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BJP's Tezpur MP Ram Prasad Sarmah to join Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool

16 hours ago

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BJP's Tezpur MP Ram Prasad Sarmah, denied a chance to re-contest his seat in the Lok Sabha election this time, is set to join Trinamool Congress after the results are declared...

After blast, police on toes for Ambubachi festival

16 hours ago

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The Ambubachi festival is barely a month away and the Assam Police have pulled up their socks to provide fool-proof security for the lakhs of devotees, who will throng the temple during the five-day festival from June 22 to 26...

29 years on, AFSPA all set to be withdrawn from Assam

yesterday

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Twenty nine years after its imposition, the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act is set to be withdrawn from Assam in August, and the Centre has already asked the Army to plan its return from the state...

Actor, 'Ulfa man' held for Guwahati blast

yesterday

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Artificially ripened mangoes, papayas seized in Guwahati

yesterday

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The food and safety department of Kamrup (Metro) district, in a surprise raid on Friday, seized huge quantity of artificially ripened mangoes and papayas in Fancy Bazaar and arrested two fruit vendors...

Barring Assam and Meghalaya, NE states receive deficit rainfall

16 hours ago

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Section 144 imposed in Hailakandi to maintain communal harmony

2 days ago

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Chinese grenade used in Guwahati blast: Police

2 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

The preliminary investigation in the case of RG Baruah road bomb blast on Wednesday revealed that a 'Chinese grenade' was used by the suspected Ulfa (I) militants...

Three more Ulfa-I rebels nabbed in Tinsukia

3 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

Dealing a major blow to the Ulfa (Independent), security forces nabbed three ultras of the militant outfit from Tinsukia district on Tuesday evening. The trio was nabbed during a counter-insurgency operation named "Operation Tarani" that was launched by the Army along with the police at Tarani reserve forest...

Muslim man defies curfew, takes Hindu woman to hospital

3 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

When Nandita Das went into labour on Sunday, clash-hit Hailakandi was in a state of lockdown. The entire district had been under curfew since Friday's communal clashes in Hailakandi, Assam. Her neighbour Maqbool Hussain Laskar, came to the family's help and drove the woman to the hospital in his auto rickshaw amidst curfew. The couple named their child 'Shanti'...

23 killed in storms, lightning strikes in Assam in past few days

4 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

At least 23 people have died in storms and lightning strikes in the past few weeks in Assam, the ASDMA has said...

Witness in Karbi Anglong lynching case turns 'hostile'

5 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

One of the eyewitnesses in the Karbi Anglong lynching case last year has allegedly turned 'hostile'. So far, seven out of at least 14 eyewitnesses were examined in the case. Over 40 witnesses including the eyewitnesses would be examined during the trial besides presentation of other evidence...

Five more held for Dibrugarh doctor assault

5 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

Five more persons involved in the brutal attack on a doctor in Rossell India Limited-owned Dikom Tea Estate were taken into police custody on Monday...

Assam: Hindu family donates land for Muslim burial ground

6 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

Breaking religious barriers and going an extra mile to strengthen the bond between two communities, a Hindu family from Lakhimpur district donated a piece of land for expansion of a Muslim burial ground...

NRC inclusion of former Aasu leader's family challenged

6 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

The endless rounds of citizenship tests have now caught up with a leader of Assam's anti-foreigner movement..

300 yaks starve to death in North Sikkim

7 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

Nearly 300 yaks have died due to starvation following heavy snowfall in North Sikkim district since late last year, an official has said...

Curfew extended, Army called in day after Hailakandi clashes

7 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

A day after clashes broke out after passersby reportedly pelted stones at people offering Friday prayers on a busy road at Hailakandi, the curfew-bound town remained tense on Saturday. The Army has been called in to maintain peace, the curfew extended for a day and internet services suspended across the Barak Valley...

Congress: Conspiracy afoot to delay publication of NRC

8 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

Congress on Friday said there could be a conspiracy to delay the publication of the updated National Register of Citizens on July 31 given the manner in which objections are being raised about those whose names are included in the draft register...

Guwahati: Postal services look beyond snail mail

9 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

Few use inland letters and postcards for communication these days. It has been nearly six years since the telegram service was discontinued. And money orders have been replaced by electronic money orders...

