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  Assam
  
  Second attempt to cap gas well at Baghjan fails; Oil says next attempt soon
  
  T8 Digital Desk – 10-Aug-20 @ 13:47
  
  The PSU major’s malfunctioning well has been spewing gas for more than 70 days since May 27 and it caught fire on June 9, killing two of OIL’s fire-fighters at the site.
  
  Assam
  
  Prime accused of the Tinsukia journalist murder case arrested
  
  T8 Digital Desk – 9-Aug-20 @ 23:22
  
  Journalist Bijendeep Tanti was found dead in his office in Assam’s Tinsukia district on Saturday.
  
  Assam
  
  Oil authority is forcing us to continue struggling in the relief camps: Baghjan victims
  
  T8 Digital Desk – 9-Aug-20 @ 22:28
  
  Hundreds of Baghjan victims on Sunday marched towards the office premises of the Tinsukia district’s deputy commissioner with an aim to stage a protest. However, the Baghjan police prevented them from marching ahead.
  
  Assam
  
  Shiladitya Dev in trouble; two FIRs lodged against the BJP’s Hojai MLA
  
  T8 Digital Desk – 9-Aug-20 @ 21:38
  
  Recently, Dev alleged that noted Assamese literary figure Late Syed Abdul Malik was an ‘intellectual jihadi’.
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  Opinion: In Search of the Ramrajya
  
  Rahul Gautam Sharma – 9-Aug-20 @ 12:49
  
  News of scattered communal riots are coming from different parts including Assam; helping us observe and understand how such elements have started gaining foothold across the Assamese public discourse.
  
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  The Power of The Crowd
  
  Tanya Marina Brooks – 4-Aug-20 @ 16:12
  
  The only beacon of hope amidst these testing times are the actions taken on by the people across the society to help the victims of Assam
  
  T8 Views
  
  Erosion, not floods, is Assam’s major problem
  
  Editorial – 31-Jul-20 @ 18:05
  
  Floods are seasonal but erosion occurs throughout the year. To give a perspective, Assam has lost 4.3 lakh hectares of land to erosion since 1954
  
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  “Humanity is at stake?”
  
  Robina Chetri – 29-Jul-20 @ 20:24
  
  It’s always easy to judge from afar unless you are in that basket and know what the actual scenario is. I guess…
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  Vintage prints are making a comeback and we’re seeing plaid fashion back in the trend! The deeper color palettes, textures and outerwear variants, basically the original vintage 70s plaid has now made its way into the must-have sections of every wardrobe. From trenches to dresses to trousers, this season is all about plaid.
  
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Second attempt to cap gas well at Baghjan fails; Oil says next attempt soon

The PSU major’s malfunctioning well has been spewing gas for more than 70 days since May 27 and it caught fire on June 9, killing two of OIL’s fire-fighters at the site.

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Prime accused of the Tinsukia journalist murder case arrested

Journalist Bijendeep Tanti was found dead in his office in Assam’s Tinsukia district on Saturday.

Oil authority is forcing us to continue struggling in the relief camps: Baghjan victims

Hundreds of Baghjan victims on Sunday marched towards the office premises of the Tinsukia district’s deputy commissioner with an aim to stage a protest. However, the Baghjan police prevented them from marching ahead.

Shiladitya Dev in trouble; two FIRs lodged against the BJP’s Hojai MLA

Recently, Dev alleged that noted Assamese literary figure Late Syed Abdul Malik was an ‘intellectual jihadi’.

Assam

Second attempt to cap gas well at Baghjan fails; Oil says next attempt soon

T8 Digital Desk - 10-Aug-20 @ 13:47

The PSU major’s malfunctioning well has been spewing gas for more than 70 days since May 27 and it caught fire on June 9, killing two of OIL’s fire-fighters at the site.

Assam

Prime accused of the Tinsukia journalist murder case arrested

T8 Digital Desk - 9-Aug-20 @ 23:22

Journalist Bijendeep Tanti was found dead in his office in Assam’s Tinsukia district on Saturday.

