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Assam’s mega Bihu event: Editor summoned, politician arrested amid entry fee melee

In the run up to the Assam government’s mega Bihu celebrations, which took place on April 13 and April 14, confusion reigned over one question: Would the government charge for tickets to the event, or would it be free?

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Villagers assault four people on suspicion of practising witchcraft in Assam's Sonitpur, 8 arrested

In a shocking incident, a group of villagers of a remote village in Assam's Sonitpur district along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border physically tortured four fellow villagers and branded them as practising witchcraft. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assam Police recovers explosives from passenger bus in Goalpara; one arrested

A man was arrested from a passenger bus, incoming from Meghalaya, carrying a huge cache of explosives in Assam's Goalpara. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Guwahati Tea Auction Centre to celebrate 200 years of Assam tea

Coinciding with 200 years of Assam tea celebrations, the Guwahati Tea Auction Centre has planned to organise year-long programmes to celebrate 200 years of Assam tea. Read further on Dynamite News:

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President Murmu takes sortie in Sukhoi Fighter Aircraft

President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday took a sortie in a Sukhoi 30 MKI fighter aircraft at Tezpur Air Force Station in Assam. Read further on Dynamite News:

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3 dead, 2 injured in road accident in Assam's Goalpara

At least three people were killed and two others injured after a four-wheeler in which they were travelling met with an accident in Assam's Goalpara district in the early hours. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assam police seize 5 lakh yaba tablets in Silchar, 2 apprehended

Assam police recovered 50 packets containing 5 lakh Yaba tablets from a consignment at Bagador, Silchar. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assam govt suspends four state civil service officers over irregularities in MPLAD

The Assam government suspended four Assam Civil Service (ACS) officers after the Chief Minister's Special Vigilance Cell found a number of irregularities and anomalies in the execution of works and utilization of funds under the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Division. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assam: Two killed, two others injured in road accident in Karbi Anglong

At least two persons were killed and two others injured in a road mishap in Assam's Karbi Anglong district. Read further on Dynamite News:

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3.6-magnitude earthquake strikes Assam's Jorhat

An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 on the Richter Scale hit 23 km South of Jorhat, Assam in the early hours of Saturday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assam: Police recover huge cache of arms, ammo in Karbi Anglong

Assam Police have recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition in Assam's Karbi Anglong district. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assam: Himanta govt ad spend in 2 years higher than Sonowal govt’s 5 years

The Himanta Biswa Sarma government in Assam has spent a higher amount on advertisements over two years than the previous BJP government did in its five-year tenure, according to data shared by information and public relations minister Pijush Hazarika in the state assembly.

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Assam reports its first case of H3N2 virus

The first case of H3N2 influenza virus from Assam has been confirmed on Wednesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Illegal foreign cigarettes worth Rs 90 lakh seized in Mizoram's Champhai

As many as 60 boxes of illegal foreign-origin cigarettes worth Rs 90 lakh were recovered at Champhai's Zokhawthar by the Serchhip Battalion of 23 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of Inspector General Assam Rifles (East) on Tuesday. Read further on Dynamite news:

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Chai is tea, tea is chai: India’s favourite hot drink

Indians took the tea the British were marketing to them, added spices, milk and sugar, and transformed it forever.

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Police recover heroin worth Rs 20 crore along Assam-Nagaland border

In a joint operation, police and CRPF recovered around 5 kg of heroin worth Rs 20 crore from a vehicle in Assam's Karbi Anglong district along the Assam-Nagaland border on Sunday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Mizoram: Illegal foreign cigarettes worth Rs 1.05 seized in Champhai, one apprehended

As many as 70 cases of illegal foreign-origin cigarettes worth Rs 1.05 crore were recovered at Champhai's Tlangsam by the Serchhip Battalion of 23 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of Inspector General Assam Rifles (East) on Friday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assam enters Guinness World Records Hall of Fame for largest number of handwritten notes

Assam has once again entered in the Guinness World Records Hall of Fame for the largest number of handwritten notes submitted for a common purpose. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assam: 24 cattle heads recovered from a truck by Police in Nagaon; Two arrested

Police recovered 24 cattle heads from a truck and apprehended two persons in the Borghat area of Nagaon on Thursday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assam: Doloni Beel bird survey records 47 wetland species, 1847 individual birds

The premier research-based biodiversity conservation organisation Aaranyak conducted a bird survey at the Doloni Beel in the Bongaigaon district of Assam in association with the Botany and Zoology Departments, Abhayapuri College and the Aie Valley Forest Division. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assam: Two government employees held for accepting bribes in Guhawati

Two government employees have been arrested by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption. Read further on Dynamite News:

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India child marriage arrests leave families without breadwinner

Crackdown leaves poor families in Assam without main breadwinner as campaigners say arrests wrong way to tackle issue.

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Assam: 11 soap cases containing heroin seized, two held

Assam police on Tuesday seized 11 soap cases and recovered 538.74 grams of heroin from them during a search and along with the arrest of two persons in Barpeta district. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Heroin worth Rs 13.3 cr seized in Mizoram's Champhai

The Serchhip Battalion of 23 Sector Assam Rifles recovered heroin worth Rs 13.3 Crore in the general area Zote Rd. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Threats, no access, shorter visas: Three surveys reveal the woes of foreign correspondents in India

In India, every second foreign correspondent has been summoned by the Narendra Modi government to explain their reportage critical of ministries. Since August 2019, almost no one has been allowed to visit Jammu and Kashmir and report independently there. And journalists who write “negative stories” are given visas valid for…

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