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Local News

Silchar bound bus meets with an accident in Panchgram»

A Silchar bound bus met with an accident on Sunday afternoon in which 32 people have been injured. The accident took place in no. 10 colony area adjacent to Panchgram ASEB substation.
Assam State Transport corporation bus (AS-01-9584) was headed for Silchar from Dharmanagar.The onlookers reported that there was another private bus that was following […]


Lightning takes life in Katlicherra»

Thunder and lightning caused injury and death in Lala and Katlicherra.Two people named Jaynul Hak Barbhuiya and Manik Uddin Laskar got injured and one person named Manik Uddin Barbhuiya died after they were struck by lightning.
Manik Uddin Barbhuiya who was a resident of Krishnapur Village, LalaBazar was on his way home when he was […]


Politics

Bithika Dev wants a handloom centre»

MLA Bithika Dev seeks handloom training centre in Silchar, like the one in Sualkuchi in upper Assam. In a bid to empower the women of this valley she has made this demand. She further added that this would improve the socio economic standard of this place based on the fact that a large section of […]


Cash or Country……… what comes first?»

As the Lok Sabha met yesterday for the final debate that went to the wire and ultimately ended in a high voltage drama of emotions, political bartering, deals within a deal and allegations and counter allegations. Indian Democracy is at its lowest. This day will be that black lettered day in the history of the […]


Sports

Assam Government promises to give 10 lakhs to Abhinav Bindra»

Assam Government has decided to give 10 lakh Rs to Abhinav Bindra for winning Gold medal in rifle shooting individually in Beijing Olympics.


Asif fails dope test - IPL blemished with doping»

Asif tests positive for contraband substance
IPL Commissioner Mr. Lalit Modi has confirmed in a press statement that Pakistani speed star Mohd. Asif who played for the Virender Sehwag led Delhi Daredevils has tested positive for a banned substance. Samples were collected on a random basis during the latest T 20 extravaganza IPL. The test conducted […]


General

Reality shows continue to exploit smaller towns»

It all started in 2005 when Saregamapa Challenge 2005 saw an unprecedented number of SMS from Assam after Zee successfully sparked regional pride in the North Eastern states. Crores of SMS votes came in and Zee never looked back. Every year, Zee continues to highlight contestants from smaller cities and ensure that a handful reach […]


Bus clashes with Public Transport in Lala»

In a deadly collision between a Maxx. Magic public carrier vehicle and a Mini Bus plying on the same route atleast 14 people have been seriously injured. The injured were rushed to the Hailakandi Civil Hospital from where they have been referred to Silchar Medical College Hospital.
The Maxx. Magic (AS-24-7651) was coming from Hailakandi and […]