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    Banners in Bengali text at Durga Puja pandals not intended to hurt Assamese language: Ranjeet Kumar Dass
    Assam

    Banners in Bengali text at Durga Puja pandals not intended to hurt Assamese...

    Silchar, Oct 28: Amidst the controversy stirred over the incidents of the removal of banners of Durga Puja celebrations written in Bengali text at various places of the state, Minister for Panchayat and Rural Development, Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Law and Justice Department...
    Workshop on Panchayat Development Index for rural development held in Cachar
    Assam

    Workshop on Panchayat Development Index for rural development held in Cachar

    Silchar, Oct 25: A one-day workshop on Panchayat Development Index was organised earlier this month by the District Panchayat Resource Centre (DPRC) Cachar along with the State Institute of Panchayat and Rural Development (SIPRD), Udharbond in collaboration with Cachar Zilla Parishad. Inaugurated...
    From tradition to glitz, Silchar Durga Puja pandals set to pull crowd
    Assam

    From tradition to glitz, Silchar Durga Puja pandals set to pull crowd

    Silchar, Oct 21: The year-long wait for Durga Puja celebrations—a blend of tradition, faith, community and creative excellence is over as people across southern Assam are all set to welcome Mother Goddess and her celestial children for the four-day extravaganza starting on Saturday.However, much...
    Irani gang members arrested in Assam, 40 mobile sets recovered
    Assam

    Irani gang members arrested in Assam, 40 mobile sets recovered

    Silchar, Oct 20: In a major catch, Cachar Police arrested three members of the alleged Irani gang of mobile snatchers from Silchar on the eve of Durga Puja celebrations. Additional SP headquarters Subrata Sen informed the media on Friday that in a special operation launched by the town branch of...
    2 apprehended from Silchar airport with drugs worth Rs 20 crore
    Assam

    2 apprehended from Silchar airport with drugs worth Rs 20 crore

    Guwahati, Oct 20: In a major catch, Cachar Police in a joint operation with Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) acted on a secret input against the transportation of narcotic substances at the Silchar airport in Kumbirgram and apprehended two persons.Additional Superintendent of Police Cachar...
    ULFA-I demands clarity on Barak Valley; BDF remains unfazed
    Assam

    ULFA-I demands clarity on Barak Valley; BDF remains unfazed

    Silchar, October 17 - The United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) has taken a strong stance against the proposal to separate Barak Valley from Assam, demanding clarification from the Bengali-speaking population in Assam. In a press statement, the militant group has set a 60-day...
    Over 2 lakh Yaba tablets worth Rs 70 cr seized in Cachar
    Assam

    Over 2 lakh Yaba tablets worth Rs 70 cr seized in Cachar

    Silchar, Oct 13: In a major catch, Cachar Police, in joint efforts with the Border Security Force (BSF), conducted a special operation at Katakhal area in Silchar and intercepted a vehicle bearing registration number MZ 05 9625 and recovered 2,60,000 YABA tablets.Cachar SP Numal Mahatta informed...
    Assam: After six years, women declared Indian citizen in Cachar
    Assam

    Assam: After six years, women declared Indian citizen in Cachar

    Silchar, Oct 13: Dulubi Bibi, aged 50 years, a resident of Udharbond in Cachar district, who was declared by the Foreigners' Tribunal 3rd, Silchar as an illegal migrant from Bangladesh for incongruities found in the electoral voter’s list has been declared an Indian citizen based on circumstantial...
    Assam: Deplorable condition of NH-6 irks Cachar residents
    Assam

    Assam: Deplorable condition of NH-6 irks Cachar residents

    Silchar, Oct 10: The deplorable condition of National Highway-6 connecting Barak Valley with the state capital is now way beyond explanation as the worsening condition saw a closure of vehicular movements for the fifth day on Monday.Concerned with the plight, echoing the woes of the people of Barak...
    Silchar: Newborn declared dead wakes up before cremation
    Assam

    Silchar: Newborn 'declared dead' wakes up before cremation

    Silchar, Oct 4: A new-born baby declared dead by a local hospital in Silchar on Tuesday was saved from being cremated alive when it started crying on Wednesday morning.According to sources, the baby was born to parents from Shon Beel area in Karimganj district on Tuesday night at 10 pm at a local...
    Demand for implementation of 3% reservation in govt jobs for Tea and Ex- Tea community raised
    Assam

    Demand for implementation of 3% reservation in govt jobs for Tea and Ex- Tea...

    Silchar, Sept 29: The Assam Tea and Ex -Tea People's Forum has reiterated its demand for implementation of the 3 percent reservation in the government jobs in the state for the seekers coming from the tea and ex-tea community. Dr Laxmi Nivas Kalwar, president of the Forum, in a press release...
    Exotic wild animals recovered from Assam-Mizoram border
    North East

    Exotic wild animals recovered from Assam-Mizoram border

    Silchar, Sept 25: In yet another instance, exotic wild animals have been rescued from the Assam Mizoram inter-state border.Cachar Forest Officials informed that in the wee hours on Sunday police seized seven wild animals at Lailapur gate. DFO Vijay Palwe informed that the animals include 1...
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