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10 Assamese Youths Join ULFA-I, Report

10 Assamese Youths Join ULFA-I, Report

10 more youths, including two women from Assam, have been suspected to have joined the banned military outfit United Liberation Front of Asom – Independent (ULFA-I). These youths have been identified as Mridupaban Bora, Ananta Rabha, Diganta Das, Chinmoy Deka, Bipul Deori, Nayanjyoti Kalita, Nakul Das, Shibani Gogoi, Malabika Kalita

Jorhat-Majuli ferry services stopped

Jorhat-Majuli ferry services stopped

The ferry services between Jorhat and Majuli has been stopped due to heavy rains and the rising water levels of the Brahmaputra River. Ferry services at Nimati ghat, Kamlabari and others will also remain suspended, district authorities said today. The services will remain suspended till further notice.

Sri Lanka lifts curfew for Buddhist festival

Sri Lanka lifts curfew for Buddhist festival

Sri Lankan authorities lifted a nationwide curfew Sunday for an important Buddhist festival, but celebrations were muted as the island nation’s new premier struggled to find his footing and tackle a worsening economic crisis. A countrywide stay-home order has been in place for most of the week after mob violence