Phase one of resident count in three years: Gogoi
August 30th, 2012 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Aug 30 (IANS) The Assam government has initiated the process of updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC). The first phase of the project will be completed within the ... Read more...
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Argentina mulls new tools against domestic violence
August 21st, 2012 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Aug 21 (IANS/EFE) Two Argentine senators presented bills Monday to combat domestic violence that include the so-called "supporting accusation" so that third parties or anyone else involved in ... Read more...
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Rehabilitate Bengali Muslims only after verification: Bodo groups
August 18th, 2012 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Aug 18 (IANS) Two Bodo groups including the National Democratic Front of Bodoland's (NDFB) pro-talk faction Saturday demanded that the Assam government verify the citizenship status of the ... Read more...
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NRC to be updated by July in Assam
March 17th, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 17 (IANS) The Assam government is going to start the process of updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) from July 1.The Group of Minister (GoM) represented by ... Read more...
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33,826 monuments in India unprotected, says ASI
May 3rd, 2011 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) There are 33,826 unprotected monuments in India with Rajasthan leading the list, says the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).The findings come from the National Mission ... Read more...
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Census head count begins in northeast India
February 9th, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala/Guwahati, Feb 9 (IANS) The second and final phase of census 2011 began Wednesday across the northeastern states.The family members of governors, chief ministers and other important personalities were among those enumerated ... Read more...
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Soldiers and troopers for head count in census phase-2
February 5th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 5 (IANS) Army soldiers and para-military troopers will be engaged as enumerators to count themselves in as the second phase of the country-wide census begins Feb 9, officials said here ... Read more...
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Second phase of census to begin in February
October 18th, 2010 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Oct 18 (IANS) The training of enumerators and supervisors for the second phase of the 2011 Census -- to be held in February next year -- shall commence next month, an ... Read more...
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Students union in Assam protests influx of Bangladeshi immigrants
July 28th, 2010 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
By Apem KemdongJorhat (Assam), July 28 (ANI): All Tai Ahom Student Union (ATASU), a student's wing in Jorhat, Assam staged a peaceful sit-in protest, against the influx of Bangladeshi immigrants in the ... Read more...
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Four students killed in Assam police firing
July 22nd, 2010 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
Barpeta (Assam), July 22 (ANI): At least four students were killed and over a dozen others injured, when the police opened fire on rampaging protestors attempting to stop updating of the National ... Read more...
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Four killed in police firing in Assam (Lead)
July 21st, 2010 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 21 (IANS) At least four people were killed and over 70 injured when police opened fire Wednesday on a group of student protesters in Assam's Barpeta town, officials said.
A ... Read more...
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Three killed in police firing in Assam
July 21st, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 21 (IANS) At least three people were killed and more than a dozen injured when police opened fire Wednesday on a group of student protesters trying to stall government proceedings ... Read more...
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Census hits roadblock in Mizoram - superstition!
June 19th, 2010 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
By Sujit Chakraborty
Aizawl, June 19 (IANS) The census operations have hit a bizarre roadblock in the northeastern state of Mizoram - superstition. A section of the Christian community believe that the head ... Read more...
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Tripura census enumerators warned against negligence
May 30th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, May 30 (IANS) The Tripura census authority has warned population enumerators of stern disciplinary action in case they are found negligent, an official said Sunday.
"So far one enumerator has been suspended ... Read more...
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India needs bill on dam safety - and fast: parliamentary panel
May 6th, 2010 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Prashant Sood
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) With India having over 4,700 dams - the third largest number in the world - of which about 100 are more than a century ... Read more...
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Bill passed for mandatory care to emergency patients
May 3rd, 2010 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The Lok Sabha Monday passed a bill that will make it mandatory for doctors, hospital and other clinical establishments to treat emergency patients and not turn them ... Read more...
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First phase of Census 2011 starts in Tripura
April 26th, 2010 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, April 26 (IANS) The 2011 Census officially started in the northeastern state of Tripura Monday, with the details of state Chief Minister Manik Sarkar and his wife, Panchali Bhattacharjee, being recorded ... Read more...
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Govt. assured us to seal Indo-Bangla border by 2012, claims AASU Advisor
April 22nd, 2010 - 11:08 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 22 (ANI): All Assam Students' Union (AASU) Advisor Samujjal Bhattacharya on Thursday claimed the Government has assured them about sealing of 272-kilometer-long porous India-Bangladesh border area in Assam by ... Read more...
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NGOs to be involved in India’s 2011 census
February 20th, 2010 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 20 (IANS) For the first time in India, non-government organisations (NGOs) will be involved in carrying out the country's gigantic 2011 census operation, officials said here Saturday.
"Besides senior officials, ... Read more...
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Grandpa’s broken hip means weaker bones for grandsons
January 30th, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 30 (IANS) Hip fractures in grandfathers are linked to low bone density and reduced bone size in their grandsons, new research shows.
"This is the first time this risk factor for ... Read more...
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Work on Census 2011, National Population Register (NPR) in progress: Chidambaram
December 1st, 2009 - 7:30 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec.1 (ANI): Work is in progress on the National Population Register (NPR) and Census 2011.Revealing this on Tuesday, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said direct data collection for ... Read more...
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Why You Shouldn’t Miss the Royal Gorge Bridge
April 17th, 2009 - 8:41 pm ICT by GD
The Royal Gorge Bridge is a must-see attraction near Cañon City, Colorado, inside a theme park. The bridge, tipped as the highest suspension bridge in the world, hangs 1053 feet (321 meters) ... Read more...
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Poor team spirit ‘raises risk of depression’ among employees
April 9th, 2009 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 9 (ANI): Difficult co-workers and awful working atmosphere leads to poor team spirit, which, in turn, increases the risk of developing depression by more than half, according to a Finnish ... Read more...
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Mass murder, says Rudd, as Australia hunts its arsonists
February 9th, 2009 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 9 (DPA) To some, it's just fun. To others, it's psychopathic behaviour they can't control. To Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, deliberately starting fires on scorching days in the wooded ... Read more...
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Insurgency, infiltration twin threats to Northeast: Rajnath Singh
January 31st, 2009 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 31 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Saturday said illegal infiltration from Bangladesh and insurgency continue to be the twin challenges facing the northeast with central funds meant ... Read more...
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Home Ministry team visits Assam
November 19th, 2008 - 8:26 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): A Central team led by the Secretary (Border Management) in the Ministry of Home Affairs Jarnail Singh visited Assam on November 17-18 .
On November 17th, ... Read more...
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Eye disease increases heart attack, stroke risk
February 28th, 2008 - 1:00 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Feb 28 (ANI): Australian researchers have found that Age related Macular Degeneration (AMD), a degenerative eye disease increases the risk of death from a heart attack or stroke two fold.AMD ... Read more...
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