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Nine more arrested in Assam for ‘celebratory’ social media posts on Delhi blast

By Odisha News Online 70
GUWAHATI, NOV 12 : Nine more people were arrested overnight in Assam over alleged offensive social media posts regarding the Delhi blast, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday.  “The Assam Police remain uncompromising against those who glorify violence,” the chief minister said. After the first five arrests, Sarma stated that 34 others had […]Continue Reading
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Manipur’s Kuki-Zo MLAs urge PM Modi to not move out battalions of ‘neutral’ Assam Rifles

By Odisha News Online 332
GUWAHATI, AUG 3 : Pressure mounts on the Centre to not go ahead with its plan to replace two battalions of the “neutral” Assam Rifles with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in ethnic violence-hit Manipur. After various Kuki-Zo organisations, the state’s all ten Kuki-Zo legislators, including two ministers, petitioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi and […]Continue Reading
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PM inaugurates world’s longest twin-lane tunnel in Arunachal Pradesh

By Odisha News Online 721
GUWAHATI, MAR 9 : The Sela Tunnel in Arunachal Pradesh, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated on Saturday, will ensure all-weather connectivity to Tawang and forward areas, and facilitate smoother movement of troops. Built by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) under Project Vartak, the Rs 825 crore strategic project is a component of the Trans-Arunachal […]Continue Reading
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Sikkim floods: Death toll rises to 27, state government to probe dam’s “substandard” construction

By Odisha News Online 462
GUWAHATI,OCTO 7: The Sikkim government will probe the “substandard” construction of Chungthang dam that was washed away by the flash floods and punish the culprits, Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang said on Saturday. Built by the previous government, the Chungthang dam is part of the 1,200 MW Teesta Stage III Hydro Electric Project. Tamang told […]Continue Reading
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Manipur govt calls for restraint after photos showing ‘bodies’ of two missing students surface

By Odisha News Online 575
GUWAHATI,SEPT 26: Photos of two Meitei students, reported missing since July 6 amid the ethnic violence in Manipur, surfaced on social media, triggering fresh tension in the state. In one photo, the two – 17-year-old girl Hijam Linthoingambi and a 20-year-old man Phijam Hemjit – are seen sitting on a grassy compound with two armed […]Continue Reading