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Assam Renames Karimganj District, It Is Now Called...
The Assam government on Tuesday decided to change the name of Karimganj district in the Barak Valley to Sribhumi, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
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Watch: Amit Shah Holds 2-Km Long Roadshow In Assam Amid "Sea Of Supporters"
Braving rain, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday led a colourful roadshow in Silchar, the most important town of Assam's Barak Valley bordering Bangladesh, for BJP candidate Parimal Suklabaidya.
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"Won't Oppose Separate Barak Land If...":Assam's Himanta Biswa Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said his government is ready to discuss the proposal of a separate Barak land if the people of the valley want it.
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7 More Dead In Assam Floods, Worst-Hit Silchar Town Situation Still Grim
Seven more deaths due to floods and landslides were reported in Assam in the past 24 hours, even as the floodwaters have started recede in most areas.
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Journalists Protest Sedition Charge Against News Portal Editor In Assam
Journalists from Assam's Barak Valley on Tuesday demanded that sedition charges slapped against the editor of a local news portal for an editorial he wrote be immediately revoked.
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Assam's Barak Valley May Soon Get Its Second Wildlife Sanctuary
The diverse wildlife of Assam's Barak Valley may soon have a new address if a proposal by Silchar MP Rajdeep Roy for the creation of 'Barak Bhuban Wildlife Sanctuary' is accepted by the state government.
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Bandh After Assam-Mizoram Border Clashes Affect Normal Life In Barak Valley
Normal life in the three districts of Assam's Barak Valley was completely affected on Wednesday due to a 12-hour bandh called to protest the killing of seven people, including six policemen, in a recent inter-state border clash with Mizoram.
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Mizoram Seeks Centre's Help For Lifting "Economic Blockade" After Border Clash
The Mizoram government on Wednesday sought the Centre's intervention for the lifting of an "economic blockade" staged by the people of Barak Valley in Assam after a recent bloody clash along the inter-state border.
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EVM In Assam BJP Candidate Car: 4 Officials Suspended, Repoll At Station
The Election Commission today ordered fresh voting in one polling station of Assam's Ratabari seat following a controversy over officials inexplicably transporting an electronic voting machine (EVM) in a BJP candidate's car yesterday.
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Blank Rounds Fired As Crowds Clash In Assam's Barak Valley During Voting
Supporters of the BJP and its rival AIUDF clashed in Assam's Barak Valley today as voting for the second phase of the election was about to end. The police had to charge at the crowds with batons to restore order in the tensed town
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4 Ministers, Deputy Speaker Contesting As Assam Votes In Phase-2 Polls
Up to 345 candidates, including four sitting ministers and the deputy speaker, face the polls today as the second phase of Assam's assembly elections is held in 39 seats. Around 73.4 lakh people will be deciding their fate at over 10,000 booths.
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"NRC Not Completed... Justice Needed For Hindus": BJP's Himanta Sarma
Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed on Thursday that the NRC remained incomplete in the state and "justice" needed to be done to Hindus living in the Barak Valley region
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Will Get Supplies From Abroad If Assam Border Blockade Not Eased: Mizoram
No breakthrough has been achieved in ground-level talks between Mizoram and Assam to resolve the inter-state border dispute in the Barak valley region, where several people were injured in a clash over the issue last week, officials say.
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10-Day Lockdown In Assam's Barak Valley From August 26 Amid Spike In Covid Cases
The Assam administration is considering a ten-day lockdown in all the three districts of Barak Valley from August 26 to September 4 after a sharp spike in COVID-19 cases.
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20 Dead In Landslides In South Assam, Several Injured
Twenty one people have died in a series of landslides that took place in Assam today. The dead are largely from three different districts of the Barak valley region in southern Assam. Seven other have been injured. Rescue teams have been rushed to the sites and 21 people have been evacuated. The region has been experiencing heavy rains for the last...
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Assam Renames Karimganj District, It Is Now Called...
The Assam government on Tuesday decided to change the name of Karimganj district in the Barak Valley to Sribhumi, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
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Watch: Amit Shah Holds 2-Km Long Roadshow In Assam Amid "Sea Of Supporters"
Braving rain, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday led a colourful roadshow in Silchar, the most important town of Assam's Barak Valley bordering Bangladesh, for BJP candidate Parimal Suklabaidya.
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"Won't Oppose Separate Barak Land If...":Assam's Himanta Biswa Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said his government is ready to discuss the proposal of a separate Barak land if the people of the valley want it.
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7 More Dead In Assam Floods, Worst-Hit Silchar Town Situation Still Grim
Seven more deaths due to floods and landslides were reported in Assam in the past 24 hours, even as the floodwaters have started recede in most areas.
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Journalists Protest Sedition Charge Against News Portal Editor In Assam
Journalists from Assam's Barak Valley on Tuesday demanded that sedition charges slapped against the editor of a local news portal for an editorial he wrote be immediately revoked.
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Assam's Barak Valley May Soon Get Its Second Wildlife Sanctuary
The diverse wildlife of Assam's Barak Valley may soon have a new address if a proposal by Silchar MP Rajdeep Roy for the creation of 'Barak Bhuban Wildlife Sanctuary' is accepted by the state government.
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Bandh After Assam-Mizoram Border Clashes Affect Normal Life In Barak Valley
Normal life in the three districts of Assam's Barak Valley was completely affected on Wednesday due to a 12-hour bandh called to protest the killing of seven people, including six policemen, in a recent inter-state border clash with Mizoram.
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Mizoram Seeks Centre's Help For Lifting "Economic Blockade" After Border Clash
The Mizoram government on Wednesday sought the Centre's intervention for the lifting of an "economic blockade" staged by the people of Barak Valley in Assam after a recent bloody clash along the inter-state border.
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EVM In Assam BJP Candidate Car: 4 Officials Suspended, Repoll At Station
The Election Commission today ordered fresh voting in one polling station of Assam's Ratabari seat following a controversy over officials inexplicably transporting an electronic voting machine (EVM) in a BJP candidate's car yesterday.
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Blank Rounds Fired As Crowds Clash In Assam's Barak Valley During Voting
Supporters of the BJP and its rival AIUDF clashed in Assam's Barak Valley today as voting for the second phase of the election was about to end. The police had to charge at the crowds with batons to restore order in the tensed town
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4 Ministers, Deputy Speaker Contesting As Assam Votes In Phase-2 Polls
Up to 345 candidates, including four sitting ministers and the deputy speaker, face the polls today as the second phase of Assam's assembly elections is held in 39 seats. Around 73.4 lakh people will be deciding their fate at over 10,000 booths.
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"NRC Not Completed... Justice Needed For Hindus": BJP's Himanta Sarma
Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed on Thursday that the NRC remained incomplete in the state and "justice" needed to be done to Hindus living in the Barak Valley region
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Will Get Supplies From Abroad If Assam Border Blockade Not Eased: Mizoram
No breakthrough has been achieved in ground-level talks between Mizoram and Assam to resolve the inter-state border dispute in the Barak valley region, where several people were injured in a clash over the issue last week, officials say.
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10-Day Lockdown In Assam's Barak Valley From August 26 Amid Spike In Covid Cases
The Assam administration is considering a ten-day lockdown in all the three districts of Barak Valley from August 26 to September 4 after a sharp spike in COVID-19 cases.
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20 Dead In Landslides In South Assam, Several Injured
Twenty one people have died in a series of landslides that took place in Assam today. The dead are largely from three different districts of the Barak valley region in southern Assam. Seven other have been injured. Rescue teams have been rushed to the sites and 21 people have been evacuated. The region has been experiencing heavy rains for the last...
