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| Ministers blow trumpet of their government |
From our Special Correspondent
SILCHAR, Aug 16: The Independence Day addresses of ministers and parliamentary secretaries across Barak valley this time also were as usually monotonous and derivative.
Tailor-made and stereotyped, there was nothing to cheer about for the ever thinning attendance on the historic day to commemorate the 66th Independence Day of our country. People se... |
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| AU students hit the street, demanding road improvement |
From our Correspondent
SILCHAR, August 16: Students of Assam University vented out their ire agianst the bad road condition that connects Varsity with the city and blocked the road at Rangirkhari point here today for more than 4 hours that affected the movement of traffic through NH-54 as well.
Later, the blockade was withdrawn following the assurance from the district administr... |
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| Citizens' rally protests against gang rape of college student |
From our Correspondent
SILCHAR, Aug 16: Citizens from all walks of life today brought out a massive rally that moved through the main thoroughfares of this town in protest against the gang rape of a college student in the broad day light on Saturday, while she was going for private tuition which however had been contradicted by a source in the educational institution where she studies. ... |
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| Dacoits target trader's house: police blames Bangladeshis |
From our Special Correspondent
SILCHAR, August 16: A gang of 8 dacoits armed with lethal weapons targeted the house of a trader in the Brahmanshasan village, Shivabari, under NIlambazar police station in the district of Karimganj, 20 km away from the border administrative headquarter, in the dead of night of Tuesday. They broke open the door, entered inside the house and made attempts t... |
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| Security forces celebrate Independence Day |
From our Special Correspondent
SILCHAR, Aug 16: As part of its peace-building process, local army unit at Masimpur under the aegis of Haflong based Assam Rifles sector organized Independence Day celebrations for young school children in the schools of Karimganj and Hailakandi districts of South Assam. The functions were organized at Government Primary School in the village of Tarbinchherra of... |
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