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Arundhati Roy to face trial under UAPA
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Arundhati Roy to face trial under UAPA

Guwahati, June 15: Internationally acclaimed author Arundhati Roy, along with former Kashmiri professor Sheikh Showkat Hussain, will face a trial under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, for making provocative speeches in 2010.This reportedly comes eight months after Delhi Lieutenant...
Assam and other N-E states to receive heavy rain in next few days
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Assam and other N-E states to receive heavy rain in next few days

Guwahati, June 15: Owing to cyclonic circulations, Assam and other states in the northeastern region are set to receive heavy rain in the next few days, weather officials said on Saturday. Heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms lashed various places in Assam including the southern part since Friday...
IIT KGP student Faizan Ahmed was stabbed and shot: Forensic expert report
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IIT KGP student Faizan Ahmed was stabbed and shot: Forensic expert report

Guwahati, June 15: In a significant development in the IIT Kharagpur student Faizan Ahmed death case, a gunshot wound and a stab wound were found on his neck after the forensic expert conducted a second postmortem of his body on Calcutta High Court’s order.According to a report prepared by forensic...
Manipur govt to provide Rs 10K to each flood hit family
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Manipur govt to provide Rs 10K to each flood hit family

Imphal, June 15: The Manipur government will provide Rs 10,000 to every flood-hit family, which were affected by the recent Cyclone Remal, officials said on Friday.A senior official said that the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister N. Biren Singh has decided to provide Rs 10,000 to every flood...
Sikkim govt seeks IAF
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Sikkim govt seeks IAF's assistance to airlift 1,400 stranded tourists

Gangtok, June 15: The Sikkim government has sought the Indian Air Force's (IAF) assistance to airlift at least 1,400 tourists stranded in the northern part of the state due to road blockage and damages in some bridges caused by landslides triggered by heavy rains, officials said on Friday.Large...
NEET protests: Police lathicharge NSUI activists in Kota; ABVP demands re-test, CBI inquiry
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NEET protests: Police lathicharge NSUI activists in Kota; ABVP demands re-test,...

Jaipur, June 15: The Rajasthan Police on Friday resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the NSUI activists, who while protesting against the alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG 2024 exam, tried to enter inside the Collectorate in Kota.Earlier, around 300 NSUI activists gathered outside the Circuit...
36 children rescued from factories in Madhya Pradesh, says NCPCR
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36 children rescued from factories in Madhya Pradesh, says NCPCR

Bhopal, June 15: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Friday said it has rescued as many as 36 children from three factories in Madhya Pradesh. Of the total children rescued, 25 are girls. The rescue operation was carried out with the help of the police, the NCPCR...
Sheena Bora case: Bones, other remains missing
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Sheena Bora case: Bones, other remains missing

Guwahati, June 15: In a latest development, the bones and other remains of deceased Sheena Bora that were recovered by the police in Maharashtra’s Raigad have reportedly gone missing. According to reports, the prosecution, during the deposition of a forensic expert doctor from state-run JJ hospital...
Manipuri youth held in Assam with suspected drone batteries, 3.4L cash
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Manipuri youth held in Assam with suspected drone batteries, 3.4L cash

Guwahati, June 15: The Special Task Force (STF) of Assam Police on Friday arrested a Manipuri youth and recovered flight batteries suspected to be used in drones, cash, and other items, officials said. The police said the STF personnel acting on a tip off intercepted a vehicle at the Sonapur toll...
Bengal school job case: ED confiscates more properties linked to Partha Chatterjee
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Bengal school job case: ED confiscates more properties linked to Partha...

Kolkata, June 14: Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials have confiscated some property forms of land plots or residential houses indirectly or jointly held by former West Bengal education minister and Trinamool Congress secretary general Partha Chatterjee, who is currently in judicial custody...
Sikkim CM Tamang resigns from Soreng Chakhung Assembly seat, retains Rhenock
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Sikkim CM Tamang resigns from Soreng Chakhung Assembly seat, retains Rhenock

Gangtok, June 14: Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang announced on Friday that he is stepping down from the legislator position of Soreng Chakhung Assembly seat in the state and will retain Rhenock constituency as an MLA. Tamang contested the recently concluded state assembly polls from two...
‘Black Friday’ at Kochi airport as people pay homage to victims of Kuwait fire tragedy
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‘Black Friday’ at Kochi airport as people pay homage to victims of Kuwait fire...

Kochi, June 14: Kerala's Kochi airport has never witnessed such sombre scenes as were seen on Friday when bodies of those who died in a fire in Kuwait, arrived. “On Friday, everyone at the airport was grieving and all had tears flowing. It's never happened before, so many dead bodies arriving at the...
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