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    JMCH constitutes 3-member panel to probe infant’s death
    Assam

    JMCH constitutes 3-member panel to probe infant’s death

    Wrong treatment allegation leads to violence, damage to hospital
    Assam: Silchar MLA vows to ease 80 percent waterlogging by 2026
    Assam

    Assam: Silchar MLA vows to ease 80 percent waterlogging by 2026

    Silchar, July 6: The people of Silchar are fed up with waterlogging and dilapidated roads. Barely 30 minutes of heavy rain is good enough to bring the town to a halt, inundate lanes, bye lanes, and disturb normal vehicular movement.Among other areas affected by the perennial issue of waterlogging,...
    Heavy rains cause mud house collapse in Cachar: two dead, one injured
    Assam

    Heavy rains cause mud house collapse in Cachar: two dead, one injured

    Cachar, July 2: In a tragic incident, a father-son duo were killed and a woman sustained injuries after a mud house collapsed due to heavy rain in Durganagar part-I, Choiltakandi area under Udharbondh constituency of Cachar district.Sources informed that the incident took place on Monday night, and...
    Assam: Man arrested for strangulating goat in Cachar
    Assam

    Assam: Man arrested for strangulating goat in Cachar

    Silchar, July 2: In a heart-wrenching incident, Cachar Police arrested a man for allegedly mercilessly strangulating a goat.Sources informed that a video showing the accused strangulating and trampling a goat went viral on social media, prompting the police to arrest the man, a resident of Hilara...
    Assam: Five inmates of child observation home flee; two found
    Assam

    Assam: Five inmates of child observation home flee; two found

    Jorhat, July 1: Five inmates of a child observation home at Lichubari in Jorhat, where children in conflict with law are lodged, fled from the home on Saturday night. However, two boys were found by police later in the night and brought back to the home.Dibyajyoti Deuri, principal of the observation...
    Conjoined twin dies within 15 minutes after birth at SMCH
    Assam

    Conjoined twin dies within 15 minutes after birth at SMCH

    Silchar, June 26: In a rare and tragic incident, a conjoined twin with one body and two heads died within 15 minutes of birth at Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH) on Monday.Dr. Bhaskar Gupta, principal of the hospital, informed the media on Wednesday that the condition is medically known...
    Silchar: Man accused of abduction shot during escape attempt
    Assam

    Silchar: Man accused of abduction shot during escape attempt

    Silchar, June 23: A 32-year-old man accused of abducting a teenage girl sustained bullet injuries during a police firing in Assam’s Cachar district.According to initial information, the incident took place in the Binnakandi area, where the accused was arrested for allegedly abducting a 19-year-old...
    Around 1700 from Manipur sought shelter in Assam so far, informs Cachar DC
    Assam

    Around 1700 from Manipur sought shelter in Assam so far, informs Cachar DC

    Silchar, June 22: Amidst the ongoing tensions in Manipur, Cachar District Commissioner Rohan Kumar Jha informed that as many as 1700 people from the neighbouring state have sought refuge in Assam so far. According to sources, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma held video conference with...
    Assam University scientists discover new disease in tea leaves
    Assam

    Assam University scientists discover new disease in tea leaves

    Silchar, June 19: A team of scientists and researchers from Assam University, Silchar, have discovered a new disease which is affecting tea leaves and posing a serious challenge to the production yield of the tea industry in the region.Prof Piyush Pandey, director of the Internal Quality Assurance...
    Silchar: Water level of Barak River at Annapurna Ghat increasing
    Assam

    Silchar: Water level of Barak River at Annapurna Ghat increasing

    Silchar, June 19: Heavy rain since the last three days has caused yet another rise in the water level of the Barak River and its tributaries. Even as the water level is still below the danger level of 19.83 metres at Annapurna Ghat, the relentless downpour is helping the level rise by 2 cm to 5...
    Kanchanjunga Express tragedy: Survivors from Cachar narrate horrific experience
    Assam

    Kanchanjunga Express tragedy: Survivors from Cachar narrate horrific experience

    Silchar, June 18: The incident of a collision between Agartala to Sealdah bound Kanchanjungha Express and a goods train at a place near the New Jalpaiguri station has left many survivors traumatised.On Tuesday morning, 63-year-old Kajal Dutta and Jyotirmoy Nath, 58, residents of Katigorah who are on...
    Assam: Sutapa Chakraborty among 5 to win Sahitya Akademi Award 2024
    Assam

    Assam: Sutapa Chakraborty among 5 to win Sahitya Akademi Award 2024

    Silchar, June 16: A matter of glory for Assam as young poet Sutapa Chakraborty from Silchar was named as the winner for Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2024 for her anthology “Deraje Halud Ful, Gatajanma.”Sources said that this was her first book for which she has won the prestigious award. She has...
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