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    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...
    Assam: Man killed after being hit by train in Silchar
    Assam

    Assam: Man killed after being hit by train in Silchar

    Silchar, Jun 15: In a tragic incident, a 54-year-old man was run down and killed by a train in Silchar on Saturday.According to sources, the incident took place at a spot underneath the railway crossing at Tarapur on Saturday afternoon around 1 p.m. when the man, while attempting to cross the line,...
    Silchar Shocker: Mother forces infant to smoke & drink
    Assam

    Silchar Shocker: Mother forces infant to smoke & drink

    Silchar, June 13: In what could be called an absolutely shocking incident, a woman has been found to allegedly force her 20-month-old child to smoke cigarettes and even drink alcohol.Sources informed that the incident took place in the Chengkuri area of Silchar on Wednesday night.The Child Helpline...
    Assam: Cachar DC official caught under bribery charges
    Assam

    Assam: Cachar DC official caught under bribery charges

    Silchar, Jun 12: The sleuths of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Assam, arrested an official of the Cachar District Commissioner's office after the accused official was caught red-handed for accepting a bribe on Wednesday. The accused official, identified as Saumyabrata...
    Jiribam violence: Over 600 Manipuris seek shelter in Assams Cachar
    Assam

    Jiribam violence: Over 600 Manipuris seek shelter in Assam's Cachar

    Cachar, June 10: In the backdrop of fresh violence in Manipur, over 600 residents of the neighbouring state have sought shelter in the Lakhipur subdivision of Cachar district.Cachar SP Numal Mahatta, who is monitoring the movement of the residents from Jiribam district of Manipur, informed the media...
    Assam: 15 injured in truck bus collision along Assam-Meghalaya border
    Assam

    Assam: 15 injured in truck bus collision along Assam-Meghalaya border

    Silchar, Jun 6: At least 15 people sustained injuries in a collision between a truck and bus at Digarkhal on the Assam-Meghalaya interstate border.As per sources, the accident took place on Thursday when a night super bus coming from Guwahati towards Silchar collided with a Guwahati-bound...
    Assam: Boat capsizes in Sonai; minor dead, five missing
    Assam

    Assam: Boat capsizes in Sonai; minor dead, five missing

    Silchar, June 3: One person died and at least five others are missing after a boat capsized at Dakshin Mohanpur, part VIII, under the Sonai police station in Assam’s Cachar district on Monday.Sources in the Cachar District Disaster Management Authority informed that the incident occurred around...
    Assam: Parents arrested for pouring hot oil on 3-year-old in Silchar
    Assam

    Assam: Parents arrested for pouring hot oil on 3-year-old in Silchar

    Silchar, June 1: In what could be called a shocking incident, the parents of a three-year-old child have been arrested by the Cachar police for allegedly inflicting torture upon their kid. As per an initial investigation, it is learnt that the mother of the child had poured hot oil or abused the...
    Assam University cancels ongoing TDC (CBCS) exam due to flood
    Assam

    Assam University cancels ongoing TDC (CBCS) exam due to flood

    Silchar, May 31: In the latest move considering the flood situation in Barak Valley, the Assam University, Silchar authorities have cancelled the ongoing TDC (CBCS) even-semester examinations, which were scheduled to be held on June 1.A notification issued by the registrar of the university on...
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