Assam

Oil authority is forcing us to continue struggling in the relief camps: Baghjan victims

T8 Digital Desk - 9-Aug-20 @ 22:28

Assam

Shiladitya Dev in trouble; two FIRs lodged against the BJP’s Hojai MLA

T8 Digital Desk - 9-Aug-20 @ 21:38

Recently, Dev alleged that noted Assamese literary figure Late Syed Abdul Malik was an ‘intellectual jihadi’.

Assam

Sonowal asks DCs to survey government lands to figure out encroachment

T8 Digital Desk - 9-Aug-20 @ 21:02

As a part of the chief minister’s directive, the deputy commissioners of all the 33 districts of the state will be asked to carry out an exhaustive survey of all the government lands to figure out the lands that are under illegal encroachment at the moment

Assam

Gauhati University has no decision to discontinue existing courses: GU authority

T8 Digital Desk - 9-Aug-20 @ 20:23

Secretary of University Classes, GU, Prof Dilip Bora said, “There is no such notification to discontinue any of the existing course provided by the Gauhati University.”

Assam

GMC lifts stray cattle; asks owners to collect from Jalukbari pound at Rs 500

T8 Digital Desk - 9-Aug-20 @ 18:41

"The cattle will be released after the owners pay a fine of Rs 500 against per cattle. Otherwise, the cattle will be auctioned if no claim is made within seven days,” the GMC said.

Assam

AXX, Congress leader slam BJP MLA Shiladitya Dev for defaming Syed Abdul Malik

T8 Digital Desk - 9-Aug-20 @ 18:00

GUWAHATI: The Axom Xahitya Xabha, Assam Pradesh Congress Committee and other indigenous organisations of the state on Sunday condemned ruling BJP’s Hojai...

Assam

Assam Governor steers development in BTAD

T8 Digital Desk - 9-Aug-20 @ 17:01

It may be noted that as the Governor Prof. Jagdish Mukhi took over the administration after the expiry of the term of the BTC on April 27 this year, he has taken a proactive role in spearheading the socio-economic development of the BTAD.

Assam

Covid-19: Positivity rate comes down from 18 to 4.5 per cent in Guwahati

T8 Digital Desk - 9-Aug-20 @ 16:00

Till Saturday, there were altogether 57,714 Covid-19 positive cases in the state out of which 40,591 positive patients were discharged from various hospitals of the state.

Northeast

Northeast observes International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

T8 Digital Desk - 9-Aug-20 @ 15:22

This year, the celebration of the occasion was limited to webinars due to the prevailing situations of the Covid-19 pandemic.

National

Defence Ministry to ban imports of 101 military items; DRDO to meet requirement

T8 Digital Desk - 9-Aug-20 @ 13:57

The list is prepared by MoD after several rounds of consultations with all stakeholders, including Army, Air Force, Navy, DRDO, Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs), Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) and private industry

Northeast

Ethnic body in Arunachal demands resignation of CM Khandu; threatens shutdown

T8 Digital Desk - 9-Aug-20 @ 13:03

Alleging that chief minister Pema Khandu was in favour of the demand, the NESA demanded resignation of the chief minister and said, “Any move to politically divide the state is highly condemnable.”

Assam

Once upon a time in Guwahati, Zubeen opposed CAA; Now crying for jati & mati after Sonowal

T8 Digital Desk - 8-Aug-20 @ 22:37

On Saturday, Zubeen accepted the Sonowal government’s ‘brand ambassador' offer to materialize the ‘Brindaban Super Mart’ project

Assam

No Weekend Lockdown in Guwahati after August 15?

Time8 Webdesk - 8-Aug-20 @ 19:34

The night curfew may be rescheduled from 9 pm to 6 am and the weekend lockdown may be withdrawn

Assam

DC asks Gaon Burahs to help to tackle Covid-19 pandemic

T8 Digital Desk - 8-Aug-20 @ 18:02

Deputy Commissioner Sang Phuntsok categorically requested the senior citizens above 65 years of age and children below 10 years to be more careful.

