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ATTSA appeals to TE docs who have quit to return
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ATTSA appeals to TE docs who have quit to return

JORHAT, Sept 6 - The Assam Tea Tribes Students� Association (ATTSA) has appealed to the doctors, who have resigned from tea estate hospitals and left in the wake of the lynching incident at Teok TE on August 31, to return to the gardens.It may be mentioned here that nearly seven doctors who were...
Brahmaputra worship festival in November
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Brahmaputra worship festival in November

GUWAHATI, Sept 6 - Brahmaputra Pushkaram � a 12-day festival dedicated to worshipping the Brahmaputra and taking a holy dip in the mighty river, would be held here from November 5 to 16. Essentially a South Indian festival, Pushkaram is held on the banks of different rivers of the country as per the...
Forest dept fails to e-auction sand, stone
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Forest dept fails to e-auction sand, stone

GUWAHATI, Sept 6 - The failure of the Forest Department to e-auction over 50 stone and sand mahals in the State has been responsible for triggering an artificial crisis of stone and sand besides causing huge revenue loss for the government.Revealing this, sources told The Assam Tribune that the...
Planters body seek law to protect medicos
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Planters body seek law to protect medicos

GUWAHATI, Sept 6 - Noting that incidences of attacks on medical officers in tea gardens have shaken the morale of all executives in the industry, the Tea Association of India today asked the government to convert the Bill which Bill proposes to make assault on doctors and other medical personnel and...
Amit Shah to chair 68th NEC session
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Amit Shah to chair 68th NEC session

GUWAHATI, Sept 6 - The 68th plenary session of the North Eastern Council (NEC) is being held in Guwahati on September 8 and 9 under the chairmanship of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.The meeting will be attended by the MoS (Independent Charge), Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER)...
�Vikram� all set to land on Moon
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�Vikram� all set to land on Moon

BENGALURU, Sept 6 - As the nation awaits with bated breath for the soft-landing of the �Vikram� lander on the south pole of the lunar surface, the first attempt by any country, ISRO said on Friday everything related to the much-awaited touchdown is going on as per plan.Joining the nation in wishing...
There will be a new dawn: Modi on Chandrayaan-2
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There will be a new dawn: Modi on Chandrayaan-2

BENGALURU, Sept 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked ISRO scientists not to get disheartened by the hurdles in the moon mission Chandrayaan-2 and asserted that there will be a "new dawn"ISRO's plan to soft land Chandrayaan-2's Vikram module on the Lunar surface did not go as per script...
PM Modi gives tight hug to emotional ISRO chief
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PM Modi gives tight hug to emotional ISRO chief

BENGALURU, Sept 7: After a pep talk to scientists, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday gave a long and tight hug to an emotional ISRO chief K Sivan, who was in tears, unable to come to termsover lander Vikram's unsuccessful bid to soft-land on the moon.Modi, in his address at the ISRO centre...
Communications from lander
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Communications from lander 'Vikram' lost: ISRO

BENGALURU, Sept 7: In a huge disappointment, communications from Chandrayaan-2's Vikram lander to ISRO's ground station here was lost before touchdown while the nation eagerly awaited its soft landing on the hitherto unexplored lunar south pole in the early hours of Saturday.Addressing the...
Leaders rally around ISRO, say no need to lose heart
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Leaders rally around ISRO, say no need to lose heart

BENGALURU, Sept 7: Morale boosting messages poured in from various quarters for ISRO as several leaders asked the space agency not to get disheartened after Chandrayaan-2's Vikram lander lost contact with ground stations minutes before its planned touchdown on the lunar surface.Expressing solidarity...
"No need to get dejected", PM tells ISRO scientists
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"No need to get dejected", PM tells ISRO scientists

BENGALURU, Sept 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed solidarity with ISRO scientists after Chandrayaan-2's Vikram module lost communication with the ground station during the powered descent leading to huge disappointment."Communication has been lost. I could see the anxiety on your...
Pakistan violates ceasefire along LoC in J&K
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Pakistan violates ceasefire along LoC in J&K's Poonch

JAMMU, Sept 7: The Pakistan army on Saturday targeted forward posts and villages in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district with firing from small arms and mortar shelling, ending nearly a week-long lull along the Line of Control (LoC) , a defence spokesman said.The small arms firing and mortar shelling...
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