CBI seeks HC nod to lodge FIR against prime accused in APSC scam

10 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

The CBI has prayed for permission from the Gauhati high court to lodge a formal FIR against Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) cash-for-job scam prime accused Rakesh Paul...

GEC fails to make the AICTE cut

10 days ago

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The Golaghat Engineering College, Assam's sixth engineering college, has been denied approval by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for failing to meet 17 points of eligibility to function as a full-fledged engineering institute...

Two more held for IPL betting, police suspect links with bigger Rajasthan gang

11 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

The Dhubri Police on Tuesday held two persons for their alleged involvement in an Indian Premier League (IPL) betting racket and seized Rs 5 lakh from their possession...

GMC bid to solve crisis of waterlogging in Guwahati

12 days ago

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Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) commissioner Debeswar Malakar on Monday held a meeting with engineers and other officials to review the ongoing issues related to waterlogging in the city...

Guwahati couple fosters four siblings orphaned in liquor tragedy

12 days ago

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Jorhat couple Devabrata and Santana Sharma spent the greater part of their lives teaching youngsters and being in the company of children...

Kids bring in recyclable plastic waste to study at this school

13 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

A young couple for Assam has started a school with a unique enrolment criteria - students must collect and bring 25 items of plastic waste every week...

Harassed over NRC, activist files FIR against objectors

2 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

Social activist Harkumar Goswami has filed an FIR with the Barpeta police against the objectors who registered a complaint against his inclusion in the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC), saying the false complaint questioning his citizenship is a criminal offence under Section 17 of the Citizenship Act 1955...

Northeast Frontier Railway readies for flood threats

2 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has put in place a huge force of men and materials to tackle any eventuality during the oncoming monsoon season in the last few months over its entire jurisdiction having more than 6400 km of railway tracks spread over the entire northeastern region, West Bengal and Bihar...

TV actor, Ulfa member arrested for 'planning' Guwahati grenade blast

2 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

Soon after the blast, the militant outfit Ulfa (Independent) had claimed responsibility for the attack...

Assam zoo to keep trek routes open everyday

3 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

The Assam zoo-cum-botanical garden, which has introduced a trek route covering around 6 km inside the zoo on weekends, has made the exercise an everyday affair seeing the huge response of the people...

Five Rohingyas arrested at Guwahati railway station

4 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

Five suspected Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar, including a woman, were apprehended by Government Railway Police (GRP) from Guwahati station on Tuesday, officials said...

Mizoram: Heroin worth Rs 9.50 lakh seized, one person arrested

5 days ago

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Aasu martyrs' column, signboard defaced

5 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

Unidentified miscreants defaced the Assam Agitation martyr's column and the All Assam Students' Union (Aasu) office signboard at Basugaon in Chirang district under the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD), some 250 km from the capital city, on Sunday night, triggering massive outcry across the state...

Curfew relaxed for 6 hours in clash-hit Hailakandi district, internet suspended

5 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

Curfew was relaxed in Hailakandi district from 9 am to 3 pm on Monday as the situation has improved since clashes broke out during Friday prayers last week resulting in the death of one person and leaving 16 injured...

Kaziranga to close on May 16 ahead of monsoon

6 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

The Kaziranga National Park will remain closed from May 16 on account of the upcoming rainy season...

Truck runs over three men repairing vehicle by roadside

6 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

Three men repairing their vehicle by a road died in Nagaon district on Saturday night when a speeding truck ran them over...

At NRC objections hearings, burden of proof on person being challenged

7 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

The lack of transparency in the process of filing objections to inclusion in the National Register of Citizens (NRC) has raised questions about loopholes in the process that favour objectors and puts those whose inclusion has been challenged at a complete disadvantage...

Bihu to be taught in Assam schools, colleges at HS level

8 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

Assam's biggest festival, Bihu, which is a symbol of harmony, is set to be included in the academic curriculum of senior secondary classes from the 2020 academic session...

One killed, 16 hurt in Assam town, curfew clamped

8 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

An arsonist was killed in police firing after communal clashes erupted in Assam's Hailakandi town on Friday, which also left 16 people, including three policemen, injured...

Helpline got 1,214 complaints of crimes against women in Assam

9 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

'181-Sakhi', a toll-free 24x7 helpline number for women in distress, has received 1,214 complaints for crimes against women in its first 420 days of operation, a report of the helpline service has stated...

