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Hot August hit tea production in State
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Hot August hit tea production in State

GUWAHATI, Sept 10 - While World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) declared July last as the hottest month in its latest ENSO update, for the tea industry of the State last August was the hottest August. The hot weather condition in August this year caused significant production loss to the State�s...
Bhutan shuts Darranga as foreign tourist exit point
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Bhutan shuts Darranga as foreign tourist exit point

GUWAHATI, Sept 10 - The Bhutan government has officially decided to freeze visas for international tourists wishing to exit through Samdrup Jongkhar (Bhutan) to enter Assam (India) via land check post at Darranga in Baksa district, a development that is expected to have an adverse bearing on the...
ISRO racing against time to spring Vikram back to life
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ISRO racing against time to spring Vikram back to life

BENGALURU, Sept 10 - ISRO is racing against time to spring Vikram back to life and salvage the lander-rover part of the Chandrayaan-2 mission.The lander Vikram, with rover Pragyan tucked inside it, lost communication with the ground-stations during its final descent, just 2.1 km above the lunar...
India slams Pak at UNHRC
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India slams Pak at UNHRC

GENEVA, Sept 10 - India on Tuesday asserted that the revocation of Jammu and Kashmir�s special status was its sovereign decision and it cannot accept any interference in the country�s internal affairs, as New Delhi hit out at Pakistan�s �malicious� campaign on the issue and condemned �state...
Amnesty denies ED charge of violating FEMA
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Amnesty denies ED charge of violating FEMA

NEW DELHI, Sept 10 - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International India on Tuesday denied charges of violating the foreign exchange law after it was recently served with a show cause notice by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).�Amnesty International India acknowledges that Amnesty International India...
Tussle between DoNER and NEC turns ugly
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Tussle between DoNER and NEC turns ugly

GUWAHATI, Sept 10 - Since the year 2017 � that is in the last two years � the North Eastern Council has practically not sanctioned any new projects. And the reason for it is bizarre.Senior officials at the council claimed that the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) has...
LPG connections distributed
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LPG connections distributed

NORTH LAKHIMPUR, Sept 9 - Free cooking gas connections under the Pradhan Mantri Ujala Yojana, the flagship programme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to women belonging to BPL families, were distributed among beneficiaries in Dejoo Tea Estate of Lakhimpur district on Monday. The scheme which was...
Assam media team apprised of Shimla Smart City Mission
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Assam media team apprised of Shimla Smart City Mission

SHIMLA, Sept 9 - A media delegation comprising 18 rural journalists and two DIPR Officials from Assam on �Goodwill Mission on their week-long visit to Himachal Pradesh learned about the Shimla Smart City Mission, Jal Prabhadan Nigam including water distribution monitoring system of Shimla Municipal...
AAU professor suspended
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AAU professor suspended

JORHAT, Sept 9 - The Assam Agricultural University (AAU) today suspended a senior professor of the university Dr Jyoti Gogoi following a candidate seeking admission to a postgraduate course this year, levelling charges of sexually harassment against him on Friday.It may be mentioned here that the...
National medicos� body condemns Dr Dutta�s killing
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National medicos� body condemns Dr Dutta�s killing

GUWAHATI, Sept 9 - The National Medicos Organization (NMO), Assam, has condemned the fatal attack on Teok Tea Estate (TE) Senior Medical Officer Dr Deven Dutta, who served the tea community for the past four decades. He was a very well known personality among the locals of Jogduwar, Teok.In a press...
Two-day spiritual meet concludes at Sivasagar
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Two-day spiritual meet concludes at Sivasagar

SIVASAGAR, Sept 9 - A two-day State-level spiritual conference organised by Sri Satya Sai Seva Samithi (SSSSS) here concluded at the Marowari Milan Mandir here on Sunday. Addressing the IV session yesterday, Murli Jaju, national spiritual coordinator of SSSSS said that �bhakti �means � jukta� or...
Rich tributes paid to Dr Bhupen Hazarika
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Rich tributes paid to Dr Bhupen Hazarika

MANGALDAI, Sept 9 - �Bhupen Hazarika made three mistakes in life. First, he didn�t translate his compositions into English, second he didn�t sing his songs in English and third he didn�t return to America from India once he had left it. If these three mistakes were not committed by Dr Bhupen...
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