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Cabinet adopts new land policy
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Cabinet adopts new land policy

GUWAHATI, Oct 21 - The State Cabinet today adopted the new land policy besides effecting a 25 per cent hike in bus fares. Under the new land policy, three bighas of agricultural land will be allotted to landless indigenous families. Landless families will also be allotted half bigha plots for house...
Zero-tolerance against terror to continue: Reddy
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Zero-tolerance against terror to continue: Reddy

GUWAHATI, Oct 21 - Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy today said the Centre will continue with its policy of zero-tolerance against terrorism. Reddy was speaking at the Police Commemoration Day organised by Assam Police here today where he asserted that Indian forces have been...
Over 75 pc turnout in bypolls to 4 seats in State
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Over 75 pc turnout in bypolls to 4 seats in State

GUWAHATI, Oct 21 - Over 75 per cent of the electorate exercised their franchise in the by-elections to four of the Legislative Assembly constituencies of Assam � Ratabari, Jania, Rangapara and Sonari � which went to the polls today.Polling was peaceful across the four Assembly constituencies with no...
BSF arrests two Pakistani "fishermen", seizes their boat
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BSF arrests two Pakistani "fishermen", seizes their boat

BHUJ, Oct 22: The Border Security Force (BSF) captured two Pakistani nationals along with a fishing boat from the 'Harami Nala' creek area off the Gujarat coast in Kutch district on Monday evening, an official said.The incident took place when a team of BSF personnel was patrolling the creek area...
Centre should declassify all Netaji files: researcher
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Centre should declassify all Netaji files: researcher

KOLKATA, Oct 22: Noted Netaji researcher Purabi Roy has demanded that the Centre declassify all the files related to Subhas Chandra Bose in order to lift the veil over the mystery of his disappearance 74 years ago.The truth about Netaji's disappearance has been shrouded in mystery for several...
Pakistan is not only India
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Pakistan is not only India's problem, it is a challenge for entire world: Ram...

NEW DELHI, Oct 22: Describing Pakistan as the "epicentre" of global terrorism, BJP general secretary Ram Madhav said India's neighbour is now not only its problem but has become a "global challenge".Madhav said the democratic world should come together and pursue Pakistan to act again terrorism,...
Kidnappings rise, murder cases decline: NCRB data
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Kidnappings rise, murder cases decline: NCRB data

NEW DELHI, Oct 22: Over 50 lakh cases of cognisable crimes were registered across the country in 2017 -- an increase of 3.6 per cent from 2016 when 48 lakh FIRs were lodged, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data.The annual crime data for 2017 has been released after a...
APDCL warns of load-shedding
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APDCL warns of load-shedding

GUWAHATI, Oct 20 - The Assam Power Distribution Company Ltd (APDCL) has stated that it has been forced by circumstances either to shed or to procure at higher cost 20 per cent of the power demand of the State. The purchase implies an additional cost of Rs 2 crore per day.The State-run power utility...
�Unclean Silchar displeases CM�
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�Unclean Silchar displeases CM�

SILCHAR, Oct 20 - Despite much ado over cleanliness triggered across the second biggest urban sprawl in the State, Silchar has registered a disappointing performance in the Swachhata Survekshan rankings, said local MLA Dilip Kumar Paul. Conveying the discontent expressed by Chief Minister Sarbananda...
Lynched doctor�s family disappointed over not setting up of fast-track court
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Lynched doctor�s family disappointed over not setting up of fast-track court

JORHAT, Oct 20 - The family of Deben Dutta, the former doctor of Teok Tea Estate Hospital, who was lynched by a violent mob at the hospital on August 31, has reportedly expressed disappointment over the State Government not complying with the its assurance of holding the trial of the case in a...
Assamese medium movement martyr Mojammil Haque remembered
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Assamese medium movement martyr Mojammil Haque remembered

MANGALDAI, Oct 20 - The supreme sacrifice of Mojammil Haque, the martyr of Medium Movement of Assam in 1972 was recalled in a public meeting here on Saturday.In connection with the 48th death anniversary of the martyr, a public function was organised by the Swahid Mojammil Haque Smriti Rakshya...
Dairy farmers attacked, one killed
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Dairy farmers attacked, one killed

DIBRUGARH, Oct 20 - One person was killed while several others sustained injuries when over 100 unidentified men allegedly led by Takam Mising Porin Kebang (TMPK), student body of the Mising community, attacked dairy farmers at Charkholia Ramsing Sapori and set ablaze their houses yesterday...
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