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Sunday, September 29, 2024
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Topic: Assam

Central forces to be deployed as Assam-Mizoram border issue remains on the boil

The death of an Assam resident in Mizoram Monday has caused more tension between the states that have a 50-year-old unresolved boundary issue.

Extortion notices demanding Rs 200/house reach Tripura-Mizoram border village, 18 yrs late

Snippets from the vibrant Northeast that capture politics, culture, society and more in the eight states.

Assam sets up Rs 10-crore project with Israel support to boost agriculture in state

CM Sarbananda Sonowal said Indo-Israeli Centre of Excellence for Vegetables Protected Cultivation will provide farmers with latest Israeli technologies and help them maximize their income.

Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal writes to Amit Shah over border tension with Mizoram

Sonowal's letter comes after the death of Intazul Laskar, who was allegedly abducted from the Lailapur Border Outpost area, along Assam-Mizoram border.

Andhra sees 42% attendance on day 1 of schools reopening but turnout in Assam ‘poor’

Schools in the two states reopened Monday after seven months. In Andhra, students from Classes 9 to 12 were allowed while in Assam, students from Class 6 onwards were allowed.

New 20-hectare ‘island’ found floating on Loktak Lake in Manipur has left officials baffled

Snippets from the vibrant Northeast that capture politics, culture, society and more in the eight states.

Assam minority students’ union to move SC as NRC coordinator tells DCs to prune final list

All Assam Minority Students’ Union to file plea in Supreme Court against the NRC coordinator’s letter asking to remove more ‘ineligible’ people from the final list.

Arunachal boy hands over pet bear he raised like his ‘own sister’ to Itanagar zoo

Snippets from the vibrant Northeast that capture politics, culture, society and more in the eight states.

An NGO is offering food to stranded truckers along Assam-Mizoram highway amid border row

Snippets from the vibrant Northeast that capture politics, culture, society and more in the eight states.

No buyers, markets closed — how Covid hit livelihood of women potters in this Assam village

Making earthenware no longer sustainable for Hira & Kaibarta community women in Kamrup’s Tarigaon. They are now selling fish for Rs 15/kg that would earlier fetch Rs 200.

On Camera

Drop that cigarette. Smokers are twice as likely to develop skin cancer compared to non-smokers

A noticeable effect of smoking is premature aging. Studies indicate that the skin biopsy of a 40-year-old heavy smoker can resemble that of a 70-year-old non-smoker.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?