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Probe ordered for alleged election code violation by Assam CM

GUWAHATI: The Assam state election commission has ordered a probe into the complaint filed by the Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) alleging violation of the model code of conduct during campaign for the Guwahati Municipal Corporation election by chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

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Assam worried about youths joining Ulfa(I), says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma; asks parents, society to be on guard

GUWAHATI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that the state government is concerned about youths of the state joining the banned Maynmar-based Ulfa(I) and has appealed to the society and parents to remain on guard.

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Assam: Met issues heavy rain, thunder squall warning, advisory

GUWAHATI: The India Meteorological Department has forecast likely heavy isolated rainfall and thunder squall with wind reaching 50 to 60 kmph and hailstorm over Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur and Mizoram and sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim on April 18 and 19.

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Drink driving: 5 teen Bihu artistes killed

GUWAHATI: A man driving a Rongali Bihu troupe in an inebriated state, lost control of the vehicle in northern Assam’s Biswanath district, killing five teenagers in the early hours of Sunday.

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Ahead of election, GSCL begins process of installing streetlights

GUWAHATI: The Guwahati Smart City Limited (GSCL) has begun the process of installing streetlights, which is a demand of city residents, under the second phase of the “Project Jyoti” scheme ahead of the GMC polls to be held on April 22. The budget for the second phase of the project…

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Ex-Assam Cong chief Ripun Bora resigns from party, joins TMC

GUWAHATI: In yet another blow to the Congress party, former Assam PCC president Ripun Bora joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Kolkata, hours after sending his resignation letter to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi.

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Vultures in Assam under threat for survival

GUWAHATI: While in states like Karnataka, vulture conservation and efforts to revive its dwindling population has been taken up on a mission mode, in Assam the species is facing a crisis for survival.

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Assam: Five of family killed as SUV hits railing on NH 27

GUWAHATI: Five members of a family, including a person returning home from Kuwait, were killed and five others critically injured when the SUV they were travelling in skidded and hit the railing on National Highway 27 in Assam's Hojai district on Wednesday, police said.

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NHRC seeks action on deprivation of karatekas

Guwahati-based rights activist said the contact sport athletes have been denied benefits due to non-recognition

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‘Where are affordable, night city bus services’

GUWAHATI: For long, residents have been urging the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) to resolve the prolonged issue of dearth of night bus service in the city. They are hoping the candidates in the fray for the upcoming municipal election will take a hard look at the long-standing problem of commuters.

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Maoists planning to set up base on Guwahati outskirts: Top cop

GUWAHATI: Law-enforcing agencies in Assam, battling Ulfa insurgency for decades, may have another big security problem at hand with Maoist rebels on the run from central and south India setting up base on the outskirts of Guwahati city.

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CPA meet | India believes in resolving global disputes through talks: Om Birla

He was addressing the inaugural session of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association mid-year executive committee meeting in Guwahati

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Ready to fight new Covid-19 variant XE: Assam health minister

GUWAHATI: Assam health minister Keshab Mahanta on Thursday said the state is ready to fight the coronavirus variant of XE, though the Centre is yet to confirm the presence of the new mutant in Mumbai.

The Times of India

Stop donations, embrace Bihu culture: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma to non-Assamese

GUWAHATI: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday appealed to the non-Assamese population of the state to set an example towards building a greater Assamese society by embracing the state’s culture and wear the gamocha on Bihu instead of donating to Rongali Bihu functions in their localities.

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Assam to foot power bill of 20 lakh poor households

GUWAHATI: Assam will pay the electricity bills of 20 lakh poor households with a capping of Rs 250 each per month through direct benefit transfer mode under an ongoing socio-economic empowerment scheme called ‘Orunodoi’.

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Sumy-returned students stare at uncertain future in Assam

GUWAHATI: Assam students, who have returned from Sumy city in Ukraine, are facing a big dilemma, as the Assam medical education directorate has failed to offer them alternatives so far to continue with their studies. Sumy State University authority is not conducting online classes either.

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Civic poll: Flood mitigation top agenda of voters in Guwahati

GUWAHATI: Ahead of the ensuing Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) polls, residents questioned the civic body about the measures it has taken to mitigate floods that wreak havoc every year. The situation has worsened in the last 20 years due to unplanned urbanisation and massive encroachment on the wetlands and water…

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Assam-Meghalaya border pact: People will get to pick state of choice

GUWAHATI: The partial resolution of the five-decade-old Assam-Meghalaya border dispute on Tuesday was the culmination of a unique exercise that gave people living in the six disputed areas with dual voter cards the freedom to choose which state they wanted to be part of.

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Border pact: People will get to pick state of choice

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Women cricketers, footballers of Assam gear up for big league

GUWAHATI: From Monalisa Barua Mehta to Hima Das to Lovlina Borgohain, individual sportswomen have brought accolades to Assam for decades, but when it comes to two of the most popular team sports in the country, the girls have not been able to attain similar heights.

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Assam artist, Itanagar-based advocate held for defacing public property with anti-dam graffiti

GUWAHATI: The Arunachal Pradesh Police on Sunday evening arrested a graffiti artist from Assam and an Itanagar-based advocate on the charges of defacing public property for a graffiti work with a slogan against building of dams on a memorial wall in Itanagar.

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Himanta Biswa Sarma re-elected as BAI chief, Sanjay Mishra general secretary

GUWAHATI: Incumbent Himanta Biswa Sarma was re-elected unopposed as the president of Badminton Association of India (BAI) for a second term of four years -- 2022 to 2026 -- during its General Body Meeting here on Friday.

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Only 34% households in rural Assam have tap water

GUWAHATI: Scarcity of household tap water in northeastern villages remains the biggest concern for the Centre's mission to connect all rural households with tap water by 2024 under the Jal Jeevan Mission even as the region observed World Water Day on Tuesday.

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Medical admission racket: 1 held in Guwahati

KOLKATA: Cops from Golf Green police station arrested Bhaskar Mukherjee, a former BJP Kisan Morcha leader, from Guwahati for allegedly running a fake medical college admission racket in Kolkata and duping a medical aspirant and her father of Rs 52.5 lakh.

The Hindu

100 vultures die of suspected poisoning in Assam

Experts at Vulture Conservation Breeding Centre near Guwahati save 12 Himalayan griffons and a steppe eagle

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