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Guwahati — A group of university students in northeast India spent time learning the basics of social entrepreneurship from one of the leading social audit authorities in India. Honorary director of Chennai based Centre for Social Initiative and Management Dr Latha Suresh on August 24 addressed some 140 students andContinue Reading

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Guwahati —  A 63-year-old woman was stripped naked and beheaded by a mob of nearly 200 people in Bhimajuli village of Assam’s Sonitpur district today. The woman, who had been branded a witch, was dragged out of her home and taken to a nearby stream, where she was stripped andContinue Reading

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New Delhi — Confusion prevails over the ratification of the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) with Bangladesh, with the Ministries of Home Affairs and External Affairs crossing swords over exclusion of Assam from the proposed Constitution amendment Bill due to be tabled in the second sitting of the Budget session. OnContinue Reading

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Guwahati: Two agricultural crops from the northeastern Indian state of Assam have been accorded Geographical Indication (GI) right that is expected to bolster their commercial prospects. The GI Registry of India has selected ginger produced in the Singhasan Hill of Karbi Anglong district and litchi produced at Lichu Pukhuri inContinue Reading