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PM Modi pays tributes to Sardar Patel on his death anniversary | UK man jailed for life for raping and killing NHS worker in London park | Drug peddler who ran over police constable at Sribhumi tries to flee snatching police rifle; shot in the leg, apprehended | Bengaluru techie suicide case: Police arrest wife Nikita, her mother & brother | Prime Minister Modi leads nation in paying homage to martyrs of 2001 Parliament attack | 6 Delhi schools get bomb threat, second alert in a week | FIR filed against wife, four others in B’luru techie suicide case | Bryan Adams fans groove to the icon’s foot-tapping music braving Shillong chill | West Indies beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets in 2nd ODI, seal 3-match series 2-0 | Woman fined Rs 5,000, ostracised in Assam’s Sipajhar for wearing salwar-kameez | Israeli forces pound Syria with airstrikes after Assad’s ouster | ‘A statesman par excellence…’ PM Modi remembers former President Pranab Mukherjee on birth anniversary | GUWAHATI, Dec 10: Nearly 200 people were killed in brutal weekend violence reportedly orchestrated against voodoo practitioners in Haiti. | Mumbai: Death toll in BEST bus crash rises to 6, 49 injured | Bomb threat mail to 40 Delhi schools turns out to be hoax, nothing suspicious recovered | NFR RPF apprehends 23 B’deshi infiltrators in Nov, rescues 56 minors & 4 women from human traffickers | Mohd. Siraj fined 20% match fee, Travis Head walks away with a “sanction” for bitter on-field spat | Revenue secretary Sanjay Malhotra appointed new RBI governor | Mexican man attempts to ‘hijack’ flight from Mexico to US, arrested | Manipur Police crack down on poppy cultivation, arrest four | Guwahati Jal Board opens applications for over 95 thousand new water supply connections | Syria: Damascus falls as President Assad flees nation; rebel forces say ‘start of new era’ | Devajit Saikia replaces Jay Shah as interim BCCI secretary | PM Modi gets death threat, WhatsApp text sent to Mumbai Police claims ISI blast plot to target PM | ‘She donated me liver, gave me life…’ grieves husband of woman killed in Pushpa 2 premiere stampede in Hyderabad | Borrowers heave big sigh of relief, RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5% meaning EMIs won’t increase | This country is removing the image of its ‘Father of the Nation’ from currency & it’s not India | Manipur: Security forces arrest 3 KCP (PWG) cadres from Imphal West, seize arms & ammo | Policeman suspended for attending protest outside Hindu temple in Canada, 4 held for attacking devotees | Those Who Want Violence have an agenda…..It’s Poor Who Will Always Suffer : Pradyot Debbarma Urges Unity in Tripura | Nobel Prize 2024: Here is the Full List of Winners | Schools switch to online classes as Delhi grapples with severe air pollution | Zubeen Garg, Assam’s singing superstar and heartthrob of millions, turns 53 | Bhutan PM Tshering Tobgay emphasizes Gross National Happiness (GNH) , Praises India’s Role in Nation’s Growth | Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun threatens to attack Ram Mandir, devotees hit back | Justice Sanjiv Khanna sworn-in as 51st Chief Justice of India | Meghalaya: Bodies of 7 of a Family Who Died in Landslide in South Garo Hills Recovered | I concede the election but fight will go on: Kamala Harris after losing US Presidential polls | Headmaster of Arunachal Govt School Arrested on Charges of Sexual Offences Against Girl Students | BSF Trooper Severely Injured in Smuggler Attack Near Indo-Bangladesh Border in Tripura | Accused of stealing milk pouches, minor boy tortured at Kahilipara in the name of moral policing; two held | Locals Welcome Re-imposition of AFSPA : SF in Action against Violence Perpetuators | Striking Khanapara crash similarities! Booze party, high-speed thrill, and a new car… Six students killed as Innova rams truck in Dehradun | PM Modi greets people on Guru Nanak Jayanti | Landslide victory for Sri Lankan President’s NPP in snap Parliamentary elections | Historic first, seaplane – on a test flight – lands on Brahmaputra waters | Water supply to be disrupted in several Guwahati localities for 3 days from Friday | Leopard that attacked and killed cattle at Demow caged | Mizoram: Heroin worth Rs 85 lakh seized near Melbuk, three held | Knife-wielding chain snatchers rob woman of gold chain, earrings at Guwahati’s Rajgarh | Severe smog chokes Delhi; visibility dips impacting flight and train services | Stage set for by-polls in five Assam LACs; BJP, allies confident of victory | South Africa to host ICC Champions Trophy 2025 if PCB doesn’t accept ‘Hybrid Model’: Reports | 3.6 M earthquake jolts central Assam, epicentre near Tezpur | Guwahati: Chain snatchers on the prowl; two youths snatch gold chain from woman at Borbari, flee in speeding two-wheeler | Chhattisgarh lawyer who sent death threat to Shah Rukh Khan arrested | Car plunges into under-construction culvert at Dibrugarh-Tinsukia highway bypass, four including a 7-year-old minor killed | Six killed in two separate road accidents in Cachar | Meghalaya Army jawan dies in Siachen, State Govt announces Rs 20 lakh ex-gratia to next of kin | ‘Don’t get afraid, keep on working with courage…,’ CM Himanta Biswa Sarma tells BJP workers of Samaguri | Pre-poll violence takes serious turn in Samaguri; gunshots fired at BJP MLA Jitu Goswami’s car; PSO injured, Goswami escapes unhurt | People of Samaguri will end dynastic politics of Rakibul Hussain, says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma | OROP Scheme a tribute to courage and sacrifices of our veterans and ex-service personnel: PM Modi | Trees at Dighalipukhuri won’t be felled nor transplanted; flyover to be shortened: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma | Assam CM addresses mega election rallies, says Congress conspiring against Bengali Hindus | FIR against Arunachal singer for killing chicken, drinking blood during stage show | Nation remembers Bharat Ratna Dr Bhupen Hazarika on 13th death anniversary | Assam: Five Prisoners Escape From Morigaon Jail, Probe On | Temporary Employees to Get Salaries Before Dashain Festival, Leave Without Pay for Those Who Did Not Attend Office After Polls | 5 More Killed Due to Rains and Landslides in Meghalaya’s Garo Hills, Death Toll Rises to 15 | Indian Army Highlights Youth as Catalysts for Change, Fosters Strong Ties with Local Community | Over 100 Bangladeshi Infiltrators Arrested in Assam Amid Ongoing Violence in Bangladesh: CM Sarma | Security Heightened Along Borders at Jiribam, Mao Gate to Stop Illegal Migrants From Entering State: Manipur CM | Massive Landslides Block Key Road in Arunachal’s West Kameng; Dozens of Vehicles Stranded | Opposition to Upper Siang Dam Continues, Villagers Unite Against Proposed Multi-Purpose Storage Dam | NIA Cracks Down on Jaish-e-Mohammad: 7 Arrested in Assam’s Goalpara, Nationwide Raids Continue | Gelephu Mindfulness City : Architect Ingels Shares Vision for a City Designed with Local Materials and Traditional Craftsmanship

