20 February 2026
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Pratishruti Completes Eight Years, Honours Cancer Fighters and Palliative Care Heroes in Dibrugarh

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Pratishruti Cancer and Palliative Trust, a Dibrugarh-based non-profit dedicated to cancer awareness and prevention, marked its eighth anniversary on Saturday with a full-day programme at the Dibrugarh District Sports Association’s outdoor stadium, stepping into its ninth year of service. The event was highlighted by the presentation of several prestigious awards recognising excellence in oncology and…

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Arunachal Pradesh Panchayat Poll Campaign Ends: MLA Likha Soni Confident Ahead of Monday Vote

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Campaigning for Arunachal Pradesh’s municipal and panchayat elections concluded at 4 pm on Saturday, setting the stage for polling this Monday, December 15. The final day saw intense political activity, with Namsai’s Lekang Assembly Constituency’s NCP MLA, Likha Soni, leading a robust push for his party’s candidates. Expressing optimism for the upcoming results, MLA Soni…

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Six Workers Laid to Rest as Assam’s Gelapukhuri Tea Estate Bids Tearful Farewell to Accident Victims

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Six workers from Gelapukhuri Tea Estate were laid to rest on Saturday in heart-wrenching scenes as thousands gathered at the estate’s burial ground to bid farewell to victims of the December 8 Arunachal Pradesh road accident. The deceased—Abhay Bhumij, 33, Sanjay Kumar, 36, Jonas Munda, 20, Agar Tanti, 24, Rajani Naag, 24, and Rahul Kumar,…

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Pune Book Festival Sparks Major Traffic Changes on Fergusson College Road

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Punekars face significant changes to their daily commute this week as the highly anticipated Pune Book Festival 2025 officially commenced from Saturday. Due to the massive event being held on the Fergusson College premises, the city’s Traffic Police have announced diversions on two of the most critical arteries, Jangli Maharaj Road (JM Road) and Fergusson…

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Silk Board Scientists Tour Assam Agricultural University to Strengthen Sericulture Synergy

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In a move to bolster collaborative research and development in India’s silk sector, a 30-member team of newly recruited scientists from the Central Silk Board (CSB) and the Central Muga Eri Research & Training Institute (CMER&TI), Lahdoigarh, visited the Department of Sericulture at Assam Agricultural University (AAU), Jorhat, on Saturday. The delegation, accompanied by Senior…

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