A Guwahati woman was allegedly killed by her husband after a quarrel. Her body was found decapitated in a flat, with her head in a bag. GUWAHATI: Accused husband Ramanuj Goswami, arrested for allegedly killing and beheading his wife Riya Talukdar Goswami, has claimed he has “no regrets” and will offer “no apology” for the…
Vice-President CP Radhakrishnan is accorded a traditional welcome by cultural artists upon his arrival at Lok Bhavan, in Shillong, Meghalaya Guwahati: Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan on Monday unveiled infrastructure projects worth over Rs 1,000 crore in Meghalaya and Rs 110 crore at Gauhati University in Assam.In Meghalaya, he laid the foundation stones for five projects…
Guwahati: For his parents, it is difficult to accept that their faithful, loyal, values-driven son could have killed his wife.Police suspect that an alleged extramarital affair involving Riya Talukdar Goswami and her husband Ramanuj Goswami’s alleged substance use were among the reasons behind her murder.Ramanuj’s mother, Anjali Goswami, who lives with her husband in Dhubri…
Guwahati: A 25-year-old Guwahati woman was allegedly killed by her husband after a quarrel, police said on Monday.The victim, Riya Talukdar Goswami, was found decapitated in a flat, with her severed head packed in a polythene bag inside the refrigerator. Police said her fingers had also been cut off.The couple got married on Sept 22…
Silchar: An eight-month-old girl was found dead in a pond on the premises of her family’s home in Hailakandi district on Monday.The infant, identified as Minakshi Das, was found missing after her mother woke up in the morning. Her husband had gone to the washroom. The mother told police that the child was sleeping beside…
Silchar: A protest was held in Sribhumi on Monday seeking the release and repatriation of fisherman Balai Namasudra, who has been in a Bangladesh jail.The protesters submitted a memorandum to the President through the district administration, seeking the Centre’s intervention to secure Balai’s release.Balai (37), a resident of Gobindapur village under the Katigorah constituency in…
Silchar: BJP has formed a panel to scrutinise the academic credentials of around 250 aspirants for the Silchar civic polls, sources said.The five-member committee comprises educationists and party functionaries. Applicants have sought nominations from the corporation’s 42 wards. The panel is comparing photocopies of academic certificates with the originals to detect forged or questionable documents.Sources…
Guwahati: Authorities demolished 73 houses in Goalpara, alleging that they stood on agricultural land and blocked natural water flow.According to Goalpara district administration officials, the drive covered five villages in Matia revenue circle – Kharija Manikpur, Khamar Manikpur, Bhojmala Part II, Jatsharbadi and Tengabari. Police teams have been deployed alongside district administration officials since Monday…
Guwahati: Assam raises the age limit for ex-servicemen seeking Grade III and Grade IV govt jobs to 45.The cabinet on Monday approved increasing the upper age limit for availing of the 2% reservation in Grade III and Grade IV posts from 42 to 45 years.CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said the decision would address the problem…
Agartala: Tripura has achieved universal health coverage through Centre’s Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) and the state-funded CM-JAY scheme, chief minister Manik Saha claimed on Monday.Addressing a BJP gathering at Barjala, Saha said a large section of the population was covered under PM-JAY, while those excluded from the central scheme were being provided healthcare…
