The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has faced criticism in court for submitting a weak chargesheet in the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) cash-for-job scam. The Special Judge’s Court expressed dissatisfaction with the SIT's investigation, holding Deputy Chief IPS Prateek Thube…
Two students from Nagaon, Jannat Tamlina Hasan and Fariha Islam, have been awarded the national scholarship for art for the years 2023–2024 by the Centre for Cultural Research and Training under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. Both students…
Two young girls from the Kharikatia Tea Garden in Assam’s Mariani have been missing for nearly a month, causing widespread alarm in the area. The girls, who were in the fifth and third grades, went out for an outing on…
Guwahati witnessed a significant recovery of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) amounting to Rs 47.5 lakhs on Monday. Police arrested Hiramul Islam and Nazrul Islam in connection with the seized currency, which was found in a Mahindra Bolero vehicle (registration…
In a harrowing incident, five youths gang-raped a minor in Assam’s Udalguri district. The crime occurred at Dhunsuri T.E. under Mazbat PS on the evening of June 22. The victim, accompanied by her friend, was coerced by the gang and…
In the Panbari area near National Highway 17 in Dhubri district, a prostitution racket was exposed. The local community led the operation, resulting in the arrest of six women and five men. These individuals were handed over to the police…
The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption apprehended Anupama Gohain, a Child Development Project Officer in Makum, Tinsukia district, on Monday for bribery. Gohain was caught red-handed accepting a bribe for the release of house rent for an Anganwadi center. The…
In a tragic incident, the body of 50-year-old Alimuddin Ali was recovered from a pond in Majkuchi village, Barpeta district, on Sunday. Ali, a resident of Moukhari village, had been missing since June 23. Despite extensive search efforts by his…
Guwahati is experiencing a wave of gold chain snatching incidents, with the latest case reported in Mathgharia under the Noonmati police station. On Monday, Kalyani Choudhury of Shanti Nagar was targeted while riding a scooter with her husband near Assam…
The North East Financial Traders & Investors Association (NEFTIA) has raised concerns over the alarming rise of fraudulent trading companies in Assam, spotlighting one company, TRADING FX, for defrauding investors through low-cost apps. At a press conference at Gauhati Press…