Flood havoc in State, 9 swept away At least nine villagers have been swept away in flash floods in Assam caused by heavy rain and release of excess water from a dam in neighbouring Bhutan, reports PTI.
14 Cabinet ministers, 45 MoS take oath Team Manmohan was finally inducted on Thursday with 14 Cabinet Ministers and 45 ministers of state taking oath at the Rashtrapati Bhavan to wrap up the 79-member Council of Ministers that will shepherd the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance's (UPA) second tenure in office.
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Roemer new US envoy to India US President Barack Obama today nominated Timothy R Roemer, a veteran Democratic Congressman and a member of the 9/11 Commission, to be his envoy in India and help advance Washington’s ties “at this critical time for our nation and the world”.
2 killed, 26 houses torched in NC Hills Unidentified miscreants killed two innocent boys Nehameabe Zeme, 15, and Sereabe Zeme 14, and also torched at least 26 vacant houses including one L P school and one community hall of Mabao village inhabited by the Zeme people, 18 km from Haflong at about 11 this morning.
Govt to reduce city wards to 30 The State Government has decided to reduce the number of wards in the capital city from 60 to 30 in a bid to standardise the number of voters in each ward.
4 killed in Kokrajhar clashes Four persons were killed and several others injured in clashes between two communities and police firing in Assam’s Kokrajhar district, official sources said today, reports PTI.
HC rejects VAT on flat purchase A division bench of the Gauhati High Court has ordered the Commissioner of Taxes, Assam, not to impose VAT on purchase of flats, said the Assam Real Estate & Infrastructure Development Association (AREIDA).
