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Assam Floods: PM Announces ₹5 Billion Ad-hoc Central Support

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi reached Assam on Monday to visit the flood-affected areas and oversee relief operations in the state. The duo, who was accompanied by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, surveyed the flood-hit areas of Jorhat, Dhemaji and Lakhimpur. Jul 2, 2012

Congress MLA Rumi Nath 'Beaten Up' by Mob For Marrying Facebook Friend

A mob at Karimganj town in Assam has severely beaten up Congress MLA Rumi Nath and her second husband, whom she married without giving divorce to her first husband, police said. The 33-year-old was thrashed for allegedly leaving her first husband and 2-year-old daughter and marrying a 28-year-old "Facebook friend" Jacky Zakir. Jun 30, 2012

CRPF Kills 18 Maoists in Chattisgarh Encounter

At least 18 naxalites have been killed in a fierce encounter with Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in the jungles of Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh on Friday.The six-hour, overnight encounter also injured nine CRPF officials and two CoBRA commandos, all of whom were shifted to a Rajpur hospital for treatment of bullet injuries. Jun 29, 2012

Heavy Rains Lash Mumbai; Local Trains Delayed

Train services in Mumbai have been cancelled on Thursday amid the monsoon's heavy rains that disrupted daily life in the city. The maximum rainfall was recorded in the suburban areas, with Kandivali and Malad said to have received around 45 mm rainfall, India's Metrological department (MET) said Jun 28, 2012
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