Dibrugarh police arrested a 19-year-old from Uttar Pradesh for blackmailing and threatening a young woman with a country-made pistol. The suspect allegedly planned to harm the woman’s family, raising serious concerns about illegal firearms and public safety. Swift police action,…
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma reaffirmed the state’s commitment to eradicating child marriage by 2026 through strict enforcement and welfare initiatives. Arrests for child marriage offenses have dropped significantly from 5,000 to 2,000, with 400 recent arrests reinforcing the crackdown…
Cachar Police seized 60,000 YABA tablets and 6.848 kg of heroin worth ₹20 crore during an operation in Silchar’s Sildubi area. Acting on a tip-off, the team, led by IGP Partha Sarathi Mahanta, arrested a Sonai resident transporting the contraband…
Assam lost 83.92 sq km of forest cover from 2021 to 2023, as per the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2023. Forest cover within Assam’s "recorded forest area" decreased by 86.66 sq km, while canopy density degraded across 1,699…
Cachar Police, in collaboration with the STF, seized 60,000 Yaba tablets and 125 grams of suspected heroin in a raid on Saturday night. The operation, led by STF IGP Partha Sarathi Mahanta and Cachar SP Numal Mahatta, intercepted a motorbike…
The dismembered body of 60-year-old Basudev Karmakar was found on Sunday morning near the Kaliabor Tea Estate, believed to be the result of a tiger attack. Karmakar, missing since Saturday, had entered the garden to collect leaves for his goats…
The Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) plans to create 120 vending zones for street vendors, with 83 already approved. This initiative aims to balance urban development and vendors' livelihoods. However, recent evictions, including over 50 vendors at Dighalipukuri, have left many…
The body of Maram Mayur Dutta from Lakhimpur was found under suspicious circumstances in Bhangagarh on Saturday. CCTV footage showed two individuals placing the body on the road. Police suspect murder and are investigating the incident. Dutta had reportedly arrived…
Berry Thompson, an American tourist on a motorcycle tour of Northeast India, tragically died in a road accident in Assam's Hojai district on December 21. While traveling from Silchar to Tezpur, her two-wheeler collided with a truck during a turn,…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Dhalai district’s Kulai RF Village Ground on Sunday to launch six projects and lay the foundation for seven more, totaling ₹668.39 crore. Projects being inaugurated include a ₹1.56 crore school, health centers, a…