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Eight held in Assam so far over posts on Pahalgam attack; two arrested in Meghalaya, one in Tripura • Apr. 26, 2025, 8:54 AM ET (The Indian Express)
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma criticises former PM Nehru, terms Indus Waters Treaty one of India’s greatest strategic blunders • Apr. 26, 2025, 6:22 AM ET (The Indian Express)
Commando battalion under ambit of ‘educational institution’, ‘exempted’ from green nod, Assam govt submits to NGT • Apr. 24, 2025, 1:42 PM ET (The Indian Express)
Upset with Kerala businessman, Assam migrant kills him & his wife: ‘Brutality shows his grudge’ • Apr. 24, 2025, 10:22 AM ET (The Indian Express)
The hunt for B S Gogoi: A murder in Tamil Nadu, a vanishing act and, three decades later, a police team in Assam • Apr. 23, 2025, 1:11 AM ET (The Indian Express)

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Kaziranga National Park
Assam: one-horned rhinoceros
Sibsagar, Assam, India: Shaiva temple
Guwahati, Assam, India
Muga silk from Assam
Jorhat Engineering College
Bihu dancers celebrating Rongali Bihu (Bohag Bihu)
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