A special court in Guwahati sentenced Rakesh Paul, an APSC member, to 14 years in prison and fined him Rs 2 lakh for his role in the APSC Agriculture Development Officer (ADO) recruitment scam. Fellow APSC members Basanta Kumar Doley…
Iyasin Ali, a 16-year-old student, succumbed to injuries on Sunday night after being brutally attacked in a mob-lynching incident on July 21 in Abadi village, Bongaigaon district. The attack followed a dispute over a goat belonging to Iyasin's father, Gazir…
Lila Kanta Doley, a resident of Namoni Milankur, was severely injured in a leopard attack while working in his kitchen garden on Saturday evening near Sitalia Beat Camp, close to Panidehing Bird Sanctuary. Doley managed to save his life and…
The Demow Block Primary Health Centre in Sivasagar District currently lacks an ambulance, causing serious concern. Dr. Prodip Borgohain, the SDM&HO, highlighted additional needs, including one more doctor, two sweepers, an OPD ticket registrar, a dresser, and two permanent fourth-grade…
The West Guwahati Police District team from Jalukbari OP arrested Raj Deka in Jalukbari last night. A raid on his room led to the recovery of 12 stolen mobile phones.
Rukminigaon residents protested the closure of the U-turn at the Rukminigaon traffic point, enforced by local police. The closure forces commuters to take a U-turn under the Six Mile Bridge, causing increased travel time. Protesters also demanded solutions to chronic…
Renowned writer Ismail Hussain faces legal trouble after allegedly killing a non-venomous snake and encouraging others to do the same. Snake conservationist Pranjit Rajbongshi filed an FIR against Hussain at Howly Police Station in Barpeta district. Hussain killed the snake…
Gopi Sutradhar, 28, a soldier in the 166th Battalion of the Assam Regiment, died in a road accident on the Bhawanipur-Manas road on Saturday night. Locals found his body under his bike on Sunday morning. Sutradhar, from Salbari, Baksa district,…
Arun Kumar, 40, died in Palengbari, Bijni, after allegedly consuming local alcohol, sulai, at the home of Dalam Basumatary, a known liquor dealer. Basumatary claimed Kumar's health worsened after taking pharmacy tablets. Despite multiple police reports about Basumatary's illegal sulai…
A body was recovered from Bhola Baba Path in the Six Mile area of Guwahati. The cause of death is unknown, but locals suspect excessive alcoholism. The victim, around 30 years old, was sent to GMCH for a post-mortem. Police…