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Assam: Former IAS officer Debashish Sarma named BJP candidate for Nagaon Lok Sabha bypoll

The BJP has nominated former IAS officer Debashish Sharma for the Nagaon Lok Sabha by-election. Sharma recently took voluntary retirement and joined the BJP before receiving the ticket. The by-election is scheduled for October 6, with results announced on October 9.

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Assam: Flood situation remains grim in Nagaon; death toll from deluge rises to 84

The flood situation remains grim in Assam's Nagaon district, affecting the lives of several people. The deluge has claimed 84 lives so far across the state. Read further on Dynamite News:

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One person arrested with 576 grams of heroin in Assam's Nagaon

Police caught a drug peddler along with 576 grams of heroin in Assam's Nagaon district. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assam Lok Sabha polls | BJP to contest 11 seats, leaves three for allies AGP, UPPL

Among the other Northeastern States, it will support the NDPP candidate in Nagaland, while the details are being worked out in the other States, Mr. Sarma, who is also the convenor of the BJP-led North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA), said.

The Hindu

FIRs registered on cruelty to animals in illegal buffalo fights in Assam

Two FIRs were registered in central Assam’s Nagaon district this week following complaints by PETA India against cruelty to animals during unauthorised buffalo fights

The Hindu

Rahul yatra’s Assam hurdles: Saffron protests, route nod denial, and a welfare scheme

The controversy around Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra is refusing to die down. A day after Congress workers tried to gherao the BJP’s headquarters, the party is set to protest in many states on Tuesday over “planned” disruptions by the “BJP” to Gandhi’s yatra in Assam.

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The Batadrava-BJP connect in Assam

There are an estimated 900 satras — monasteries of the neo-Vaishnav order — across Assam and beyond. Barpeta and Uttar Kamalabari are two of the foremost among them but they are not on the same level of spirituality or reverence as the Batadrava Than located roughly at the midpoint in…

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Rahul Gandhi prevented from visiting Assam’s Batadrava shrine

High drama prevailed in Assam’s Haiboragaon on January 22 after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was not allowed by authorities to visit the Sri Sri Sankar Dev Satra temple in Bordua near Nagaon in Assam.

The Hindu

Assam journalist says bureaucrat ‘assaulted’ him, cops ‘snatched his camera’ for ‘asking questions’

A Guwahati-based journalist has alleged that the police snatched his camera and deleted its memory hours after the Nagaon deputy commissioner allegedly assaulted him inside his office for asking questions – about the delay in processing documents for a loan waiver and the lack of access to a public toilet.

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Ex-Union minister Rajen Gohain resigns from Assam corporation post over delimitation of Nagaon LS seat

GUWAHATI: Senior BJP leader and former union minister Rajen Gohain on Friday resigned as the chairman of Assam Food and Civil Supplies Corporation in protest against the delimitation of the Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency. He claimed that it will be impossible for the party to win from that seat in…

The Times of India

Assam: Locals rescue 18-feet long python from tea garden in Nagaon

Locals spotted a big python at the Balijuri tea garden area and immediately informed local forest officials and local environmentalists. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Police seize drugs worth Rs 5 crore in Assam's Nagaon, 3 held

Police on Friday recovered and seized a large quantity of contraband drugs worth around Rs 5 crore in Assam's Nagaon town, and arrested three people. Read further on Dynamite News:

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School timings changed in Assam’s Nagaon amid rising temperature

In the wake of rising temperatures, the Nagaon district administration of Assam has issued an order and rescheduled the timing of classes at all educational institutions

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‘Lady Singham’ Assam cop killed in car collision; family suspects foul play

Junmoni Rabha was killed when her car collided head-on with a container truck in Nagaon district

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Assam: Lady police officer killed in car-truck collision in Nagaon

A lady police officer died after her car collided with a truck in the Jakhalabandha area in Assam's Nagaon district on early Tuesday morning. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assam: Bogus Indian currency worth Rs 2 lakh seized in Nagaon, 1 nabbed

Assam Police has seized fake currency notes worth over 2 lakh fake and arrested a person in Nagaon district on Friday night. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assam: Fake currency notes worth Rs 29.31 lakh seized, one held

Assam police seized fake Indian currency notes (FICN) worth Rs 29.31 lakh and apprehended a person in Assam's Nagaon. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assam: 24 cattle heads recovered from a truck by Police in Nagaon; Two arrested

Police recovered 24 cattle heads from a truck and apprehended two persons in the Borghat area of Nagaon on Thursday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Punjab: Vigilance conducts raid on ex-ADGP Rakesh Chandra's farmhouse in Mohali

MOHALI: The Punjab vigilance department on Wednesday raided former additional director general of police (ADGP-rural) Rakesh Chandra's farmhouse in Kane Ka Bada village in Mohali.

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Crime News: Four held for cattle smuggling in Assam

Assam police arrested four cattle smugglers and rescued nine cattle heads in Borghat area of Nagaon district. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Minor girl gang-raped for two days in Assam's Nagaon

NAGAON: A minor girl was allegedly raped by six men over the course of two days in Nagaon district of Assam, officials said on Thursday.

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‘All is lost’: Floods in India’s Assam leave trail of destruction

With homes and fields submerged, people forced into camps on roads, forests and markets are facing hunger and diseases.

The Hindu

Assam floods: Over 55 lakh people affected across 32 districts, toll rises to 89

Nagaon was severely affected by the current wave of floods with over 4,57,381 people coming under the impact of the deluge

The Times of India

Assam: Cop who arrested fiance for fraud interrogated

GUWAHATI: Police in Assam's Majuli quizzed sub-inspector Junmoni Rabha, who had arrested her fiance on charges of fraud last month in Nagaon district, for a second day in connection with a case against her fiance on various charges, including "criminal conspiracy" and "cheating".

The Hindu

Accused in Assam police station arson dies in ‘accident’

Nagaon district police said he was the mastermind of the attack on the Batadrava police station following the alleged custodial death of a fish seller

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