Assam police personnel will undergo their annual Body Mass Index (BMI) test for the second consecutive year starting August 16, 2024, as announced by Director General of Police GP Singh on Thursday. This initiative, launched last year, aims to promote…
In a significant development, Guwahati police arrested Jogeshwar Nath, a 49-year-old land broker, from the Narengi locality for his involvement in a fraudulent land acquisition case. Acting on a complaint filed at Noonmati police station, the police raided Nath's residence…
In response to increasing crimes on trains and at railway stations, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and the State Bank of India (SBI) conducted a passenger awareness program at Guwahati Railway Station on Thursday. The initiative aimed to educate passengers…
In a major operation across Guwahati and Morigaon, 14 cyber criminals were arrested for defrauding banks and NBFCs of crores of rupees. The crackdown followed multiple complaints from financial companies like Axis Bank, Piramal, Mobikwik, RuPay, and Amazon, with Axis…
Cabinet Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah visited Bamunbari village in Barpeta on Wednesday following a severe clash between two groups that left four people grievously injured. The conflict, sparked by a minor dispute between two school students, escalated into a communal…
On Wednesday night, a mob attacked police officers between Katahguri and Kohiguri villages under the Raha police station in Assam, damaging a Bolero vehicle. The violence erupted after a man named Bidyut Das from West Pasalabari village was severely beaten…
Debabrata Saikia, leader of the opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly, highlighted the significant inflation of essential commodity prices in Northeast Indian states compared to other regions. He attributed this disparity to the failure of state governments in implementing the…
In a tragic incident, 23-year-old Mintu Rai, a jawan from the 1st Assam Police Battalion (APBN), drowned in the Ganga River while on election duty in Bihar. Mintu, a resident of Hakama village in Bilasipara, Dhubri District, was assigned to…
A minor dispute between two school students escalated into a communal clash between two communities in Assam's Bajali district. The incident unfolded in the Tapa Bamunguri area of Bhawanipur in Lower Assam, resulting in several serious injuries. The injured were…
Amidst widespread outrage, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma declared that the state government would not permit the outsourcing of properties belonging to historic Cotton University for revenue collection. The controversy arose after the university authorities formed a standing committee…