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06 Dec

Congress declares Revanth Reddy as CM of Telangana

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Revanth Reddy is designated to be the next Chief Minister of Telangana where Congress defeated the grand old party K Chandrasekhar Rao of BRS. According to the sources, Reddy is about to the oath for his newly designated post as Chief Minister for the state, Telangana and Former Congress President Sonia Gandhi is likely to attend the swearing-in ceremony on Thursday. The Congress President was asked if she is to attend the ceremony, addressing the media she said “Probably”.

06 Dec

Prime Minister Narendra Modi consoles cyclone hit people

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Cyclonic Michaung made landfall crossing south Andhra Pradesh coast leaving its maximum fury to be felt in Chennai and adjoining areas in neighbouring Tamil Nadu on Monday. On Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that authorities have been working tirelessly on the ground to assist those affected. Also on the other hand, the authorities have warned Southern districts of Odisha and eastern Telangana to be on alert. In a post on X, Modi said, "My thoughts are with the families of those who have lost their loved ones due to Cyclone Michaung, especially in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and…

05 Dec

Section 6A of the citizenship Act to be examined for Assam immigrants

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On Tuesday, Supreme Court bench to examine the constitutional validity of section 6A of the Citizenship Act relating to illegal immigrants in Assam. According to the sources, five judges bench to examine the validation of the immigrants and they are Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, Senior advocate Shyam Divan and other Justices Surya Kant, M M Sundresh, J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra. About the section 6A of the Citizenship Act, those who have come to Assam on or after January 1, 1966 but before March 25, 1971, also the immigrants must register themselves under section 18 for citizenship of…

05 Dec

Illegal weapons seized in Manipur

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An operation was carried out in Manipur by Assam Rifles in collaboration with local police of the state to detect weapon smuggling since the violence hit on Monday. According to the sources, the operation was carried out in the Loiching range of Kangpokpi, Manipur in which the authorities have successfully caught a cache of illegal weapons and war-related supplies. The illegal weapons that were smuggled into that state included an AK-56 rifle with two magazines, a single-shot barrel rifle, a Chinese grenade, a mortar round, 100 rounds of AK-56 ammunition, and seven fired cases from a single-shot barrel rifle.

05 Dec

284 students affected by violence in Manipur

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Due to the Manipur violence, many students’ studies have been affected since the violence got started in the state. The Supreme Court, a bench of Chief Justices have announced of providing two options to the students at central Universities of Assam and Meghalaya. As per reports, the two options includes students to either get admission to Assam University in Silchar or North Eastern Hill University in Shillong or attend online classes in viewing the situation of the state, Manipur the court has taken the decision. The court has asked the students to contact the nodal officer appointed by the Registrar…

04 Dec

PM Modi defeats Congress in three states, 2024 polls

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi defeated Congress on 2024 Lok Sabha polls by winning seats for Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. On the winning of PM Modi, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed his gratitude for the third time in a row. The Assam CM said, “I want to thank the people of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Telangana for supporting PM Modi. India will become a world leader under PM Modi. We don’t have any doubt that people will give PM Modi a resounding victory in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. PM Modi will become the Prime Minister for…

04 Dec

Assam CM announces on reservation of seats in engineering college

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Assam Government has decided about reserving 5% seats in engineering colleges for the students who have pursued schooling from government schools in the state, Assam. According to the sources, the decision is taken to promote more enrollments in the state run schools especially for those students who have studied in government from class 7 to 12. The Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma did the announcement during state cabinet meeting held in Tinsukia, Assam.

02 Dec

Assam Govt. suspends officers with immediate effect

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APSC Cash- for-job, 21 state civil, police and allied service officers has been suspended by Assam Government for illegally obtaining the reputed job of the state. According to the sources, out of the 21 officers, 11 are from the Assam Police Service (APS), four from the Assam Civil Services (ASC), three assistant employment officers, two assistant registrars of cooperative societies and one excise inspector are suspended with immediate effect as investigation for case is not yet concluded. According to the issued notification, "anomalies and malpractices resorted to for the selection of candidates in exchange of money and other extraneous consideration…

02 Dec

Assam finds high grip in HIV-Positive cases

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Assam finds grappling surge of HIV-positive cases in the state, rapidly over past three years specially among injecting drugs users. As per reports, from April to June 2023, a staggering 50.8% of the 1,317 cases detected linked to Injecting Drug Users (IDUs), exceeding the national average of 9.03% by a concerning 2.21 %. Detailing on Northeast regions, Mizoram has the highest adult HIV prevalence with 2.70%, followed by 1.36 % in Nagaland, 1.05% in Manipur, 0.39% in Meghalaya and 0.11% in Assam. The national average stands at 0.20 %. The deeply troubling surge calls for implementing health measures and…

02 Dec

Team India defeats Australia by 20 runs, T20I series

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Team India has exacted some belated retribution for their World Cup 2023 heartbreak by defeating Australia at T20I five-match series by 20 runs victory at Raipur. The five day T20I match series which began between India and Australia, India seals the series by 3-1 leading match. About the Indian innings, Rinku Singh (46) top-scored for a young India side, who looked on track for a total closer to 200 before their calamitous last nine balls. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal (37) was the early aggressor before his downfall sparked a 3-13 top-order tremble. Shreyas Iyer (8) followed before captain Suryakumar Yadav (1) nicked…