A speeding dumper (AS09 C 6720) ran over a 13-year-old girl in Jorhat on Monday. The dumper, carrying sand, was driving through a service lane at high speed when it hit the girl. Residents criticized the police for not preventing…
The Gauhati Special Court convicted former APSC chairman Rakesh Paul and 33 others in the APSC cash-for-job scam on Monday. The scam, involving bribes for Agricultural Development Officer (ADO) positions, surfaced in 2015-16. The case focused on irregularities in the…
Six casual employees at Silchar Medical College's Central Composite Laboratory were terminated after an investigation into financial irregularities. Dr. Bhaskar Gupta, the hospital's principal, revealed that a "fake bill" prompted the probe. An FIR was filed, and the Deputy Superintendent…
A wild elephant's death in Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) Township has sparked controversy due to the Forest Department's delayed response. Despite the elephant's suspected electrocution on July 18, no police complaint has been filed three days later. Initially, NRL authorities…
A tense situation emerged on the Assam-Nagaland border near Mariani’s Dissoi Valley Reserve Forest on Sunday night. Suspected armed Naga miscreants allegedly opened fire at livestock, resulting in no human injuries but several animals went missing. The livestock belonged to…
Kumar Gaurav, owner of Kumar Enterprises, was found dead at his residence in Noonmati. His former wife has alleged that mental harassment by his current wife led to his death. The body was taken to GMCH for examination. The fourth…
In a significant operation, the Traffic Branch of Gorchuk Police Station's WGPD team apprehended Joon Bhuyan, 25, of Fatashil Ambari, at Lokhra Crossing. Bhuyan was caught red-handed with 16 vials of suspected brown sugar and a syringe. The Guwahati Police…
At the 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Badminton Association of India (BAI), held on Sunday, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma celebrated the outstanding achievements of Indian badminton players in 2023. With over 233 medals won, the year marked…
The Cottonians HS 2000 Batch Welfare Society, formed by Cotton College's 1998-2000 batch, organized their first voluntary Blood Donation Camp in collaboration with Health City Hospital in Guwahati. Held on Sunday from 10 am to 2 pm, the event saw…
A Bangladeshi national, Aleem Uddin, was arrested at Hojai railway station under suspicious circumstances. Uddin, from Sylhet district, claimed he was sold to an Indian for one lakh rupees. A mobile phone with a Bangladeshi number was found in his…