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 […]
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Assam BJP MLA triggers row after ‘piggyback’ ride
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 […]
Toddler girl drinks milk from elephant in Assam, video goes viral
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 […]
Elephant calf dies after being hit by train in Assam
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 […]
Mother of 3 elopes 25 times in 10 years, husband says he loves her
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 […]
Woman raped in Assam while returning home after Covid recovery
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 […]
Around 500 passengers flee Assam railway station to avoid Covid test
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, […]
6 extremists gunned down in Assam, huge cache of arms recovered
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 […]
Death of 18 elephants in Assam ‘mysterious’, say experts
Guwahati |Β Even as the authorities are saying that the 18 wild elephants were killed after being struck by a massive ‘lightning’ bolt in central Assam’s Nagaon district, the wildlife experts are saying the tragic incident is very “mysterious” and demanded a thorough probe. Nagaon district Deputy Commissioner Kavitha Padmanabhan said that a team comprising wildlife, […]
Assam coordinator moves SC seeking re-verification of NRC list
Guwahati |Β The Assam coordinator of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) has urged the Supreme Court for a “comprehensive and time-bound re-verification of the citizens list”, highlighting “major irregularities” in the process, officials said on Thursday. The officials said that Assam NRC coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma in his interlocutory application also prayed for the deletion […]