Air force rescues eight from stranded boat in Assam
June 27th, 2012 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 27 (IANS) Indian Air Force helicopter pilots Wednesday evacuated eight people, including three pregnant women and two doctors, from a boat stuck in the Dibong river near Sadiya ... Read more...
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Flood situation turns grimmer in Assam
June 25th, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 25 (IANS) Flood situation continued to deteriorate in Assam Monday with reports coming in of more villages being inundated by surging waters of the Brahmaputra river and its ... Read more...
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Will fulfil promises if voted to power: AGP
September 6th, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Sadiya (Assam), Sep 6 (IANS) Reaching out to people with the 2011 assembly polls in mind, Assam's main opposition Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) Monday apologised for the mistakes it committed during its ... Read more...
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Rajput steals the show with record in Commonwealth Shooting
February 24th, 2010 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Navy man Sanjeev Rajput won the gold in the 50-metre rifle 3-Position event with a new meet record as India took its medals tally to 48, ... Read more...
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Now, a river ambulance service in Assam
November 14th, 2009 - 8:48 pm ICT by ANI
By Vaschipem KamodangMajauli (Assam) Nov.14 (ANI): A ferry service is the only means of transportation for Majuli islandersm, and due to this lack of transportation, residents often fail to access prompt medical ... Read more...
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26/11 telefilm to be made
November 4th, 2009 - 5:42 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
The 26/11 Mumbai attack will be made into a telefilm soon. Starring Vinod Khanna and Seema Biswas, the film is titled Un Hazaaron Ke Naam. Sphere Origins will produce the film.The film ... Read more...
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45 kg RDX among explosives, arms seized in Assam
August 14th, 2009 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Aug 14 (IANS) Security forces seized a huge haul of arms and explosives, including 45 kg of RDX, from separate raids in Assam Friday as an alert was sounded across the ... Read more...
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Seven militants killed in Assam
June 5th, 2009 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati/Aizawl, June 5 (IANS) Seven militants were killed in Assam and a large cache of arms was recovered in a crackdown by security forces in the northeast, police said here Friday.
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Surrendered ULFA cadres turn social activists
December 22nd, 2008 - 7:53 pm ICT by ANI
By Peter Alex Todd
Guwahati, Dec.22 (ANI): Realizing the futility of violence, many low-rung United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadres have chosen to return to the mainstream and work for social ... Read more...
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Pro-talk ULFA leaders seek unconditional dialogue
July 14th, 2008 - 11:07 am ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Sadiya (Assam), July 14 (IANS) Pro-talk leaders of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) have started a massive campaign to drum up public opinion and force ... Read more...
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Pro-talks ULFA leaders mobilise masses for peace
July 9th, 2008 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 9 (IANS) Leaders of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) who favour talks with the government are mobilizing people in their quest for peace in Assam, defying the group's ... Read more...
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Assam government welcomes ULFA unit’s truce call
June 25th, 2008 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 25 (IANS) The Assam government Wednesday welcomed the unilateral ceasefire announced by a crack unit of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and promised steps to push the ... Read more...
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Gujarats 22-year-old living a normal life with the heart on right side
December 27th, 2007 - 4:31 pm ICT by admin
By Snehal Vaidya
Jamnagar (Gujarat), Dec.27 (ANI): A 22-year-old man in Gujarats Jamanagar District has been living with an unusual human anatomy since his birth. His heart lies slightly on the right ... Read more...
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