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The Latest Breaking News from Assam

Minority certificate plan triggers fears in Assam

A few non-Muslim communities welcomed it, while Muslims are worried about divisive politics

The Hindu

Community involvement aiding battle against TB in Assam

Government sets goal of reducing tuberculosis infection rate from 217 per lakh in 2015 to 44 per lakh by 2025

The Hindu

Congress may shrink to 30-35 seats in 2024 Lok Sabha polls: Himanta Biswa Sarma

GUWAHATI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday claimed the Congress' tally in Lok Sabha may come down to 30-35 seats in 2024 and it could lose the tag of principal opposition party.

The Times of India

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Man wanted for duping Assam students held after 8-year hunt

GUWAHATI: Vimal Kumar Choudhury from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh played catch-me-if-you-can with police for eight years till his luck ran out on Tuesday night. Choudhury was wanted on charges of duping several medical aspirants of Assam.

The Times of India

In Assam, government violates tiger reserve guidelines, says activist

Green activist Rohit Choudhury writes to National Tiger Conservation Authority about tourist facility in critical tiger habitat of Manas National Park

The Hindu

Accused in Assam police station arson dies in ‘accident’

Nagaon district police said he was the mastermind of the attack on the Batadrava police station following the alleged custodial death of a fish seller

The Hindu

Assam govt. to provide certificates to 6 minority communities

Such certificates will help them of benefits, the government said

The Hindu

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Projects involving over ₹19,100 crore of JICA assistance being implemented in NE: Official

"We will invest in hospital extension and procuring of sophisticated medical equipment in Assam. We will offer similar support to such projects in other states also, if it comes through," the JICA official said.

The Hindu

Assamese actor Aimee Baruah drapes a Mekhala Chador to walk on Cannes red carpet

Assamese actor turned filmmaker Aimee Baruah marked her official Cannes red carpet debut this year and made history by being the first Assamese actor to do so.

The Times of India

IOC plans to transport fuel to Tripura via Bangladesh following Assam flood

After a rail link connecting crucial States with the rest of the country was washed away earlier this month, the company started moving all its supplies by road via Meghalaya, bearing more than double the cost

The Hindu

Assam Chief Minister sends show-cause notice to Minister for apologising to separatist leader

Tea Tribes and Employment Minister Sanjay Kishan apologised to Paresh Baruah for calling the ULFA(I) chief a liar.

The Hindu

Working to position Assam as gateway to South East Asia: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

GUWAHATI: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said the Assam government is working to position the state as the gateway and the expressway to ASEAN and South East Asia following the Centre’s renewed thrust on Act East policy.

The Times of India

Assam flood situation improving but toll goes up to 30

Two, including child, drown in receding water

The Hindu

Spewing hate to please Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh: All India United Democratic Front MLA Rafiqul Islam slams CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

GUWAHATI: Reacting sharply to Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's remarks on "Madrasa", All India United Democratic Front MLA Rafiqul Islam on Thursday said he is "spewing hate to please RSS" as he "fears losing his position". Earlier on Sunday, Sarma had said the word "Madrasa" should cease to exist…

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Guwahati: Don Bosco University vice chancellor Stephen Mavely gets bail in 'abetment to suicide' case

GUWAHATI: Assam Don Bosco University vice-chancellor Father Stephen Mavely, 72, who was remanded in two-day police custody by a lower court here in Guwahati on Wednesday in connection with a case of "abetment to suicide", was granted bail by Gauhati High Court on Thursday observing that "there is nothing on…

The Times of India

'During Covid, 40% North East kids lacked digital education tools', says National Achievement Survey 2021 report

GUWAHATI: The National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021 report, published on Wednesday, has painted a gloomy picture of digital education in schools in the northeast, where over 40% students spent their days at home during the pandemic without any digital device to aid their education.

Al Jazeera

‘He never returned’: Widespread misery in India’s flooded Assam

At least 28 dead and about a million people impacted as severe pre-monsoon rains cause flooding in parts of Assam.

The Times of India

Assam: Rs 4 crore heroin seized, one held in Mariani

GUWAHATI: Police on Wednesday seized suspected heroin valued at Rs 4 crore in the international market and arrested one person from Mariani in upper Assam's Jorhat district.

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Toll climbs to 28, over Rs 5.75 lakh in grip of floods in Assam

GUWAHATI: Over 5.75 lakh people in Assam were still in the grip of floods on Wednesday even as the administration struggled to restore health and hygiene in the inundated villages.

The Hindu

Assam tea plantation workers protest against clearing of estate for airport

Fearing loss of livelihood, they urgently seek Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s attention

The Times of India

Assam: Rail link in landslide-hit Dima Hasao likely by July 10

GUWAHATI: The Railways have completed dispatching manpower, materials and equipment to rebuild railway infrastructure in the landslide-hit Dima Hasao district, which is a connecting route to South Assam, Tripura, Manipur and Mizoram.

The Hindu

Assam flood: Death toll rises to 25; over 6.5 lakh people hit

Nagaon is the worst-hit district with over 3.51 lakh people in distress

The Times of India

Assam flood: Death toll rises to 25, 6.5 lakh hit

GUWAHATI: The flood situation in Assam has slightly abated even though the death toll rose to 25 as one more person died and over 6.5 lakh people remained affected by the deluge across 22 districts, an official bulletin said.

Reuters

Floods kill 25 in India's Assam, displace thousands

Flash floods and landslides in India's northeast Assam state killed at least 25 people and displaced over 650,000 from their homes in the past 10 days, officials said on Tuesday.

The Hindu

The devastation in Dima Hasao and its after-effects

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