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‘About 30,000 poultry to be culled in Assam’

November 28th, 2008 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS -
Guwahati, Nov 28 (IANS) About 30,000 chickens and ducks will be culled in Assam during the next four days as an outbreak of bird flu in poultry has been reported in the ...

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Six kids crushed by train at Ghaziabad

November 27th, 2008 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS -
Ghaziabad, Nov 27 (IANS) Six school children were killed Thursday afternoon when a speeding train ran over them at a railway track here.The incident took place around 2 p.m. while the school ...

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Guwahati, Delhi ODIs cancelled after terror strike

November 27th, 2008 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS -
Bhubaneswar, Nov 27 (IANS) The remaining one-day internationals of the seven-match series against England in Guwahati and Delhi have been cancelled in view of the terror strikes in Mumbai, officials said here ...

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Assam journalist killed by gunmen on motorcycle

November 22nd, 2008 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS -
Guwahati, Nov 22 (IANS) Unidentified gunmen Saturday shot dead a journalist in Assam, the second journalist to be killed this week in the region.Police said two motorcycle riders killed 30-year-old Jagajit Saikia ...

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Assam blasts suspects identified: Gogoi

November 22nd, 2008 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS -
Guwahati, Nov 21 (IANS) All those directly involved in triggering the serial blasts in the Assam Oct 30 were identified and 15 of them have been arrested so far, said Assam Chief ...

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Thousands protest against recent bomb blasts in Assam

November 19th, 2008 - 8:38 pm ICT by ANI -
By Peter Alex Todd Guwahati, Nov.19 (ANI): Thousands of people from all walks of life recently participated in a rally held here to protest against and demanded action against militancy and fundamentalist ...

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Indias first ever museum on explosives in Assam

November 17th, 2008 - 4:25 pm ICT by ANI -
By Peter Alex Todd Guwahati, Nov.17 (ANI): With terrorist activities becoming a global reality, a lot of people have started showing curiosity in understanding the details of blasts. Such inquisitive people can ...

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President Patils visit brings hope to northeast

President Patils visit brings hope to northeast

November 13th, 2008 - 8:57 pm ICT by ANI -
By Peter, Apem and Hempi Guwahati, Nov.13 (ANI): People in Assam became aware of many educational and social projects during the visit of President Pratibha Devisingh Patil. President Patil during her five-day ...

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President presents colours to Air Force Technical College

November 12th, 2008 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS -
Bangalore, Nov 12 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Wednesday presented the President's Colours to Air Force Technical College and the President's Standard to 59 Squadron of the Indian Air Force (IAF) at a ...

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President arrives in Bangalore on two-day visit

President arrives in Bangalore on two-day visit

November 12th, 2008 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS -
Bangalore, Nov 11 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil arrived here late Tuesday on a two-day visit to Karnataka.Governor Rameshwar Thakur, Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and top officials received her at the state-run HAL ...

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Narrow escape for Jindal as his plane lands with deflated tyre

November 11th, 2008 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS -
Guwahati, Nov 11 (IANS) Industrialist and Congress MP Navin Jindal had a narrow escape Tuesday after his personal six-seater aircraft landed with a deflated tyre at the Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport at ...

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Bodo militants masterminded serial bombings in Assam: police

November 11th, 2008 - 11:27 am ICT by IANS -
Guwahati, Nov 11 (IANS) Twelve days after the wave of bombings in Assam that killed 83 people and wounded 300 more, police Tuesday said evidence suggests the involvement of the National Democratic ...

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Blasts-scarred Guwahati in no mood to play

November 9th, 2008 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS -
Guwahati, Nov 9 (IANS) Ten days after a string of blasts rocked this business centre of the northeast, the atmosphere is still sombre. Businessmen are doing all to uplift the mood - ...

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‘Militants sheltered in Bangladesh, Myanmar threat to Assam’

November 8th, 2008 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS -
Guwahati, Nov 8 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Saturday said militant groups from the northeast of India sheltered in Bangladesh and Myanmar were posing a serious threat to the state."I shall ...

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Assamese take out candle light march for bomb blast victims

November 4th, 2008 - 8:45 pm ICT by ANI -
By Peter Alex Todd Guwahati, Nov.4 (ANI): Monday saw a large number of residents here participating in a candlelight march to pray for people who had lost their lives in last weeks ...

