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Baby elephant rescued in Assam

Assam - 12 hours 30 min ago
Guwahati, Sep 3 : A baby elephant was rescued from a deep gorge by alert villagers in upper Assam's Sivsagar district today.
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In Assam, a road being built through a reserved forest

Assam - 13 hours 3 min ago
In blatant violation of environment laws, a road is being built through a reserved forest in Assam cutting through the buffer of a tiger park.
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Abducted Assam cement firm executive escapes in Shillong

Assam - 13 hours 56 min ago
Guwahati, Sep 3 : The kidnapped executive of a cement company made a dramatic appearance in Meghalaya capital Shillong eight hours after he was abducted at gunpoint from near Assam's main city of Guwahati, police said Friday.
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Govt gives ‘power’ to connect

Assam - 23 hours 4 min ago
Guwahati, Sept. 2: “Power to the people” will have a dual connotation in Assam very soon.
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Abducted executive of Assam rescued

Assam - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 18:47
Guwahati, Sep 2 : A senior official of a company, who was kidnapped from near here on Thursday, was rescued from Upper Shillong area with the help of police and para military forces, official sources said.
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Cement company director kidnapped from Guwahati

Assam - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 16:58
Guwahati, Sep 2 : A senior official of a cement company was kidnapped near Assam’s main city of Guwahati on Thursday afternoon, police said.
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Company executive kidnapped in Assam

Assam - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 14:20
Guwahati, Sep 2 : An executive of a cement company was kidnapped at gunpoint from near Assam's main city of Guwahati Thursday, a day after two businessman abducted over the weekend were rescued by police.
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Gogoi to be discharged from hospital tomorrow

Assam - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 12:11
Guwahati, Sept 2 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, currently recuperating after a heart surgery in Mumbai's Asian Heart Institute, will be released from the hospital tomorrow.
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Wild jumbo electrocuted in Assam

Assam - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 09:02
Guwahati, Sept 2 : A wild elephant was electrocuted near a tea garden in the Kaliabor area in Assam's Nagaon district on Thursday morning, officials said.
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Gogoi fit, to reach Guwahati Wednesday

Assam - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 08:58
Guwahati, Sep 2 : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has been declared fit, nearly a month after he underwent three critical heart surgeries in Mumbai's Asian Heart Institute. He is expected to be discharged Friday and arrive here Sep 8.
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Truck with pigs set ablaze in Assam

Assam - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 13:02
Guwahati, Sept 1 : A truck was set on fire by bandh supporters on NH-39 in Assam’s Karbi angling district during the 72-hours Karbi Anglong bandh on Wednesday, officials said.
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Guwahati Professor selected for International seminar

Assam - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 13:02
Guwahati, Sept 1 : Eminent painter and Associate Professor of IIT Guwahati, Utpal Barua, has been selected to attend the 14-day International Art symposium titled “Taches Taches At Saint Lo-Paris”, which began from Wednesday in Paris.
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Speeding truck kills Army man in Assam

Assam - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 11:02
Guwahati, Sept 1 : An Army man was killed and seven others seriously injured when a speeding truck ran over them at a security gate in Rangapara area of Assam's Sonitpur district on Wednesday, police said.
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Assam Rifles man killed, 7 others injured in accident

Assam - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 09:10
Tezpur, Sep 1 (PTI) An Assam Rifles man was killed and seven others seriously injured when a truck hit them at a security gate in Rangapara area of Assam's Sonitpur district today.
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Two kidnapped Assam businessmen rescued after three days

Assam - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 08:10
Guwahati, Sep 1 : Two businessmen kidnapped at gunpoint over the weekend from Assam's main city Guwahati were rescued by security forces early Wednesday, officials said.
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Nagaland NCP demands apology from Assam minister for blaming Rio

Assam - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 07:11
Kohima, Sep 1 : The Nagaland NCP has demanded an apology from Assam government Spokesperson and Cabinet Minister Himanta Biswas Sarma for blaming Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio for all the problems in the North East region.
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Two militants arrested in Assam

Assam - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 07:10
By Peter Alex Todd, Haflong (Assam), Sep 1 : Police have arrested two militants of the Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) from Mahur town near the Haflong hill station in Assam.
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ISI agent taken to Guwahati on transit remand

Assam - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 17:55
Agartala, Aug 31 (PTI) ISI agent Manir Khan alias Omar Ashraf, arrested here early last month, were taken to Guwahati along with one of his accomplices on transit remand by Assam Police today.
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Two Kuki militants arrested in Assam

Assam - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 15:53
Guwahati, Aug 31 : Two Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) militants were arrested with arms and ammunition in Assam’s Dima Hasao district on Tuesday, police said.
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Assam, Tripura police to jointly probe ISI activities

Assam - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 08:44
Agartala, Aug 31 : The police in Assam and Tripura are jointly probing the activities of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency in northeast India following the arrest of a suspected ISI agent last month, officials said here Tuesday.
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