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Digboi, May 26: In a horrifying incident, a class VII student fell from the second floor of her school building in Assam’s Digboi.Following the incident, the girl sustained grievous injuries and was immediately rushed to Tata Referral Hospital in Chabua, where she has been kept in the ICU.The whole incident sent a shockwave through the…
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Dibrugarh, May 26: At least three coal miners are trapped inside an illegal rat-hole mine of Patkai hills in Tinsukia district of Assam following a landslide, officials said on Sunday.According to information, the incident occurred around 12.30 am in the illegal Tikok West mining site between Bargolai and Namdang, located under the Tikok colliery in…
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Guwahati, May 27: In view of cyclone Remal, the Kamrup District Administration suspended Guwahati-North Guwahati ferry services for two days in order to prevent any untoward incidents.As per reports, the authorities suspended ferry services for May 27 and 28, 2024.Furthermore, the authorities also directed all departmental and private boats or vessels operating ferry services to…
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Guwahati, May 27: The Severe Cyclonic Storm “Remal” (pronounced as “Re-Mal”) over Coastal Bangladesh and adjoining Coastal West Bengal moved nearly northwards, weakened into a Cyclonic Storm and lay centred on May 27 over the same region, according to an official release from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).Meanwhile, the IMD has warned of extremely heavy…
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Bijni, May 27: Two thieves were tied to a tree and beaten up by the locals when they attempted to steal a bicycle in Bijni, in Assam’s Chirang district, on Monday morning.According to sources, the incident was reported in the Chatianguri area, where the locals caught the thieves red-handed while attempting to steal a bicycle….
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Hailakandi, May 27: In yet another incident of police firing, a notorious dacoit was shot dead while attempting to flee police custody in Assam’s Hailakandi district on Monday.According to initial information, the notorious dacoit, identified as Afzal Hussain Barbhuiya alias Laal, attempted to flee from the clutches of police on Kalibari Road. The police had…
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Karimganj, May 27: In a shocking incident, Amar Sinha, a 38-year-old security guard at the Badarpur Ghat BVCL Cement Factory in Karimganj, succumbed to heatstroke while on duty on Sunday.According to sources, Singha was appointed as the security guard of the Barak Valley Cement Factory (BVCL) in the Jumbasti area of Badarpur Ghat; he died…
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Guwahati, May 27: In a significant move, 14 flights from Guwahati to Kolkata have been cancelled due to cyclone Remal.The decision comes in view of the severe impact of Remal along the coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh.As per sources, four flights from IndiGo, four from Alliance Air, one from Air India, and one from…
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Guwahati, May 27: The Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) staged a protest in Silpukhuri, decrying the increase in the prices of essential commodities.The AJYCP leaders and supporters gathered to voice their concerns over the skyrocketing costs of everyday items.Protestors highlighted the severe impact on food items and life-saving medicines, urging immediate government intervention.
By Sivasish ThakurGOHPUR (Biswanath), May 26: The hallowed precincts from which the Assamese film industry sprouted under the pioneering endeavour of Rupkonwar Jyotiprasad Agarwala nearly a century back wear a blank look today. This is despite the unique potential this space has to be transformed into a heritage memorial-cum-museum centering on the genius of Jyotiprasad…