The Assam government will provide scooters to 35,800 meritorious students who successfully passed the Higher Secondary (Class 12) examination this year. The scooters will be provided to 29,748 girls students who secured 60 per cent and above marks in the Class 12 examination and 6,052 boys students who secured 75 percent and above marks. […]
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Assam forest officials recover 13 exotic animals in Cachar district
As many as 13 exotic animals were recovered in Assam’s Cachar district along the Assam-Mizoram border, officials said on Wednesday. According to forest officials, the animals were found caged in three boxes in a tea garden area. “These animals were smuggled across the border,” Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), (Cachar) Tejas Mariswami told. The officials have […]
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Assam: Carcass of wild elephant found in paddy field in Nagaon
Forest officials in Assam found the carcass of a wild elephant in a paddy field in the state’s Nagaon district on Monday. According to the forest officials, the dead elephant, aged about 7 years old, was found at Kiling village near the Jakhalabandh area this morning. Prima facie, infighting is […]
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Assam: One dead, 3 injured in boat accident on Brahmaputra in Nalbari district
One person died and three others were injured following a boat accident in the Brahmaputra river in Assam’s Nalbari district on Sunday evening. Police confirmed the boat mishap and the death of an individual. The deceased was identified as Aijul Hoque. The injured persons were identified as Moqibul Islam, Taizuddin […]
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Assam decided to discontinue services of 200 additional members of Foreigners’ Tribunals
The Assam government on Friday decided to discontinue services of 200 additional members of Foreigners’ Tribunals who were appointed to clear claims of the people who left out of the National Register of Citizens (NRC). In a notification issued by the Political department of the Assam government, it has been […]
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Drugs worth Rs 900 cr seized since May 2021: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday claimed that drugs worth Rs 900 crore were seized and a total of 6,800 people have been arrested in the state since May 2021. “To make Assam a drug-free state, the Assam government is continuing its war against Drugs. Drugs worth Rs […]
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Centre upgrades Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s security to ‘Z+’ category on all India basis
The Centre has upgraded the security of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma from the ‘Z’ category cover in the North-Eastern region to the ‘Z+’ category on an India basis, sources said. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), which is currently providing Sarma ‘Z’ category security, will now facilitate him […]
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Assam: Situation in Dhemaji continues to remain grim; nearly 39,000 people affected
The situation in Assam’s Dhemaji continues to remain grim on Thursday as nearly 39,000 people have been affected by the deluge caused due to flood. The current wave of flood has affected as many as 76 villages under the four revenue circles– Dhemaji, Jonai, Sissiborgaon, and Gogamukh, as the torrential […]
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Assam: Government official involved in ‘illegal’ activities, arrested
The Kokrajhar District Police arrested a government official of the Transport Department on Thursday for his alleged association with a syndicate involving criminals. The police arrested the District Transport Officer (DTO) in charge of the Bodoland Territorial Region in Kokrajhar from his residence after a search operation conducted in the […]
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Assam cop caught red-handed accepting bribe in Lakhimpur, arrested
A team from the Assam Directorate Vigilance and Anti Corruption on Tuesday trapped red-handed and arrested an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) in the Lakhimpur district while he was accepting a bribe, a police official said. The ASI was identified as Dambarudhar Dutta of Silonibari Out Post in Lakhimpur. He was arrested […]
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Assam: Over 9 kg of drugs recovered in Karimganj, 1 held
The Border Security Force (BSF) in a joint operation with police, seized 9.477 kilograms of heroin in the Karimganj area and arrested one drug peddler, said the officials on Tuesday. The drugs were being transported on a truck and were concealed in soap cases, the officials informed. The joint operation was carried out by […]
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Assam: Mother elephant, her calf die after being hit by train in Jorhat
A female elephant and her calf were killed after being hit by the Rajdhani Express near Kharikatia railway station in Assam’s Jorhat district, officials said on Monday. The accident happened when a herd of elephants were crossing the railway tracks on Sunday night, they said, adding that the female elephant was 22 years old […]
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Assam: 3 die after speeding car rams into parked truck
At least three people were killed after a car hit a parked truck on the roadside on National Highway 37 in the Kamrup (Metro) district of Assam late on Thursday night. The incident took place at the Nazirakhat area near Sonapur, which is about 25 km from Guwahati. According to […]
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Amit Shah embarks on 3-day visit to Sikkim, Assam today
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has left for his three-day visit to Sikkim and Assam on Thursday. As per the Home Minister’s recent tweet, he is scheduled to inaugurate the Eastern and North-Eastern Zones Dairy Cooperative Conclave 2022 at Sikkim’s Gangtok today, which will be later followed by a series […]
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Assam: 2 active DNLT cadres apprehended, arms seized
Two active cadres of the Dimasa National Liberation Tigers were apprehended by Assam Rifles and Dima Hasao police, said officials on Thursday. DNLT is a militant organisation active in Dima Hasao and Karbi Anglong areas. “Haflong Battalion of Headquarters 21 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of Headquarter Inspector General […]