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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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Finance Handler LS Yosef Chongloi Of United Kuki National Army UKNA Arrested By Assam STF, Say Sources

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Finance Handler LS Yosef Chongloi Of United Kuki National Army UKNA Arrested By Assam STF, Say Sources

The accused, LS Yosef Chongloi, handled finances for the UKNA, Assam STF sources said Guwahati: A 34-year-old man from Manipur’s hill district Churachandpur has been arrested from Guwahati by the Assam special task force (STF) for alleged involvement in sabotage activities linked to the insurgent group United Kuki National Army, or UKLA. The accused, LS…

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Temporary Internet Shutdown In Assam Tomorrow To Stop Cheating In Recruitment Exam

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Temporary Internet Shutdown In Assam Tomorrow To Stop Cheating In Recruitment Exam

The move was done to prevent question papers of the two examinations from being leaked. Guwahati: The Assam government has announced the suspension of mobile internet services across the state on Sunday between 10 am and 1:30 PM to avoid online cheating in the written examination for Class-III government posts. The state government said it…

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