Guwahati: The Army and Assam Rifles, operating under the Spear Corps, in coordination with state police forces, apprehended 43 people and seized narcotics and other contraband worth an estimated Rs 76.12 crore during monthlong operations across four northeastern states in July.Describing the crackdown as a “Strike Against Narco-Terror”, the Spear Corps, in a social media…
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh governor KT Parnaik and CM Pema Khandu on Sunday joined PM Modi’s launch of ‘Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan’.Chairing a meeting, the governor advocated a grassroots-level ‘detect-counsel-prevent-skill’ strategy, besides proposing ‘Nasha Mukt’ street shows every Sunday for 100 days to sustain awareness.“Grassroots leaders, including gaon buras, community elders, and…
Image Used For Representational Purpose Only GUWAHATI: A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered in Assam’s Hailakandi district, officials said on Sunday.According to additional superintendent of police Samir Daptar Barua, “Five people have been detained so far, and one of them is reportedly a minor.”In a separate incident earlier this month, a 22-year-old man…
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Silchar: The body of a 12-day-old girl was recovered from a well in Uttar Gopalpur village in Sribhumi district on Saturday, prompting police to launch an investigation.The infant, identified as Sushmita Das, was reported missing from her home in the early hours of Saturday.According to police, the baby’s father, Arun Das, said his wife woke…
Guwahati: Assam doubled Orunodoi aid in four flood-hit districts as chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched the scheme’s latest version.Women beneficiaries in Sivasagar, Charaideo, Golaghat and Jorhat received Rs 2,500 each this month as a special relief measure. Beneficiaries elsewhere received Rs 1,100 after contributing Rs 150 each towards flood relief.“The govt has today provided…
Guwahati: Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday approved the advance release of Rs 379.35 crore to Assam from the Centre’s share of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to bolster flood relief and rehabilitation efforts. Arunachal Pradesh has been sanctioned Rs 44.55 crore.The allocations are part of a Rs 2,117.85-crore package for seven states…
Dimapur: Nagaland’s environment, forest and climate change department on Saturday signed an MoU with the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education-Rain Forest Research Institute (ICFRE-RFRI), Jorhat, to strengthen forestry research in the state.After signing of the MoU, ICFRE-RFRI director Nitin Kulkarni described the pact as the beginning of a stronger partnership between the institute…
Dhubri: Police arrested six people on Saturday for allegedly collecting money from patients’ families on the pretext of arranging blood donors on the premises of Dhubri Medical College and Hospital (DMCH).Police launched the operation following an FIR lodged by Dhubri police station sub-inspector Bhaskar Bora.The complaint said police received information on July 31 that a…
Silchar: A suspected NSCN (IM) cadre was apprehended in a joint operation by Assam Rifles and Assam Police in Dima Hasao district on Saturday, officials said.Acting on specific intelligence about the presence of a suspected insurgent in the Mahur area, the joint team launched an operation and apprehended Deituateung Newme from Mahur Market at 4.45am…
