A Cachar court has sentenced retired Assam Police sub-inspector Narayan Tamuli to life imprisonment for the 2007 custodial death of Motir Ali in Silchar's Katiogorah. The verdict, delivered on August 20, includes a ₹10,000 fine, with an additional two months…
On Monday, 28 foreign nationals, including nine women, were relocated to the Matia transit camp from Barpeta district under heavy security. The transfer, carried out by Barpeta Police, followed a Foreigners' Tribunal declaration identifying them as foreign nationals. The move…
Hailakandi Police arrested the district BJP Minority Morcha President on Monday for his alleged role in a Rs 10 crore chit fund scam. The leader is accused of misleading investors by promising a Rs 25,000 loan for a Rs 2,000…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has criticized the Jharkhand government following reports of several deaths during police recruitment fitness tests. Sarma called for the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to investigate and demanded Rs 50 lakh compensation for each…
Dhubri Medical College has formed a five-member panel to investigate allegations of ragging, torture, and forced drug abuse reported by a first-semester student. The student, originally from Bihar, claimed that unidentified individuals entered his hostel room and injected him with…
The All Adivasi Students’ Association of Assam (AASAA) has urged the State government to provide special protection and recognition of land rights for Adivasis in the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC), and Dima Hasao Autonomous Council…
A woman, Priya Mishra, claiming to be the legal advisor of ‘Waris Punjab De’ chief Amritpal Singh, scammed a Dibrugarh hotel by making a fake UPI payment of Rs 53,000. Mishra stayed at the Dibrugarh Address hotel for nearly two…
Residents of Majuli are upset after the bill to declare the entire island as a heritage site with "Heritage Belts and Blocks" was left pending in the recent Assam Legislative Assembly session. In response, Majulir Sahitya, an NGO advocating for…
The West Guwahati Police District (WGPD) apprehended 24-year-old Deepjyoti Das from Gotanagar for stealing a motorcycle. Das was caught riding the bike without valid documents or keys and confessed to stealing it from Maligaon Gate Number-3 the previous night. Police…
Kuchila Tripura was sentenced to life imprisonment on Monday for the brutal murder of his two young sons in Hailakandi. The Additional District and Sessions Judge, M.H. Barbhuiya, delivered the verdict just six months after the crime occurred on September…