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The shadow of Banqiao: Fears rise over China’s Brahmaputra mega-dam plans
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The shadow of Banqiao: Fears rise over China’s Brahmaputra mega-dam plans

Guwahati, Jan. 7: The proposed Chinese mega-dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo Canyon of the river Brahmaputra in Eastern Tibet can have a disastrous impact, more so because China has the dubious distinction of witnessing one of the world's worst-ever dam failures, which resulted in the death of more than...
Record breaking weather extremes in 2024: Floods, droughts, and cyclones
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Record breaking weather extremes in 2024: Floods, droughts, and cyclones

Weather extremes in 2024 impacted over 4 billion people globally.
India-Bangladesh exchange: 90 Bangladeshi fishermen handed over for 95 Indian fishermen
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India-Bangladesh exchange: 90 Bangladeshi fishermen handed over for 95 Indian...

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee alleged some of the released fishermen were mistreated in Bangladeshi custody.
ECI set to announce schedule for Delhi Assembly election today
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ECI set to announce schedule for Delhi Assembly election today

New Delhi, Jan 7: The Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to announce the election schedule for the 70 member Delhi Assembly on Tuesday. The ECI in a media invite said, "Press Conference by Election Commission of India to announce the schedule for General Election to Legislative Assembly of...
Odisha to host classical dance & music festival in Bhubaneswar from Jan 7-11
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Odisha to host classical dance & music festival in Bhubaneswar from Jan 7-11

Bhubaneswar, Jan 7: The Odia Language, Literature and Culture Department is going to host Classical dance and music festival programmes in Bhubaneswar from January 7 to 11 coinciding with the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas event, which will be attended by more than 3,000 NRIs and person of Indian origin....
9 killed after Naxals blow up security personnel vehicle in Chhattisgarh
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9 killed after Naxals blow up security personnel vehicle in Chhattisgarh

Inspector General of Bastar informed the attack followed a 3-day anti-Naxalite operation in Narayanpur, Dantewada & Bijapur
Four-day school evaluation exercise Gunotsav begins in Assam
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Four-day school evaluation exercise 'Gunotsav' begins in Assam

Guwahati, Jan 6: The four-day-long 'Gunotsav' to evaluate school education in Assam commenced on Monday across 11 districts in the state. The Gunotsav is being held in various phases in Assam where the quality of education in schools is evaluated and, accordingly, the education department takes...
Cybercrime caller tune butchering Assamese pronunciation, alleges AASU leader
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Cybercrime caller tune 'butchering' Assamese pronunciation, alleges AASU leader

Guwahati, Jan 6: All Assam Students Union (AASU) advisor Samujjal Bhattacharya has alleged that the cybercrime awareness caller tune has been “butchering” Assamese pronunciation. Taking to X handle, Bhattacharya wrote on Monday, “The cybercrime awareness caller tune in Assam is insulting our...
Centre to pump in Rs 50 Cr for promotion of self-sustained fisheries in Northeast
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Centre to pump in Rs 50 Cr for promotion of self-sustained fisheries in...

New Delhi, Jan. 6: The Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh will inaugurate and lay the foundation for key projects amounting to about Rs 50 crore under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) as part of the Centre's plan to promote a self-sustained fisheries sector in the north-eastern region,...
China’s respiratory outbreak ‘not unusual’, seasonal factors at play: Health Ministry
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China’s respiratory outbreak ‘not unusual’, seasonal factors at play: Health...

A recent Health Ministry meeting on the issue confirmed no alarming trends of respiratory illnesses have emerged in India
Six killed in blast at fireworks factory in TN
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Six killed in blast at fireworks factory in TN's Sattur

Chennai, Jan 4: Six workers were killed and several sustained burns in an explosion at a fireworks factory in Sattur in Tamil Nadu's Virudhnagar district on Saturday. According to the Sattur Police, the number of fatalities is likely to rise, as the condition of several individuals admitted to the...
Bihar: BPSC re-exam for one centre today; students
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Bihar: BPSC re-exam for one centre today; students' protests to intensify

New Delhi, Jan 4: The Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) is conducting a re-exam on Saturday for candidates of the Bapu Pariksha Parisar centre, where irregularities were reported during the 70th Preliminary Examination. However, students and political parties have vowed to disrupt the exam...
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