Dibrugarh: Dibrugarh Police have busted an extortion racket leading to the arrest of three individuals in Moran on Saturday night for allegedly demanding Rs 60 lakh from a local medical professional.The suspects reportedly used the name of the proscribed outfit Ulfa (I) to intimidate the victim. Police action was initiated immediately after a doctor reported…
Guwahati: Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) on Sunday carried out an eviction drive in the city’s Khanapara area, where the CM’s swearing-in ceremony will be held on Tuesday, to clear illegal encroachments and ease traffic movement.The eviction drive, which was conducted near the Khanapara Veterinary Field stretch, an important route linking the National Highway to the…
Hail Assam’s Progress Under His Leadership Guwahati: Delighted over the unanimous selection of Himanta Biswa Sarma as the leader of NDA, the alliance’s newly elected members to the 126-member assembly expressed confidence that Assam will witness doubled-paced progress and development under his leadership in the next five years.BJP’s Rishiraj Hazarika, who has been elected from…
Dhubri: The owner of a lottery counter located in Dhurbi was detained on the charge of selling fake tickets.Acting on a tip-off, police raided the lottery counter and seized all the tickets, register books and other files from the counter.A police source said they had inputs that the counter was selling fake West Bengal govt…
Guwahati: Three youths lost their lives in two accidents that took place in the city’s Basistha and Garchuk areas.Both the localities where the accidents took place on Saturday night are located along the highway stretch.The accident which took place in Basistha, claimed the lives of two persons. According to the police, the deceased have been…
Guwahati: A 40-year-old woman, who sustained serious injuries after an inter-district robbers’ gang attacked her and her husband on Apr 23 in Nagaon district, succumbed to her injuries on Sunday.She battled for life for about two weeks at a city hospital.Following the demise of the victim, identified as Ruprekha Bhuyan, police have now added murder…
Guwahati: Amid repeated vulture deaths caused by poisoning, habitat loss, and the felling of tall nesting trees, the Assam forest department and Assam Forest School, Jalukbari, with support from conservation NGO Aaranyak, have launched a vulture conservation initiative in Kamrup district. The programme includes a large-scale plantation and distribution drive of tree species preferred by…
Guwahati: Altogether 15 cadets of Sainik School Imphal have brought honour to the institution by clearing the prestigious NDA/NA Examination (II), Course No. 157/119, conducted by the UPSC. The achievement reflects the school’s continued commitment to preparing young boys and girls for careers as officers in the armed forces, officials said.“The achievement was accomplished under…
Guwahati: Assam governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya on Sunday invited Himanta Biswa Sarma to form the new govt after NDA staked its claim with the support of 102 MLAs in the 126-member state assembly.Sarma, accompanied by BJP-appointed central observer JP Nadda, co-observer and Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini, senior leaders of state BJP, and alliance partners…
Silchar: In a major crackdown on drug trafficking, Cachar police, in two separate operations, seized suspected heroin worth around Rs 2.82 crore on Sunday and arrested two persons, officials said.The first operation was conducted at Gachtala Tematha, under Sonai police station, where police, based on specific intelligence inputs, arrested one Riaz Uddin Laskar, leading to…
