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Biswanath, June 2: With the conclusion of the Lok Sabha elections 2024, Biswanath district administration in Assam is all set for the counting day on June 4.The preparations are for the counting of votes for Biswanath and Behali Assembly constituencies under Sonitpur Lok Sabha constituency.District Commissioner (DC) Dr Neha Yadav informed that the commissioner’s office…
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Guwahati, June 2: The flood situation in Assam remains grim as the death toll has increased to 11 as of June 1, with 6,01,642 population affected in ten districts of the state.According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority data, ten districts, including Hailakandi, Hojai, Morigaon, Karimganj, Nagaon, Cachar, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Karbi Anglong West, and…
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Guwahati, June 2: The Narendra Modi-led central government approved the establishment of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Guwahati in Assam. This was informed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday.The state government will provide a plot of land free of cost and free from all encumbrances in an area with good infrastructure and industrial…
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Guwahati, June 1: For the smooth functioning of the Assam Secretariat, the General Administration Department (GAD) issued a directive for all officers and staff to attend office by 9.30 am and no later than 9.45 am.The official order instructed the employees to register their attendance using the Face Recognition Attention System (FRAS) installed at the…
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Guwahati, June 1: The Kolkata-based Eastern Zone (EZ) Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a committee with three top officials of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to comprehensively inquire about a case related to the alleged unlawful diversion of 28 hectares (Ha) of land of the Geleky Reserve…
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Silchar, June 1: In what could be called a shocking incident, the parents of a three-year-old child have been arrested by the Cachar police for allegedly inflicting torture upon their kid.As per an initial investigation, it is learnt that the mother of the child had poured hot oil or abused the kid with some hot…
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Raha, Jun 1:In an incident of human-elephant conflict, a teenage boy was trampled to death by a herd of wild elephants at Kandoli near Kathitaloi in Nagaon on Saturday morning.The deceased originally hails from Morigaon district, and he was a resident of Water Fly Orphan’s shelter home at Rangalu, sources informed.According to locals in the…
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Guwahati, June 1: As many as 47 dogs were rescued and five individuals have been arrested in Assam’s Golaghat district.According to reports, the police rescued 22 dogs on May 29 and 25 dogs on May 31 from the clutches of the smugglers and seized three vehicles transporting them.Our action against cruelty to Animals are getting…
Haflong, June 1: Dima Hasao suffered a lot due to heavy rain followed by the washing of roads, disrupting communications of the district with the rest of the country.However, the district administration with the help of the local people has been doing the restoration work at many locations in full swing.As of now, the road…
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Guwahati, Jun 1: A gang of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) traders was busted in Guwahati on Saturday.As per reports, a team of the East Guwahati Police Department (EGPD) from Dispur police station raided a house in the Down Town area of the city.During the raid, the team was able to recover a printing machine…
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