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Bus collides with truck in Assam’s Dergaon killing 14 passengers
04 Jan

Bus collides with truck in Assam’s Dergaon killing 14 passengers

editorNorth East
A bus collided with a truck in Dergaon, Assam which carried 45 passengers, the incident took place on 3 January early hours. According to sources, amongst the 45 passengers, 14 people died and 27 others were injured. The incident took place on the way when the bus was heading towards Tilinga Mandir, Tinsukia where the truck came in contact with the bus. Police reported that the bus passengers were on their way to picnic and were about to reach their destination, a coal-laden truck coming from Margherita collided with the bus.
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Assam to sign tripartite peace accord with ULFA
29 Dec

Assam to sign tripartite peace accord with ULFA

editorNorth East
On Friday, Assam government has announced about signing peace accord with the United Liberation Front of Asom, ULFA in the presence of the centre. According to the sources, the government will sign tripartite peace accord with the ULFA, in the presence of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Union Home Minister Amit Shah along with the pro-talks of ULFA. Also to some reports it said, ULFA led by Paresh Baruah will not be part of the agreement as he has been consistently rejecting the olive branch offered by the government. However, the aim of the accord is to end insurgency in…
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Assam farmers avails opportunity to export veg to foreign
29 Dec

Assam farmers avails opportunity to export veg to foreign

editorNorth East
A team of 16 farmers has successfully exported 500kg of lablab or flat beans to the New Spitalfields market in London, from where farmers’ fresh products go to various European countries. To reports, along with flat beans from Sivasagar, farmers of Tinsukia District have also dispatched 5,000 lemons which are known as Kaji Nemu in Assam. Dhingporiya Mustard FED Producer Company managing director Mantosh Saikia said, “Locals don’t buy lablab beans usually. There was no market for lablab beans. But our unemployed youths, who are from farmers’ families, have got a new export option now.”
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AFSPA removed and no lives lost in2023, Assam CM asserts peace
27 Dec

AFSPA removed and no lives lost in2023, Assam CM asserts peace

editorAssam, Breaking News, North East, Political
Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) has been removed from many districts of the state, Assam which is a major peace achievement for the leading government. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma asserted that no lives were lost in the state due to extremist violence in 2023. He also claimed that there is a complete end of tribal militancy in Assam, a total of 8,756 former militants have been rehabilitated in the last two years, with over Rs 300 crore invested for the purpose. The year 2023 has been a remarkable year as Assam has been transformed into an abode…
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Ripun Bora addresses party’s demand from INDIA bloc
26 Dec

Ripun Bora addresses party’s demand from INDIA bloc

editorNorth East
Trinamool Congress has been eyeing four Lok Sabha seats in Assam. On Tuesday, Trinamool Congress Assam President Ripun Bora said that are going to demand the seats from the INDIA bloc. According to the sources, the party will be demanding seats for Dhubri, Lakhimpur, Kokrajhar and Karimganj Lok Sabha seats. The AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal is an MP in Dhubri while Lakhimpur and Karimganj Lok Sabha seats were won by the BJP in the last general election. However, a senior Congress leader said that they are unwilling to give four seats to the Trinamool Congress in the state.
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Woman brutally attacked to death over witchcraft suspicion
26 Dec

Woman brutally attacked to death over witchcraft suspicion

editorNorth East
A 30-years-old woman from Assam’s Sonitpur district was brutally attacked and then burnt to death by her neighbors over witchcraft practicing on Monday. According to the sources, the victim is identified as Sangita Kati who was burnt alive by the victims. To police statement seven of them are connected to the incident of which four are arrested. To reports, due to longstanding dispute between the neighbors over various issues, the victim got engaged in witchcraft. Further, search operation is underway to locate and arrest the accused one.
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412 fresh cases of COVID-19 in India
26 Dec

412 fresh cases of COVID-19 in India

editorNorth East
On Tuesday, the health ministry has updated about fresh cases of COVID-19 which is increasing day by day. India has recorded 412 fresh cases of COVID-19 in the country; with this the surge of the cases has gone up to 4,170. According to the sources, India's Covid case tally currently stands at 4,50,09,660. And its death toll record stands at 5,33,337. However,  220. 67 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the country.
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Assam DGP special message for youths willing to join ULFA-I
25 Dec

Assam DGP special message for youths willing to join ULFA-I

editorNorth East
Three men suspected to be member of ULFA-I was injured by the police during a firing at Tinsukia district, Assam. Sadiya superintendent of police (SP), Mrinal Deka cited the incident saying, “We were intimated on Saturday by families of the three that they had left their homes to join ULFA-I and were headed to the outfit’s camps in Myanmar. They had left in a car and asked family members to pick it up from Jagun.” He added, “Based on information provided by their families, we were able to track and capture them on Saturday night at Kharsang in the Changlang…
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Assam will be top states: Assam CM
25 Dec

Assam will be top states: Assam CM

editorNorth East
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma speaking at a inaugurating program at Morigaon asserted about the development of the state in recent times under the government initiatives. The Assam CM summarized about the initiatives that are on process of the government. He said the government was on track to fulfilling its promises, including providing jobs to one lakh youths. Another measure is to provide loan without mortgages to youths under the Chief Minister's Atmanirbhar Asom Abhijan. Sarma also added about his government took a bold decision to allocate a sum of Rs 810 crore to resolve the vexed issues related…
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