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Prez election polling underway in Assam; over 50 pc of MLAs cast votes
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Prez election polling underway in Assam; over 50 pc of MLAs cast votes

Guwahati, Jun 18: Polling for the presidential election is underway in Assam with over 50 per cent of the 126 MLAs having cast their votes. Legislators of both the ruling NDA and Opposition Congress and AIUDF were seen queuing in the assembly before voting began at 10 AM.Nearly 50 per cent of the...
Opium worth Rs 2 crore seized in Guwahati Railway Station, 2 arrested
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Opium worth Rs 2 crore seized in Guwahati Railway Station, 2 arrested

Guwahati, July 18: The Railway Police Force seized 2 kg of high-quality opium worth Rs 2 crore from two persons at Guwahati Railway Station. As per sources, during routine search operations across the railway station, the opium was recovered by the police force. Meanwhile, two persons have been...
AIUDF to support Yashwant Sinha in presidential election
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AIUDF to support Yashwant Sinha in presidential election

Guwahati, Jul 17: The All India United Democratic Front on Sunday announced that it will vote for Yashwant Sinha, the joint opposition nominee, in the presidential election. AIUDF legislator Aminul Islam, however, said his party will support the opposition candidate in the July 18 presidential...
Assam reports 672 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths
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Assam reports 672 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths

Guwahati, Jul 17: Assam registered a nearly 5 per cent fall in new COVID-19 cases with 672 more people testing positive, the National Health Mission (NHM) said. One person each died in Charaideo and Kamrup Metropolitan districts due to COVID-19 on Saturday, the NHM bulletin said. With this, 7,997...
FIR lodged against Mahua Moitra in Assam for Gogoi tweet
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FIR lodged against Mahua Moitra in Assam for 'Gogoi' tweet

Guwahati, July 16: An FIR has been filed against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra in Assam for insulting the sentiments of the Assamese people. The police complaint was lodged by Jatiya Sangrami Sena, Asom, in Sivsagar district on Friday, demanding unconditional apology from Moitra for relating...
Woman arrested in Hatigaon for selling marijuana
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Woman arrested in Hatigaon for selling marijuana

Guwahati, July 16: The Hatigaon police have nabbed a woman, Mayuri Begum from Sijubari area in Guwahati. The police conducted a raid following which a huge quantity of marijuana was recovered. A total of 7 kg 380 grams of marijuana was seized by the police. As per sources, Begum was involved in...
Assam reports 707 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths
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Assam reports 707 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths

Guwahati, Jul 15: Assam has reported 707 new COVID-19 cases, the highest in the last five months, and two persons have died due to the infection during the past 24 hours, according to the National Health Mission (NHM) bulletin on Friday. The two deaths took place in Darrang and Kamrup...
Man jumps to death from Saraighat bridge
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Man jumps to death from Saraighat bridge

Guwahati, July 14: A man died by suicide by jumping from the old Saraighat bridge in Guwahati. The deceased reportedly arrived in a scooter, parked it in the middle of the bridge and jumped into the river. Before jumping he kept his belongings including a mobile phone and slippers near the...
Two youths threatens on duty traffic police in Guwahati
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Two youths threatens on duty traffic police in Guwahati

Guwahati, July 13: Two youths allegedly threatened a traffic policeman in Guwahati Club area last night after the cop clicked a picture of their vehicle. As per sources, a traffic cop took a picture of a four wheeler for violating traffic rules. However, the action did not go down well with the...
434 Covid cases in Assam, highest since Feb 7
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434 Covid cases in Assam, highest since Feb 7

Guwahati, Jul 13: Assam registered 434 more coronavirus cases on Wednesday, an over 26 per cent rise since the previous day and the highest in over five months, a bulletin stated. The test positivity rate decreased to 10.44 per cent from 11.58 as 4,157 samples were tested in the past 24...
Assam floods damaged 30,000 to 40,000 houses, says CM Himanta
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Assam floods damaged 30,000 to 40,000 houses, says CM Himanta

Guwahati, Jul 9: As many as 30,000 to 40,000 houses were damaged in Assam due to the recent massive floods, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said seeking an advance fund from the NDRF to help the affected people. Sarma conveyed this to Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a meeting here on...
32-year-old youth dies by suicide in Guwahatis Odalbakra
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32-year-old youth dies by suicide in Guwahati's Odalbakra

Guwahati, July 8: A 32-year-old man allegedly jumped to his death from the second floor of his building Sapna Niwas in Guwahati's Odalbakra area. The youth identified as Deepjay Bose was residing with his family and happens to be the only child of the family. As per sources the deceased was...
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