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Guwahati: Four boys have been detained in Assam for assaulting a Class 8 student, a Muslim, for refusing to chant “Jai Shree Ram”, said the police. The detained boys, say police sources, were let go in the evening. The incident took place in the Chandrapur area of Silchar, the district headquarters of Cachar district of…
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Police sources said there was a countercase filed against the journalist. (Representational) Guwahati: The Guwahati Press Club has raised concerns over the arrest of a journalist in Assam over his report on the alleged hit-and-run case in the Biswanath district of the state. The body alleged the Assam Police has been trying to “harass” working…
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma rolled out the red carpet for potential investors during the Advantage Assam 2.0 roadshow held in Seoul on Monday. With over 140 business leaders in attendance, the event, organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce in South Korea, showcased the state’s potential as a key investment hub for global…
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Guwahati: Assam has launched a global investment drive in the run-up to the Advantage Assam 2.0, the state’s signature global investment and infrastructure summit, scheduled to be held in Guwahati on February 25 and 26. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is set to visit Japan and South Korea as part of a high-level delegation for…
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Guwahati: The Inland Waterways Development Council (IWDC), the apex body for policy deliberation on inland waterways network in the country, on Friday, announced investments of more than Rs 50,000 crore over the next five years. The announcements to boost infrastructure along national waterways (NWs) were made at the second meeting of IWDC, organised by the…
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Guwahati: Financial influencer Abhishek Kar, who has nearly 3 million followers on Instagram, has posted a public apology over his remarks on “tantric practices” in Assam. His apology followed a call for action by the Assam Chief Minister’s Office for making “unacceptable comments” about the state in a podcast. “A video from a YouTube channel,…
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New Delhi: A body was recovered from a coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao, two days after water gushed into it, trapping nine workers. 21 Para Divers retrieved one body from the bottom of the mine’s well in Umrangso’s 3 Kilo, while navy, army, NDRF and SDRF personnel continued rescue operations. The divers flew in…
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Guwahati: Assam police’s Special Task Force (STF) has been in the news for the past two years with several very successful operations to unearth terror modules. The specialised unit of Assam police has turned itself into a potent ‘strike force’ within two years, after remaining rather dormant from 2008 when it was first created. Led…
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Around 18 labourers are feared trapped after water entered a “rat hole” mine in Assam today. The 300-foot deep coal mine is located in Umrangso, a remote industrial town in Dima Hasao district. Water has reached about 100 feet of the illegal quarry, sources said. Police and rescue teams have reached the spot and using…
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