Guwahati: Vedanta Group has contributed Rs 7 crore towards flood relief and rehabilitation efforts in Assam, prompting chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to express gratitude to the company’s chairperson, Anil Agarwal, for extending support at a time when the state is grappling with one of its worst flood spells this year.Taking to X on Wednesday,…
Guwahati: Nagaland cabinet minister Temjen Imna Along on Wednesday said the Nagaland govt has taken Assam’s concerns over the alleged role of mining activities in the state in worsening downstream floods “seriously” and assured that the issue would be examined.“We have consideration of whatever the honourable chief minister of Assam has conveyed. And we are…
Silchar: ED on Wednesday raided the residences of at least two businessmen in Silchar as part of its ongoing investigation into an alleged multi-crore Burmese betel-nut smuggling and money-laundering racket.ED officials conducted a prolonged search at the residence of businessman Dipankar Deb on Hospital Road, with security personnel deployed outside while officials examined documents, electronic…
Dhubri: Seven minor girls from Dhubri district, who were allegedly trafficked and employed at a brick kiln in Bihar, have been rescued in a joint operation by child‑protection authorities and police.The prime accused, Chunni Mukhiya, owner of brick kiln, was arrested by Bihar Police under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.The rescue was carried out…
Dimapur: In a significant move to protect the environment and public infrastructure, Dimapur DC Tinojongshi Chang on Wednesday imposed a complete ban on the use of heavy machinery for the extraction of sand, gravel, boulders and other riverbed materials within the district without obtaining the requisite permissions and licences, reports Bhadra Gogoi.The ordercites the indiscriminate…
JP Nadda in Nagaland’s Mon district Dimapur: Union health and family welfare minister JP Nadda, accompanied by Assam health and family welfare minister Ashok Singhal and Nagaland Rajya Sabha MP Phangnon Konyak, visited landslide-affected areas in Mon town on Wednesday to assess the situation.Nadda inspected affected locations in Defence Colony and adjoining areas in Techa…
Guwahati: A man who allegedly obtained a medical degree in Ukraine 25 years ago after securing admission to a Ukrainian university using fake Class XII documents and went on to practise as a doctor in Assam for nearly a decade has finally been caught. His alleged fraud has now come to light recently in Assam,…
Dibrugarh: Union health and family welfare minister Jagat Prakash Nadda on Wednesday visited flood-hit Nepali Khuti village in Sivasagar district and assured residents of all possible support from the Centre as Assam grapples with the aftermath of devastating floods.Nadda, on a three-day visit to Assam, reached the village by tractor along mud-covered roads with chief…
Silchar: Police on Wednesday arrested two more persons in connection with the alleged rape and murder of a Class 10 student in Assam‘s Hailakandi district, taking the total number of arrests in the case to five.Addressing the media, SP (Hailakandi) Amitabh Sinha said the latest arrests were made after interrogation of the earlier accused, with…
Aizawl: Mizoram CM Lalduhoma on Wednesday expressed deep sympathy with the people of Assam over the devastating floods that have recently struck the state.Speaking as chief guest at the student induction programme at a university in Guwahati, Lalduhoma said the people of Mizoram stand in solidarity with those who have lost their lives, remain missing…
