Category Archives: Assam

Engineer’s forum demands clarity on increased household electricity bill in Assam

Posted on April 9, 2023 - 7:31pm by UT News Service
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Nava J Thakuria Guwahati, April 9: Expressing concern over the alleged unusual increase of monthly electricity charges after shifting to prepaid bill paying system, a forum of graduate engineers urges Assam Power Distribution Company Limited, a division of the government run … Continue reading →

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Assam organisation seeks PM’s intervention over NRC scam

Posted on April 5, 2023 - 7:34pm by UT Correspondent
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Nava J Thakuria Guwahati: Assam Public Works (APW), a leading civil society organisation of northeast India, while expressing dissatisfaction over the State government for avoiding necessary action on the National Register of Citizen (NRC) updation scam, urges Prime Minister Narendra … Continue reading →

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Prateek Hajela’s return paved way by Madhya Pradesh government

Posted on March 31, 2023 - 3:40pm by UT News Service
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Nava J Thakuria Guwahati: Prateek Hajela, IAS, who faces a number of FIRs in Assam for alleged involvement in National Register of Citizens (NRC) updation scam in the State, has been relinquished by Madhya Pradesh government from the social justice … Continue reading →

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Assam and Meghalaya likely to start second round of border talks

Posted on March 28, 2023 - 9:09pm by UT News Service
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Shillong: Meghalaya and Assam are likely to start the second round of border talks in the month of May for finding an amicable solution to resolve the remaining six areas of difference between the two states. Speaking to reporters after … Continue reading →

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Conrad Sangma informs to hold Assam-Meghalaya border talks next month

Posted on March 22, 2023 - 9:08pm by UT News Service
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Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma informed today that the second round of border talks for resolving the remaining six areas of difference with Assam will be held next month. Sangma told the Assembly that the regional committees have … Continue reading →

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First cohort of Climate Change reporters trained in Cotton University, Guwahati

Posted on February 10, 2023 - 5:44pm by Ashin Shaiza
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Guwahati: Ajim Premji University in collaboration with IndiaSpend and Cotton University, Guwahati organized a two-day workshop on Climate Change reporting in Cotton University, Guwahati from February 3 and 4. Prof Santonu Goswami of Azim Premji Univerity, Prof Rahul Mahanta of Cotton … Continue reading →

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Assam: Dreaded ULFA-I Commander Uday Asom shot dead

Posted on February 9, 2023 - 2:57pm by UT News Service
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Tinsukia: A field commander of the United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) has been shot dead by the Assam police, news reports say. The ULFA-I senior leader, Uttam Lahon, also known as Uday Asom was reportedly killed following a fierce gunbattle … Continue reading →

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Children in Assam’s flood prone Dhemaji District

Posted on January 29, 2023 - 1:50pm by UT News Service
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“THERE IS a shortage of teachers in my school, the road leading to my school is also in a pathetic condition and the well water in our village is not good. It is full of iron”, complains a school student. … Continue reading →

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Prof Yunus to grace Bodoland International Knowledge Festival at Kokrajhar

Posted on January 29, 2023 - 12:48pm by UT News Service
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Nava Thakuria Guwahati, Jan 27: Bangladesh’s lone Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus is expected to grace the forthcoming Bodoland International Knowledge Festival at Kokrajhar in western Assam scheduled for 27 February to 2 March next. Widely acclaimed as a banker to the … Continue reading →

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Dhemaji: Story of resilience in the face of loss

Posted on January 20, 2023 - 12:52pm by UT News Service
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AkangjunglaDhemaji | January 5  “I feel lonely,” a 30 year old woman said as she shares her story of living with flood in her village – Medipamua. Medipamua village is located in Dhemaji district, Assam. According to Assam State Disaster … Continue reading →

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