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Voter Awarness Campaign

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Submitted by Heramba Bora on Wed, 13/04/2011 - 19:22
voter awareness campaign failed to make impact on Dr.Manmohan Singh, Prim Minister of India, as he did not cast vote here. What do you expect from general public? Though he later on said that he has casted vote throuh Postal Ballot, he had to give the explanation due to report in the media fearing criticism- one feel.

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Leopard in cage

A full grown leopard was captured in Guwahati after it unleashed a reign of terror in Kahilipara for the last couple of days.The leopard was captured at a cage in Kahilipara as it tried to get a goat put inside it on Thursday night. Forest officials reached the spot on Friday morning and took it to the zoo. 

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NHPC trailer in Nagaon

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Red senders seized

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AASU leader joins BJP

Senior AASU leader Rituparna Baruah on Tuesday joined BJP a day after he quit the student leader.Baruah, the central committee member joined the party at a meeting in presence of state unit president Sarbananda Sonowal.

AGP meeting on Feb 22

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Arrear talks positive

It’s a rare does of good news for around 4 lakh state government employees. Courtesy Dispur. But in the run up to the Lok Sabha polls.Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday agreed to release arrear amounts for six months to the employees, obviously, to woo them before the polls.The decision was announced during Gogoi’s meeting with the Sadou Asom Karmachari Parishad members at Koinadhara in the evening.    The state government employees body has been demanding arrear amounts for 33 months. But Gogoi ultimately agreed to release arrears of 6 months. Other amounts would be released in a phase manner after the Lok Sabha polls.

KMSS ultimatum on pattas

KMSS threatens to hit the streets against if the government fails to issue land pattas to the landless farmers by February 25.A huge gathering of the KMSS workers made it plain that they would not even try to disrupt the Rahul Gandhi’s huge rally in Guwahati if they donot get land pattas.

3 injured in mob attack

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Passenger killed in clash

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