Minorities not harassed under BJP rule, says Sayed Mominul Awal

10 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

Refuting charges of former legislator Rasul Hoque Bahadur that Muslims are being constantly targeted for their religion since BJP came to power in Assam, the saffron party on Wednesday said there has been no instance of harassment on minorities, including Muslims, after the party came to power in Assam...

Northeast students come out with flying colours in ICSE, ISC

11 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

Northeast schools excelled with quality performance at the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), the results of which were declared on Tuesday...

Post Lok Sabha polls, parties in Assam focus on RS seats

12 days ago

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Following the completion of the Lok Sabha polls in Assam, parties in the state are now focussing on the two Rajya Sabha seats which are set to fall vacant next month...

Assam pilgrims to be brought back from Puri soon: CM

12 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

With over 100 pilgrims from Assam stuck in Puri since Cyclone Fani hit Odisha, Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday directed the revenue and disaster management department to take prompt action in bringing back the people to the state...

Arunachal Pradesh: 8 held in connection with bank robbery bid

13 days ago

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Flight ops resume, train services to start today

13 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

With Fani finally winding down on Sunday, flight operations in the northeast resumed on Sunday and services of south-bound trains - under the East Coast Railway jurisdiction which covers Odisha - are set to resume on Monday...

Amazon Bestseller: Think And Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill

2 years ago

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Think And Grow Rich has earned itself the reputation of being considered a textbook for actionable techniques that can help one get better at doing anything, not just by rich and wealthy, but also by people doing wonderful work in their respective fields. There are hundreds and thousands of successful people in the world who can vouch for the contents of this book. At the time of author’s death, about 20 million copies had already been sold. Numerous revisions have been made in the ..

Pollution: Sonowal for garbage treatment plant at Deepor Beel

2 days ago

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GMC had already submitted to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) its decision to shift the garbage dumping site to Chandrapur...

3500 hit in flooded hamlet in Dibrugarh

2 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

The first wave of floods has inundated Dodhia village in Chabua revenue circle of Dibrugarh district, affecting 3,500 people. Dodhia, which is situated close to the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park, is the only village in the district to be affected by floodwaters from the swelling Brahmaputra so far...

Amazon Bestseller: The Dhandho Investor: The Low-Risk Value Method to High Returns - Mohnish Pabrai

2 years ago

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In a straightforward and accessible manner, The Dhandho Investor lays out the powerful framework of value investing. Written with the intelligent individual investor in mind, this comprehensive guide distills the Dhandho capital allocation framework of the business savvy Patels from India and presents how they can be applied successfully to the stock market. The Dhandho method expands on the groundbreaking principles of value investing expounded by Benjamin Graham, Warren Buffett, and Charlie Munger. Readers will be introduced to important value investing concepts such as "Heads, I win! Tails, I don't lose that much!," "Few Bets, Big Bets, Infrequent Bets," Abhimanyu's dilemma, and a detailed treatise on using the Kelly Formula to invest in undervalued stocks. Using a light, entertaining style, Pabrai lays out the Dhandho framework in an easy–to–use format. Any investor who adopts the framework is bound to improve on results and soundly beat the markets and most professionals...

Northeast Frontier Railway prepare for monsoon

3 days ago

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Amazon Bestseller: My Warren Buffett Bible - Robert L. Bloch

2 years ago

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The "Sage of Omaha", Warren Buffett, is well-known for his simple but invaluable principles regarding investing and finances and countless businessmen and people looking to be smarter with their money have turned to Buffett for his advice. One of those people is Robert Bloch, son of the cofounder of the tax preparation company H & R Block. My Warren Buffett Bible contains nearly three hundred quotes that Bloch has personally found to be indispensable to financial success. With the written blessing of Buffett himself, Bloch has selected the best of Buffett, wisdom that will guide you to becoming the most disciplined and rational long-term investor you can be...

Assam government directive on school bag weight goes unheeded

3 days ago

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The state government's instructions to all educational institutions to put a cap on the weight of school bags have fallen on deaf ears, students and parents have alleged...

