Assam Violence
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Facebook, Twitter in focus after rumours over NE people
India | Aug 18, 2012, 07:29 AM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 17: In the wake of rumours which have created panic among people from North East, social media like Facebook and Twitter on Friday came under sharp focus in Parliament with demands for
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Five held in Karnataka on charges of spreading rumours
India | Aug 17, 2012, 09:37 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 17: Five persons were arrested on Friday on the charge of spreading rumours that triggered the exodus of people hailing from Northeastern states residing in Karnataka, Chief Minister Jagdish Shettar said on
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BJP, AGP playing politics over Assam violence: Tarun Gogoi
National | Sep 23, 2012, 11:43 AM ISTGuwahati, Aug 11: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today charged the BJP and AGP with “playing politics” over the recent violence in Assam and said his government had done its best to prevent illegal immigration
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Two dead in Mumbai as anti-Assam riot protest turns violent
India | Aug 11, 2012, 07:05 PM ISTMumbai, Aug 11: Two persons died and 14 others were injured when a protest here against Assam riots turned violent as demonstrators torched vehicles, including media vans, and pelted stones, leading the police to fire
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Assam violence: No fresh clash, curfew relaxed in Kokrajhar
India | Jul 29, 2012, 07:42 PM ISTKokrajhar, Jul 29: The situation in the strife-torn lower Assam districts is limping back to normal with authorities relaxing curfew in the worst-hit Kokrajhar district on Sunday.The indefinite curfew clamped in the Kokrajhar district has