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Blast in Guwahati before election rally

One person died and atleast sixteen others injured when ULFA made powerful blast at Lalganesh area in Guwahati on Tuesday.According to information, the incident took
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AGP has surrendered regionalism to BJP: Congress

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.Continuing the war of words, Congress has ridiculed the Asom Gana Parishad saying it had sold its regionalism to the BJP. Addressing the reporters, Congress ...
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44 ULFA rebels surender before army in Tinsukia

Over 50 rebels alid down thier arms before the Army in upper Assam's Tinsukia district on  Tuesday. According to information, of these 44 rebels beloning ...
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IITG fraternity's steps towards societal development

An education institute is a place for nurturing the future of a society. Being one of the prominent institutes of the nation, Indian Institute of ...
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AGP grassroot workers not happy with poll deal with BJP

The grassroot level AGP workers are not comfortable in the poll alliance with BJP. This was on display as the party was holding its general ...
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Gogoi threatens to file defamation suit against AGP, BJP

A day after Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi accused AGP and BJP of fielding chargesheeted candidate in the polls, he has dared both the parties ...
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Kero Young arrested in Guwahati

Assam's noted astrologer Amal Das, popularly known as Kero Young was arrested on Sunday by police four days after income tax officials conducted a raid ...
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NGOs demand action against Jiten, Kushal

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Several organizations staged a sit-in demonstration in Kaziranga demanding action against Jiten Gogoi and Kushal Duori for the recent incident of attack on forest officials ...
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International seminar on "Tai and other ethnics of North-east India"

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An International seminar on the "Tai and other ethnic of North-east India" was organised by Purbanchal Tai Sahitya Sabha ( Eastern Tai Literary Association, Ban ...
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VCD 'Jaan Oi Zowan Doi' released

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Mid April the major festival of composite Assamese society the Rongali Bihu begins, this also brings exuberance to the youths even to the aged and ...
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Process for Phase-II poll begins

The poll process for the second phase slated for April 23 began across Assam with President Pratibha Patil issued notification on Saturday.According to the notification, ...
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Leopard captured in Guwahati

The Assam state zoo authorities have captured a four-year old leopard from Sahokuchi area in Guwahati on Saturday morning after it had sneaked into the ...
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AGP, BJP field chargesheeted candidate: Gogoi

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi charged the Opposition AGP and BJP with fielding a charge-sheeted candidate to contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls. Addressing the ...
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MK Subba escapes unhurt

Amid a simmering pre poll scenario, Tezpur Congress candidate and sitting MP Mani Kumar Subba escaped unhurt as some unidentified miscreants attacked his convoy on ...
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Blank firing near BPF office in Kokrajhar

An uneasy pre poll situation is prevailing in Kokrajhar when unidentified blank fired in front of a BPF election office on Friday morning forcing the ...
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Dr Lakshmi Nandan Bora to attend GPC programme

Eminent Assamese author Dr Lakshmi Nandan Bora will attend the Guest of the Month programme of Guwahati Press Club on Friday (March 27). The progamme ...
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Police releases sketch of Anil killer

Three days after Anil Majundar was shot dead, city police on Thursday has released the sketch of the gunman urging to the people to help ...
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15 people missing as boat capsizes

Atleast 15 people are missing when a boat capsized on the Brahmaputra near Bhutnath in Guwahati on Thursday. According to information, the boat capsized following ...
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Bomb blast at Tezpur: 12 injured

Atleast 12 persons including two CRPF jawans sustained injury when suspected ULFA rebels exploded a powerful bomb at the Tezpur Civil Hospital Chariali at around ...
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Jounalist killing: Police clueless

A day after the killing of young journalist Anil Majumder lost his life at the hands of gunmen at Rajgarh Road in Guwahati, police remain ...
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Pro-talk ULFA cadre, PSO killed

Pro-talk ULFA leader Rabin Gogoi and his security guard Luit Baishya died when some unidentified gunmen attacked both of them at Sadiya in upper Assam's ...
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Veteran journalist Anil Mazumdar shot dead

In a gruesome incident that sends shockwave across the state's media fraternity, some unidentified miscreants gunned down veteran journalist and Executive Editor of Aji, Anil ...
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Pro talk ULFA leader injured in attack

In yet another pre poll incidents of violence, pro talk ULFA cadre Rabin Gogoi was injured with his body guard at Sadiya in Tinsukia district ...
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6 injured in Sadiya shoot out incident

Six youths were left injured when some unidentified miscreants started indiscriminate firing at them as they were engaged in a OIL survey on Tuesday at ...
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ULFA targets Tea Co vehicle in Udalguri

