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    Assam: Boat capsizes in Sonai; minor dead, five missing
    Assam

    Assam: Boat capsizes in Sonai; minor dead, five missing

    Silchar, June 3: One person died and at least five others are missing after a boat capsized at Dakshin Mohanpur, part VIII, under the Sonai police station in Assam’s Cachar district on Monday.Sources in the Cachar District Disaster Management Authority informed that the incident occurred around...
    Assam: Parents arrested for pouring hot oil on 3-year-old in Silchar
    Assam

    Assam: Parents arrested for pouring hot oil on 3-year-old in Silchar

    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...
    Assam University cancels ongoing TDC (CBCS) exam due to flood
    Assam

    Assam University cancels ongoing TDC (CBCS) exam due to flood

    Silchar, May 31: In the latest move considering the flood situation in Barak Valley, the Assam University, Silchar authorities have cancelled the ongoing TDC (CBCS) even-semester examinations, which were scheduled to be held on June 1.A notification issued by the registrar of the university on...
    Pijush Hazarika assures to solve sluicegate, embankment repair in Barak Valley
    Assam

    Pijush Hazarika assures to solve sluicegate, embankment repair in Barak Valley

    Silchar, May 30: At a time when the Barak River is flowing above the danger level and many areas have been inundated, Minister of Water Resources Pijush Hazarika reached the valley to take stock of the situation on Thursday.Talking to reporters at Tarapur Sibbari, Hazarika expressed the positive...
    Amid rise in mercury level, school timings revised in Cachar
    Assam

    Amid rise in mercury level, school timings revised in Cachar

    Silchar, May 25: At a time when temperatures are soaring to nearly 39 degrees and the extreme heat wave is making life difficult for the people in Cachar district, the District Administration has issued an order for revised school timings across the district.In the order issued on Saturday by...
    Assam: Dacoity along Silchar-Kalain road, three arrested in Cachar
    Assam

    Assam: Dacoity along Silchar-Kalain road, three arrested in Cachar

    Silchar, May 25: In a significant development, the Cachar Police arrested three people accused of being involved in an incident of dacoity on the Silchar Kalain road.Sources informed that six persons were returning to Silchar from Shillong when they faced threats from a gang of six dacoits who...
    Assam: 14 dogs rescued from smugglers in Cachar, two detained
    Assam

    Assam: 14 dogs rescued from smugglers in Cachar, two detained

    Silchar, May 23: Based on the proactive steps taken by Barak Valley-based NGOs working on animal welfare, as many as 14 dogs were rescued from the hands of smugglers in Cachar district.Cachar SP Numal Mahatta informed that these dogs were recovered from the Ramnagar area near the ISBT, and two...
    Assam: Three youths die of suffocation after being stuck in well in Cachar
    Assam

    Assam: Three youths die of suffocation after being stuck in well in Cachar

    Silchar, May 20: Three youths died of suffocation after they got stuck in a well in Cachar district on Sunday.According to sources, the incident took place on Sunday night at Tractortilla village, adjacent to Fulertal bypass, under the Lakhipur police station.According to police sources, one...
    Free Palestine banner amidst rally for language martyrs sparks controversy in Silchar
    Assam

    'Free Palestine' banner amidst rally for language martyrs sparks controversy in...

    Silchar, May 19: A rally on Friday, echoing sentiments for the language martyrs on the streets of Silchar ahead of Language Martyrs Day, commemorating the sacrifices of the 11 youths back in 1961, witnessed controversy as members of Chorus, a local association, were seen with a banner and slogans...
    Assam: Fire breaks out at multi-storey building in Silchar
    Assam

    Assam: Fire breaks out at multi-storey building in Silchar

    Silchar, May 18: Tension and chaos prevailed in the Shillong Patty area of Assam’s Silchar after flames were noticed in a computer institute on the top floor of a multi-storey building on Saturday morning.According to sources, at least five engines with fire fighters were pressed into action to...
    Assam: Cops critically injured in Cachar, four detained
    Assam

    Assam: Cops critically injured in Cachar, four detained

    Silchar, May 15: Two police officials, including a lady constable of Cachar Police, were critically injured after they were allegedly attacked by members of a family.The incident took place in the Gumrah area, close to the Indo-Bangla international border, in the Katigorah constituency of Cachar...
    Assam: Several students marked absent during HS exam in Cachar
    Assam

    Assam: Several students marked 'absent' during HS exam in Cachar

    Silchar, May 10: The announcement of Assam Higher Secondary examination results brought shockwaves to over 100 students from different institutions in Cachar district after students found that they had been marked as ‘absent’ in place of their marks in some of their papers, most of them in...
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