Acting on specific intelligence, a Crime Branch team arrested four drug peddlers near No. 2 Rail Gate. The suspects, Nur Islam (30), Marjina Begum (30), Aliza Begum (30), and Rashida Khatun (25), were found with 18 vials of suspected heroin…
On Sunday night in Birubari, a tragic altercation between two brothers turned fatal. Biswajit Sarkar, allegedly intoxicated, got into a heated argument with his elder brother, Shankar Sarkar. The conflict escalated, leading Biswajit to stab Shankar in the neck and…
On November 12, residents of Chamaria in Kamrup District, Assam, held a sit-in protest against the state government's decision to close the Chamaria revenue circle office. They warned of intensifying protests and threatened to boycott the upcoming Panchayat elections if…
The Cachar district administration is ready for the Dholai (SC) by-election set for tomorrow, despite concerns over a voter list anomaly. Among the 2,01,220 voters, one individual was mistakenly classified under the "Third Gender" category, which officials confirmed as a…
The Jorhat unit of AASU protested on Monday by burning an effigy of Assam's Food and Civil Supplies Minister, Ranjeet Kumar Dass, over the rising prices of essential commodities like groceries, fuel, LPG, and medicines. Demonstrators gathered outside the Jorhat…
Four family members, including a child, died after their car plunged into a water body near the Dibrugarh-Tinsukia bypass on Tuesday night. Two others, a woman and a young girl, were injured and are receiving treatment. The victims, from Assam…
Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia accused Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of violating the model code of conduct while campaigning for the November 13 by-election in the Behali constituency. In a memorandum to the Election Commission, Saikia claimed that…
Days after arresting a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) member in Goalpara, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids in Nagaon, Assam, on Monday, targeting Al-Qaida's activities. According to an NIA official, the raids, part of a nationwide crackdown, resulted in the seizure…
An explosion triggered a massive fire at the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) refinery in Vadodara's Koyali area on Monday afternoon. Rescue operations are underway, with no fatalities reported so far. Local officials, including Deputy Commissioner of Police Jyoti Patel,…
The Gauhati High Court has instructed the Assam government to submit an affidavit within two weeks regarding the "Mukhya Mantri Atmanirbhar Asom Scheme" following allegations of nepotism. Reports claim that beneficiaries with political affiliations received benefits over more qualified individuals,…