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Club crackdown
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Nightlife in Shillong has come under the watchful eye of police. In the wake of the recent murder of a girl that dramatically unfolds illegal prostitution and rave parties taking place in various hotels in the capital, the city police have been jolted to initiate ...
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fire, water and Fast Cars
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This year’s monsoon has been unusually hard on the city, which was paralysed by continuous rainfall for over two hours that eventually caused a landslide.
This landslide, which claimed one life at Shreebhuminagar, severely hampered rescue operations by the fire brigade at a chocolate factory ...
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Out of steam
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The Central government has finally raised the prices of petroleum products. The decision, which coincides with a stellar inflation rate of 8 per cent, comes after months of dilly-dallying and is expected to contribute towards pushing the rate up even further.
Petrol price has ...
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Missed the bus?
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The Assam State Transport Department had inaugurated the Rupnath Brahma Inter State Bus Terminus (ISBT) at Betkuchi this April in the hope to provide the best transport facilities to the passengers.
But it seems that the people of Guwahati are not too keen on ...
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Sinking in floatville
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Come monsoon and the customers go away. The floating restaurant business in Guwahati is facing the brunt as foodies are thinking twice before stepping out in the downpour. The increasing water levels in Brahmaputra, sudden ...
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Safaris within the concrete jungle
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The Assam State Zoo, one of the oldest zoos of the country, located in Guwahati, has undergone major development and upgradation in recent times, making it a perfect destination for a break with your family. ...
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Oil’s not well
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In an unprecedented move, the Government of India significantly raised the fuel prices leaving people in a lurch. As a result of which the price of petrol is up by Rs 5 and diesel by ...
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Politics and Paintbrushes
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The eighties and nineties constituted an era of reawakening in the art scene of the world at large. Assam also saw new innovations and experimentations both in the mediumistic level and in idiomatic-thematic contents.
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back with a bang
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Bhanu Sharma’s six-week stint at SACKS Academy in London has completely changed her take on how hair should be styled. She has also travelled to Hong Kong, Bangkok and Singapore for haircutting and skin care ...
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An I for Direction
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Nandita Das, known for her controversial choice of films, forays into another bold subject with her directorial debut Firaaq based on a post-riot situation starring Naseeruddin Shah, Paresh Rawal, Deepti Naval and others. Firaaq will ...
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the High Life
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Girls in Shillong, they say, are shy. Are they still so? Well, this tag may not hold true for very long now. As for many of them here, timidity has become passé.In a first sort ...
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Event Watch
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Saptak, an organisation with the objective to provide a platform for performing artistes, recently organised an evening of Hindustani classical music at the Vivekananda Kendra Auditorium, Uzanbazar, Guwahati to celebrate the conclusion of an intensive ...
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