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4 killed in Digboi mishap
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4 killed in Digboi mishap

DIGBOI, Nov 25 - Four persons, including a woman, were killed and eight others injured when a passenger vehicle collided head-on with a coal-laden truck at Powai near here in the wee hours of Monday.The deceased have been identified as Bisu Das of Margherita who was driving the vehicle, and...
Major terror attack in Delhi, Assam averted
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Major terror attack in Delhi, Assam averted

NEW DELHI, Nov 25 - A major terror strike was averted after the arrest of three men, suspected to be inspired by the ISIS, who were allegedly planning to carry out blasts at an ongoing local carnival in Goalpara district, police said. The planned terror attack in Assam was only a test run and if...
Tribal body for withdrawal of ST Bill
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Tribal body for withdrawal of ST Bill

NEW DELHI, Nov 25 - The Coordination Committee of Tribal Organisations of Assam (CCTOA) on Monday urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to withdraw the Constitution (Schedule Tribe) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2019 from the business list of winter session of the Parliament, threatening that the option of...
Centre reviews NE security over CAB protests
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Centre reviews NE security over CAB protests

NEW DELHI, Nov 25 - The Centre on Monday reviewed the security situation in the Northeastern states which have witnessed protests in the past few weeks over the move to amend the Citizenship Act to grant Indian nationality to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan, officials...
DUTA plans evaluation boycott, strike from January
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DUTA plans evaluation boycott, strike from January

NEW DELHI, Nov 26: The Delhi University Teachers' Association (DUTA) has called for an evolution boycott and indefinite strike from January in protest against the "non-fulfilment" of their long-standing demands.The DUTA had a general body meeting (GBM) on Monday to discuss and decide upon the course...
Tributes paid to 26/11 terror attack martyrs
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Tributes paid to 26/11 terror attack martyrs

MUMBAI, Nov 26: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday led the state in paying tributes to martyrs of the 26/11 terror attack which left 166 people dead 11 years ago.Fadnavis attended the wreath-laying ceremony held at the police memorial site in Marine Lines area of South Mumbai in...
Rupee gains 8 paise against US dollar in early trade
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Rupee gains 8 paise against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai, Nov 26: The rupee on Tuesday appreciated by 8 paise to 71.66 against the US dollar in early trade propelled by foreign capital inflows and gains in domestic equity market.Easing crude oil prices and a weaker greenback in overseas markets also influenced the sentiment, forex dealers said.At...
Sensex, Nifty hit record peaks in opening session
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Sensex, Nifty hit record peaks in opening session

MUMBAI, Nov 26: Market benchmark BSE Sensex jumped over 200 points in early trade on Tuesday to hit its record high of 41,108, and NSE Nifty surged to its lifetime peak of 12,126 amid sustained foreign fund inflow and positive global cues.The 30-share index was trading 218.82 points, or 0.54 per...
Air quality in
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Air quality in 'poor' zone in Delhi

NEW DELHI, Nov 26: Delhi's air quality remained in the 'poor' category zone for the second consecutive day on Tuesday.The city's air quality index was 254 at 9.42 am, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR).An AQI between 201 and 300 is considered 'poor',...
New initiative to address public woes under way in Nalbari district
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New initiative to address public woes under way in Nalbari district

NALBARI, Nov 24 - In order to bring the administration close to the common people and for effective implementation of the Government�s developmental schemes of various departments, the Nalbari district administration has initiated a programme, namely �Padakhep� in the district.The first programme...
Awareness generated on promotion of rural tourism at Natun Belona
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Awareness generated on promotion of rural tourism at Natun Belona

PATACHARKUCHI, Nov 24 - An awareness meeting was held at Natun Belona, the �First Clean and Green Village of Assam� under Bajali sub-division in Barpeta district recently for promotion of rural tourism. The awareness meeting was organised by the Department of Tourism and Travel Management of...
PM agrees with Ramesh Sharma of Nagaon in Mann Ki Baat
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PM agrees with Ramesh Sharma of Nagaon in Mann Ki Baat

NEW DELHI, Nov 24 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday underlined the importance of rivers and said ancestors tried to inculcate a positive mindset towards rivers in the society. They constantly strove to conflate (combine two or more sets of information, idea etc., into one) the river with the...
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