The CBI raided the CSIR-NEIST in Jorhat over an alleged financial scam worth crores. A 20-member team searched the institute and interrogated seven individuals, including scientists and purchase officials. They recovered Rs. 7 lakh and crucial documents from a purchase…
A 17-year-old boy, Bikash Das, died from electrocution during an RSS class camp in Barangabari, Darrang district. The Class X student was electrocuted while using a hand tube well connected to an electric motor. Despite being rushed to Mangaldai Civil…
Nagaon police apprehended four members of the 'Spray Gang' in Dhing town, involved in looting and rape. The arrested members are Muksidul Islam, Azizul, Abul Kasem, and Abul Kalam. The operation at Patia Pathar locality was based on intelligence inputs…
The families of three suspected militants killed by police near the Assam-Mizoram border on July 17 have refused to accept their bodies. They claim it was an alleged custodial killing and demand an independent investigation. The Hmar community protested in…
Dergaon student Banisha Madhukailya filed an FIR against Dibrugarh University for discrepancies in her backlog exam results. Despite online results showing she cleared her exams, the physical mark sheet indicated she failed. After the university accused her of fraud and…
The Darrang district administration, in partnership with C-NES and Glenmark Foundation, inaugurated a boat clinic service on Friday at Ga-dhowa Ghat. This initiative aims to provide health services, including vaccinations, to remote riverine communities along the Brahmaputra. The launch was…
Water supply will be interrupted on July 28 and 29 in all DMAs under the Lichu Bagan reservoir for maintenance. Affected areas include Hengarabari, Japorigog, Nayanpur, Kalyanpur, Sunderpur, Swarajnagar, Downtown, Ganeshguri, Sorumotoria, Dr. Zakir Hussain Road, Bhagheswari Mandir, KK Handique…
Anima Devi of Pathsala, Bajali district, was fatally struck while crossing the railway tracks at Pathsala railway station. Locals, who use the tracks as a shortcut, blame the lack of restrictions and monitoring by authorities. They demand fencing and a…
Residents of Kumsai panchayat in Assam's Tinsukia district gathered at the Lekhapani Thermal on Thursday due to a prolonged power outage. Frustrated with no electricity for days, they sought answers but were met with threats from control room staff. Attempts…
Darrang Police arrested three individuals in connection with the trafficking of a two-and-a-half-year-old boy. The child was rescued and kept in a One Stop Centre in Mangaldoi. Nayanjyoti Kashyap sold the child to Parimal Mandal for Rs 30,000 with help…