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Congress MP demands Bihar-like caste census in Assam

“A Census for different castes and communities in Assam, if done properly like Bihar, will help us know how much work we have to do for each community.”

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Members of 8 Adivasi extremist groups surrender in Assam

Officials said the extremists deposited 304 firearms

The Hindu

Missing Army personnel from Assam confirmed dead in Sikkim flash flood: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma says missing Indian Army personnel Mitul Kalita of Baksa District confirmed dead in Sikkim flash flood. Nine Army men killed in the floods so far. Sarma expresses condolences to bereaved family.

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Prey, habitat dictate Asiatic wild dog-tiger coexistence, says study

Overlapping prey availability or habitat suitability could dictate a positive association between dholes and tigers, facilitating co-existence or even cooperative behaviours between the two species of carnivores, a new study has found. The dhole or Asiatic wild dog (Cuon alpinus) is the only endangered wild pack-living canid in the tropical Indian…

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Drones fuel the dreams of rural women in Assam

The project took off from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day announcement of coordinated drone training programmes for creating 20 crore lakhpati didis (millionaire sisters), officials said.

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Flash floods: 150 Assam students in Sikkim to return on Sunday

GUWAHATI: The Assam government will bring back 150 students, stranded in Sikkim, on Sunday even as 26 students of Meghalaya reached Shillong from the disaster-hit Himalayan state on Saturday evening.

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Resentment brews within Assam Congress as 3 MLAs face allegations of ‘anti-party’ activity

Congress in Assam faces dissent due to 3 MLAs' anti-party activities. Naba Talukdar, APCC VP, said party workers are unhappy with lack of action and will submit a memorandum to Bhupen Kumar Bora with a 48-hour deadline. Mass resignation may follow if no action is taken. Issue to be discussed…

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Assam police seize 1320 kg of Burmese Supari from Hailakandi

Assam police have seized 22 sacks of Burmese supari (betel nut) weighing approximately 1320 kg and 4 vehicles in Assam's Hailakandi district. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Video of Assamese man’s Bihu dance in the train goes viral

Assam man’s viral Bihu dance in Jan Shatabdi train

The Hindu

Where the Mahatma left his footprints

In 1945, freedom fighter Harikrishna Das, an ardent follower of Gandhiji, donated his house at Sarania along with 54 bighas of land where Sarania Ashram, housing the Mahatma’s cottage, now stands:

The Times of India

1,039 arrested in fresh Assam crackdown on child marriage

“In a massive crackdown against child marriage, Assam Police has arrested over 800 accused persons in a special operation, which began in the early hours of dawn,” Himanta Sarma said on X.

The Hindu

Morning Digest | AFSPA extended in four districts of Assam; CBI arrests four for abduction, killing of two Meitei students, and more

The Hindu’s Morning Digest brings readers a select list of stories to start the day

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AFSPA extended in four districts of Assam, withdrawn from four others

At the Assam Police Day 2023 celebrations in Guwahati, DGP Gyanendra Pratap Singh said the ‘disturbed area’ tag, which allows enforcement of the AFSPA, has, however, been withdrawn from four other districts.

The Hindu

Assam: Contraband drugs worth Rs 2 crore seized, 5 arrested

In a joint operation, the team of Special Task Force (STF), Assam and Kamrup district police have seized a large quantity of contraband drugs worth Rs 2 crore and arrested five persons including two women. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assam, Meghalaya governments to let CBI probe Mukroh killings

The Assam and Meghalaya governments have agreed to wind up the judicial commissions probing the Mukroh killings and hand the case over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), to maintain neutrality of events.

The Hindu

Assam native sentenced to RI for life for murdering migrant labourer

The incident took place near Vilayilkonam junction near Station kadavu under the Thumba police station limits on December 2, 2018

The Hindu

18 rare pygmy hogs reintroduced in their historical home in Assam

18 captive-bred pygmy hogs released in Manas National Park, Assam. Pygmy Hog Conservation Programme (PHCP) aims to reintroduce 60 hogs by 2025.

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Fresh clash along Assam-Meghalaya inter-State border; none injured

A fresh clash occurred at a disputed village along the Assam-Meghalaya inter-State boundary as locals from both sides used bows and arrows and catapults to attack each other, officials said on September 27.

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Poverty-stricken minors from other States found labouring in aqua processing units in Andhra Pradesh

Raid uncovers inter-State child trafficking case in AP; 30 minors found working in aqua processing unit; workers from Odisha, Assam, WB; minors paid via mediators; woman labourer from Assam says plant operates 24/7; management collects shrimp from farmers in 5 districts. #ChildTrafficking #AquaProcessing #AP

The Hindu

Land around Assam monastery to be reserved for indigenous people

The Assam government is working on a law to create an indigenous-only zone around Batadrava.

The Hindu

CM Himanta rolls out financial aid scheme to help Assam youths set up business

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma rolled out the Chief Minister’s Atmanirbhar Asom Abhijan 2023

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On World Rhino Day, spotlight on ‘Kaziranga model’ of conservation

Kaziranga has a total of 223 anti-poaching camps. This, officials of Assam Forest Department’s wildlife wing said, works out to one surveillance camp every 5.82 sq. km.

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Assam CM Himanta's wife files ₹10 crore defamation suit against Gaurav Gogoi

Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, the wife of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, has filed a ₹10 crore defamation suit against Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi

The Hindu

New Assam extremist group worries Meghalaya villagers

A new extremist organisation in Assam has made the border villagers in Meghalaya edgy

The Hindu

Trinamool slams Assam Durga Puja ‘tax’

“It is unfortunate for the Assamese people to pay a fee for worshipping Goddess Durga,” Ripun Bora said.

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