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2 Doda carnage militants shot dead by ArmyDODA: Troops today shot dead two of the militants responsible for Tuesday's massacre of 16 peop...

2 Doda carnage militants shot dead by Army
DODA: Troops today shot dead two of the militants responsible for Tuesday’s massacre of 16 people in Doda district. Two militants, who shot dead eight people at Shanna-Thakraie village, were gunned down by the army in an encounter at Lohi-Dhar, five kms from the site of the massacre, an official spokesman said. He said the encounter took place when the army intercepted the militants who were heading towards Sarawan village where eight men were also shot dead on Tuesday.

The remaining militants had been identified and security forces were in hot pursuit of them, the spokesman said.

Bodos kill 11
GUWAHATI: Suspected Bodo militants killed eleven persons and injured 29 others by exploding a powerful bomb by remote control at a marketplace in Nalbari district of Assam on Wednesday. Official sources said the militants, suspected to be of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) planted the bomb at a cattle centre in the weekly Dhamdhamamarket. In the explosion 8 persons died on the spot.

Tax sops in new housing policy
NEW DELHI: The national housing policy has offered a host of fiscal concessions to give boost to house building activity. The concessions include tax holiday for investment in the housing sector, special concession under the Income Tax Act, exemption from assessment under the Wealth Tax Act, relief from capital gains and reduction of stamp duty.

9 men killed in Chennai construction site had left Assam to build a better life

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Nine young men from the Dimasa tribe, working at a construction site in Tamil Nadu, were killed when a concrete arch they were working on collapsed. The brothers Provit and Sorbojit Thaosen were among the victims, along with four others from their village. The incident highlights the lack of employment opportunities and low wages that force many from their villages to work as migrant workers.

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