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Ajai Lamba sworn in as Gauhati HC CJ
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Ajai Lamba sworn in as Gauhati HC CJ

GUWAHATI, Oct 8 - Justice Ajai Lamba was sworn in as the Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court on Monday.Governor Prof Jagdish Mukhi administered him the oath of office at a solemn function in presence of Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal held at Darbur Hall in Raj Bhavan.The swearing-in ceremony was...
RSS not Islamophobic, says Bhagwat
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RSS not Islamophobic, says Bhagwat

NAGPUR, Oct 8 - Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Tuesday that the RSS was firm on its vision of India as a �Hindu Rashtra�.Addressing the traditional Vijayadashmi function of the Sangh here, Bhagwat denied that RSS was Islamophobic, and objected to the use of the word...
Kopili hydropower project water tunnel bursts, 4 missing
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Kopili hydropower project water tunnel bursts, 4 missing

HAFLONG, Oct 8 - The four persons, who were feared trapped inside a pump house after a pipeline carrying water to the NEEPCO-run Kopili Hydro Electric Plant burst at Umrangso in Dima Hasao district, remained untraced on Tuesday, more than 24 hours after the accident.Three employees of the plant �...
Sankaradeva birth anniv celebrated
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Sankaradeva birth anniv celebrated

GUWAHATI, Oct 8 - The 571st birth anniversary of Vaishnavite saint and reformer Mahapurush Srimanta Sankaradeva was celebrated today across the State.Devotees from different sections of the society paid visit to the namghars since early morning and offered prayers to mark the occasion.As part of the...
Rajnath receives first Rafale jet from France
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Rajnath receives first Rafale jet from France

MERIGNAC (FRANCE), Oct 8 - Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday formally received the Indian Air Force�s first Rafale fighter jet from a series of 36 such aircraft purchased from France.Singh attended the handover ceremony along with his French counterpart Florence Parly at aircraft maker...
Bijoya Dashami marks end of Durga Puja
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Bijoya Dashami marks end of Durga Puja

GUWAHATI, Oct 8 - The five-day-long Durga Puja festival, celebrated across the length and breadth of the State with much zeal and fervour, came to an end today with the observation of Bijoya Dashami.The celebration had reached its crescendo on both Astami and Navami that witnessed thousands of...
Raha decks up for Puja
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Raha decks up for Puja

RAHA, Oct 7 - Like in previous years, the residents of Raha town, irrespective of caste and creed are celebrating Durga Puja with great fervour. There are four puja pandals in Raha town. There are 11 pandals at Chaparmukh, one each at Barapujia and Phulaguri. The puja mandaps have been decorated...
More than 160 puja mandaps in Tezpur
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More than 160 puja mandaps in Tezpur

TEZPUR, Oct 7 - Tezpur and its outskirts are wearing a festive look since the day of Mahalaya while several places, including Bhairabi mandir, besides other domestic and community puja spots in the Tezpur town, are vibrating with the chanting of Vedic mantras. This time Durga Puja is being...
Puja fervour at its peak in Jorhat; devotees throng temples, pandals
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Puja fervour at its peak in Jorhat; devotees throng temples, pandals

JORHAT, Oct 7 - A partly cloudy day with mild sunshine today after nearly 10 days of intermittent showers brought cheers to puja revellers as they came out to temples and pandals on Saptami.Though there was not a heavy rush in the first half of the day, but the number of people on the streets...
Durga Puja festivities grip Doomdooma
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Durga Puja festivities grip Doomdooma

DOOMDOOMA, Oct 7 - With great enthusiasm and religious fervour, the five-day-long Durga Puja festival began on Friday evening at tea town Doomdooma with the invocation of goddess Durga under bel trees known as bel bodhan. Several puja committees brought out religious processions after bel bodhan in...
Induction meet held at IGNOU DKD College centre
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Induction meet held at IGNOU DKD College centre

DERGAON, Oct 7 - The induction meeting for the newly-enrolled learners of Dergaon Kamal Dowerah (DKD) College study centre of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) was held at the college premises recently.The meeting chaired by the coordinator of the centre Dr Khireswar Loying and...
Federer and Nadal are Messi and Ronaldo of tennis: Buffon
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Federer and Nadal are Messi and Ronaldo of tennis: Buffon

LONDON, Oct 7 - Juventus and Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon feels that Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are the Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo of tennis.Both Federer and Nadal have enjoyed unprecedented success in men's tennis and have 20 and 19 Grand Slam titles respectively.Buffon is a huge...
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