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Assam CM writes to his Uttrakhand counterpart seeking proper probe into murder case

Guwahati, June 13 (UNI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday urged his Uttarakhand counterpart Pushkar Singh Dhami to initiate a comprehensive investigation into the mysterious death of Rosmita Hojai.
A resident of Assam's Dima Hasao district, Hojai went missing from Uttarakhand on June 6 and her body was recovered from the Ganga River in Rishikesh on June 11.
"I am writing to draw your attention to a serious and distressing incident involving a young woman from Dima Hasao district of Assam, Smt Rashmita Hojai who went missing under suspicious circumstances in Rishikesh .... Later her body was found near Rishikesh after five days..." Sarna wrote in his letter to Dhami.
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Meghalaya to set out for Santosh Trophy 2025-26 final round campaign

18 Jan 2026 | 10:28 PM

Shillong, Jan 18 (UNI) The Meghalaya team will be setting off for Silapathar in Assam on Monday as they gear up for the start of their Group B campaign in the 79th Senior Men’s National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy 2025-26.
Meghalaya will play their first match in the Upper Assam town on January 22 against Odisha. The state team had a formal send-off on Friday at the MFA Ground in Polo here, with MFA President Hamletson Dohling present with other senior members of the association to give them warm words of encouragement.

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Assam CM leaves for Davos to take part in World Economic Forum Annual Meeting

18 Jan 2026 | 9:57 PM

Guwahati ,Jan 18 (UNI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today headed for Davos in Switzerland to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting, 2026 scheduled from January 19 to 23.

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Meghalaya: Illegal coal mine supervisor arrested for coal miner's died

18 Jan 2026 | 9:45 PM

Shillong, Jan 18 (UNI) The supervisor of an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district was arrested today for a migrant coal miner's death last week, police said.

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Abhishek Banerjee says BJP will be “Punished” in Bengal, claims strong Pro-Trinamool mood in Nadia

18 Jan 2026 | 9:19 PM

New Delhi, Jan 18 (UNI) Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday asserted that public sentiment in West Bengal’s Nadia district is decisively against the Bharatiya Janata Party, accusing the saffron party of repeatedly “insulting Bengalis” and neglecting the state for years.

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Secretary, Higher Education reviews education scenario in Manipur

18 Jan 2026 | 9:15 PM

Imphal, Bishnupur, Jan 18 (UNI ) Vineet Joshi, Secretary, Higher Education, union Ministry of Education, visited Bishnupur District on Sunday and chaired a review meeting on higher education at the Conference Hall of the Mini Secretariat Complex, Bishnupur.

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