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Second Wave Of Floods Hits Assam, Over 22,000 Affected, 2 Dead In Golaghat
Torrential rains over the past three days have triggered a second wave of floods in Assam this monsoon season, affecting more than 22,000 residents and claiming two lives in the last 24 hours. The fatalities were reported from Golaghat district
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Kuki Students Ask Manipur Governor To Open State Civil Service Exam Centre In Churachandpur
State civil service aspirants in Manipur's Churachandpur district have requested Governor AK Bhalla to hold the Manipur Public Service Commission (MPSC) mains exam in the southern hill district too.
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"If Assam Did Not Check Illegal Infiltrators From Bangladesh...": Biren Singh
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Thursday said that the state on its eastern side has been facing illegal infiltration problems from Myanmar, adding an alert is also being maintained in the state's western as well as southern regions.
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"Extremely Heavy Rain" Alert for Northeast; Key Highway Collapses In Meghalaya
National Highway-6 connects southern parts of Assam, Mizoram, Tripura and some parts of Manipur to the rest of India.
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Assam-Mizoram Border Row: Fresh Stand-Off Over Forest Clearing Activity
After at least three bombs went off in southern Assam's Cachar bordering Mizoram allegedly by Mizo criminals, the state government said on Monday and added the accused threatened the officials with "abusive language and weapons like axe and sickle."
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"Assam's Veerappan" Shot Dead, Police Point To Infighting
A self-styled commander-in-chief of the United People's Revolutionary Front (UPRF) died on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday after being shot by his own cadres at Karbi Anglong districts in Assam's southern hills following an inside tussle
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20 Dead In Landslides In South Assam, Several Injured
Twenty one people have died in a series of landslides that took place in Assam today. The dead are largely from three different districts of the Barak valley region in southern Assam. Seven other have been injured. Rescue teams have been rushed to the sites and 21 people have been evacuated. The region has been experiencing heavy rains for the last...
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Assam Teacher Arrested Over Post Slamming PM Modi On Delhi Violence
A teacher in southern Assam's Silchar has been arrested and sent to four days' judicial custody after students from his college, filed a police complaint against him for allegedly posting "objectionable material on Facebook" against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP, its ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Hindus.
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3 Coaches Of Stationary Silchar-Trivandrum Express Catch Fire In Assam
A major fire on Sunday burnt three coaches of the Silchar-Trivandrum Express train while stationary at station in Silchar, the main city in southern Assam adjoining Tripura, officials said.
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Assam School Under Scanner For Sending Students To Rahul Gandhi Rally
An educational institution in southern Assam's Barak Valley has landed in a controversy for sending minor students to a political rally headlined by Congress president Rahul Gandhi during school hours on April 9. The state government has asked the Hailakandi district administration to initiate action against the educational institution.
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Right-Wing Activists Heckle Bengali Poet At Assam Event, Videos Go Viral
Videos of noted Bengali poet Srijato Bandopadhya being heckled by suspected right-wing activists at an event in southern Assam's Silchar have gone viral on social messaging platform WhatsApp. A group of people is seen questioning Mr Bandopadhya angrily in the videos taken on Saturday evening.
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PM Modi Says No Indian Will Be Left Out Of Citizen List, But Assam Is Worried
Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his 2019 general elections campaign in the northeast with a massive rally in southern Assam's Silchar earlier this month. Besides the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, the Prime Minister also spoke about the National Register of Citizens (NRC), which is being updated in Assam to weed out illegal migrants.
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6 Dead In Flash Floods, Landslides In Tripura, Manipur, Assam:10 Points
Six people have died in the last 48 hours in torrential rain and landslides in the two northeastern states of Tripura and Manipur. Four have died in Tripura and two in Manipur. Thousands of people are marooned in Assam as flash floods hit several districts in the northeastern part of the state. Four trains have been cancelled today due to floods. T...
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Muddy Waters In Brahmaputra Threaten Livelihood Of Boatmen, Fishermen
In Dibrugarh, Assam, the lives of thousands of residents has run into muddy waters. Every day, passenger boats ferry thousands of people from Silapathar in the northern bank of the Brahmaputra to the southern bank's tea city Dibrugarh for work, health services and education.
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Brahmaputra Turning Black Due To Natural Causes, Says Union Minister
A preliminary study has found that the water of the Siang river, which originates in southern Tibet and becomes the Brahmaputra upon entering Assam through Arunachal Pradesh, is turning black due to a recent earthquake in the region, Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal has said.
