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Flash floods in Assam kills at least 6, affect thousands

Guwahati, June 27 (ANI): Flash floods hit five districts in Guwahati city of Assam, killing at least 6 and affecting nearly 30,000 people. Flood has been reported from seven revenue circles and 43 villages in these districts. Cars and other vehicles were seen submerged in water. According to an official release by Assam State Disaster Management Authority, Lakhimpur, Darrang, Sonitpur and Udalguri districts are affected by the Brahmaputra and its tributary Jiabharali. Authorities have opened four relief camps in Darrang and one in Sonitpur and over 9,500 people are taking shelter in those camps. Jun 27, 2014
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Militants blow up Revenue office building in Kashmir

Poonch, June 26 (ANI): Militants blew up an office of a senior revenue official in border district of Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir with a powerful explosion. Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Amit Kumar Gupta said that in the wee hours of morning there was a powerful blast on the office premises. Kashmir has always remained a sensitive issue, as the restive region has witnessed numerous militant attacks, insurgency, and infiltration attempts from across the border in the last two decades. Jun 26, 2014
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Gross negligence behind Dibrugarh Rajdhani derailment: Lalu Prasad Yadav

New Delhi, June 25 (ANI): RJD chief and former railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav on Wednesday condemned the Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express derailment in Chapra district of Bihar. Lalu questioned why there was no checking of the railway track before the Rajdhani Express passed through it, especially at a time when a strike was called by the Maoists in the area. Jun 25, 2014