The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption team in Assam arrested Patwari Nurul Hoque Barbhuiya from Silchar district on bribery charges. He was caught accepting a bribe related to compensation for land acquired for road construction. This follows the July 15 arrest of…
Sirajul Haque, an alleged cattle smuggler, was shot in the leg during a police encounter in Dhubri District near the India-Bangladesh border. The incident occurred in West Gaikhwa when Haque, known for cattle smuggling, attacked officers during spot verification. In…
Tanay Jyoti Gogoi from Mariani, Jorhat district, has secured a position at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC). This achievement has brought joy to the region. Tanay, the eldest son of late Haren Gogoi and Dipti Gogoi, graduated from Mariani…
In Dharapur, a 12-year-old boy, Arif Ali, drowned while bathing in a pond with friends on Wednesday. Residing with his parents in a rented apartment, Arif's body was recovered by an SDRF team and sent to Guwahati Medical College and…
A Special Operations Group of the WGPD and Gorchuk Police Station arrested four car thieves—Taher Ali, Hansu Miya, Rafiqul Islam, and Basar Ali—on Tuesday evening. Using cyber cell assistance, the team tracked down the suspects involved in stealing a Tata…
Officials from the Excise Department conducted a raid on Tuesday night in Khanapara, seizing a large number of liquor bottles. This operation aimed to curb the illicit trafficking of alcohol from Meghalaya into Assam, which bypasses excise duty. Several vehicles…
Nearly 100 trucks loaded with potatoes have been stranded at the Assam-West Bengal border near Dhubri since Tuesday evening due to a blockade by West Bengal police at Boxirhat Check Station. The blockade follows a directive from West Bengal Chief…
Tensions erupted in Dibrugarh after Bhim Razzaq, manager of the Dibrugarh Gymkhana Club, was found dead under mysterious circumstances on Wednesday night. Razzaq was discovered hanging inside the gymkhana premises, raising immediate suspicion. His family dismissed the possibility of suicide,…
The Sonitpur district administration closed four illegal nursing schools in and around Tezpur town on Monday. The closed schools include North Eastern Para Medical Institute, Glad Institute of Para Medical Science and Nursing, Tezpur College of Para Medical Science, and…
A transformer explosion in Birubari, Guwahati, injured four people, including a family of three. The injured were taken to Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) for urgent medical care. Authorities are investigating the cause of the explosion. Further details are…