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Assam

Type: Province

Name: Assam

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 7 mins ago - 3 reports

Manmohan Singh

Beijing hedges on Brahmaputra data

New Delhi, May 20: India?s concerns over China?s activities in the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra were today restricted by Beijing to information on hydrological data during floods. While the data may help Assam get better alerts on floods, it does ... [Published Calcutta Telegraph - 1 hour ago]

Entities: India, Manmohan Singh, China

First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 3 reports

Rajya Sabha

AIUDFs Islam files RS nomination

GUWAHATI, May 20 – The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls from Assam, Aminul Islam, filed his nomination today. Islam submitted three sets of nomination papers, AIUDF publicity secretary Haidor Hussain ... [Published Assam Tribune - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Aminul Islam, Rajya Sabha, Maulana Badruddin Ajmal, United Democratic Front

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 2 reports

Tarun Gogoi

Tarun Gogoi thanks PM for taking up dam issue with Chinese Premier

GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today thanked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for taking up with his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang the issue of construction of dams by China on Brahmaputra.A release by the chief minister's office here said Gogoi ... [Published Economic Times - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Tarun Gogoi, Guwahati, Durban, BRIC

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 2 reports

Manik Sarkar

JFA demands probe into Agartala killings

Journalists Forum Assam (JFA) today urged Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar to investigate the attack on a local media house in Agartala in which three people including a journalist were killed. ... [Published Business Standard India - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Manik Sarkar

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 2 reports

Two poachers arrested for rhino killings in Assam

Two poachers were arrested over the weekend by forest department officials in Assams Kaziranga wildlife sanctuary for attempting to poach single-horned rhinoceros. ... [Published Business Standard India - 14 hours ago]

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 2 reports

Polling for 28 seats of NC Hills Autonomous Council underway in Assam

Voting is on for 28 seats of the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council in Assam today. ... [Published Business Standard India - 16 hours ago]

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 2 reports

Assam AHSEC HS Results 2013 declared

Zee Media Bureau Guwahati: were declared by the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC) on May 20 (Monday).Candidates can accesses Assam Class 12 result 2013 for science, arts and commerce streams via the websites resultsassam.nic.in and http://ahsec.nic.in/ ... [Published zeenews.com - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Guwahati, Zee News Ltd, Twitter

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated 22 hours ago - 2 reports

Rongali Bihu Festival celebrated

Rongali Bihu festival, one of the most popular and major festivals of Assam which marks the onset of Assamese New Year and advent of Spring, was also celebrated here today under the aegis of Rongali Bihu Celebration Committee, Assam Samaj Manipur, with ... [Published E Pao - 22 hours ago]

Entities: Education

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 2 reports

10 held for impersonating at medical entrance exam

Guwahati: Ten persons were on Sunday arrested for allegedly impersonating as candidates appearing for the and writing answer scripts for them, police said.Police picked them up acting on a tip-off that a group of people, mostly students from Bihar, have ... [Published zeenews.com - May 19 2013]

Entities: Impersonator, Guwahati, Zee News Ltd, Police, Bihar (India)

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 2 reports

Film on Assam village chosen for UK archive

An Assamese documentary film has been selected to be archived at the Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI) of Great Britain and Ireland, an official said here Sunday. ... [Published Business Standard India - May 19 2013]

Entities: United Kingdom, Ireland

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 2 reports

Asom Gana Parishad stage protest in Assam over killing of one-horned rhino

Irate over rampant killings of endangered one-horned rhinoceros Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) staged protests in Assam. ... [Published Business Standard India - May 19 2013]

Entities: Asom Gana Parishad, protest

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 2 reports

Medical aid on sail - documenting the boat clinics of Assam

What began as an impulse to help those in need of dire medical attention in isolated areas of Assam, where the mighty river Brahmaputra is both a lifeline and a curse, is today a unique mission to reach healthcare to almost a million people spread over ... [Published Business Standard India - May 19 2013]

Entities: Corroboration, Health Care

Quotes

...A national training centre for workers is yet to come up, six months after the Jaipur Chintan Shivir, where it was first voiced in January 2012. "Rahul Gandhi said that your money in your hands is definitely a political slogan. We are fully confident that we will move forward with it before 2014" Union minister Jairam Ramesh promised ahead of the Jaipur meeting...

After nine years in power, UPA faces questions of credibility [Published Sify - 4 hours ago]

The kidnappers contacted the family of Mr Sayyed on phone and demanded a ransom of ` "15 lakh. Persisting with their ransom demand, they threatened to kill the victim if the ransom was not paid. The abductors also threatened the victim’s family not to report the matter to the police."

