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Guwahati blast: Police nab five, intensify vigil to expose larger design

The Assam police have arrested five persons for their involvement in the grenade blast on Thursday that left six people injured in state capital Guwahati.... read..

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Illegal Myanmar-made cigarettes seized in Assam

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Assam Police has seized over 21,500 illegal Burmese cigarettes valued at Rs 4.3 lakh from Guwahati, exposing the spike in smuggling of contraband goods between Myanmar and India's northeastern region.... read..

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Two ULFA cadres arrested for Guwahati blast

Two activists of the ULFA's 'anti-talk' faction have been arrested for involvement in Wednesday's grenade blasts here that left six persons, including four security personnel, injured, police said on Thursday.... read..

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6 hurt in Guwahati blast; ULFA owns up (Lead)

At least six persons, including two security force personnel, were injured in a blast outside a shopping mall here on Wednesday evening, police said.... read..

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NRC blues continue to haunt Assam citizens

Fifty-year-old Rukeya Khatun's (name changed) name appeared in the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) published by the Assam government last year. She was very happy as the names of all the eight members of her family appeared in the draft NRC.... read..

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Unrelenting heat wave, deficit rain hit normal life in N-E

Intense heat wave conditions and deficit pre-monsoon rains have hit normal life across the northeastern region and also severely affected the supply of drinking water, officials said.... read..

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Assam Congress alleges harassment in NRC process

A delegation of Assam Congress Legislature Party (ACLP) here on Sunday submitted a memorandum to Prateek Hajela, state coordinator of National Register Of Citizens (NRC), regarding the harassment faced by religious and linguistic minorities during the NRC... read..

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Assam CM takes stock of flood preparedness in Kaziranga

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday inspected the 33 highlands created in the Kaziranga National Park for sheltering wildlife during floods and asked the authorities to ensure safe shelter, adequate food and treatment to for animals who coul... read..

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Curfew continues in Assam town, 1 succumbs to injuries

The curfew continued and mobile internet services remained suspended in Hailakandi town in the Barak Valley of Assam on Saturday, following Friday's clashes between two groups that claimed one life and left several others injured.... read..

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