Dhubri: Dhubri police arrested one Sagar Ghose on Wednesday night for allegedly trying to take admission at a school at the higher-secondary level with a fake marksheet.On Wednesday, police raided the English Education Academy (EEA) and recovered laptops, torn up marksheets, a printer and other materials, busting an alleged fake marksheet racket. Sagar was detained…
Dibrugarh: In light of previous incidents of poisoning caused by consumption of various wild mushrooms found in forests and bushes during the monsoon season, the Dibrugarh district health department has urged the public to refrain from eating wild mushrooms.Mushrooms found along roadsides and in jungles during the rainy season contain various harmful toxic substances, the…
Aizawl: At least 16 convicts serving sentences at the district jail in Lunglei, Mizoram, were fraudulently released over four months using forged court documents, police confirmed on Thursday.The alleged fraud began in January and remained undetected until last week, when officials at the Lunglei district and sessions court could not find judicial records authorising the…
Guwahati: A fast-track court hearing the Zubeen Garg death case on Thursday rejected the bail petition of Shyamkanu Mahanta, one of seven accused, citing a “risk of fleeing”.After hearing both sides, fast-track court judge Sharmila Bhuyan denied bail to Mahanta, organiser of the fourth edition of the North East India Festival in Singapore.Zubeen died in…
Silchar: Assam chief electoral officer (CEO) Anurag Goel on Thursday reviewed vote-counting preparedness in Cachar district, focusing on security, logistics, and adherence to Election Commission guidelines.The counting will take place on May 4.During his visit, Goel inspected the strong room at ISTT in Ramnagar, where electronic voting machines (EVMs) are stored, and assessed the arrangements…
Guwahati: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on Congress leader Pawan Khera’s plea seeking anticipatory bail in a case linked to allegations that Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife possessed multiple passports and undisclosed properties abroad.A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and AS Chandurkar reserved its verdict after Khera argued that denial of…
Shillong: Meghalaya will roll out self-enumeration for Census 2027 from Friday as part of India’s first fully digital census to be conducted through mobile applications and the Census Management and Monitoring System portal.Director of census operations, Meghalaya, Biswajit Pegu said residents can opt to self-enumerate via an online portal between May 1 and May 15.“This…
Shillong: The Ri-Bhoi district police force has busted a gang of inter-state ATM thieves, active across the country, and arrested six accused in connection with an ATM theft case that occurred two years ago in the district, the state police department said on Thursday.Following an incident of theft or break-in that occurred at Meghalaya Cooperative…
Shillong: Meghalaya Police have arrested a 32-year-old man from Haryana in connection with the April 14 ATM break-in at Wapung village that saw miscreants decamp with Rs 9,57,900 using a gas cutter.An FIR was registered with the Khliehriat Police Station under relevant sections of the BNS and an investigation was started.The accused has been identified…
Shillong: A 15-year-old girl from Uttar Pradesh lost her life after being swept away by strong currents near Weisawdong Falls in Sohra (Cherrapunjee) after she reportedly slipped while taking a photograph, standing precariously on the waterfall edge.Her body was recovered by police on Thursday, a day after she went missing. She was on a holiday…
