Wild elephants kills 1, injures 2
One person died on the spot while two others received injury due to elephant attack on SUnday night at Saralpara village along Indo-Bhutan border in Kokrajhar district.
According to villagers, a herd of wild elephant reached the village by 10 pm and vandalized around five houses too in the village where a person was trampled to death and two others received serious injuries. Injured were rushed to Kokrajhar RNB civil hospital. Victim was identified as Lal Bahadur Chetry (58), and injures are Dinonath Adhikari (70) and one is yet to he known.
Forest minister Pramila Rani Brahma said that the wild elephants come out along the human habituated area in search of foods, so the conflict in between man and elephants are happening in the state.
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Daimary said that the state of Assam has now got an opportunity to see illegal immigrants free state.
The NRC authority has published the draft lists on Saturday.
He said that 19.06 lakh people's names were dropped out from the final draft lists.
Daimary said that the peoples whose names were dropped from the lists, they are illegal immigrants or foreigners because they couldn't show their proper citizenship related documents.
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Brahma while hailing the NRC final draft publication, said that this is an implementation part of the historic Assam Accord.
She said that peoples of Assam state were awaited free and fair publication of NRC draft which has come today successfully with witnessing 19.06 lakh people's names were dropped from the lists.
She has termed that this is an 'Will' of the state of Assam.
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Thousands of fans gathered at the Bhotgaon ground to mee their heartthrob.
Jubin was accorded warm welcome at Bhotgaon where he erformed a song.
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He has expressed his hopeful that his film is getting full support and acceptable among viewers in days to coming.
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