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Assam and Meghalaya on a developmental spree

Assam and Meghalaya on a developmental spree

November 4th, 2008 - 7:06 pm ICT by ANI -
By Peter, Apem and Hempi Guwahati/Shillong, Nov 4 (ANI): Assam and Meghalaya seem to be on a developmental spree. Recently, President Pratibha Patil was on a five-day visit to Assam and Meghalaya ...

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Terror resurfaces in Assam again

November 4th, 2008 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI -
By Peter Alex Todd Guwahati, Nov 4 (ANI): Terror has resurfaced in Assam with the October 30 serial bomb blasts claiming the lives of more than sixty people and leaving over 200 ...

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AASU calls 11 hour shutdown in Assam

November 3rd, 2008 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI -
Guwahati, Nov 3 (ANI): The All Assam Students'' Union (AASU) called for an 11-hour shutdown on Monday to protest against the failure of the Assam Government to protect the people from ...

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First came terrorists, then good Samaritans, pickpockets…

November 3rd, 2008 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS -
Guwahati, Nov 3 (IANS) It was a shocking study in contrasts. Soon after last week's deadly serial explosions in Assam, scores of passers-by carried the injured in their arms to hospitals while ...

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Assam forms Special Task Force to deal with militancy

November 3rd, 2008 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI -
Guwahati, Nov 3 (ANI): The Assam Government has decided to constitute a Special Task Force headed by an Inspector General of Police (IGP) rank officer to deal with militancy and combat ...

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Assam blast: Situation remains tense after serial blast on Sunday

November 2nd, 2008 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI -
Guwahati, Nov 2 (ANI): The overall situation remained tense in Assam on Sunday even though a massive hunt is on by the security forces to apprehend the culprits involved in Thursday''s ...

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No compromise on terrorism: Manmohan Singh

No compromise on terrorism: Manmohan Singh

November 1st, 2008 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS -
Guwahati, Nov 1 (IANS) There cannot be any compromise on terror and the government was committed to combatting terrorism, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Saturday as he visited the sites of Thursday's ...

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Manmohan Singh to visit blast affected areas of Assam

Manmohan Singh to visit blast affected areas of Assam

November 1st, 2008 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI -
Guwahati, Nov 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will visit Assam today to take the stock of the situation after Thursday''s serial blasts in the state in which 70 people ...

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Venezuela condemns deadly bomb attacks in India

November 1st, 2008 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS -
Caracas, Nov 1 (Xinhua) Venezuela has strongly condemned the deadly serial bomb attacks in India's Assam state, which killed at least 77 people and injured some 300."The Venezuelan government reaffirms its repudiation ...

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Shivraj Patil visits blast- affected areas in Assam

Shivraj Patil visits blast- affected areas in Assam

October 31st, 2008 - 9:04 pm ICT by ANI -
Guwahati, Oct 31 (ANI): Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil today visited Kokrajhar to to take the stock of the situation after Thursday''s serial blasts in the state in which 70 people ...

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All religion prayer for Assam blasts victims in Kolkata

October 31st, 2008 - 8:30 pm ICT by ANI -
Kolkata, Oct 31 (ANI): An all religion prayer session was held in Kolkata today for the victims of serial blasts that ripped through Guwahati and three other towns on Thursday in ...

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Assam blasts: Death toll touches 61, over 300 injured

Assam blasts: Death toll touches 61, over 300 injured

October 30th, 2008 - 11:32 pm ICT by ANI -
By Peter Alex Todd Guwahati, Oct 30 (ANI): The death toll in the Assam serial blast that rocked different parts of the state has touched 61 and over 300 have been injured. Nine ...

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Deadliest terror strike in insurgency-hit Northeast

October 30th, 2008 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS -
Guwahati, Oct 30 (IANS) The northeast is not unfamiliar to terror, but Thursday's strike is definitely the deadliest that shook Assam."No doubt this is the worst ever terror strike in Assam, but ...

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Centre seeks report on Assam serial blasts

Centre seeks report on Assam serial blasts

October 30th, 2008 - 7:14 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 30 (ANI): The Union Home Ministry has sought an immediate report from the Assam Government on serial blasts, in which at least 26 people are feared dead and ...

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President Patil condemns Assam serial blasts

President Patil condemns Assam serial blasts

October 30th, 2008 - 7:04 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 30 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil today condemned the series of bomb blasts that took place in Assam in which at least 26 people are feared dead and over ...

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