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IIT-Guwahati student on way to join ISIS detained in Assam: Police

By Odisha News Online Mar 24, 2024 102

GUWAHATI, MAR 24: An IIT-Guwahati student, who had allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIS and was on his way to join the terror group, was detained, police said. The student was nabbed in Hajo area near Guwahati on Saturday evening. His apprehension comes four days after ISIS India head Haris Farooqi alias Harish Ajmal Farukhi and […]Continue Reading

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PM inaugurates world’s longest twin-lane tunnel in Arunachal Pradesh

By Odisha News Online Mar 9, 2024 139

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 Oct 7, 2023 124

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 Sep 26, 2023 168

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

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17 killed as under-construction railway bridge collapses in Mizoram

By Odisha News Online Aug 23, 2023 170

GUWAHATI,AUG 23: An under-construction railway bridge over the Kurung River in Mizoram collapsed on Wednesday around 9:30 am, killing at least 17 workers. The incident occurred at Sairang, 25 km from the state capital Aizawl. Several others are feared trapped at the site, as 35-40 workers were present when the incident occurred around 10 am. […]Continue Reading

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Assam: Flood situation improves with receding water level of rivers, two more die

By Odisha News Online May 29, 2022 368

GUWAHATI,MAY 29: The flood situation in Assam improved further on Saturday with water levels of most rivers receding even as two more persons lost their lives and nearly 4.50 lakh people remained affected by the deluge in the state, an official bulletin said. With the death of two residents of Nagaon district due to drowning, […]Continue Reading

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Death toll in Bikaner-Guwahati train accident rises to 9, Railway Minister to visit site

By Odisha News Online Jan 14, 2022 274

GUWAHATI,Jan 14: The death toll in the Bikaner-Guwahati Express train accident in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district has gone up to nine, a Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) spokesperson said here on Friday. Three of the deceased are yet to be identified, she added. Twelve coaches of the Bikaner-Guwahati Express train had derailed and some of them […]Continue Reading