest increases in encroachment of forest land in past two decades

Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Assam recorded more than 1,000 hectares of forest land diverted for non-forest purposes in the past decade

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Hi-tech radicals turning Assam into Islamist hub: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Six Bangladeshi nationals belonging to terror outfit Ansarul Islam had entered Assam and one of them was arrested at Barpeta in March this year, said the CM

The Hindu

Madrasa run by mufti with Ansarul Islam link demolished

The madrasa in Assam’s Morigaon district, from where its head mufti was arrested for his alleged links with Bangladesh terror outfit Ansarul Islam, was demolished

The Hindu

Assam to release convicts over 50

The government has decided to remit the sentences of certain categories of prisoners

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