Assam News
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Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, September 23, 2025
India | Sep 23, 2025, 08:59 PM ISTHeavy rains caused massive chaos in Kolkata. As many as nine persons were killed in separate incidents in Beniapukur, Kalikapur, Netaji Nagar, Gariahat and Ekbalpur. Several schools have declared a holiday in the city on Wednesday.
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Earthquake with magnitude 5.8 hits Assam; tremors felt in West Bengal
Assam | Sep 14, 2025, 05:51 PM ISTAssam earthquake: The epicentre of the quake, which hit at a depth of 5 km, was in Udalguri, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).
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Dhubri communal stir: Assam CM issues shoot-at-sight orders, 38 arrested over 'beef head' incident
Assam | Jun 14, 2025, 12:18 PM ISTProtests broke out in Dhubri town on June 7, during Eid, after pieces of meat were discovered near a temple, sharply escalating communal tensions in the area.
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Assam: After chancellor, 5 teachers of USTM sent to judicial custody over malpractice in exams
Assam | Feb 23, 2025, 09:24 PM ISTUSTM chancellor, Mahbabul Haque, along with five teachers of a school in Pathakandi of the district, were sent to 14 days judicial custody after a late-night hearing.
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Assam Gang Rape: Prime accused in Assam gang rape jumps into river, dies says Police
News | Aug 24, 2024, 06:47 PM ISTIn a tragic incident, a 14-year-old minor girl was allegedly gang-raped by 3 persons in Nagaon’s Dhing area on August 22. Meanwhile, the prime accused, Tafazul Islam, escaped from police custody, jumped into a pond, and died on Aug 24, said police. Watch to know more!
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ULFA: Know the story behind its formation as Centre and Assam government sign peace accord
News | Dec 29, 2023, 06:08 PM ISTIn a significant breakthrough in the northeast's insurgency problem, the Centre signed a peace accord with the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) on Friday.
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Assam flood 2023 updates: Nearly 1.20 lakh people in 20 districts affected | Here are DETAILS
India | Jun 22, 2023, 09:16 AM ISTAssam flood 2023 updates: The water level of the Beki River is flowing above the danger level mark at Road Bridge, Pagladiya at Nt Road Crossing and Puthimari River at Nh Road Crossing.
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Assam child marriage crackdown: Silchar man sentenced to 25 yrs in jail for marrying 13-year-old
India | May 22, 2023, 11:09 PM ISTThe case was filed against the man, a resident of the Ramnathpur police station area, on January 18 last year by the family of the girl when she did not return home after attending a religious event in a nearby village.
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Assam Minister hopeful of fruitful meeting with Mizoram govt delegation over border dispute
News | Aug 05, 2021, 03:20 PM ISTAssam Ministers Atul Bora and Ashok Singh on Aug 05 left for Aizwal to meet a high-level delegation of Mizoram government to discuss the Assam-Mizoram border issue.
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Assam MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi resigns from Congress, set to join BJP
India | Jun 18, 2021, 12:05 PM ISTThe tea community leader tendered his resignation to Speaker Biswajit Daimary at his assembly office in Guwahati.
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HC upholds Akhil Gogoi's bail order, says civil disturbance not under UAPA
India | Apr 14, 2021, 05:27 PM ISTGauhati High Court bench said any act aimed at creating a civil disturbance will not come within the purview of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 unless committed with the requisite intention.
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Assam: Former Rajya Sabha MP Biswajit Daimary’s son goes missing
India | Jan 06, 2021, 01:10 PM ISTFormer Rajya Sabha MP and BJP leader from Assam Biswajit Daimary's son has reportedly been missing since January 5. According to reports, Amritraj Daimary had jumped over the boundary wall of his boarding school in Assam Kokrajhar town and was not carrying a mobile phone. He is a class 10 student of the private school.
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Expelled Congress MLAs Rajdeep Gowala, Ajanta Neog join BJP in Assam
India | Dec 29, 2020, 02:21 PM ISTFormer Assam Minister and Congress MLA from Golaghat, Ajanta Neog and Congress MLA from Lakhipur, Rajdeep Gowala joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday.
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Assam govt tables Bill for repeal of provincialisation of madrassas
India | Dec 28, 2020, 03:03 PM ISTThe Assam government on Monday tabled a Bill to repeal Provincialisation of Madrassa in the state, as the three-day Assam Legislative Assembly session begins today.
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Elementary schools in Assam to reopen from January 1 in staggered manner, says Himanta Biswa Sarma
Education | Nov 30, 2020, 10:46 AM ISTAssam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that elementary schools in the state will reopen from January 1, 2021, in a staggered manner. Addressing a presser, the minister said detailed SOPs (Standard Operating Procedure) on the development will soon be released.
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Mizoram assures safety of Assam drivers as it halts inter-state movement amid border tussle
India | Oct 19, 2020, 10:31 PM ISTThe Mizoram government on Monday assured the safety of drivers and the vehicles carrying goods from Assam into the state. Highlighting the interests of stakeholders, Mizoram Home Dy. Secretary said that it will continue to ensure drivers' safety in the state.
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No beef for tigers, feed them sambar meat instead: Assam BJP leader
India | Oct 13, 2020, 06:24 PM ISTIn a bid to save the cows, several Hindu activists on Monday protested against serving beef as part of diet to tigers and other big cats in the Assam state zoo located in Guwahati.
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Guwahati airport to get new passenger terminal by June 2021. All you need to know
India | Oct 07, 2020, 03:49 PM ISTThe new terminal will be equipped with 64 check-in counters, 20 self-check-in kiosks, 6 Baggage carousels, an in-line baggage security screening system and 10 aero bridges, the terminal will be an energy-efficient building.
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Assam ex-DIG PK Dutta, wanted in police recruitment exam paper leak scam, held at Nepal border
India | Oct 06, 2020, 07:40 PM ISTRetired Assam DIG PK Dutta, who is wanted in connection with the police recruitment examination paper leak scam, has been detained at the India - Nepal Border. Dutta was detained by security personnel following the 'look out circular' (LOC) issued by the Assam (Criminal Investigation Department).
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2 lynched, beheaded, set on fire over witchcraft suspicion in Assam's Karbi Anglong
Crime | Oct 02, 2020, 03:49 PM ISTTwo persons, including a woman, have been lynched, beheaded and set on fire by an angry mob over suspicion of practising witchcraft in Assam's Karbi Anglong district, a senior police officer said on Friday.