Amid the pre poll heat and dust, suspected ULFA militants lobbed a powerful hand grenade at a tea company truck in Udalguri district on Tuesday.According ...
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EC to look into allegation against Assam CM

The Election Commission will look into the allegations of receiving poll funds from tea lobby in Kolkata. Disclosing this at a press conference election commissioner ...
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Poll process underway in Barak Valley

Several candidates have collected nomination papers from Monday from the returning officers for the first phase of polls in Karbi Anglong, NC hills and Cachar ...
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Gogoi violates model code: AGP to EC Chawla

Amid an aroused heat and dust in the run up to the Lok Sabha polls, AGP has alleged violation of model code of conduct by ...
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Diabetic camp for journalists in press club

Guwahati Press Club in association with Saraighat Hospital, Kahilipara, has organized a Diabetes & Hypertension Awareness and Detection camp for the media parsons on April ...
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Huge bomb recovered in Karbi Anglong

A major tragedy was averted on Monday when army recovered a powerful IED at railway tracks at Sari sori in Karbi Anglong hills district.According to ...
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AGP promises a lot in the poll manifesto

The Opposition Asom Gana Parishad has pledged to resolve the burning problems plaguing the state if they are voted. In its poll manifesto teeming with ...
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HC to take up bail pleas of 2 MLAs on March 30

The Gauhati High Court has fixed March 30 as the next date for hearing the bail petitions by MLAs Jiten Gogoi and Kushal Duwari in ...
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Rani Narah: Crisis in Congress deepens

The rift within Assam Congress has further widened as five MLAs have threatened to resign in protest against party ticket for former MP Ranee Narah ...
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Ghanashyam Goswami Memorial Award to Devojyoti Borah

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Jorhat-based computer scientist, writer Devojyoti Borah has been chosen for the Ghanashyam Goswami Memorial Award for 2008.The award carries a citation and Rs 10,000 in ...
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Sattriya Performace in South India

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The Southern part of India is full of temples with their age old tradition of patronizing various forms of performing arts, particularly dance and music. ...
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Gorkha students' community Unified: AANSU merged into AAGSU

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The unconstitutionally breakaway faction of the All Assam Gorkha Students' Union (AAGSU)-the apex Gorkha students' organisation of Assam AANSU in its abbreviated form All Assam ...
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Girl gangs with a noble cause

There is no power like girl power. This can’t ring more true when it comes to empowering young adolescent girls in rural India.What began as ...
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FETE by YWCA

Young Women Christian Association (YWCA) of Guwahati is organizing a FETE (In aid to Community Development Programme of YWCA) at its premises at Chatribari on ...
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Major disaster averted in school as truck stops at LP school

Two persons sustained injury as a truck was hitting a couple before entering a primary school in Dibrugarh town on Tuesday morning. That too minutes ...
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Prove charges or face the music: AGP to Himanta

Stunned by the cash deal allegations, a stunned Asom Gana Parishad asked Assam health minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma to produce evidence with video footage ...
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Road accident in Dhubri: 6 killed

Altogether six persons died at a tragic road accident in Dhubri on Monday night sending shockwaves across the district. According to information, the accident took ...
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Truck accident in Baithalangsu: 3 killed

Atleast 3 persons died and five injured as a truck fell on a deep gorge in Karbi Anglong disitrct on Monday evening. According to information, ...
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Himanta alleges cash deal between AGP, BJP

Assam health minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma has alleged cash deal between AGP and BJP as when both the parties were striking deal for the ...
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Devastating fire at Paltanbazar

A devastating fire that broke out at Paltanbazar area in the city of Guwahati ravaged properties on Monday morning. According to information, the incident took ...
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AGP announces list of candidates

The Asom Gana Paroshad on Monday has announced the full list of its candidates fielding former minister Gunin Hazarika from Kaliabor and Sabda Rabha from ...
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Gogoi confident of landslide victory

Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi pins hope on the Congress victory in all Lok Sabha seats in the state.Addressing the political convention of the party ...
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AGP list of candidates coming up on Monday

The Asom Gana Parishad will announce the list of the candidates on Monday for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls slated in Assam for April 16 ...
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Third front falls flat

The much-hyped third front is set to fall flat in its bid to have a non Congress and non BJP government. Barring CPI and NCP ...
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MLAs assaulted by Assembly employees

For the first time in its history, the Assam Assembly witnessed a bizarre incident where a section of the Assembly physically assaulted two MLAs during ...
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AGP holds steering body meet to clear candidates

The Opposition Asom Gana Parishad is holding its crucial steering committee meeting on Saturday to finetune the list of the candidates for the upcoming Lok ...
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Assam House clears Rs 1,85,056 crore interim budget

