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Projects Worth Rs 894 Crore To Be Implemented In Assam's Majuli
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday rolled out a slew of projects worth Rs 894 crore in Majuli, the world's largest river island, an official release said.
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The River "Took Everything Away": Life On The Edge Of Brahmaputra
Once a vast river island in the heart of the Brahmaputra, now Majuli's days are numbered: Experts warn it may disappear entirely by 2040 as ever more violent flooding swells the river, wreaking havoc on the lives of those that live along its banks.
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2 Air Force Pilots Die Trying To Make Emergency Landing In Assam Island
Two Indian Air Force pilots were killed when a microlight aircraft they were travelling in crashed in Assam's Majuli region today.
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Nitin Gadkari Complains Of Uneasiness After Addressing Public Meet In Assam
Union Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari today complained of uneasiness after addressing a public meeting at Majuli island in Assam.
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Assam's River Island Residents See Land Sinking As Brahmaputra Swells
It takes an hour's ride in a rickety motorised boat on the swelling Brahmaputra river to reach the riverine island of Borghul Char in Assam. The island, which is right in the middle of India's widest river, has been sinking as the water level has been rising. The battle to survive has just started for some 150 families who live on this island at th...
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In Assam Chief Minister's Constituency, Man Carries Dead Brother On Cycle
A man was forced to tie the body of his 18-year-old younger brother to his bicycle and take it home on Tuesday from a hospital in Majuli, one of the most underdeveloped parts of Assam.
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World's Largest River Island, Majuli, Becomes India's First Island District
Majuli - the seat of neo-Vaishnavite Bhakti renaissance - today became India's first island district with Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurating it as the 35th district of Assam.
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Sarbananda Sonowal Chairs First Cabinet Meeting
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday chaired the first Cabinet meeting of the BJP-led government in the state in which several decisions like converting Majuli, the world's largest river island, to a district, were taken.
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Ferry Boat Gets Ready For Sarbananda Sonowal's Visit To Majuli
As Sarbananda Sonowal is all set to be sworn-in as the first BJP chief minister of Assam tomorrow, preparations are afoot for his victory trip to his home constituency Majuli island in Brahmaputra river.
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Will Things Change? Majuli Cynical Ahead of PM Modi's Rally
A Garud mask from Chamaguri Satta will be the most prominent gift from Majuli -- Assam's cultural capital and the world's largest inhabited river island -- to prime minister Narendra Modi. On Saturday, PM Modi will campaign here for BJP's chief ministerial candidate, Union minister Sarbanada Sonowal.
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124 People Fall Ill After Consuming Prasad in Assam's Majuli Island
Over 124 people fell ill today after consuming prasad in Assam's Majuli island.
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Tarun Gogoi makes aerial survey of Assam river banks
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today made an aerial survey of the ongoing anti-erosion works to save the world's largest river island Majuli and its gateway Neematighat in upper Assam.
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Assam's Majuli and Kaziranga worst affected in floods, say officials
At least 10 districts of Assam were reeling under flood water with the Asia's largest river island Majuli and the Kaziranga National Park being the worst affected, officials said.
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61 people dead in Assam floods; PM, Sonia to visit today
The flood situation in Assam continues to be grim with the toll having risen sharply to 61. Nearly 20 lakh people have also been displaced in the flood, the worst in more than a decade. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister and the UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi are slated to visit the state tomorrow to take stock of the situation. They are expected to reac...
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Mild tremors felt in Assam, epicentre located at Majuli Island
A mild tremor today shook parts of Assam but there was no report of any casualty or damage. The Indian Meteorological Centre in Shillong is yet to give the exact intensity of the earthquake on the Richter Scale, sources said.
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Projects Worth Rs 894 Crore To Be Implemented In Assam's Majuli
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday rolled out a slew of projects worth Rs 894 crore in Majuli, the world's largest river island, an official release said.
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The River "Took Everything Away": Life On The Edge Of Brahmaputra
Once a vast river island in the heart of the Brahmaputra, now Majuli's days are numbered: Experts warn it may disappear entirely by 2040 as ever more violent flooding swells the river, wreaking havoc on the lives of those that live along its banks.
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2 Air Force Pilots Die Trying To Make Emergency Landing In Assam Island
Two Indian Air Force pilots were killed when a microlight aircraft they were travelling in crashed in Assam's Majuli region today.
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Nitin Gadkari Complains Of Uneasiness After Addressing Public Meet In Assam
Union Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari today complained of uneasiness after addressing a public meeting at Majuli island in Assam.
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Assam's River Island Residents See Land Sinking As Brahmaputra Swells
It takes an hour's ride in a rickety motorised boat on the swelling Brahmaputra river to reach the riverine island of Borghul Char in Assam. The island, which is right in the middle of India's widest river, has been sinking as the water level has been rising. The battle to survive has just started for some 150 families who live on this island at th...
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In Assam Chief Minister's Constituency, Man Carries Dead Brother On Cycle
A man was forced to tie the body of his 18-year-old younger brother to his bicycle and take it home on Tuesday from a hospital in Majuli, one of the most underdeveloped parts of Assam.
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World's Largest River Island, Majuli, Becomes India's First Island District
Majuli - the seat of neo-Vaishnavite Bhakti renaissance - today became India's first island district with Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurating it as the 35th district of Assam.
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Sarbananda Sonowal Chairs First Cabinet Meeting
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday chaired the first Cabinet meeting of the BJP-led government in the state in which several decisions like converting Majuli, the world's largest river island, to a district, were taken.
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Ferry Boat Gets Ready For Sarbananda Sonowal's Visit To Majuli
As Sarbananda Sonowal is all set to be sworn-in as the first BJP chief minister of Assam tomorrow, preparations are afoot for his victory trip to his home constituency Majuli island in Brahmaputra river.
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Will Things Change? Majuli Cynical Ahead of PM Modi's Rally
A Garud mask from Chamaguri Satta will be the most prominent gift from Majuli -- Assam's cultural capital and the world's largest inhabited river island -- to prime minister Narendra Modi. On Saturday, PM Modi will campaign here for BJP's chief ministerial candidate, Union minister Sarbanada Sonowal.
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124 People Fall Ill After Consuming Prasad in Assam's Majuli Island
Over 124 people fell ill today after consuming prasad in Assam's Majuli island.
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Tarun Gogoi makes aerial survey of Assam river banks
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today made an aerial survey of the ongoing anti-erosion works to save the world's largest river island Majuli and its gateway Neematighat in upper Assam.
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Assam's Majuli and Kaziranga worst affected in floods, say officials
At least 10 districts of Assam were reeling under flood water with the Asia's largest river island Majuli and the Kaziranga National Park being the worst affected, officials said.
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61 people dead in Assam floods; PM, Sonia to visit today
The flood situation in Assam continues to be grim with the toll having risen sharply to 61. Nearly 20 lakh people have also been displaced in the flood, the worst in more than a decade. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister and the UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi are slated to visit the state tomorrow to take stock of the situation. They are expected to reac...
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Mild tremors felt in Assam, epicentre located at Majuli Island
A mild tremor today shook parts of Assam but there was no report of any casualty or damage. The Indian Meteorological Centre in Shillong is yet to give the exact intensity of the earthquake on the Richter Scale, sources said.
