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All accused in 2004 Assam blast on I-Day acquitted

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All accused in 2004 Assam blast on I-Day acquitted

GUWAHATI The Gauhati High Court on August 24 acquitted all six people convicted in a bomb blast in Dhemaji of Assam on August 15, 2004, which killed 13 people including 10 schoolchildren. The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) had claimed responsibility for the blast during the Independence Day celebration. Twenty others were injured, … Read more

36.85 lakh locals, over 29% of J&K’s population, attended I-Day functions this year: Govt.

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36.85 lakh locals, over 29% of J&K’s population, attended I-Day functions this year: Govt.

People queue outside Bakshi stadium in Srinagar on Tuesday to attend Independence day function in Srinagar on August 15, 2023. | Photo Credit: NISSAR AHMAD The J&K administration on Saturday said 36.85 lakh locals, around 29% of the Union Territory’s population, participated in the Independence Day functions this year and termed the feat “a historic milestone”. … Read more