A 13-year-old girl died at a hospital in Assam’s Barpeta after childbirth months after a 40-year-old man allegedly raped her repeatedly in the state’s Goalpara district, a police officer said. Her child also died within 24 hours of the girl’s…
An FIR was filed against the movie Pathaan on Monday at the Geetanagar police station in Guwahati by the Hindu organization Kutumb Surakha Parishad. The Parishad complained against the film because of the song "Besharam Rang." He asserted that "Safron,"…
The Assam Cabinet has decided to book men who marry minor girls under stringent laws prescribing imprisonment from two years to life, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday. Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who announced the decision…
The first Youth20 (Y20) Group Meet will take place in Guwahati, Assam, at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), from February 6 to February 8. The Y20 Summit is a unique opportunity for young people to contribute to policymaking constructively…
As many as 46 members of surrendered tribal militant group All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA) laid down their weapons in Assam’s Sonitpur district on Sunday. AANLA, formed in 2006, claims to fight to protect the rights of the tribal…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday paid tributes to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary and said Netaji mobilised revolutionaries from across India to form the Indian National Army and shook the foundation of British Raj.…
The Guwahati Municipal Corporation along with the district administration were ordered by the Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Ashok Singhal to conduct a massive eviction drive along the Bharalu river in the city on January 20 where any encroachment from…
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday informed about the union government’s plan to set up a modern floating jetty at the Biswanath Ghat soon. "The new jetty will help the local economy flourish,…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today said he has spoken to megastar Shah Rukh Khan and assured him over the protests against his upcoming film 'Pathaan'. Mr Sarma said Mr Khan dialled him early this morning over "an incident"…
The Kolkata Police Cyber Cell has arrested three persons from Howli village at Barpeta in Assam for allegedly duping a Kolkata company and siphoning off Rs 9.9 lakh. The three, Inzamamul Haque (24), Monirul Islam (23) and Rajibul Mallik (26),…