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Boat mishap, 3 killed

By Dibya J Borthakur |
Three persons were killed when a country boat carrying seven persons of a marriage party capsized on the river Kopilee near Baha-Parghat in Morigaon district yesterday. According to information, The accident took place in the wee hours.

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