The All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) protested against prolonged power cuts and tariff hikes, burning effigies of State Power Minister Nandita Garlosa in various parts of Udalguri district on Thursday. Demonstrations occurred in Rowta, Tangla, Kalaigaon, and Udalguri, expressing frustration…
Floodwaters have submerged six Border Outposts (BOPs) of the Border Security Force (BSF) along the India-Bangladesh border in Assam’s Karimganj district due to the Kushiyara river flowing above the danger level following incessant rainfall. The affected BOPs are Stimerghat, Chandsrikona,…
The Special Task Force (STF) of Assam seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth Rs. 18,000 and apprehended three individuals during a raid in Chirang district. Acting on specific inputs, the STF team raided the residence of Md. Baharul Islam…
A horrifying incident unfolded within the premises of the Labour Office in Barpeta, where a 14-year-old boy was allegedly raped by a middle-aged man on May 28. The victim bravely confided in his relatives about the sexual assault he endured,…
In a disturbing incident, a male student in Class VII of a private school in Dhubri was allegedly sexually harassed by one of his teachers. The victim’s father filed a complaint at the Dhubri Sadar police station, accusing the teacher…
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet against Paresh Baruah, the chief of the United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I), and five others. They are accused of conspiring to target army camps in Assam as part of an…
In a shocking incident in Sivasagar, Assam, an oil depot employee named Dip Gogoi was forcefully abducted from his office by unidentified miscreants. Gogoi, employed as an accountant at Damani Oil Depot in Station Chariali locality, was taken away in…
Residents of a rented area on VIP Road in Guwahati's Six Mile are living in fear after a fallen tree snapped electric wires, electrifying their house and surroundings. The incident, which occurred on Monday, has endangered the lives of 10-15…
A tragic landslide in Guwahati's Lal Ganesh area led to the death of a two-year-old boy on Wednesday. The landslide caused a guard wall to collapse at a residence, killing the child instantly while he was watching TV.
In a major success for anti-poaching efforts near Orang National Park and Tiger Reserve, Darrang police arrested notorious rhino poacher Khalilur Rahman, 40, from the Bhabapur area. Acting on a tip, police nabbed Rahman at Milan Chowka and later recovered…