Guwahati : A team of Assam Police reached Uttar Pradesh on Saturday after a Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist from the northeastern state was arrested in Kanpur earlier this week. Qamar-uz-Zaman from Hojai district, was arrested by the Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) of the UP Police on Thursday. He has been missing since 2017. “We have sent […]
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IIT student commits suicide in Guwahati
Guwahati : A female student hailing from Karnataka committed suicide on Wednesday in the Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati (IIT-G) campus here, police said. Nagashri S.C. from Shimoga town was a mechanical engineering student and joined the IIT in July, IIT-G spokesman Labanu Konwar said. A resident of Dhansiri Girls Hostel, Nagashri did not attend classes […]
5.5-magnitude quake hits Assam
Guwahati : An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale shook Guwahati and its adjoining areas on Wednesday, the Met said. No damage was reported. The quake occurred at a depth of 13 km around 10.20 a.m. with its epicentre in Kokrajhar district, the India Meteorological Department said. An Assam State Disaster Management Authority official […]
Three dead, many missing as boat capsizes in Brahmaputra
Guwahati : At least three persons, including two college-going girls, were killed and several others were missing after a boat capsized in the Brahmaputra in Assam on Wednesday. The Kamrup Metro district administration confirmed that three bodies have been recovered and said that many people who were on board the machine boat were missing. “The […]
Boat capsizes in Brahmaputra, many missing
Guwahati : Many passengers on board a boat were reported missing on Wednesday after it capsized in the Brahmaputra river in Assam. The Kamrup Metro district administration confirmed the incident but could not say if anyone had died. A search operation was on. Witnesses said they saw several passengers from the ferry trying to swim […]
Assam Police file chargesheet against 48 in lynching case
Guwahati : Nearly three months after two youths were lynched by a mob, Assam Police on Saturday filed a chargesheet against 48 persons allegedly involved in the killing of the youths on June 8 this year. Assam Director General of Police Kuladhar Saikia while addressing a press conference in Guwahati said over 70 witnesses were […]
Gogoi slams Modi for silence over rape case against Minister
Guwahati : Former Assam Chief Minister and Congress leader Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his silence over the rape case against Union Minister Rajen Gohain. “The Prime Minister talks about ‘Beti bachao’. However, we need to save our daughters from BJP leaders. How can the railway passengers feel safe when […]
FIR filed against Rajen Gohain for molestation, withdrawn
Guwahati : A woman in Assam’s Nagaon district, who had lodged an FIR against Union Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain accusing him of molestation, has withdrawn the case, police said on Friday. Nagaon Superintendent of Police S.B. Raimedhi said that the woman has submitted a letter saying that she wants to withdraw the […]
Thousands excluded from NRC throng Seva Kendras in Assam
Guwahati : Thousands of persons on Friday visited the 2,500 NRC Seva Kendras across Assam to ascertain the reason for non-inclusion of their names in the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC). Chaos prevailed at most of these Seva Kendras with people queuing up and a few staff being present to handle the huge rush. […]
Illegal liquor valued at Rs 168 crore destroyed in Assam
Guwahati : The Assam government on Friday destroyed over six lakh bottles of illegal liquor and beer valued at Rs 168.55 crore with Excise Minister Parimal Shuklabaidya crushing these under a roadroller. The Excise Department had seized the liquor in the state in 2016. The destroyed contraband includes over six lakh bottles of Indian Made […]