Assam Police arrested 38 people overnight in Dhubri following communal tensions, after CM Himanta Biswa Sarma issued shoot-at-sight orders. The arrests relate to incidents like cow heads being dumped near a temple. Security has been tightened with RAF and CRPF…
The NIA has chargesheeted ULFA-I chief Paresh Baruah and two others for plotting IED blasts in Assam on Independence Day 2023. The trio is accused under multiple laws, including the UAPA and Explosive Substances Act. IEDs were found at Guwahati’s…
Basistha Police intercepted a truck at Jorabat Naka carrying 280 subsidized urea bags illegally to Meghalaya. The consignment, marked under PMBJP, had no valid documents. Driver Shahidul Khan was arrested. A probe into possible black marketing is underway.
The Assam government has reshuffled senior police officers. Amitava Sinha moves to Hailakandi as SP. Leena Doley is posted to Dhubri, while Navin Singh takes over as SP (Organised Crime), CID. All postings are effective immediately.
Chirang district has reported 291 malaria cases in three months, alarming health officials. Most cases are Plasmodium vivax, with 42 of the more severe Plasmodium falciparum. Shortages of medical staff, especially at Runikhata Dispensary, hamper response efforts. Despite distributing 28,000…
Amid rising communal unrest in Dhubri, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma announced a shoot-at-sight order for nighttime violence. Provocations, including severed cow heads near temples and inflammatory posters by “Nabin Bangla,” have sparked tensions. CRPF and RAF forces are deployed, and…
CM Himanta Biswa Sarma raised alarm over the encroachment of 15,288 bighas of land belonging to Assam’s Satras. Barpeta is the worst-hit district. Sarma called Satras vital cultural and spiritual institutions and urged public support in protecting them. He thanked…
APCC president Gaurav Gogoi accused CM Himanta Biswa Sarma of favoring Adani and neglecting public interest. At a press meet, he alleged land was being allotted to corporates without due process and criticized a monopoly benefiting select contractors. Gogoi also…
Locals in Bashbari, Kokrajhar, protested against the proposed Adani thermal power project, opposing the BTR government's alleged decision to allot 3,400 bighas without consent. Tensions rose as officials attempting land demarcation were forced to retreat. Residents vowed to protect their…
Severe erosion by the Brahmaputra has damaged Garudharia village and Balijan tea estate, threatening its tea factory. Locals, fearing displacement and loss of livelihood, held a river deity puja seeking protection. Around 30 bighas of tea bushes have been lost…