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Woman fined Rs 5,000, ostracised in Assam’s Sipajhar for wearing salwar-kameez

A woman in Sipajhar town of Assam has been ostracized from society and fined Rs 5,000 for wearing salwar-kameez. The woman named Meghali Das, or Pinki as she is addressed to by family members and other close acquaintances, narrated her shocking ordeal after fellow villagers of Gongajani Kuworigaon imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 for […]

Israeli forces pound Syria with airstrikes after Assad’s ouster

The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) carried out nearly 500 airstrikes on Syria in the past 48 hours, targeting critical military installations, reports stated on Wednesday. The attacks came after President Bashar al-Assad was forced to flee the country as rebel forces seized control of capital Damascus and other towns. Assad has reportedly sought refuge in […]

‘A statesman par excellence…’ PM Modi remembers former President Pranab Mukherjee on birth anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today remembered former President Shri Pranab Mukherjee on his birth anniversary, calling him a statesman par excellence. Prime Minister Modi hailed him as an administrator and admired his contributions to the country’s development. “Remembering Shri Pranab Mukherjee on his birth anniversary. Pranab Babu was a one-of-a-kind public figure—a statesman par excellence, […]

UPSC announces results of Civil Services Mains 2024 results

GUWAHATI, Dec 10: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the results of the Civil Services Mains Examination 2024 which were held in September. Candidates who sat in the examination can check their results on the official websites, upsc.gov.in and upsconline.nic.in. The successful candidates have qualified for the Personality Test (Interview) for selection to […]

GUWAHATI, Dec 10: Nearly 200 people were killed in brutal weekend violence reportedly orchestrated against voodoo practitioners in Haiti.

GUWAHATI, Dec 10: Nearly 200 people were killed in brutal weekend violence reportedly orchestrated against voodoo practitioners in Haiti. The killings, which took place in the western seaside neighbourhood of Cite Soleil, were planned by a powerful gang leader who believed that his sick son’s illness was caused by voodoo practitioners, the civil organization the […]

Mumbai: Death toll in BEST bus crash rises to 6, 49 injured

GUWAHATI, Dec 10: The death toll in the BEST bus accident in Mumbai’s Kurla West rose to six while 49 others were injured. A bus had rammed into pedestrians and vehicles on Monday night after the driver lost control, reports said quoting police. The bus was plying under the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) […]