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Kati Bihu observed in State
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Kati Bihu observed in State

GUWAHATI, Oct 18 - Kati Bihu, the pre-harvest festival marked by austerity was observed across the State today. Also known as Kangali Bihu because of its solemnity, the occasion is observed by the people of the State traditionally to pray for a good harvest.People observed the occasion with...
Centre sets Oct 31 deadline to conclude Naga talks
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Centre sets Oct 31 deadline to conclude Naga talks

GUWAHATI, Oct 18 - The Government of India has set a deadline of October 31 to conclude the process of talks with the Naga rebel groups. The Centre has also made it clear that the demand of the Issac Muivah-led National Socialist Council of Nagalim (I-M) for separate flag and constitution would not...
Big B discharged from hospital
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Big B discharged from hospital

MUMBAI, Oct 19: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan was discharged from Nanavati Hospital here on Friday night after being admitted for some routine check-up, hospital sources said.Bachchan had gone for a routine check-up at the hospital on Tuesday and remained there for the next two days.At around 10 pm,...
Filmmaker held on rape charge
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Filmmaker held on rape charge

KOLKATA, Oct 19: A renowned filmmaker and theatre personality was arrested here on Friday for allegedly raping an actor-student of his theatre group on multiple occasions since December last year, police said.The matter surfaced on Wednesday night after the victim took to a social networking website...
Interpol to hold General Assembly in India in 2022
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Interpol to hold General Assembly in India in 2022

NEW DELHI, Oct 19: The Interpol will hold its General Assembly in India in 2022 to coincide with the 75th year of the country's independence, officials said.A proposal in this regard was given to Interpol Secretary General Jrgen Stock by Union Home Minister Amit Shah when the two met here during the...
Over 90k people availed Internet facility at 20 kiosks in Srinagar
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Over 90k people availed Internet facility at 20 kiosks in Srinagar

SRINAGAR, Oct 19: Over 90,000 people, mostly students, availed free Internet facility at 20 kiosks set up at the deputy commissioner's office here, officials said.The officials said the students availed the facility to register for various competitive examinations and access other academic...
Forex kitty nears USD 440 billion; touches fresh-life high
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Forex kitty nears USD 440 billion; touches fresh-life high

MUMBAI, Oct 19: The forex kitty continued to climb north, swelling by USD 1.879 billion to a new life-time high of USD 439.712 billion, in the week to October 11, the Reserve Bank said.The forex reserves had increased by a higher USD 4.24 billion to a new high of USD 437.83 billion in the previous...
Gutka, pan masala banned in Uttarakhand
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Gutka, pan masala banned in Uttarakhand

DEHRADUN, Oct 19: The Uttarakhand government has put a total ban on the manufacture, storage, distribution and sale of products like gutka and pan masala which have a high content of tobacco and nicotine in them.An order to this effect was issued here by Food Safety Commissioner Nitesh Kumar Jha...
Deepti Naval honoured with Excellence in Cinema Award at MAMI festival
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Deepti Naval honoured with Excellence in Cinema Award at MAMI festival

MUMBAI, Oct 19: Veteran actor Deepti Naval was honoured with the Excellence in Cinema Award at the 21st Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival.She was presented the award by filmmaker Vishal Bharadwaj and actor Deepika Padukone."I am quite nervous, I am overwhelmed with this award. I am grateful to Jio MAMI...
Bangladeshi held with heroin
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Bangladeshi held with heroin

SILCHAR, Oct 17 - Based on secret inputs, Cachar Police laid an ambush and apprehended a Bangladeshi national from Japhirbandh area here recently. Two other local aides were also nabbed, police said. Cachar SP Mughdyajyoti Deb Mahanta informed mediapersons that the arrested Bangladeshi national has...
Sonowal offers prayers at Shiva Doul
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Sonowal offers prayers at Shiva Doul

SIVASAGAR, Oct 17 - Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal offered prayers at the historic Shiva Doul here on Wednesday evening.The Chief Minister also took the blessings of the head priest of the temple, Suresh Chandra Borthakur.Sonowal was accompanied by MPs Topon Kumar Gogoi and Kamakhya Prasad Tasha,...
No recognition yet to martyrs of �Phulaguri Dhewa�
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No recognition yet to martyrs of �Phulaguri Dhewa�

RAHA, Oct 17 - The local people of Phulaguri on Friday will pay homage to the peasants who died in firing by the British military 157 years ago. The revolt, known as �Phulaguri Dhewa�, in which a British official was killed and several police officers injured, was triggered by a ban imposed on opium...
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