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Minnows chasing 'dream' in World T20 qualifiers marred by corruption charges

DUBAI, Oct 18: Cricket's lesser lights, including Jersey and Nigeria, are chasing a "dream" as qualifying for next year's T20 World Cup gets underway on Friday, but the start of the tournament will be overshadowed by three United Arab Emirates players being charged with corruption.Scotland are the...
Movie to mark centenary of Sarat Chandra
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Movie to mark centenary of Sarat Chandra's 'Datta'

KOLKATA, Oct 18: A Bengali period film will mark the centenary of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's classic novel 'Datta'.The movie by debutant director Nirmal Chakraborty is being shot at West Bengal's Birbhum district.Chakraborty told PTI he believes Bengali moviegoers still crave for cinematic...
Mexico deports 311 Indian nationals
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Mexico deports 311 Indian nationals

MEXICO CITY, Oct 18: In a first, Mexico's migration authorities deported 311 Indians, including a woman, from various parts of the country amidst its stepped up efforts to check people illegally crossing its borders following pressure from the US.According to a press release issued by the National...
Explosives recovered from bus in Meghalaya
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Explosives recovered from bus in Meghalaya

SHILLONG, Oct 18: A cache of explosives has been recovered from a bus in East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya and two persons have been arrested in this connection, a senior police officer said.Forty-five packets of gelatin sticks weighing 112.5 kg, 5,900 detonators packed in boxes and 133...
CJI Gogoi recommends Justice S A Bobde as his successor
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CJI Gogoi recommends Justice S A Bobde as his successor

NEW DELHI, Oct 18: Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Friday sent a letter to the Centre recommending Justice S A Bobde, who is next in seniority, as his successor.Official sources told PTI that Justice Gogoi wrote a letter to the Ministry of Law and Justice recommending Justice Bobde to be the...
Dimasa bodies stage dharna
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Dimasa bodies stage dharna

HAFLONG, Oct 16 - The Dimasa Women�s Society in association with All Dimasa Students� Union staged a dharna in protest against the Government�s decision to implement the Panchayat Raj in the 6th scheduled areas and setting up of detention camp in Dima Hasao.Later, the members of the organisations...
Global Handwashing Day observed
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Global Handwashing Day observed

DIBRUGARH, Oct 16 - Handwashing helps in mitigating morbidity and mortality among all sections of the society. Taking this as a catch phrase, the North East Society for the Promotion of Youth and Masses (NESPYM), a non-profit organisation yesterday organized the Global Handwashing Day in Dibrugarh...
Car lifter in police net at Silchar
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Car lifter in police net at Silchar

SILCHAR, Oct 16 - Cachar Police arrested a notorious car lifter on Tuesday. The arrested member has been identified as Biju Miya (25), a resident of Chirukandi area here. A case bearing number 237/19 under Sections 341/365/307/392 and 34 of the IPC has been filed against him. He has been taken into...
Bank manager, sanitation worker arrested at Hailakandi
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Bank manager, sanitation worker arrested at Hailakandi

HAILAKANDI, Oct 16 - The branch manager and a sanitation worker of Hailakandi district�s Manipur branch of Assam Gramin Vikash Bank were arrested today in connection with the disappearing of millions of rupees from the accounts of customers of the bank.The officer-in-charge of Katlicherra police...
BJP govt committed to work for all: Sonowal
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BJP govt committed to work for all: Sonowal

RANGAPARA, Oct 16 - Laying stress on the total development of the region, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today said that the BJP government is always committed to work for the welfare of every community living in the State.Sonowal who attended a series of election rallies at Rangapara-Phulbari,...
Poll campaign gets momentum in Jania
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Poll campaign gets momentum in Jania

BARPETA, Oct 16 - With four days to go to polls for the Jania LAC bye-elections in Barpeta district, political parties and their candidates have intensified campaigning. Though there are nine candidates in the fray the battle of ballot will be a triangular one among the Bharatiya Janata Party, the...
Mother of newborn jumps to death in JMCH
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Mother of newborn jumps to death in JMCH

JORHAT, Oct 16 - An incident of a mother of a newborn jumping from the third floor of the building housing the maternity ward of the Jorhat Medical College and Hospital in the wee hours today and thereafter dying has caused sensation.Pinky Tanti, a mother of two daughters left behind a six-day old...
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