Assam Police detained nine persons linked with the Popular Front of India (PFI) in the state, a police official said on Thursday. According to the official, a joint operation was launched by the state police and the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Speaking to ANI, the official said, “Last night Assam […]
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Assam: Suspected to be a child kidnapper, man beaten up brutally in Cachar
A man was brutally beaten up by some people and his vehicle was set on fire on suspicion of being a child kidnapper in Cachar district of Assam, said police on Wednesday. Some people attacked a person and set fire to a vehicle. The person was seriously injured and police […]
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Assam, Manipur CMs hold round of talks on border issue; say progress being made
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met his Mizoram counterpart Zoramthanga to hold another round of talks on the long-pending Assam-Mizoram border issue in the national capital on Wednesday afternoon. “Today my Mizoram counterpart Zoramthanga and I met to discuss the Assam and Mizoram border issue. A team of ministers from both states met in Aizawl recently. Today we […]
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Assam passes Bill with penal provisions for private educational institutions
The Assam Legislative Assembly passed the Assam Non-Government Educational Institutions (Regulation of Fees) (Amendment) Bill, 2022 to include penal measures against private educational institutions across the state that don’t comply with the provisions of the Fee Regulation Act. The state’s education minister Ranoj Pegu on Monday presented the Assam Non-Government […]
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Assam: Police recover missing girl’s body from sugarcane field in Karbi Anglong
Assam Police on Friday recovered the body of a 16-year old girl, who had been missing for days, from a sugarcane field in the Karbi Anglong district. The body was recovered in the presence of locals and magistrate. According to police, the recovered body was identified as 16-year-old daughter of […]
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Centre, Assam govt to sign peace accord with 8 Adivasi militant outfits today
The Centre and Assam government will sign a tripartite peace accord with eight Adivasi militant outfits of Assam in New Delhi today, 10 years after the peace process started. The peace agreements will be signed in presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. The eight rebel […]
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Centre to sign tripartite peace agreement with 5 militant outfits of Assam today
In another step to maintain peace as well as law and order, a tripartite peace agreement is expected to be signed with tribal militant groups in Assam in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah here in the national capital later on Thursday. Top government sources told ANI that the agreement […]
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Assam: Over 1500 youths joined miltancy, nearly 8000 surrendered since 2016
Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma said more than 1500 youths of Assam have joined different militant organizations since 2016. CM Himanta informed the Assam Assembly that, a total of 1561 youths of the state have joined five militant outfits since 2016. In a written reply to a query […]
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Assam: Woman found dead in paddy field under mysterious circumstances
Tension prevails in Assam’s Karimganj district after a body of a 32-year-old woman was found dead in a paddy field under mysterious circumstances on Sunday. The incident took place in the Kachubari area under the Patharkandi assembly constituency in the Karimganj district. According to police, the woman went missing on Saturday evening. Samarjit Basumutary, […]
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Assam: Two more suspects arrested with possible terror links
Assam Police on Monday arrested two more suspects with possible links with the banned terrorist outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) from Morigaon district. The suspected terrorists were identified as Musadik Hussain and Ikramul Islam. Ikramul is an Imam and was arrested in the Nagaon district. On the other hand, the […]
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Assam: Police seize 1100 kg ganja worth about Rs 2 crore, one held
Police seized over 1100 kg of ganja worth about Rs 2 crore and arrested a person in Karimganj district along the Assam-Tripura border on Friday night. The arrested person has been identified as Manish Kumar from Bihar. According to police, a large quantity of ganja was seized from a truck […]
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Two govt officals caught red-handed while taking bribe in Assam
The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption team of the Assam police caught two government employees red-handed while accepting bribe in the Kokrajhar district, on Friday. The arrested government employees were identified as Dorest Officer B Kamini Narzary, and Forest Guard Prabin Brahma. GP Singh, the Special Director General of Police (DGP) told ANI, “They have been […]
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Assam: Wild elephant killed after being hit by goods train in Hojai
A wild elephant was killed after being hit by a goods train in Assam’s Hojai district on Thursday evening. According to an official, the incident took place when the elephant tried to cross the railway track. Sabyasachi De, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of NF Railway told that, the incident […]
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Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma to be chief guest at Ganesh idol immersion Shobhayatra in Hyderabad
The Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Samiti has invited Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Udupi seer Pejawar Swamy Dharmadhikari to visit Hyderabad for the Ganesh Immersion Shobhayatra. In a conversation with ANI, General Secretary of the Utsav Samiti Bhagwanth Rao said, “Every year one or the other chief guest is […]
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Himanta Biswa Sarma “spewing venom”: Bhupesh Baghel slams Assam CM on “Pak” remark
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday lambasted his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma for his remarks on Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra and said the BJP leader has been “spewing venom” after visiting the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) office. Speaking to reporters here, Baghel said, “He is spewing venom. He […]