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PEC laments the shrinking space for press freedom and collapse of media fraternity in Afghanista

Geneva, 2 October 2021: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the Geneva based global media rights body, laments over missing of newspapers from the stands across Afghanistan as most of the media managements shifted to online space after the arrival of Taliban forces in the capital city of Kabul. Expressing serious concern on the growing security threats…

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Assam

Assam Cabinet approves reliefs to micro-finance borrowers, distressed HPC employees

Guwahati: Assam Cabinet meeting under the chairmanship of State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, which was organized at Dhemaji in eastern part of the State on Thursday, took several major decisions regarding reliefs to nearly 11 lakh micro-finance borrowers, relief packages for Nagaon & Cachar papermill employees, various projects for Dhemaji and other adjacent localities,…

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Preserving Bhartiya Sanskriti and its age-old tradition in literature is the need of the hour: RSS Sar Karyavah Dattatreya Hosabale

Guwahati: Sar Karyavah of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Dattatreya Hosabale on Thursday (September 30) said in Guwahati that preserving the rich heritage of ‘Bhartiya Sanskriti’ and its age-old traditions in literature is the need of the hour. Addressing the representative of 108 tea communities of Assam Sar Karyavah Hosabale asked them to upkeep the great values…

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Assam Cabinet meeting begins at Dhemaji

Guwahati: Assam Cabinet meeting under the chairmanship of State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma begins at Dhemaji this morning. It is for the first time that Sarma led saffron government has organized its cabinet meeting outside the Dispur secretariat in the city. The district magistrate office, circuit houses with other government accommodations at Dhemaji town…

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Assam

Assam – PFI designed attack on police in Dhalpur eviction site

Guwahati. Attack on police and the district administration team at the Dhalpur eviction site by thousands of migrant Muslims was pre-planned by PFI, said BJP MP Dilip Saikia. Thousands of Muslims gathered at the eviction site in Dhalpur under Sipajhar constituency in Darrang district, attacked the police and officials to resist the eviction in the government land on…

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By-polls in 10 NE assembly constituencies on 30 Oct

Guwahati: The by-polls for ten assembly constituencies in the north-eastern States of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland are scheduled for 30 October. According to the Election Commission of India, the last date for filing nomination papers for by-elections is fixed on 8 October. The counting of votes will take place on 2 November and results…

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PPFA reiterates demand to revitalize Hinglaj temple in Baluchistan

Guwahati: As Durga Puja (also known as  Durgotsav or Sharodotsav) is set to begin next month (11-15 October 2021), a northeast India-based forum of nationalist citizens reiterates its demand to revitalize the Hinglaj Mata Mandir, a Shakti Peeth located in Baluchistan, which has mythological connections with Kamrup Kamakhya legends. Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) in a…

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Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal elected to Rajya Sabha unopposed

Guwahati: Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal is declared a winner to Rajya Sabha from Assam unopposed as none filed nomination papers for the seat. The immediate past chief minister collected the winner’s certificate on Monday from the State assembly secretariat at Dispur. State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam BJP president Bhabesh Kalita, State minister Pijush…

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Assam

CM Sarma bats for elevated railway corridor at Deepor Beel for protection of elephants

Guwahati: Concluding a two-day visit to Assam on Friday, the Union minister of State for railways Darshana Jardosh met State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in the city, where they discussed on some important railway projects being implemented in the State. In view of repeated wild elephant deaths primarily caused by railway accidents in Deepor…

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