The Assam Assembly has cleared a Rs 1,85,056 crore interim budget for April to July 2009 after it was tabled in the House by Chief ...
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We are not hankering after Indian citizenship: ULFA

The United Liberation Front of Asom says Indian citizenship has nothing to do those struggling for an independent Assam.In its mouthpiece Freedom, the banned insurgent ...
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Third Front meets in Guwahati to strike poll deal

The Asom United Democratic Front, NCP, CPI, CPM leaders are holding a crucial meeting in the city of Guwahati on Saturday to finalise the seat ...
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4 killed in DHD(J) attacks in NC hills

Altogether four persons were killed as suspected DHD(J) militants shot dead the parents of two of thier former colleagues in North Cachar hills district on ...
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AGP denies joining NDA

Hours after BJP called Asom Gana Parishad an NDA partner, the regional party has made it plain that the deal is confined to seat sharing ...
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ULA rebel dies in Sivasagar encounte

There is report of fierce gunbattle between ULFA and police in Sivasagar district where an ULFA rebel is feared dead. According to information, the encounter ...
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Fellowship to study on ‘Pavement Dwellers of Guwahati’

Guwahati Press Club with the support from ERD Foundation, Guwahati  has declared a short term fellowship programme to study various aspects of pavement dwellers (primarily ...
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ULFA reblel killed in Hajo

A suspected ILFA cadre and a civilian died in two separate incidents of firing at the Bhoiratoli village under Hajo police station on Wednesday night.According ...
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Poll seal: AGP gets 6; 2 less than BJP

After months of will-they-won't-they, BJP formally struck deal with BJP on Thursday for the upcoming Lok sabha polls. Thus, AGP has decided to go with ...
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3 died, 23 injured in Kaliabhomora accident

Three persons died and 23 others injured as their bus struck at a stranded truck near the Kaliabhomora bridge under Ulkuwani police station in Sonitpur ...
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Book release function at Assam Bhawan, Mumbai

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A book release function was held at Assam Bhawan, Mumbai on 22nd February, 2009 to release Rothindranath Goswami’s latest Assamese book “Mumbai – Sagar Simonat ...
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Assam Congress full list by March 15

The All India Congress Committee will announce the list of 8 candidates on March 15 for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls for Assam a day ...
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AGP, BJP last to be announce on Thursday

The Asom Gana Parishad and BJP have deferred the seat sharing deal on Wednesday due to the absence  of Assam BJP leader Mison Ranjan Das. ...
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Bail for Ripun Bora in Danial case

Gohpur MLA and former education minister Ripun Bora has been granted bail in the sensational Danial Topno murder case as he appeared before a Chief ...
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Curves & Shades' exhibition held

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Eastern Confluence, a socio-cultural platform for young talents, where  youth from different spheres of Northeast India come together to portray artworks depicting people, life, culture ...
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Grant-in-aid to Assam under PMGSY

Ministry of Rural Development has sanctioned the release of part payment of Grant-in-aid to Assam for Batch III of Asian Development Bank Assisted Project – ...
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AGP, BJP to announce the candidates' list on Mar 5

The BJP would announce the list of its candidate for Assam at the election committee in Delhi on Thursday.Talking to www. assamtimes, senior leaders of ...
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LS polls in Assam on April 16, 23

Assam is all set to go to the Lok Sabha polls in two phases. Announcing this on Monday in Delhi, Chief Election Commissioner N Gopaloswamy ...
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AGP-BJP meeting on Wednesday

The Asom Gana Parishad will hold yet another round of talks with BJP heavyweights on Wednesday as the crucial meeting with Rajnath Singh on Sunday ...
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AGP leaders talking to Rajnath Singh

Six AGP leaders are holding talks with BJP president Rajnath Singh in New Delhi to clear the list of the candidates for the upcoming Lok ...
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BJP farmers cell flays Delhi, Dispur

BJP Krishak Morcha has alleged that the UPA government and the Centre and the Assam Government in Dispur have not done enough for the well ...
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Devastating fire in city; 60 houses gutted

Properties worth several lakhs have been reduced to ashes as a devastating fire broke out in Fatasheel Ambari area in the city of Guwahati on ...
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AGP-BJP meet on in Delhi

The Opposition Asom Gana Parishad leaders are holding a crucial meeting with BJP leaders in New Delhi to give the final touch to the seat ...
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Citizens demand special cell to nab Stoneman

A citizens’ meet at the Guwahati Press Club on Saturday asked the Government to immediately form a special cell to nab the pavement-killer, known as ...
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ULFA ridicules Abhijit Sarma

The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has ridiculed Assam Public Works Director Abhijit Sarma for his remarks on Friday that if ULFA and the ...
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