Debabrata Saikia, Leader of Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly, called the Union Budget 2024–25 regressive and contractionary. He criticized it for not addressing high unemployment, rising food inflation, and slow private investment. Saikia pointed out that increased revenue was…
Three people from Morigaon, Assam, have died from Japanese encephalitis. The deceased are Rajamani Medhi (22), Imrana Begum (7), and Bhabakanta Nath (66). Currently, 11 patients are being treated, and their conditions are stable. The rise in cases follows the…
The Court of Special Judge, Assam, will sentence 32 convicts, including former APSC chairman Rakesh Paul, on July 29 in the APSC cash-for-job scam. Convictions include forgery and corruption for 29 candidates who paid for jobs in 2014. Public prosecutors…
In Nagaon's Kachamari area, four motorcycle-borne miscreants looted Rs 4.12 lakhs from Biswajit Deka, manager of Krishna Filling Station, on Wednesday. They threatened him with sharp weapons while he was on his way to deposit the cash in a bank…
In Karimganj's Nilambazar, Abu Bakkar strangled his wife, Siddeka Begum, to death on Wednesday and then surrendered to the police. Married for twelve years, the incident is believed to be due to a family conflict. Police took Bakkar to the…
In Lakhipur, Goalpara district, an elephant attack on Tuesday night resulted in the death of Gajendra Barman and severe injuries to Tulsi and Sonmani Barman. The elephant caused significant property damage in the village before the injured were taken to…
A 14-year-old girl, working as a house help in Jorhat, died by suicide on Wednesday. She had expressed her desire to leave to her mother on Monday. Her relatives arrived to find she had already taken her life. The couple…
In a major breakthrough, police arrested Shashi Ram, a contract killer from Bihar, for the murder of businessman Ibrahim Ali in Assam's Bajali. Ali was attacked on July 1 by a gang, injuring his mother. The incident was caught on…
In a major drug bust, a Nagaon Police team from Kachua Police Station, led by SI Lakhyajit Gogoi, recovered four soap boxes filled with suspected heroin, weighing a total of 53.03 grams. The police have arrested one individual in connection…
In a successful operation, a team from Rupahihat Police Station in Nagaon, led by Inspector Baluram Terang, recovered a US-made 0.22 caliber revolver. The Nagaon Police announced the recovery on Twitter, stating that the accused has been arrested and further…