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Floating Farms Boost Flood Resilience In Majuli

For the past few months, Rombha Payeng has had fewer worries on her mind. The 33-year-old homemaker and farmer is…

3 years ago
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In Assam, ATMs Purify Arsenic-Laced Water

At least twice a week, Monika Deka makes a trip to the 30-foot-tall, bright blue water ATM on the border…

3 years ago
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Brahmaputra Swallowed 4.27 Lakh Hectares Of Land: Minister

Assam has lost about 4.27 lakh hectares of land due to the erosion of the Brahmaputra river, greatly impacting the…

3 years ago
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Adopt ‘Decent Family Planning Policy’: Assam CM To Minority Community

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday urged the minority community to adopt a “decent family planning policy” for…

3 years ago
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Assam Bans All Islamic Schools, Drawing Criticism

Assam, ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party, on Wednesday passed a law abolishing state-run Islamic schools, saying…

3 years ago
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India’s Covid-19 Cases Top Global Rank As More Of Economy Opens

India reported 78,512 novel coronavirus infections on Monday, more than any other country but fewer than the previous day when…

4 years ago
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Floods, Covid-19 Hobble 2 Of India’s Poorest States

Floods caused by heavy monsoon rains in two of India’s poorest states have displaced or affected 8 million people and…

4 years ago
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By Boat & On Foot, Assam Hunts For Plasma For COVID Patients

When doctors in a flood-ravaged Indian state urgently sought plasma of a particular blood type for a COVID-19 patient this…

4 years ago
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Floods Kill Scores In Assam, 9 Rhinos Drown

Intense rain and floods in Assam have killed at least 84 people and displaced more than 2.75 million since May,…

4 years ago
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Floods In Assam Force A Million From Their Homes

Heavy flooding triggered by monsoon rains has forced more than a million people to flee their homes in the northeastern…

4 years ago
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Yogi Adityanath Defends ‘Strict’ Action To Quell Protests In UP

The chief minister of Uttar Pradesh has rebuffed accusations from rights groups of police abuses during protests against a new…

4 years ago
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Modi Contradicts Amit Shah Over Citizenship Register

Prime Minister Narendra Modi contradicted his closest lieutenant over plans for a nationwide register as he tried to defuse protests…

4 years ago
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Why India’s New Citizenship Plans Are Stirring Protests

Thousands of Indians have been protesting against a new citizenship law as well as possible plans for a National Register…

4 years ago
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CAA Stir: Modi Summons Ministers To Discuss Security Situation

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi called a meeting with his council of ministers on Saturday to discuss security following protests…

4 years ago
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CAA: Protesters Cheered On By Actors, Artists & Singers

With a voice known to millions of Indian movie goers, Zubeen Garg crooned one of his old songs with patriotic…

4 years ago
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Protesters Chant “Remove Modi” After Prayers At Delhi’s Jama Masjid

Chants of “Remove Modi” filled the air after Friday prayers at the historic Jama Masjid as protesters gathered to march…

4 years ago
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Internet Shutdown In Parts Of Delhi To Curb Protests

Internet and text messaging services were suspended by government order in parts of India’s capital Delhi on Thursday, mobile carriers…

4 years ago
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What Does India’s New Citizenship Law Mean?

A new Indian law that grants citizenship to persecuted Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians who fled Muslim-majority Pakistan,…

4 years ago
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President Ram Nath Kovind Disregards Protests, Signs Citizenship Bill Into Law

A divisive citizenship bill has been signed into law in India, a move that comes amid widespread protests in the…

4 years ago
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Clashes Erupt In Delhi Over Citizenship Law; PM Abe Cancels Visit

Violent clashes erupted in Delhi between police and thousands of university students on Friday over the enactment of a contentious…

4 years ago
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Two Dead, Several Wounded In Assam As Protests Escalate Over Citizenship Law

Violent mobs in Assam torched buildings and clashed with police on Thursday, leaving two dead and 11 with bullet wounds,…

4 years ago
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Protesters Set Fire To Train Stations In India Over Citizenship Law

Protesters attacked train stations in India’s northeast, authorities said on Thursday, angry over a new law that would make it…

4 years ago
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India Deploys Troops To Curb Violent Protests Over Citizenship Law

India moved thousands of troops into Assam on Thursday after violent protests overnight against a new law that would make…

4 years ago
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Protests Flare As Parliament Set To Vote On Contentious Citizenship Bill

India’s ruling Hindu nationalists pushed for final parliamentary approval on Wednesday for a law that critics say undermines the country’s…

4 years ago
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Anti-CAB protests rock Northeast

Large parts of the northeast on Tuesday simmered over protests by students' unions and Left-democratic organisations against the contentious Citizenship…

4 years ago

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