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    Assam cabinet approves township policy for planned urban development
    Assam

    Assam cabinet approves township policy for planned urban development

    Guwahati, Dec 22: The Assam cabinet has approved the state township policy for ensuring systematic and planned urban development in the state.The policy will regulate and guide the growth of urban areas in an organised manner, thereby cutting down on the exploitation of resources, Health and Family...
    Midnight earthquake kills 118 people, injures over 500 in northwest China
    International

    Midnight earthquake kills 118 people, injures over 500 in northwest China

    Beijing, Dec 19: At least 118 people were killed and over 500 others injured when a powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck a remote mountainous region in northwest China just before midnight, the local earthquake relief headquarters said on Tuesday. According to the China Earthquake Networks...
    Assam Governor exhorts legal community to ensure justice for underprivileged
    Assam

    Assam Governor exhorts legal community to ensure justice for underprivileged

    Guwahati, Dec 17: Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria has exhorted the legal community to ensure justice for the underprivileged.He was speaking at the platinum jubilee celebration of the Gauhati High Court Bar Association here on Saturday, an official statement said.Kataria said the bar association...
    Ex-militants to make sanitary pads, run rice mills in Assam
    Assam

    Ex-militants to make sanitary pads, run rice mills in Assam

    Guwahati, Dec 17: The hands that once trained to fire guns are now learning to make sanitary pads in Assam's Udalguri district. Former women militants are being trained in making sanitary napkins by the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) administration, with commercial production of a unit expected...
    Article 370 Abrogation: SCs verdict gets varied reactions in Jammu and Kashmir
    National

    Article 370 Abrogation: SC's verdict gets varied reactions in Jammu and Kashmir

    Srinagar/Jammu, Dec 12: The Supreme Court upholding the Centre's decision to abrogate Article 370 evoked varied reactions from political parties in Jammu and Kashmir with the National Conference vowing to continue its struggle while the BJP welcomed it and said the judgment will be honoured in...
    5 policemen suspended in Assam for
    Assam

    5 policemen suspended in Assam for 'nexus' with smugglers

    Silchar, Dec 11: Five Assam Police personnel have been suspended for their alleged nexus with areca nut smugglers in the Cachar district of Assam, officials said on Monday.Cachar SP Numal Mahatta suspended five constables for allegedly allowing the passage of smuggled areca nuts through the...
    Books on Assam CM’s daily engagements, speeches released
    Guwahati

    Books on Assam CM’s daily engagements, speeches released

    Guwahati, Dec 10: From the daily challenges in administering the state to the speeches that addressed core issues, two books encompassing Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s second year in office have been released.Governor Gulab Chand Kataria released both the books, ‘Mukhya Mantrir Diary 2’...
    ISIS module leader among 15 operatives arrested in Maharashtra, Karnataka: NIA
    National

    ISIS module leader among 15 operatives arrested in Maharashtra, Karnataka: NIA

    New Delhi, Dec 9: In a massive crackdown on the ISIS terrorist organisation, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday arrested its 15 operatives during multiple raids across Maharashtra and Karnataka, an official said. The arrested accused included the leader of an ISIS module who was...
    J&K admins actions indicate SC verdict on Article 370 might be against countrys interest: Mehbooba
    National

    J&K admin's actions indicate SC verdict on Article 370 might be against...

    Srinagar, Dec 9: People's Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said the actions of the Jammu and Kashmir adminstration hint towards the Supreme Court passing a verdict on petitions related to Article 370 of the Constitution, which might be against the interest of the country. ...
    Covid vaccination didnt increase risk of unexplained sudden death among young adults: Govt
    National

    Covid vaccination didn't increase risk of unexplained sudden death among young...

    New Delhi, Dec 8: A study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has observed that COVID-19 vaccination did not increase the risk of unexplained sudden death among young adults in India, the government informed Parliament on Friday. In a written reply to a question in the Lok...
    Uncompromising policing reason for drastic fall in Assam’s crime rate CM Sarma
    Assam

    'Uncompromising policing reason for drastic fall in Assam’s crime rate' CM Sarma

    Guwahati, Dec 7: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Wednesday said “strong and uncompromising policing” has been the key to decline in incidents of crime, asserting that the state will become a “paradise” within three years if law and order is maintained in a similar manner. Sarma’s comments...
    Lok Sabha Speaker accepts resignation of nine MPs who won recent assembly polls
    National

    Lok Sabha Speaker accepts resignation of nine MPs who won recent assembly polls

    Guwahati, Dec 7: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday said he has accepted the resignation of nine Lok Sabha MPs, including Union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and Prahlad Patel. The MPs, who are from the BJP, had resigned after winning in the recent assembly polls. Besides the two Union...
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