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21 Apr

Long pending border dispute to an end

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On Thursday, Assam-Arunachal signed MoU by ending long pending border disputes between the states in the northeast region. According to the sources, the MoU was signed by Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Arunachal Pradesh counterpart Pema Khandu in presence of union home minister Amit Shah and union minister for law and Justice Kiren Rijiju, who represents Arunachal Pradesh in Lok Sabha. Union Home Minister, Amit Shah called it historic moment for India witnessing the agreement. “We are witnessing a historic moment in India and northeast’s history. The border dispute between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, which was going…

20 Apr

In presence of Amit Shah, Assam-Arunachal to sign MoU

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Long time ongoing border dispute between the states of Northeast Assam & Arunachal Pradesh has decided to sign memorandum of understanding (MoU) to resolve the dispute. As per reports, both the northeast states will be signing the MoU on Thursday in New Delhi in presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The States’ border dispute is to solve soon under this memorandum. The Assam cabinet on Wednesday approved the recommendations given by 12 Regional Committees formed by the state government to resolve the decades-long border dispute issue with Arunachal Pradesh. The decision was taken during the state cabinet meeting held…

20 Apr

Worth 3 crore heroin seized by Assam Police

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Assam Police in Karbi Anglong district seized worth 3 crore heroine, Assam and arrested the accused along with it. According to the sources, two of them are arrested and they are identified as Th Boby, 21 years old and Pusham Abdul Hasim, 26 years old. The drugs were seized under the supervision of the SDPO Bokajan. "On being thorough search of the vehicle, the police team recovered a total of 45 soap cases containing 529.36 grams of heroin. The heroin packets were hidden inside the spare tyre of the vehicle. We have arrested two persons from Manipur. The market value…

19 Apr

All Assam Naga Welfare Society slammed the use of an allegedly racist song against their community

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On April 14, Assam etched its name in the Guinness World Records held at Sarusajai Stadium in Guwahati, Assam. The mega Bihu performance was organized for 15 minutes in the stadium, with largest number of Bihu performers in the country. According to some reports, some groups like All Assam Naga Welfare Society (AANWS) and the All Assam Tangsa Students’ Union are not happy with lyrics sang by the singer there. The words of the lyrics have hurt the sentiments of the community, calling it racist song for the alleged words used in the song. The lyrics of the song say:…

19 Apr

On May 6, Bihu performers to get prize; Guinness World Record, Assam

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Recently, Assam has entered into Guinness World Record for holding world’s largest Bihu performance in Guwahati, Assam. Along with it the Assam Govt. has also announced its prize for the Bihu performers there. The World Record was held on April 14 at the Sarusajai Stadium in Guwahati, 11,304 bihu dancers and 2,548 drummers that created World Record in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Earlier, the Assam Govt. has announced to offer cash prizes of Rs 25,000 each to all performers and now the date for the prize distribution is decided, according to the reports. From 6 to 8 May…

19 Apr

Tata Elxsi Collabs with IIT-G to foster EV Technologies

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Tata Elxsi Ltd., a leading global technology services provider for the Automotive and Transportation industry, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IIT-G) to jointly work on developing and commercializing state-of-the-art solutions for the Electric mobility market. The MoU was signed between Prof. Parameswar K. Iyer, Officiating Director, IIT Guwahati and Mr. Manoj Raghavan, Chief Executive Officer, and Managing Director of Tata Elxsi, in the presence of Prof. Praveen Kumar, Dept. of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, IIT Guwahati, and Mr. Anil Radhakrishnan, Director Products, and Mr. Atul Kulkarni, Chief Technical Officer, Tata Elxsi.…

13 Apr

State Election Commission is sitting in a special meeting

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This time Tristar Panchayat has 62 thousand 404 Gram Panchayat seats. 9 thousand 498 Panchayat Samiti seats and 928 Zilla Parishad seats. That means the total number of Tristar Panchayat seats is 72 thousand 830.Exactly when the panchayat elections are currently the most popular question among the public as well as the political circles of the state. Duare government's tenure has already increased till the end of this month. So it is expected that the announcement of the date of polling may be in early May. According to a section of the political circles, there is a high possibility of…

13 Apr

Anubrata is walking around with a six pack

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The toto driver retorts by taunting the Tihar bus with a six-pack cartoon-picture behind the car. Anubrata Mondal is walking around with a six pack behind Toto! While in jail in the cow smuggling case, he was given a drawer certificate as the 'Tiger of Birbhum' by state minister Firhad Hakim. The party leader also never made a single adverse comment about him. Totochalak's sharp pun about that incident. Sukesh's Toto is running on Pe Rangamati. The totoro with this picture of Betaj Badshah of Birbhum is seen on the streets of Bolpur, Santiniketan. Trinamool district president imprisoned in Tihar…

13 Apr

2014 primary TET wrong questions must be given full marks, HC ordered

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'Questions of 2014 are wrong cases, the answerers of 6 wrong questions should be given marks', the division bench of Calcutta High Court Justice Subrata Talukdar ordered. A case was filed in Calcutta High Court alleging that 6 questions of TET 2014 Exam are wrong. And this time in that case, Calcutta High Court Justice Subrata Talukder's division bench order, '2014 question is a wrong case, marks should be given to the answerers of 6 wrong questions'. It should be noted that the court constituted the committee with experts from Visva Bharati University. Visva Bharati states that the complaint has…

13 Apr

Kolkata Police Commissioner distributes packets to traffic police personnel

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The Meteorological Department has issued a heatwave warning in Kolkata from tomorrow to Sunday. After that Kolkata Police took a special initiative for the police personnel who are on duty on the road today. Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal handed over ORS, water bottles, umbrellas, sunglasses to police personnel on duty at 6 important places of the city including Park Circus, Shyambazar, Boubazar. The light of fire in the air. A heat wave warning has been issued in Kolkata at the end of Chaitra. The Meteorological Department has issued a heat wave warning in almost all the districts of South…