Assam

Boat with 56 Cattle seized in Dhubri

Time8 Webdesk - 8-Aug-20 @ 17:57

Guwahati: The cattle smuggling racket doesn’t seem to stop at any cost. Despite regular apprehension of cattle smugglers and seizure of cattle...

T8 Views

Erosion, not floods, is Assam’s major problem

Editorial - 31-Jul-20 @ 18:05

Floods are seasonal but erosion occurs throughout the year. To give a perspective, Assam has lost 4.3 lakh hectares of land to erosion since 1954

Editorial - 31-Jul-20 @ 18:05

Floods are seasonal but erosion occurs throughout the year. To give a perspective, Assam has lost 4.3 lakh hectares of land to erosion since 1954

Opinion: In Search of the Ramrajya

Rahul Gautam Sharma - 9-Aug-20 @ 12:49

News of scattered communal riots are coming from different parts including Assam; helping us observe and understand how such elements have started gaining foothold across the Assamese public discourse.

Tanya Marina Brooks - 4-Aug-20 @ 16:12

The only beacon of hope amidst these testing times are the actions taken on by the people across the society to help the victims of Assam

Robina Chetri - 29-Jul-20 @ 20:24

It’s always easy to judge from afar unless you are in that basket and know what the actual scenario is. I guess...

Pranab Kumar Gogoi - 26-Jul-20 @ 17:41

Every evening, Madan travels across the police stations of Dibrugarh town and its neighbouring places for delivering and collecting police messages and documents.

Ankita Kakaty - 22-Jul-20 @ 14:31

Born in Guwahati, Assam Priyasha had a flair for performing arts right from her childhood. Her grandfather Natya Prabrakar Lt. Shri Satya Prasad Barua, was a Sahitya Academy Awardee

Tanya Marina Brooks - 19-Jul-20 @ 14:04

The days when Etiquette was the only order of society is in the past. We now have the concept of "Netiquette" which has taken over the world and our lives

Dipanjon Konwar - 9-Jul-20 @ 13:41

In times of Covid-19 crisis, we don’t have the luxury of generating and evaluating alternative solutions and making a rational choice

Tanya Marina Brooks - 5-Jul-20 @ 19:48

The basic need for education for all becomes a commodity of the privileged

Pranab Kumar Gogoi - 28-Jun-20 @ 15:03

Upper Assam was the rendezvous of different troops of allied forces during Second World War

Dr Angeline Jaykumar - 26-Jun-20 @ 20:28

The emergency preparedness to COVID-19 pandemic to handle increasing infected cases has been quite encouraging in Palghar. This however is offset by...

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Erosion, not floods, is Assam’s major problem

T8 Views Editorial - 31-Jul-20 @ 18:05

Floods are seasonal but erosion occurs throughout the year. To give a perspective, Assam has lost 4.3 lakh hectares of land to erosion since 1954

Assam’s Saurav Chordia Prouds the Nation by Designing Patch...

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Boat with 56 Cattle seized in Dhubri

Time8 Webdesk - 8-Aug-20 @ 17:57

Guwahati: The cattle smuggling racket doesn’t seem to stop at any cost. Despite regular apprehension of cattle smugglers and seizure of cattle...

Assam

Sonowal Govt trying to cover up Sonitpur incident: PVM

Time8 Webdesk - 8-Aug-20 @ 17:20

The PVM alleged that the state government has been trying to cover up the incident in a bid to appease Bangladeshi vote bank

Assam

India lost nearly 200 doctors to Covid-19 so far; IMA requests PM’s attention

Time8 Webdesk - 8-Aug-20 @ 16:32

The association demanded necessary care for doctors and their families and sough the PM Narendra Modi’s immediate intervention

Assam

GU to restart classes from September 1 maintaining COVID protocols

T8 Digital Desk - 8-Aug-20 @ 15:19

Classes will be started only for the students of the 4th semester keeping in mind their examinations.

Assam

Wild boar attack leaves four injured in Guwahati

T8 Digital Desk - 8-Aug-20 @ 14:25

The wild boar appeared all of a sudden at around 8:10 AM this morning and attacked one Rajen Vaspor, one of the cleaning staffs of the press club. He received severe injuries in his leg, hands and stomach.”

