The CBI arrested Aniket Pareek for accepting a Rs 3 lakh bribe on behalf of CGST Inspector Rakesh Jangid in Tezpur, Assam. Jangid allegedly demanded Rs 5 lakh from a hardware store owner. Pareek was caught in a CBI trap…
GMC officials conducted thorough cleaning drives on Monday at Navagraha Road in Division 2 and in Ward 14, Division 1. Activities included clearing drains, removing debris, sweeping residential areas, and engaging with residents to promote cleanliness. The efforts aimed to…
Cyber Police in Guwahati arrested three individuals, Abdul Salem (23), Raizuddin Ahmed (22), and Hasin Ali (18), from a lodge in Athgaon for cyber fraud. They illegally transferred money from others' accounts and charged commissions. A case (number 18/24) has…
Purabi Dairy, operated by the West Assam Milk Producers’ Co-operative Union Ltd. (WAMUL), signed an MoU with the Directorate of Dairy Development (DoDD) of Assam. This agreement allows Purabi Dairy to manage the DoDD’s 5,000-litre per day capacity dairy plant…
The Government of Assam extended the suspension of IAS officer Sewali Devi Sharma for 180 days or until further notice. Sharma, arrested in May 2023 for misappropriating Rs 105 crore as the director of SCERT, remains in judicial custody. The…
A speeding dumper (AS09 C 6720) ran over a 13-year-old girl in Jorhat on Monday. The dumper, carrying sand, was driving through a service lane at high speed when it hit the girl. Residents criticized the police for not preventing…
The Gauhati Special Court convicted former APSC chairman Rakesh Paul and 33 others in the APSC cash-for-job scam on Monday. The scam, involving bribes for Agricultural Development Officer (ADO) positions, surfaced in 2015-16. The case focused on irregularities in the…
Six casual employees at Silchar Medical College's Central Composite Laboratory were terminated after an investigation into financial irregularities. Dr. Bhaskar Gupta, the hospital's principal, revealed that a "fake bill" prompted the probe. An FIR was filed, and the Deputy Superintendent…
A wild elephant's death in Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) Township has sparked controversy due to the Forest Department's delayed response. Despite the elephant's suspected electrocution on July 18, no police complaint has been filed three days later. Initially, NRL authorities…
A tense situation emerged on the Assam-Nagaland border near Mariani’s Dissoi Valley Reserve Forest on Sunday night. Suspected armed Naga miscreants allegedly opened fire at livestock, resulting in no human injuries but several animals went missing. The livestock belonged to…