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Cellphone videos from the spot captured part of the torture. A man suspected of stealing a cellphone from a house in Assam’s Sivasagar district, has been beaten to death by the locals. Palu Gowala, 27, was taken to the hospital by the police where he succumbed to his injuries. Police sources said Palu Gowala and…
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The NFR had cancelled a large number of express, passenger and goods trains. Guwahati/Agartala: Several northeastern states, including Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram, and Assam (southern part), remained cut off from the rest of the country by rail as railway tracks were waterlogged and damaged after landslides triggered by incessant rain in the aftermath of Cyclone Remal,…
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Guwahati/Agartala: Ahead of the approaching severe cyclonic storm “Remal”, disaster management authorities and security forces in various northeastern states have been placed on high alert and the district administrations asked to take advance precautionary steps. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast, Cyclone Remal has made landfall between Sagar Island along West Bengal and…
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Two mobile phones and cash from his possession were also seized by the police. (Representational) Guwahati: The police in Assam have seized fake currency notes worth Rs 1,85,000 and also arrested one person in this connection, an official said on Thursday. An official said that the Special Task Force (STF) conducted an operation based on…
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Birubala Rabha is survived by two sons and a daughter Guwahati: Padma Shri awardee Birubala Rabha, renowned for her fight against witch hunting, passed away at a hospital here on Monday after a long battle with cancer, doctors said. Survived by two sons, a daughter, and other relatives, Rabha, 75, was admitted to the State…
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Guwahati: The bodies of three men from Assam have been found in unmarked shallow graves in Meghalaya’s East Garo Hills. The bodies were completely burnt and beyond recognition. The men were identified by the hired car they were travelling in, which was found nearby. The police said a preliminary inquiry indicated that the men were…
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Representational Image Shillong/Goalpara: Charred bodies of three youths of Assam were found buried in neighbouring Meghalaya’s East Garo Hills district on Wednesday, police said. The vehicle that they used to enter Meghalaya from Assam’s Goalpara district was also found burnt in the same area, Rongmil. “We have learnt that the three persons had gone to…
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For representative purposes. | Photo Credit: iStockphoto The story so far: Semiconductor chip manufacturing capabilities are currently limited to very few regions in the world. With supply chain disruptions during the pandemic and recent geopolitical tensions, many companies and countries, including India, have realised the importance of investing in chip manufacturing infrastructure. The TATA group…
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According to Assam Police, the overall law and order situation has improved (Representational) The Assam government has extended the “Disturbed Area” status of four districts for six months under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), 1958. The four districts – Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Charaideo, and Sivasagar – have been identified as areas that require special…
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iFOREST’s research indicates the need for accelerated RE capacity expansion. New research released by the International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology (iFOREST) sheds light on Assam’s renewable energy (RE) generation potential and the imperative for policy enhancement and institutional capacity building to facilitate large-scale RE expansion. The research reports, titled ”Assam Renewable Energy Potential…
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