A gas cylinder explosion in Kankan Nagar, Dibrugarh, on Monday afternoon seriously injured Mihir and Bela Sarkar while they were cleaning their gas burner. The blast gutted their rented house, leaving them homeless. Both suffered severe burn injuries and were…
A Bol Bom devotee, 25-year-old Saurav Bhagawati, drowned while collecting water at the Kalidiya River in Assam's Bajali district. The incident occurred near Kalibari Temple during the second Monday of Shravan. Saurav, recently employed by the Merchant Navy in America,…
Rahul Hussain, accused of murdering a teenage girl, was shot by police while attempting to escape custody on Monday. He was taken to Gauhati Medical College and Hospital with a bullet wound. The Kamrup police had arrested him for the…
In Assam’s Nagaon district, a woman was attacked with a knife by her neighbor, Apu Bora, on Sunday night in Kasalukhua locality. Bora brutally stabbed the woman in the stomach, leaving her severely injured. The accused is currently absconding. The…
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma received praise at the BJP chief ministers' conclave in Delhi for fulfilling his commitment to provide nearly one lakh jobs to unemployed youths. Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the initiative's success and asked other states…
In Assam’s Darrang district, Abdur Rafik was accused of illegally slaughtering two cows during the Islamic ceremony ‘Akika’. Public organizations and locals filed complaints at Kharupetia Police Station, noting Rafik’s residence is near Hindu families and religious institutions. Police arrested…
In Assam’s Margherita sub-division, a dead newborn was discovered in the Tirap River on Monday. Locals in Tinisuti Lungsai village No. 2, under Kumsai Panchayat, spotted the infant and alerted the police. Authorities arrived and sent the body for a…
Two men, Anil Roy and Hitesh Pathak, allegedly withdrew a large sum from a temple fund in Raipur village, Bajali district, without informing villagers. The money, withdrawn from the Apex Bank of Pathsala branch in 2021, was intended for temple…
A special court in Guwahati sentenced Rakesh Paul, an APSC member, to 14 years in prison and fined him Rs 2 lakh for his role in the APSC Agriculture Development Officer (ADO) recruitment scam. Fellow APSC members Basanta Kumar Doley…
Iyasin Ali, a 16-year-old student, succumbed to injuries on Sunday night after being brutally attacked in a mob-lynching incident on July 21 in Abadi village, Bongaigaon district. The attack followed a dispute over a goat belonging to Iyasin's father, Gazir…