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25-Day-Old Infant, Sold By Father For Rs 30,000, Rescued In Assam
A poverty-stricken labourer in Assam's Dhemaji district allegedly sold his 25-day-old infant for Rs 30,000, prompting intervention from the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), which rescued the baby from the home of a doctor, officials said on Tuesday.
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3 Women Killed In Road Accident In Assam
At least 3 women were killed in a road accident on Monday after a speeding car reportedly ran over them in Assam's Dibrugarh. The victim, who were working as garden labourers, have been identified as Rita Bhakta, Sunita Bedia and Mina Bedia.
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2 More Workers, Missing Near Arunachal's China Border For 20 Days, Rescued
Two more workers who went missing from the remote road construction in Arunachal Pradesh were found, even as a search operation for 10 others was underway on Sunday, officials said.
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7 Workers, Missing From Near Arunachal's China Border For 3 Weeks, Rescued
The Indian Air Force helicopters involved in the search and rescue operation have traced seven labourers from a group of 19 road construction workers from Assam who went missing in Arunachal Pradesh earlier his month.
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2 Weeks On, 19 Labourers Still Missing Near China Border In Arunachal
Nineteen construction workers from Assam have been missing for over two weeks in Arunachal Pradesh, close to India-China border.
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Assam Labourer Buys Scooty Using Coins Saved For 8 years
In an inspiring story, a daily wage labourer of Guwahati, Upen Roy has finally fulfilled his 10-year-old dream after he has bought a new scooty by using his stored coins.
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"Attack In Defence": Meghalaya BJP Minister Backs Mizoram On Assam Clash
Meghalaya Labour Minister and BJP leader, Sanbor Shullai, on Friday, appeared to support the controversial "kill them all" remark made by Mizoram's Rajya Sabha MP K Vanlalvena following the recent Assam-Mizoram border clash.
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What Oxfam India's Study Reveals About Assam's Tea Workers
Only 39 percent of Assam's tea garden workers are permanent while 61 percent are contractual labourers, a study by Oxfam India said.
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2 Dead In Accident At Railway Construction Site In Assam
Two labourers were killed and several were injured in an accident at a tunnel construction site for the railways in Assam.
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In A First, Assam To Open More Than 100 High Schools At Tea Gardens
In a first, Assam is coming up with more than 100 high schools at tea gardens across the state to improve literacy and control dropout rate within the tea garden labour community, the state government has said.
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Assam Doctor On Run After Pouring Hot Water On 12-Year-Old Boy
A 12-year-old boy who had been working at the house of a doctor in Assam's Dibrugarh was found tortured and suffering from injuries. The doctor, Siddhi Prasad Deori, working with Assam medical College, 500 km east of main city Guwahati, allegedly poured hot water on a the boy, who he had kept as a domestic help for the last one year.
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After Floods, Parts Of Assam Battle Massive Riverbank Erosion
The Brahmaputra river has turned 51-year-old Prafulla Saharia into a refugee. In 2007, it eroded his village Malhu, his home and 70 bighas of farm land. Since then, erosion forced him to move home thrice. The daily wage labourer now fears village Lengeribori, where is now staying, will be gobbled up by the swollen Brahmaputra any day.
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Assam Labourer Sells 15-Day-Old Daughter Due To Poverty, Cops Rescue Baby
Driven by extreme poverty and lack of work during the COVID-19 crisis, a migrant labourer in Assam sold his 15-day-old daughter for Rs 45,000 but police rescued the baby, officials said on Friday.
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Assam COVID Warriors Also Multitask As Flood Relief Workers Amid Crisis
Gautam Das and family are camping on this Brahmaputra river embankment for a week, ever since their village at Palashbari got flooded. The waters have receded now. But this 45-year-old wage labourer laments that the government relief has come late to his village that is just 30 km away from capital Guwahati.
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Coronavirus Lockdown: In Assam's SOP For Returnees, No Transport For Those Travelling By Road
The Assam government has decided against making any arrangements for the transportation of people returning by road from other states to the border point of the state. The decision was revealed in the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) released by the state government for returnees from other states.
