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Himanta Sarma Ready To Ban Beef In Assam If Congress Asks For It

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Himanta Sarma Ready To Ban Beef In Assam If Congress Asks For It

The Chief Minister said that he would write to the state Congress president about his stand. Guwahati: Responding to the allegation that BJP distributed beef to win the Muslim-dominated Samaguri, which was under Congress control for five consecutive terms, Mr Sarma said he was happy that the opposition party raised the matter. “Samaguri was with…

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After Stunning Win In Minority Stronghold, Assam BJP Eyes 5 Such Seats

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After Stunning Win In Minority Stronghold, Assam BJP Eyes 5 Such Seats

BJP’s Diplu Ranjan Sarmah celebrates as he wins Samaguri assembly by-election Guwahati: After the by-election win in longtime Congress stronghold Samaguri, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is eyeing for victories in five more minority-dominated seats in the next assembly election. “Our focus is always on minority votes, but with appeasement to none and justice…

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Assam Cop Assaults Delivery Agent For Breaking Traffic Signal, Suspended

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Assam Cop Assaults Delivery Agent For Breaking Traffic Signal, Suspended

Several bystanders recorded the incident on their phones. Guwahati: A police officer was suspended after a video of him assaulting a delivery agent in Assam’s Guwahati went viral on social media on Friday. The incident took place around 6:30 pm near the Jail Road traffic point in Fancy Bazar after the agent allegedly broke a…

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4 Dead, 2 Critically Injured After Car Falls Off Bridge in Assam

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4 Dead, 2 Critically Injured After Car Falls Off Bridge in Assam

The car, traveling from Dibrugarh to Tinsukia, plunged into an under-construction culvert. Four people, including a five-year-old child, were killed and two were seriously injured when a car fell off an under-construction culvert in Assam’s Tinsukia on Tuesday. Six members of a family were travelling from Bihar to Tinsukia for a wedding when the accident…

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Farmer, 63, Guarding His Paddy Fields, Dies In Elephant Attack In Assam

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Farmer, 63, Guarding His Paddy Fields, Dies In Elephant Attack In Assam

Officials alerted locals of the increasing attacks by elephants in the vicinity. A 63-year-old farmer died after he was attacked by a herd of elephants in Assam’s Boko district on Wednesday, officials said. The incident took place when the farmer, Warlington W Sangma, was guarding his paddy field from the elephants in Tangabari in Jongakhuli…

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Protesters Clash With Cops As Gate To Dibrugarh Tea Estate Closed

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Protesters Clash With Cops As Gate To Dibrugarh Tea Estate Closed

Guwahati: Several protesters were detained by the police after a tense standoff at the Assam Medical College and Hospital campus on Tuesday. The situation escalated when the authorities used a JCB excavator to block access to a road, completely shutting down a gate near the campus. The move led to a confrontation between the police…

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Bodies Of 2 Elephants Recovered In Assam Forests, Electrocution Suspected

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Bodies Of 2 Elephants Recovered In Assam Forests, Electrocution Suspected

The state forest team found some materials used for electrocutions. Guwahati: Bodies of two wild elephants were recovered in two different places under the West Kamrup Divisional Forest area. Villagers from Pakharapara and nearby areas under the Singra Range Office in Boko found the bodies in a paddy field and later informed the state forest…

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Protests To Save Trees In Guwahati Bear Fruit, Assam To Explore Alternative

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Protests To Save Trees In Guwahati Bear Fruit, Assam To Explore Alternative

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the Public Works Department will explore an alternative proposal. Guwahati: Protests to save trees – some of them over 200 years old – in an ecologically important area in Guwahati have borne fruit, with the Assam government stating that efforts will be made to protect them while constructing a…

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In Assam Shocker, Man Kept Mother’s Decomposed Body In House For 3 Months

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In Assam Shocker, Man Kept Mother’s Decomposed Body In House For 3 Months

The incident has shocked the city Guwahati: A chilling incident has come to light in Assam’s Guwahati, where the skeletal remains of a decomposed body of an elderly woman were found inside a house. The body has been identified as Purnima Devi, 75. The police said it is suspected she died three months ago in…

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