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Sivasagar police arrest 2 more in ULFA-Is ONGC abduction case
Assam

Sivasagar police arrest 2 more in ULFA-I's ONGC abduction case

Sivasagar, Oct 20: Two more persons involved in the foiled Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) kidnapping case, Safikul Rahman of Pujan Road near the NH 37 and Trinayan Gogoi of Teok, were arrested by Sivasagar Police from their hideouts in Guwahati and Jorhat respectively on Friday. Safikul is...
Samaguri clash: Congress protests polices alleged inaction; Nagaon SP refutes claims
Assam

Samaguri clash: Congress protests police's alleged inaction; Nagaon SP refutes...

SP Swapnaneel Deka said that so far, Nagaon police have arrested nine individuals in connection with the clash
IOCL Bongaigaon Refinery issues clarification amidst workers protest
Assam

IOCL Bongaigaon Refinery issues clarification amidst workers' protest

Guwahati, Oct 19: The Indian Oil Corporation Limited’s (IOCL) Bongaigaon refinery, on Saturday, issued a clarification regarding the allegations of non-payment of workers' wages.“Engagement of contractual workers at Bongaigaon Refinery is done by the Contractors for contractual jobs awarded to them...
163 Years of Phulaguri Dhewa: The untold story of Assams uprising seeks recognition
Assam

163 Years of Phulaguri Dhewa: The untold story of Assam's uprising seeks...

Raha, Oct 19: The local people of Phulaguri on Friday paid homage to the peasants who died in firing by the British military 163 years ago. The revolt, known as 'Phulaguri dhewa', in which a British official was killed and several police officers were injured, was triggered by a ban imposed on opium...
Conservation call: Safeguarding migratory birds in Assam this winter
Assam

Conservation call: Safeguarding migratory birds in Assam this winter

Guwahati, Oct 19: As the winter season is all set to comfort the atmosphere in Assam, the time has come for the winged visitors from faraway places to flock the State's numerous forest areas and wetlands. These migratory birds add to the richness of the biodiversity of the State during winters,...
Breakthrough in next-gen anti-venom development: Guwahati scientist leads the way
Guwahati

Breakthrough in next-gen anti-venom development: Guwahati scientist leads the...

Guwahati, Oct 19: A team of Indian scientists, headed by Prof Ashis Kumar Mukherjee, director of the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST) in Guwahati, has created a novel method for producing a next-generation anti-venom composition. For the past 30 years, Mukherjee has...
CBI set to grill key accused in multi-crore trading scam in Dibrugarh Jail
Assam

CBI set to grill key accused in multi-crore trading scam in Dibrugarh Jail

A CBI team arrived in Dibrugarh on Friday and those expected to be questioned are Sumi Borah, Tarkik Borah, and Bishal Phukan among others.
Illegal migrants using Assam as transit route, railways as preferred mode of travel
Assam

Illegal migrants using Assam as transit route, railways as preferred mode of...

Guwahati, Oct 19: Despite augmenting the strength of the Border Security Force (BSF) to check infiltration from Bangladesh, Bangladeshi nationals and Rohingya are still managing to sneak into India from the neighbouring country. Interestingly, instead of trying to settle down in Assam and other...
November 13 Assam by-polls will see 9L electorates vote in 5 seats
Assam

November 13 Assam by-polls will see 9L electorates vote in 5 seats

Guwahati, Oct 19: Over 9 lakh voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in the upcoming bypolls to five Assam assembly constituencies on November 13, Chief Electoral Officer Anurag Goel said on Friday. Bypolls to Dholai (SC), Samaguri, Behali, Bongaigaon, and Sidli (ST) were necessitated...
Wildlife board defers nod for Vedanta’s oil exploration in Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary
Assam

Wildlife board defers nod for Vedanta’s oil exploration in Hollongapar Gibbon...

Guwahati, Oct 18: Amidst the growing protests, the standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has deferred its nod for oil exploration in the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) of the Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary in Jorhat district by the Vedanta Group. Although the oil exploration...
IOCL Bongaigaon workers up in arms demanding reinstatement & wage payments
Assam

IOCL Bongaigaon workers up in arms demanding reinstatement & wage payments

The demands of the protestors include reinstatement of dismissed labourers and payment of wages
Flying squads in place for by-polls in Assam
Assam

Flying squads in place for by-polls in Assam

Guwahati, Oct 18: Days after the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the by-polls date, Assam Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Anurag Goel said on Friday that nine flying squad teams have been deployed in five districts where the by-polls are scheduled. Addressing a press conference in...
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