3 get life term for kidnapping Chicalim youth [Published Navhind Times - 5 hours ago]

"As partners of the UPA at the Centre we respect the prime minister and want him to win unopposed. But at the same time, we want the Congress to reciprocate and leave the second seat for us" Ajmal said

Congress, AIUDF candidates file nomination for second RS seat [Published zeenews.com - 8 hours ago]

"Since we are strategic partners and we are good friends that can speak to each other with candour, so we do not deny that there are some problems between the two sides" the visiting premier said

India, China vow to resolve border row, boost ties (Intro Roundup) [Published ProKerala.com - 8 hours ago]

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Assam Cong split over Kujur [Published Calcutta Telegraph - 1 hour ago]
Beijing hedges on Brahmaputra data [Published Calcutta Telegraph - 1 hour ago]
Mira hints at election notice 'this week' [Published Calcutta Telegraph - 1 hour ago]
Delhi hits China wall on Brahmaputra blueprint [Published Calcutta Telegraph - 1 hour ago]
China non-committal on sharing data on dams [Published Deccan Herald - 4 hours ago]
After nine years in power, UPA faces questions ... [Published Sify - 4 hours ago]
3 get life term for kidnapping Chicalim youth [Published Navhind Times - 5 hours ago]
AIUDFs Islam files RS nomination [Published Assam Tribune - 6 hours ago]
Meeting with Kalam turning point: Sc topper [Published Assam Tribune - 6 hours ago]
Move for nutritional growth among poor [Published Assam Tribune - 6 hours ago]
Call to take action on bio-medical wastes [Published Assam Tribune - 6 hours ago]
RECORD 43 GAMBIANS GRADUATE IN TEXAS [Published Foroyaa Online - 7 hours ago]
Congress, AIUDF candidates file nomination for ... [Published zeenews.com - 8 hours ago]
India, China vow to resolve border row, boost t... [Published ProKerala.com - 8 hours ago]
ONGC Positive About Shale Gas Operations in India [Published Terrapinn - 8 hours ago]
Assam Police crack down on impersonation in CEE [Published ProKerala.com - 8 hours ago]
80 per cent voting in NC Hills Autonomous Counc... [Published zeenews.com - 9 hours ago]
India: Assam Troubled Again? – Analysis [Published Eurasia Review - 9 hours ago]
Squash: David expecting temperature difficultie... [Published Yahoo Philippines News - 9 hours ago]
BPCL plots new refining, marketing roadmap [Published Hindu Business Line - 10 hours ago]
Tarun Gogoi thanks PM for taking up dam issue w... [Published Economic Times - 10 hours ago]
Gogoi thanks PM for taking up dam issue with Ch... [Published Business Standard India - 10 hours ago]
iD In-store set to demo Sage by Heston Blumenthal [Published Field Marketing - 10 hours ago]
Congress, AIUDF candidates nomination for RS seat [Published Press Trust of India - 11 hours ago]
Whole village to be moved from elephant corrido... [Published Wildlife Extra - 11 hours ago]
All-India Consumer Price Index for Agricultural... [Published Press Information Bureau - 11 hours ago]
India, China vow to resolve border row, boost t... [Published ProKerala.com - 12 hours ago]
JFA demands probe into Agartala killings [Published Business Standard India - 12 hours ago]
JFA demands probe into Agartala killings [Published Press Trust of India - 12 hours ago]

Blogs

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Save The Rhinos! [Published The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - May 15 2013] Dish alum Gwynn Guilford reports that Vietnam’s demand for rhinoceros horns – considered both a cure for cancer and a hangover remedy – has exacerbated a brutal campaign of poaching across Asia and Africa: Some conservation groups, however, don’t ...
Indian villagers rush to the rescue of a baby e... [Published Treehugger - May 09 2013] Science / Natural SciencesScreen capture YouTubeAll too often, along the blurry borders of civilization and the natural world, it can seem our presence must come at the detriment to local wildlife. But while there are indeed some people callused to empathy, ...
TASTE: Snus and hot drink pairings [Published Snus Tastings - May 01 2013] My last post made mention of drink paring, and I think it warrants further exploration. There is something special about enjoying your snus with a beverage... and hot/caffeinated beverages are by far my favorite. Which should be no surprise, caffeine ...
Indian man who planted a 1,360-acre forest now ... [Published Treehugger - Apr 22 2013] Science / Natural SciencesPhBasumata/CC BY 3.0Last year, we told you about Jadav "Molai" Payeng, a man who spent 30 years single-handedly planting a sprawling 1,360-acre forest in his native India. As word spread about his incredible achievement, the ...
Tuesday Night Open Thread [Published Balloon Juice - Apr 17 2013] I would like to preface this post by stating I am completely sober, albeit a little smacked up on some delicous Assam CTC BOP from Upton Tea. We’ve had a very serious spring gully washer here, replete with wind, downpours, thunderboomers and beautiful ...

Audio/Video

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Assam: Don't arm teachers [Published CNN.com - Video - Dec 20 2012]
Assam on guns: I was a trained officer [Published CNN.com - Video - Dec 20 2012]

Press Releases

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iCandy Present World-leading Innovative Stroller [Published CisionWire - English - Apr 30 2013]
Mother of Newly Born Rhino Calf Killed by Poach... [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - Apr 04 2013]
Translocated Rhinos Give Birth in Manas Nationa... [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - Mar 26 2013]
HDFC RED Launches Operations in Guwahati [Published PR.com Press Releases - Mar 10 2013]