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Tripura CM to meet Bangla PM
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Tripura CM to meet Bangla PM

AGARTALA, Oct 3 - The bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Premier Sheikh Hasina, which is scheduled on October 5, will be a game changer for Tripura, said Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Wednesday.�I am going to Delhi to meet the Bangladesh Prime Minister, who...
Stage set for plastic-free Durga Puja in Meghalaya
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Stage set for plastic-free Durga Puja in Meghalaya

SHILLONG, Oct 3 - Durga Puja festivities in Meghalaya are going to be plastic-free with the Central Puja Committee (CPC) stating that all puja committees have been asked not to use plastic during the ensuing celebrations.The CPC has urged all the puja committees not to use plastic as a material of...
Protest rally in Kohima
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Protest rally in Kohima

DIMAPUR, Oct 3 - The Joint Committee on Prevention of Illegal Immigration (JCPI) and the North East Forum for Indigenous People (NEFIP) took out a protest march against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, in Kohima today. The march was part of the regional protest against the Bill as per the...
2 Independents remain in fray for Arunachal bypoll
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2 Independents remain in fray for Arunachal bypoll

ITANAGAR, Oct 3 - For the first time in the history of electoral politics in Arunachal Pradesh, two Independent candidates are in the fray for by-election to an Assembly seat in the State.�Two Independent candidates � Chakat Aboh and Azet Homtok � are in the fray for the Khonsa West Assembly bypoll...
Lal Thanhawla acquitted in �false affidavit� case
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Lal Thanhawla acquitted in �false affidavit� case

AIZAWL, Oct 3 - A district court in Mizoram today acquitted former Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla in a �false affidavit� case.The Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate in Serchhip district acquitted the 80-year-old Congress leader on the ground that the complainant failed to prove the presence of...
DEMU train service flagged off in Tripura
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DEMU train service flagged off in Tripura

AGARTALA, Oct 3 - The first Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) trains from Agartala to Dharmanagar, and from Agartala to Sabroom, were flagged off at a function held at the Agartala Railway Station here today.The flagging-off function was attended by Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, Transport...
Manipur renews stir against citizenship Bill
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Manipur renews stir against citizenship Bill

IMPHAL, Oct 3 - The people of Manipur under the aegis of the Manipur People Against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill today staged protests against the Centre�s move to implement the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, in the North East.Women at Khwairamband Keithel, the busiest market area...
Social awareness programmes
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Social awareness programmes

GUWAHATI, Oct 3 - Guwahati Barowari Puja Committee, Paltan Bazar has drawn up an elaborate programme for Durga Puja. A release said that apart from the usual religious rituals on the Puja days, two social awareness programmes will be held. The first will be distribution of paper and cloth bags among...
Man held for killing stepson
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Man held for killing stepson

GUWAHATI, Oct 3 - Pragjyotishpur police picked up one Sanjay Das for killing his stepson Mintu Barman during a heated argument in Chandrapur area here this afternoon. According to the police, during the altercation Das allegedly attacked Mintu with a stick. Mintu sustained severe injuries and later...
Mahatma�s contributions recalled
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Mahatma�s contributions recalled

GUWAHATI, Oct 3 - Mahatma Gandhi who has been described as the greatest man of the 20th century by persons like Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein was remembered and his contributions towards the freedom of India and other countries of Africa and Asia from colonial occupation were discussed at a...
New oncology research grant award instituted
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New oncology research grant award instituted

GUWAHATI, Oct 3 - Residents of Hatigarh Chariali, SN Phukan and Deepika Phukan, have instituted the �Deepika Phukan Oncology Research Grant Award� of Dr B Borooah Cancer Institute (BBCI) to promote research on cancer. The Phukans donated a sum of Rs 25 lakh to BBCI on Wednesday coinciding with the...
7 file papers for Sahitya Sabha top posts
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7 file papers for Sahitya Sabha top posts

GUWAHATI, Oct 3 - Altogether seven candidates today filed nomination for posts of president, vice president and general secretary of the Asam Sahitya Sabha.According to a statement, for the post of president Dr Basanta Kumar Goswami, Prahlad Tasha, Dr Karabi Deka Hazarika and Suryakanta Hazarika...
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