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Second Wave Of Floods Hits Assam, Over 22,000 Affected, 2 Dead In Golaghat
Torrential rains over the past three days have triggered a second wave of floods in Assam this monsoon season, affecting more than 22,000 residents and claiming two lives in the last 24 hours. The fatalities were reported from Golaghat district
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Kuki Students Ask Manipur Governor To Open State Civil Service Exam Centre In Churachandpur
State civil service aspirants in Manipur's Churachandpur district have requested Governor AK Bhalla to hold the Manipur Public Service Commission (MPSC) mains exam in the southern hill district too.
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"If Assam Did Not Check Illegal Infiltrators From Bangladesh...": Biren Singh
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Thursday said that the state on its eastern side has been facing illegal infiltration problems from Myanmar, adding an alert is also being maintained in the state's western as well as southern regions.
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"Extremely Heavy Rain" Alert for Northeast; Key Highway Collapses In Meghalaya
National Highway-6 connects southern parts of Assam, Mizoram, Tripura and some parts of Manipur to the rest of India.
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Assam-Mizoram Border Row: Fresh Stand-Off Over Forest Clearing Activity
After at least three bombs went off in southern Assam's Cachar bordering Mizoram allegedly by Mizo criminals, the state government said on Monday and added the accused threatened the officials with "abusive language and weapons like axe and sickle."
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"Assam's Veerappan" Shot Dead, Police Point To Infighting
A self-styled commander-in-chief of the United People's Revolutionary Front (UPRF) died on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday after being shot by his own cadres at Karbi Anglong districts in Assam's southern hills following an inside tussle
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20 Dead In Landslides In South Assam, Several Injured
Twenty one people have died in a series of landslides that took place in Assam today. The dead are largely from three different districts of the Barak valley region in southern Assam. Seven other have been injured. Rescue teams have been rushed to the sites and 21 people have been evacuated. The region has been experiencing heavy rains for the last...
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Assam Teacher Arrested Over Post Slamming PM Modi On Delhi Violence
A teacher in southern Assam's Silchar has been arrested and sent to four days' judicial custody after students from his college, filed a police complaint against him for allegedly posting "objectionable material on Facebook" against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP, its ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Hindus.
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3 Coaches Of Stationary Silchar-Trivandrum Express Catch Fire In Assam
A major fire on Sunday burnt three coaches of the Silchar-Trivandrum Express train while stationary at station in Silchar, the main city in southern Assam adjoining Tripura, officials said.
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Assam School Under Scanner For Sending Students To Rahul Gandhi Rally
An educational institution in southern Assam's Barak Valley has landed in a controversy for sending minor students to a political rally headlined by Congress president Rahul Gandhi during school hours on April 9. The state government has asked the Hailakandi district administration to initiate action against the educational institution.
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Right-Wing Activists Heckle Bengali Poet At Assam Event, Videos Go Viral
Videos of noted Bengali poet Srijato Bandopadhya being heckled by suspected right-wing activists at an event in southern Assam's Silchar have gone viral on social messaging platform WhatsApp. A group of people is seen questioning Mr Bandopadhya angrily in the videos taken on Saturday evening.
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PM Modi Says No Indian Will Be Left Out Of Citizen List, But Assam Is Worried
Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his 2019 general elections campaign in the northeast with a massive rally in southern Assam's Silchar earlier this month. Besides the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, the Prime Minister also spoke about the National Register of Citizens (NRC), which is being updated in Assam to weed out illegal migrants.
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6 Dead In Flash Floods, Landslides In Tripura, Manipur, Assam:10 Points
Six people have died in the last 48 hours in torrential rain and landslides in the two northeastern states of Tripura and Manipur. Four have died in Tripura and two in Manipur. Thousands of people are marooned in Assam as flash floods hit several districts in the northeastern part of the state. Four trains have been cancelled today due to floods. T...
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Muddy Waters In Brahmaputra Threaten Livelihood Of Boatmen, Fishermen
In Dibrugarh, Assam, the lives of thousands of residents has run into muddy waters. Every day, passenger boats ferry thousands of people from Silapathar in the northern bank of the Brahmaputra to the southern bank's tea city Dibrugarh for work, health services and education.
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Brahmaputra Turning Black Due To Natural Causes, Says Union Minister
A preliminary study has found that the water of the Siang river, which originates in southern Tibet and becomes the Brahmaputra upon entering Assam through Arunachal Pradesh, is turning black due to a recent earthquake in the region, Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal has said.
