Dibrugarh: Cattle owners in Dibrugarh have been given 24 hours to remove their animals from market areas and public roads.The directive, issued on Tuesday by Dibrugarh Municipal Corporation (DMC) commissioner Shivani Jerngal, cited concerns over cleanliness, sanitation and public inconvenience.The corporation said cattle, particularly cows, were frequently found roaming freely in market areas under its…
Guwahati: Two Kuki-Zo women were shot dead and several farmhouses were set ablaze at Leisangphai village in Manipur’s Tamenglong district on Tuesday afternoon, triggering fresh concern over civilian safety in the violence-torn state.The deceased have been identified as 28-year-old nursing graduate Kimjalhai Singson and 76-year-old Phalneichong Sitlhou, both from the same village.Sitlhou, a widow, was…
Guwahati: In a historic appointment, 2006-batch IPS officer from Assam Sanjukta Parashar has been appointed Inspector General (IG) of the CRPF’s elite jungle warfare unit, the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA).She is the first woman officer to head the 10-battalion-strong force.Parashar, an IPS officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, will succeed 1996-batch IPS officer Danesh…
Guwahati: Gauhati high court has directed the Assam home department and the DGP to probe how a passport was issued to a person while his citizenship was being questioned in a Foreigners Tribunal, and fix responsibility on officials who may have erred.The matter came to the notice of the bench when the petitioner submitted his…
Guwahati: Basistha police have arrested a couple and two alleged receivers of stolen property in connection with a series of thefts reported in the city.The accused have been identified as Faruk Hussain and his wife Jimli Sultana, who were arrested in Nagaon, and Tajmul Hussain and Satish Pawar, arrested in Nalbari.Police said they recovered around…
Shillong: Meghalaya’s HIV prevalence stands at 0.40%, twice the national average of 0.20%, chief minister Conrad K Sangma said on Tuesday, describing HIV/AIDS as a “serious public health challenge.”“Since 2010, new infections have increased by 58.74%, equivalent to nearly seven cases detected every day. We currently have 618 HIV cases, including 60 pregnant women living…
Congress’s Assam in-charge Bhupesh Baghel meets Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi on Monday Guwahati: The Nagaon Lok Sabha bypoll is turning into a high-stakes contest where the minority vote is expected to play a decisive role as BJP’s Debasish Sharma, Congress’s Sibamoni Bora and a possible AIUDF candidate, party chief Badruddin Ajmal, gear up for…
Guwahati: The death of a 42-year-old man who allegedly fell into an uncovered drain along the National Highway at Guwahati’s Lalmati while out for a morning walk has renewed concerns over the city’s long-standing problem of open drains and manholes.Tutul Borgohain’s death after falling into an uncovered drain is the second such incident in Guwahati…
A paddy field ravaged by swarming caterpillars in Sivasagar district Guwahati: Swarming caterpillars have spread across nearly 2,400 hectares of paddy fields in flood-hit Charaideo and Sivasagar districts, damaging crops weeks before they enter the crucial flowering stage.While Sivasagar bore the worst and longest flood impact, the caterpillar infestation has been more severe in Charaideo,…
Main Accused On The RunGuwahati: Assam Police seized over Rs 93 lakh in cash, gold ornaments, vehicles and several banking documents and detained a woman during an early-morning raid on Monday.Acting on information about suspected cyberfraud, a joint team raided a house at No. 3 Tupamari village under Nagarbera police station around 3.30 am.The team,…