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25-Day-Old Infant, Sold By Father For Rs 30,000, Rescued In Assam
A poverty-stricken labourer in Assam's Dhemaji district allegedly sold his 25-day-old infant for Rs 30,000, prompting intervention from the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), which rescued the baby from the home of a doctor, officials said on Tuesday.
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3 Women Killed In Road Accident In Assam
At least 3 women were killed in a road accident on Monday after a speeding car reportedly ran over them in Assam's Dibrugarh. The victim, who were working as garden labourers, have been identified as Rita Bhakta, Sunita Bedia and Mina Bedia.
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2 More Workers, Missing Near Arunachal's China Border For 20 Days, Rescued
Two more workers who went missing from the remote road construction in Arunachal Pradesh were found, even as a search operation for 10 others was underway on Sunday, officials said.
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7 Workers, Missing From Near Arunachal's China Border For 3 Weeks, Rescued
The Indian Air Force helicopters involved in the search and rescue operation have traced seven labourers from a group of 19 road construction workers from Assam who went missing in Arunachal Pradesh earlier his month.
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2 Weeks On, 19 Labourers Still Missing Near China Border In Arunachal
Nineteen construction workers from Assam have been missing for over two weeks in Arunachal Pradesh, close to India-China border.
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Assam Labourer Buys Scooty Using Coins Saved For 8 years
In an inspiring story, a daily wage labourer of Guwahati, Upen Roy has finally fulfilled his 10-year-old dream after he has bought a new scooty by using his stored coins.
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"Attack In Defence": Meghalaya BJP Minister Backs Mizoram On Assam Clash
Meghalaya Labour Minister and BJP leader, Sanbor Shullai, on Friday, appeared to support the controversial "kill them all" remark made by Mizoram's Rajya Sabha MP K Vanlalvena following the recent Assam-Mizoram border clash.
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What Oxfam India's Study Reveals About Assam's Tea Workers
Only 39 percent of Assam's tea garden workers are permanent while 61 percent are contractual labourers, a study by Oxfam India said.
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2 Dead In Accident At Railway Construction Site In Assam
Two labourers were killed and several were injured in an accident at a tunnel construction site for the railways in Assam.
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In A First, Assam To Open More Than 100 High Schools At Tea Gardens
In a first, Assam is coming up with more than 100 high schools at tea gardens across the state to improve literacy and control dropout rate within the tea garden labour community, the state government has said.
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Assam Doctor On Run After Pouring Hot Water On 12-Year-Old Boy
A 12-year-old boy who had been working at the house of a doctor in Assam's Dibrugarh was found tortured and suffering from injuries. The doctor, Siddhi Prasad Deori, working with Assam medical College, 500 km east of main city Guwahati, allegedly poured hot water on a the boy, who he had kept as a domestic help for the last one year.
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After Floods, Parts Of Assam Battle Massive Riverbank Erosion
The Brahmaputra river has turned 51-year-old Prafulla Saharia into a refugee. In 2007, it eroded his village Malhu, his home and 70 bighas of farm land. Since then, erosion forced him to move home thrice. The daily wage labourer now fears village Lengeribori, where is now staying, will be gobbled up by the swollen Brahmaputra any day.
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Assam Labourer Sells 15-Day-Old Daughter Due To Poverty, Cops Rescue Baby
Driven by extreme poverty and lack of work during the COVID-19 crisis, a migrant labourer in Assam sold his 15-day-old daughter for Rs 45,000 but police rescued the baby, officials said on Friday.
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Assam COVID Warriors Also Multitask As Flood Relief Workers Amid Crisis
Gautam Das and family are camping on this Brahmaputra river embankment for a week, ever since their village at Palashbari got flooded. The waters have receded now. But this 45-year-old wage labourer laments that the government relief has come late to his village that is just 30 km away from capital Guwahati.
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Coronavirus Lockdown: In Assam's SOP For Returnees, No Transport For Those Travelling By Road
The Assam government has decided against making any arrangements for the transportation of people returning by road from other states to the border point of the state. The decision was revealed in the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) released by the state government for returnees from other states.
