In response to rising temperatures, the Elementary Education Department of Assam's Kamrup Metropolitan District issued a directive on Wednesday for schools to ring a "water bell" three times daily to ensure students stay hydrated. The notification also advised schools to…
Proactive efforts by Barak Valley-based NGOs led to the rescue of 14 dogs from smugglers in Cachar district. Cachar SP Numal Mahatta reported that the dogs were recovered from the Ramnagar area near the ISBT, and two individuals were detained…
In a startling development, Rana Pagag, the ex-fiance of the late police sub-inspector Junmoni Rabha, was detained by Nagaon police on Tuesday night in Majuli. The arrest followed an FIR lodged by Rabha before her death, and was ordered by…
Hitesh Dev Choudhury, the Jailor of Golaghat district jail, was detained by Golaghat police on accusations of sexually assaulting a female doctor within the district jail campus. Choudhury was held to appear in court on Wednesday to face the allegations
An overnight police operation in Kabariband village, Karimganj district, led to the arrest of eight individuals, including the groom and his father, for attempting to marry a minor girl. Despite stringent government directives against child marriage, the ceremony had progressed…
In an alarming incident, Suneshwari Kalita fell victim to a daylight robbery on May 22 while traveling on a city bus in Guwahati. Kalita, who was en route from Adabari to Panbazar, had her bag containing Rs. 26,000 stolen by…
Filmmaker Soumyajit Majumdar is set to direct 'Joyguru', a Hindi musical biopic on the life of Parvathy Baul, a renowned Sangeet Natak Akademi awardee and performer. The film will explore Parvathy Baul's journey in the Baul tradition, recognized by UNESCO…
At least 34 passengers were injured when their bus met with an accident in Assam’s Hailakandi district on Wednesday. The bus, with registration number AS24 C 5399, was traveling from Ramkrishna Nagar in Karimganj to Hailakandi when it lost control…
In Assam's Jorhat district, a government employee allegedly forced a married woman to consume excessive alcohol and then dumped her unconscious in a secluded area near Delhi Public School, Malowpathar, on Tuesday night. The accused, Saranga Goswami, was apprehended by…
In a major crackdown, the Food Safety Department seized one quintal of mangoes containing carbide during a drive in Fancy Bazar. The operation, focused on ensuring food safety, involved raiding fruit shops in the busy marketplace. Officials confiscated the chemically…