Amazon Bestseller: The Little Book That Still Beats the Market (Little Books. Big Profits) - Joel Greenblatt

2 years ago

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In 2005, Joel Greenblatt published a book that is already considered one of the classics of finance literature. In The Little Book that Beats the Market a New York Times bestseller with 300,000 copies in print Greenblatt explained how investors can outperform the popular market averages by simply and systematically applying a formula that seeks out good businesses when they are available at bargain prices. Now, with a new Introduction and Afterword for 2010, The Little Book that Still Beats the Market updates and expands upon the research findings from the original book. Included are data and analysis covering the recent financial crisis and model performance through the end of 2009. In a straightforward and accessible style, the book explores the basic principles of successful stock market investing and then reveals the author s time–tested formula that makes buying above average companies at below average prices automatic. Though the formula has been extensively tested and is a break..

First wave of floods hits 3 upper districts of Assam

4 days ago

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Dibrugarh desilts drains to prevent waterlogging

5 days ago

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To prevent waterlogging during monsoon this year, the Dibrugarh district administration has started cleaning up and desilting all the major drains and canals of the town. The work, which began on May 4..

Sabha for regional languages in Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan

5 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

The apex literary body of Assam, Asam Sahitya Sabha, on Monday demanded intervention by chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Rajya Sabha MPs to introduce regional languages of the state, including Assamese, in the mainstream curriculum in the Kendriya Vidyalayas (KV) located in the state...

Heatwave hits normal life in Northeast

5 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

Agartala/ Intense heatwave conditions and deficit pre-monsoon rains have hit normal life across the northeastern region and also severely affected the supply of drinking water, officials said...

RGS second prize in international competition

6 days ago

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Royal Global School (RGS), Guwahati has won the second prize in "La Vie En Green", an international competition on sustainable development hosted by the French Institute in India (IFI)...

Curfew extended in clash-hit Hailakandi, SI suspended

6 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

Hailakandi district administration on Sunday relaxed the curfew for three hours — from 12pm to 3pm — days after Section 144 was imposed across the district following clashes between two communities on Friday. The curfew was extended again till 7am on Tuesday...

Tea planter, four others held in forgery case

7 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

A prominent tea planter of Dibrugarh, Mrigendra Jalan, has been arrested along with four others in a land document forgery case...

APSC scam: Agriculture officer sent to custody

8 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

"During the police remand, the police shall medically examine the accused in regular intervals of 24 hours and provide all necessary treatment," the court order read...

Former Assam minister's son arrested for assaulting employee

9 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

Police on Thursday arrested former Assam minister Nurjamal Sarkar's son, Nakibur Zaman, for verbally and physically misbehaving with a woman employee at a city hotel.Zaman surrendered before Basistha Police...

Farming to kick-boxing, this Majuli school teaches life skills

9 days ago

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Not satisfied with his corporate job in Singapore, Bipin Dhane, a 29-year-old graduate from IIT Kharagpur and a native of Satara in Maharashtra, quit his job and went to Assam's Majuli island to teach in a community school...

Chhattisgarh seeks 5 wild buffaloes from Assam to revive bovine count

10 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

Chhattisgarh has sought at least five female wild buffaloes from Assam to help revive the bovine population in the central Indian state that has seen a drastic fall in the number of species in the last few years...

Barpeta NRC claimant gets clean chit at hearing after harassment

11 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

The biggest problem claimants to the National Register of Citizens is facing now is harassment by certain people objecting to their claims..

Mizoram Police rescue twelve Rohingya, whiff of trafficking

12 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

The Mizoram Police have rescued 12 Rohingya Muslim boys and girls, suspected to be victims of human trafficking, after they entered the state from Bangladesh without valid travel documents, officials said on Monday...

Guwahati boy comes second in CBSE Class X examinations

12 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

The CBSE Class X examination results were announced on Monday afternoon, with the Guwahati region recording a 12% rise in pass percentage - from 62.29 last year to 74.49 this year. With 498 marks, northeast topper Arindam Sarma, a student of Gurukul Grammar School in Guwahati, was ranked among the 25 students who secured the second position in the country...

Police may launch fresh investigation into theft of Ugratara Temple idol

13 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

The recovery of the century-old Ugratara Temple idol by Golaghat Police, five months after it was stolen, has both brought great relief to many citizens and raised a lot of uncomfortable questions...

Trail of destruction ends as Fani loses steam

13 days ago

News / Times Of India/ Guwahati

The trail of destruction Cyclone Fani left behind finally came to an end as it made its way across the northeast to northern Myanmar on Sunday...

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