Guwahati |Β A leopard that injured at least 13 people, including three forest officials, in Assam’s Jorhat district, was tranquilised and captured by the forest department on Tuesday. The incident took place around the Rain Forest Research Institute, located at Chenijan in Jorhat. According to forest officials, the leopard came out of the forest and started […]
Guwahati |Β A man allegedly made his two children drink poison before consuming it himself at his residence in Assam’s Sivasagar town, an official said. The shocking incident happened on Wednesday and came to light on Thursday. The man, identified as Mridul Handique is a resident of the Bogidole area on the outskirts of Sivsagar town. […]
Guwahati | The Radisson Blu luxury hotel, located on National Highway 37 on the outskirts of Assam’s main city has become the centre of attention ever since rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde camped there along with 40-odd MLAs, posing an existential threat to the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra. The MLAs, led by […]
Guwahati |Β Assam BJP MLA from Lumding Assembly constituency, Sibu Misra, has triggered a controversy after a video went viral on social media showing Misra taking a piggyback ride on a water-logged street to inspect the flood situation in his locality. The netizens accused him of ‘insensitive’ behaviour, especially at a time when lakhs of people […]
Guwahati |Β People generally consume milk of domestic animals like cows, goats, buffaloes, but a toddler girl in Assam’s Golaghat district drank milk from an elephant, making everyone witness a fabulous bonding of love between an animal mother and a human child. The video, which went viral, shows three-year-old Harshita Bora playing with their domestic elephant […]
Guwahati |Β An elephant calf aged around seven months was killed after being hit by a speeding train in Assam’s Jorhat district in the wee hours of Friday, an official said. With Friday’s incident, five elephants have been killed this year so far after being mowed down by train in Assam. Forest officials said that at […]
Guwahati |Β A middle aged Muslim woman in Assam ‘eloped 25 times with different men while her husband and in-laws accepted her back every time with no serious complaint. The 40-year-old woman βeloped’ 25 times in 10 years with different men after she tied the knot with Mafizuddin, a driver by profession, at remote Dhing Lahkar […]
Guwahati |Β A woman was allegedly raped by two men in eastern Assam’s Charaideo district while she was returning home from a hospital after recovering from Covid-19, the police said on Monday. The police have arrested both the accused persons. According to the police, accompanied by her daughter, the woman from the tea tribe community was […]
Guwahati |Β The Assam Police launched a massive search operation on Sunday to trace around 500 people who fled from the state’s Jagiroad railway station, skipping the mandatory Covid test, officials said. Police and health officials said that around 500 passengers who came from south Indian states, overpowered health officials in the railway station, and fled, […]
Guwahati |Β At least six Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA) militants are killed on Sunday in an encounter with police and Assam Rifles in Dhansiri Area of Karbi Anglong district, a top police official said. Four AK-47 rifles, four revolvers, some live grenades, improvised guns and huge rounds of ammunition were found in the possession of […]
