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25 Aug

Assam Government shuts 34 schools with zero pass percentage in 10th Results

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The Assam government has decided to close a total of 34 schools where all the 10th-class students have failed the 2022 HSLC examination. Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu has announced that these schools will be closed but students of these schools will be given the opportunity to enroll in other schools. The crackdown comes after one in a thousand students in state-run schools failed to clear the Class 10 board exams. According to the report, the education minister said that investing taxpayers' money in such schools "doesn't make sense". Pegu added "The government cannot afford to spend public money on…

24 Aug

Delhi Police arrests Nigerian national for cyber fraud

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Delhi Police has arrested a Nigerian national in a cyber fraud case. Accused Godwin Udarji Onurah was arrested from Mahavir Enclave in South West Delhi on Monday. A resident of Malviya Nagar approached the police saying that he received an e-mail from a female friend, who asked for money citing an emergency. According to the complainant, he transferred Rs 28,500 to the bank account mentioned in the e-mail, only to find out later that he and his friend had been duped. The woman told the police that a man posing as a foreigner befriended her on social media. After gaining…

24 Aug

6 Assam Congress MLAs to join AIUDF

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The Badruddin Ajmal-led All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) has claimed that at least 6 Congress MLAs from Assam will join the AIUDF. After Assam BJP chief Bhavesh Kalita claimed that some opposition candidates may join the BJP. AIUDF MLA and party General Secretary Karim Uddin Barbhuiya appealed to other Congress MLAs that if anyone is considering going to the BJP, they shouldn’t. “The BJP is going to end in the next five-six years and their decline has started from Bihar. So I request other Congress MLAs that they need not go to BJP. We have been opposing the Citizenship…

24 Aug

Price hike in Assam tea

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Assam’s small tea growers have expressed disappointment towards the Assam Government. The All Assam Small Tea Growers Association (ASTGA) said that equating them with large plantations was an injustice on the part of the government. According to a notification issued by the state labor department, the daily wages have been increased by Rs 27 with effect from August 1. The President of AASTGA – Rajen Bora, “the decision was taken without consulting us, and it is not possible for us to pay the new wages.” He added, "The government should first set up a system so that small tea growers…

23 Aug

4 earthquakes jolt J&K

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Four earthquakes struck Jammu and Kashmir in less than six hours on Tuesday. No loss of life or damage to property was reported, the report said. The epicenter of the first earthquake at 2.20 am was 61 km east of Katra area in Jammu region. Officials said the earthquakes struck at 33.07 degrees north latitude and 10 kilometers deep at 75.58 degrees east longitude.

23 Aug

Garo Hills Organisations Protest against MoU

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“Don’t sell our land without our consent.” The message was loud and clear as a conglomeration of organisations from Garo Hills comprising Garo Students Union, Federation of Khasi Jaintia and Garo People (FKJYGP), the Achik Youth Welfare Organization (AYWO) along with the local leaders of the The Assam border protested in Shillong on Monday against the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the state and Assam in March this year. Pritam Areng, President, FKJGP (Garo Hills Zone) said, “This protest is mainly due to the MoU signed between the Government of Meghalaya and the Government of Assam on 29th March…

23 Aug

Student protest against Assam government

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The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has opposed the Assam government's move to teach mathematics and science subjects through English medium from class III to class X in all government schools in Assam. All Assam Students Union (AASU) and Assam Sahitya Sabha opposed the move. The student body added, "Teaching science and mathematics in English will pose a threat to the Assamese language,". ABVP demanded the withdrawal of the government's decision. The regional party, Raijor Dal, said the move would reduce the relevance of Assamese and other local languages of the state. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma on Saturday said…

22 Aug

Woman dies of suspected rabies infection in Kerala

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A 53-year-old woman died of suspected rabies infection in nearby Perambra despite receiving the required vaccinations. The woman, P Chandrika of Randeyaru in Perambara, was bitten on the face by a dog on July 21. The dog bit seven other people in the same area According to sources, she was admitted to the Government Medical College Hospital early last week due to some health problems but died on Saturday midnight. Also, sources said, the final confirmation on whether Chandrika is suffering from rabies will be known only after getting the lab test of her sample.

22 Aug

Bodies of three members found in Assam’s Nagaon district

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The incident took place at Madya Tupakuchi under the Raha police station in the central Assam district. According to police, the bodies of a mother identified as 32-year-old Niru Bordoloi and her two minor children were recovered from a pond nearby their house. They were missing since Saturday night and some locals found them dead in a pond on Sunday morning. Pandit Bordoloi who is a daily wage laborer and husband of the deceased woman said that after taking dinner they went to go for sleeping last night. “But in the middle of the night, I found that my family…

22 Aug

Assam, Meghalaya to Resolving Border Disputes

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma and Meghalaya counterpart Conrad K Sangma decided to begin work on resolving inter-state boundary disputes in six cases over which there are differences on Sunday . An agreement was signed earlier this year between the two northeastern neighbors to settle issues at six similar sites. “We have decided to start remedial work on the remaining six disputed sites. On the Meghalaya side, these areas are located in three districts. Three Regional Committees (RCs) headed by each Cabinet Minister will be formed by both the states to take it forward," Mr. Sarma said. The six…