| 'Non-implementation of Assam Accord root of all unrest in Assam' |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Sept 16: The All Assam Lawyers’ Association (AALA) has blamed the non-implementation of the Assam Accord for the present turmoil and unrest in the State.
While addressing a press conference here on Sunday, AALA president Niloy Dutta said a 30-member team of the AALA had recently visited the relief camps in the riot-hit areas of the State. &l... |
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| 'Want Mamata in UPA, but no problem if she leaves' |
KOLKATA, Sept 16: Stressing that Trinamool Congress can oppose and offer its own proposals even while staying in the Union government, West Bengal State Congress chief Pradip Bhattacharjee on Sunday said there will be no problem to its stability if Trinamool decides to quit.
Bhattacharjee’s comment comes at a point when Trinamool Congress is planning to take a “hard decision... |
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| Flood situation in State's four districts grim |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Sept 16: The flood situation in four districts of the State continue to be grim on Sunday with the water of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries maintaining a rising trend following incessant rainfall in the catchment areas for the last one week.
Sources said an estimated 3 lakh people have been affected in Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Sonitpur and Kamrup... |
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| Irregularities in the lower strata of the Assam Secretariat |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Sept 16: Corruption and irregularities in various government departments have often made headlines but what is shocking is the fact that these malaises have also rotted the Assam Secretariat, the centre of the State’s administration.
Under-the-table pay (taking bribe, in simple terms) is a rather common practice in the Secretariat but here w... |
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| Harassed in Pakistan, homeless in India |
JODHPUR, Sept 16: “We would much rather die than go back to Pakistan,” said a Hindu migrant echoing the sentiments of many migrants who have come here in the last few days from Pakistan. IANS
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| India's first child witness court room inaugurated |
NEW DELHI, Sept 16: India’s first child witness court room (CWCR), designed to present a friendly image of courts for child witnesses, was on Sunday inaugurated at the Karkardooma courts complex. The CWCR has been opened to help children, who are sometimes witnesses in cases pertaining to sexual offences, to depose freely in the court. Agencies... |
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| Safer to sit in the back of the plane: Crash test |
LONDON, Sept 16: A passenger jet deliberately smashed into the ground has led experts to believe that passengers sitting at the back would have the best chance of survival, and all first-class travelers would die as the fuselage shears off. IANS... |
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| Mentally ill can now become MPs in Britain |
LONDON, Sept 16: British lawmakers have unanimously voted to end “discrimination” against people suffering from mental illness, who will now be able to serve as members of Parliament, injuries and as company directors. IANS... |
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| Chest pain? A non-surgical, leg massage may help |
Ludhiana, Sept 16: Massage therapy for heart patients who are not in a position to go under the knife! It’s actually happening here with doctors using a blood pressure machine and strapping the cuffs to legs to push in extra blood. The enhanced external counter pulsation (EECP) therapy, commonly used in countries like China but yet to catch on in a big way in India, involves strapping lar... |
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| Veena strings to mark World Melody Day on Oct 2 |
BANGALORE, Sept 16: India’s ancient string instrument veena will be played by music maestros across the world on October 2 to mark “World Melody Day”, it was announced on Sunday. IANS
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| 'Economic engagement must for foreign ties' |
NEW DELHI, Sept 16: Noting that economic diplomacy has become integral to bilateral and regional relations, the government on Sunday stressed the need to strengthen commercial engagements with emerging economies of Asia, Africa and Latin America. IANS
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| 'I don?t recommend anyone for Bigg Boss' |
MUMBAI, Sept 16: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, who will be hosting Color’s show “Bigg Boss” for the third time now, says that he doesn’t have any hand in selecting the contestants for the show. IANS
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| India in touch with US over anti-Islam film |
NEW DELHI, Sept 16: India is in touch with the US over an anti-Islam film that has sparked widespread protests in many Muslim countries, said an Indian official on Sunday adding that Google has blocked access to the video in compliance with Indian laws. IANS... |
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