Once militancy-hit Karbi Anglong and its people are now celebrating the establishment of peace in the hill district of Assam by involving themselves through cultural movements of which the Karbi Youth Festival is one example. President Droupadi Murmu will attend the Golden Jubilee celebration of the Karbi Youth Festival 2024 on January 17 at Taralangso in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district […]
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Assam: Kamrup district administration demolishes 15 illegal brick kilns in Nagarbera area
Continuing its operation against illegal brick kilns, the district administration of Assam’s Kamrup district demolished 15 illegal brick kilns in the Nagarbera area. According to the district administration, many illegal brick kilns were established in the Jamlai area under Nagarbera Revenue Circle. Banashree Malakar, Circle Officer of Nagarbera Revenue Circle said that the operation against illegal brick kilns has been conducted in the area since last […]
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NCW condemns killing of woman in Assam over suspicion of witchcraft, seeks detailed report
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has condemned the incident in which a woman was attacked with sharp weapons and burnt to death by a group of six persons for allegedly practising witchcraft in Assam’s Sonitpur district. The NCW has also sought a detailed report on the incident from the concerned police officer. […]
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INDIA bloc wants power to do corruption: Assam BJP leader Numal Momin
Deputy Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly and senior BJP leader Numal Momin equated the coalition of INDIA bloc parties to corruption, asserting that the alliance partners wanted to form a government at the Centre only to do corruption. “There is so much corruption in coalition partners. More than hundreds of crore of rupees were […]
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Assam: Guwahati police arrest nine cattle smugglers
Guwahati city police recovered and seized 115 cattle heads in three separate operations and arrested nine cattle smugglers in the last 72 hours, police said on Monday. A senior police official said that four trucks were also seized during the operations. According to the reports, a team of the East […]
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Assam: 630 kg ganja worth almost Rs 3 cr seized in Karimganj district
Police seized more than 630 kg of ganja from a truck in Assam’s Karimganj district along the Assam-Tripura border on Saturday. Based on secret information, Karimganj district police on Saturday morning intercepted a truck at the Churaibari area along the Assam-Tripura border. Pratap Das, Additional Superintendent of Police of Karimganj […]
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Assam: GenZ expresses their concern over shrinking wildlife habitat
To attain a better understanding of forest ecology in the urban landscape, Aaranyak organised an event titled Nature’s Wonderland – A journey of curiosity, supported by Wipro Foundation and LEA Associates South Asia Pvt. Ltd. (LASA), focusing on forest biodiversity at the Rani Reserve Forest, Kamrup District. Ten students of Rani High School participated in the […]
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Assam: STF recovers large quantity of contraband drugs worth Rs 15 crore
The Special Task Force (STF) of Assam police recovered a large quantity of contraband drugs worth Rs 15 crore and apprehended two drug peddlers in Kamrup district on Tuesday. Partha Sarathi Mahanta DIG (STF) told ANI that, a total of 1.800 kg of heroin worth Rs 15 crore was recovered from a vehicle which was coming […]
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Assam: Flag-in ceremony of National Cadet Corps car rally held in Guwahati
The flag-in ceremony of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) car rally was held in Guwahati on Sunday. The flag-in ceremony, a significant milestone in the NCC car rally, was done by Assam Tourism Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah at Brahmaputra Hall at Narangi Cantt here. The event, held amidst great enthusiasm and pride, showcased the […]
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Assam: 25 injured after head-on collision between two vehicles in Morigaon
At least 25 people were injured including one person who sustained severe injuries following a head-on collision between two passenger vehicles in Assam’s Morigaon district on Saturday. The incident took place in the Jaluguti area of the central Assam district after a passenger vehicle collided with another passenger vehicle that […]
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Assam Transport Minister takes part in road safety awareness bike rally
Assam Transport Minister Parimal Suklabaidya took part in a statewide awareness bike rally on Monday and flagged off the ‘Path Suraksha Jan Andolan’ as part of the road safety and awareness initiative. The Assam Transport Minister led the bike rally from Guwahati to Goalapara on Monday and said that the […]
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Security forces apprehend NSCN-KYA militant from Assam
The Indian Army along with the Assam Police, apprehended one individual belonging to the proscribed insurgent group, National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang Yung Aung) in Assam’s in Assam’s Tinsukia district, Army officials said on Sunday. “Troops of #Spearcorps, #IndianArmy in a joint operation with the Assam Police apprehended one NSCN(KYA) cadre active since 2007 in general area […]
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Assam Accord: SC to hear pleas challenging Section 6A of Citizenship Act on December 5
The Supreme Court on Monday said it will hear from December 5, pleas challenging the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act inserted by way of an amendment in 1985 in furtherance of the Assam Accord. A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala […]
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Chhattisgarh: Instead of fighting naxalism, Baghel accusing CRPF, says Assam CM
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who is on a campaign trail in poll-bound Chhattisgarh on Sunday, targeted his counterpart Bhupesh Baghel for reportedly “speaking against” the central paramilitary force CRPF. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel reportedly expressed suspicion about money being transported in through special planes in the state ahead of elections. He accused the […]
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Bhutan King begins three-day visit to Assam, offers prayer at Kamakhya Temple
Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk on Friday began his three-day tour to Assam with a visit to the Kamakhya Temple atop the Nilachal Hills in Guwahati. The king, draped with a traditional Buddhist yellow robe, prayed at the ‘garbhagriha’ (sanctum sanctorum) and performed the ‘parikrama’ (circumambulation) of the temple, besides lighting earthen […]