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Assam turns into battleground amid anti-CAB protests

Assam turns into battleground amid anti-CAB protests

6:30 pm December 11, 2019

Guwahati: Tens of thousands of protesters against CAB descended on the streets of Assam on Wednesday, clashing with police and plunging the state into chaos of a magnitude unseen since the violent 6-year movement by students that ended with the signing of the Assam accord. Though no party or student body has called a shutdown, […]

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2 more districts flooded in Assam; 1.95 lakh affected

Death toll in Assam floods reaches 82

8:38 pm July 28, 2019

Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam remained grim with the toll touching 82 on Sunday, following the death of one more person in Barpeta district. A population of 21.68 lakh of 1,716 villages in 56 revenue circles of the state is affected by the deluge. Besides Barpeta, the 17 other affected districts are Dhemaji, Sonitpur, […]

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Team co-led by Indian scientists solve 100-year-old mystery of how malaria affects brain

Japanese Encephalitis toll in Assam climbs to 110

6:45 pm July 23, 2019

Guwahati: The Japanese Encephalitis death toll in Assam since the beginning of this month rose to 110 with nine more casualties being reported in the last three days, according to a National Health Mission (NHM) bulletin here on Tuesday. The nine Japanese Encephalitis (JE) deaths were reported from Goalpara, Sonitpur, Barpeta, Dhubri, Bongaigaon and Kokrajhar […]

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2 more districts flooded in Assam; 1.95 lakh affected

Flood situation in Assam remains grave

7:30 pm July 12, 2019

Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam continued to be grave on Friday with more than half of the districts submerged by waters of the Brahmaputra river and its tributaries, leading to the death of three persons and affecting 4.23 lakh people. The swirling flood waters have forced the railway authority to control train services due […]

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