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SC stays Tripura HC ban on animal sacrifice in temples
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SC stays Tripura HC ban on animal sacrifice in temples

AGARTALA, Nov, 9 - The Supreme Court has stayed the order of the High Court of Tripura that put a blanket ban on animal sacrifice in all temples of the State, especially in the Mata Tripureshwari temple at Udaipur and the Chaturdash Devata temple in old Agartala.The apex court stayed the ban and...
Sikkim CM calls on Dalai Lama
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Sikkim CM calls on Dalai Lama

GANGTOK, Nov 9 - Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang and his wife, Sardha Tamang, called on the Dalai Lama at Dharamshala and sought his blessings on Friday.During their meeting, the Tibetan spiritual leader stressed on studying Buddhist texts in order to have control over human emotions like...
Photography show at Gauhati Artists� Guild
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Photography show at Gauhati Artists� Guild

GUWAHATI, Nov 9 - �The Speaking Tree�, an exhibition based on abstract and minimalist photography, will be held at the twin galleries of Gauhati Artists� Guild from November 10 to 15.The exhibition will have works by members of some prominent photography associations and invited photo-artists.Being...
Sai Baba�s 94th birthday celebration begins
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Sai Baba�s 94th birthday celebration begins

GUWAHATI, Nov 9 - The 94th birthday of Sri Sathya Sai Baba is being celebrated at Sri Sathya Sai Sadhana Nilayam located in Jurpukhuri area here.According to a press release, the programme will begin with Akhanda Bhajan from 6 pm of Saturday to 6 pm of Sunday. It will be followed by Sai Gyanna Yagna...
Legal services information stall at NE Book Fair
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Legal services information stall at NE Book Fair

GUWAHATI, Nov 9 - An information stall on legal services has been opened for the first time at the North East Book Fair under way here, stated a press release.The initiative has been taken up by the Assam State Legal Services Authority (ASLSA), Guwahati under the project Access to Justice (North...
Appointment letters distributed among differently-abled persons
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Appointment letters distributed among differently-abled persons

GUWAHATI, Nov 9 - Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today distributed appointment letters among a total of 248 Divyangjans (differently-abled persons) who have been recruited in grade III posts in various State Government departments, in a programme held at the Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra here....
�Time to recover the repressed voices of marginalised women�
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�Time to recover the repressed voices of marginalised women�

JALUKBARI, Nov 9 - The Department of English, Gauhati University organised the 14th Anita Baruah Sarma Memorial Lecture on �The Elusive centre: Writing and Re-writing the Nation� today at the Phanidhar Dutta Seminar Hall of Gauhati University.Prominent Indian feminist writer and publisher Dr Urvashi...
Writing romantic novels is not easy: Durjoy
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Writing romantic novels is not easy: Durjoy

GUWAHATI, Nov 9 - Book enthusiasts of Assam, particularly youngsters, made a beeline to meet celebrated novelist and screenwriter Durjoy Datta, who attended the 21st North East Book Fair and took part in an interactive session today. Datta, who rose to fame with his first romantic novel Of Course I...
CJI Ranjan Gogoi to release book on history of Indian courts
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CJI Ranjan Gogoi to release book on history of Indian courts

GUWAHATI, Nov 9 - Chief Justice of India Justice Ranjan Gogoi will release the Assamese edition of Courts of India: Past to Present at a function to be held at Pragjyoti ITA Centre, Machkhowa here tomorrow at 5.30 pm, said a press release.Courts of India: Past to Present, published by the Supreme...
Citizen bodies thank SC for ending Ayodhya dispute amicably
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Citizen bodies thank SC for ending Ayodhya dispute amicably

GUWAHATI, Nov 9 - Various organisations of Assam on Saturday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict on the Ayodhya dispute, thanking the judiciary for putting an end to the decades-long problem in an amicable manner.�It�s a historic day for the people and their faith over the judiciary has been...
Political parties, RSS call for peace, amity
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Political parties, RSS call for peace, amity

GUWAHATI, Nov 9 - Following the Supreme Court�s verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute today, major political parties in the State urged everyone to maintain peace and amity and to desist from any action that may hurt the social fabric.The State units of a few national political parties...
A scene from a play at the Naat Samaroh organised by Jagiroad Natya Gosthi. � Photo: Anil Bora
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A scene from a play at the Naat Samaroh organised by Jagiroad Natya Gosthi. �...

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