Assam

Breaking: Rhino killed in Kaziranga, horn taken away

Time8 Webdesk - 8-Aug-20 @ 13:39

At least six rounds of empty cartridge of .303 rifle were recoverd on the spot.

National

Air India Express jet crash: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan lauds local response

T8 Digital Desk - 8-Aug-20 @ 13:26

The fateful Air India Express jet arrived at the Kozhikode International Airport at around 7:30 PM on Friday carrying 190 passengers from Dubai.

National

Air India Express jet crashes in Kerala; nation mourns the deaths

T8 Digital Desk - 7-Aug-20 @ 22:25

According to a source, at least three persons have died till the filing of this report besides severely injuring more than 20 passengers on board.

Assam

Number of districts affected by flood decreases in Assam

T8 Digital Desk - 7-Aug-20 @ 21:22

The districts affected by the disaster on Friday were – Dhemaji, Baksa, Chirang, Kokrajhar, Kamrup metro and Morigaon.

Assam

Admission for HS in Cotton University to begin from August 10

Time8 Webdesk - 7-Aug-20 @ 18:49

The date and time of the second phase of admission to HS First Year Science and Arts will be notified at the end of the first phase of admission

Assam

IIT Guwahati, Imperial College London, jointly develop ‘meta-grid’ to boost LEDs

T8 Digital Desk - 7-Aug-20 @ 17:55

The "meta-grid" could improve the performance of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) by making them brighter, energy-efficient and durable.

Assam

Shunned by Hospitals, Pregnant Woman dies in Manipur: Govt orders Probe

Time8 Webdesk - 7-Aug-20 @ 17:47

Following the incident triggering public anger, Manipur government ordered an inquiry into the incident on Thursday by constituting a two-man probe panel.

Assam

Three held for kidnapping & murder of five-month boy in Cachar

Time8 Webdesk - 7-Aug-20 @ 16:19

Acting on the revelation, police have also recovered the body of the infant. Police said that the body was dug out from a forest area on Thursday night

Assam

AAP commits to coordinate with Anchalik Gana Morcha to oust BJP from Assam

T8 Digital Desk - 7-Aug-20 @ 16:01

The Sarbananda Sonowal-led BJP government in Assam will fulfill its five year term in 2021.

Assam

Drug racket in Guwahati & Dhubri Busted: Several held

Time8 Webdesk - 7-Aug-20 @ 15:33

Assam Police launching a drive against illegal drugs racket in the state seized a huge cache of drugs in Guwahati and Dhubri in two separate operations

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How did Sonowal violate COVID 19 protocol? Asks Debabrata Saikia

Assam Time8 Webdesk - 4-Aug-20 @ 14:06

Large numbers of people were seen attending the program and the CM himself was allegedly seen not maintaining 'social distancing’

Lord Ram to unite the world: PM Modi

National T8 Digital Desk - 5-Aug-20 @ 15:06

Chanting ‘Jai Siyaram’ in between his speech, Modi said, “People from across the world will visit the grand Ram Mandir to witness Lord Shri Ram and mother Janaki. As such, it will connect India with the rest of the world.”

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Dispur issues ‘proposed guideline’ for imparting informal education, seek opinions

Assam T8 Digital Desk - 5-Aug-20 @ 12:56

The Commissioner and Secretary to the government of Assam, Education (elementary, secondary and higher) Department, in a direction issued to the Mission Director, Sarba Siksha Abhijan, Assam also sought public views on the guideline on or before 20th August.

Clash over Ram Temple celebration in Assam’s Sonitpur: Curfew imposed

Assam Time8 Webdesk - 5-Aug-20 @ 20:54

The incident occurred when a group of bikers was heading towards a Shiv temple playing loud music and shouting slogans

Assam motor workers demand pandemic relief, immediate removal of tollgates

Assam T8 Digital Desk - 5-Aug-20 @ 13:18

Refresh Your Home Space On A Budget

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