Guwahati: Nagaon Police on Saturday arrested a professor of Nagaon Medical College and Hospital for allegedly taking bribes to manipulate post-mortem reports, officials said.The accused, Dr Manoj Kumar Sinha, worked in the forensic department and allegedly altered autopsy reports to help some families claim money from insurance companies. Officials alleged that when money was not…
Dhubri: Two persons were killed on the spot in high-intensity lightning strikes at two different locations in the Gossaigaon sub-division of Kokrajhar district on Saturday.In the first incident, lightning struck one Rafendra Narzary (40) of Jaraguri village while he was ploughing the field. He died on the spot and was found by other villagers, who…
Shillong: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the Jowai-Nartiang-Kdiap-Khanduli (JNKK) Road at Wahiajer Football Stadium in West Jaintia Hills on the second day of her visit to Meghalaya on Saturday.The road, funded by the New Development Bank at an estimated cost of over Rs 59 crore, aims to enhance connectivity, improve access to markets and…
Guwahati: Altogether 19,224 people lost their lives in road accidents across northeastern states from 2020 to 2024, with Assam alone accounting for eight of 10 road crash deaths in the region.The road crash data released by the road transport ministry for 2024 shows that Assam also recorded the fifth-highest fatality rate per vehicle in India….
Aizawl: A Mizo minor girl, who was rescued from human traffickers by West Bengal Police, has been brought to her native town in Kolasib.On Wednesday night, a team comprising officials from West Bengal’s Nadia district and police took the girl home.Officials of the Kolasib District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) said the girl was lured by…
Dimapur: Expressing serious concern over the increasing incidents of sexual assault against women, particularly minor girls, in Nagaland in recent days, governor Nand Kishore Yadav on Saturday directed DGP Rupin Sharma to take swift, effective, and exemplary action against the perpetrators.The governor issued the directive to the state police chief while discussing the matter at…
Imphal: The Naga Women’s Union (NWU) on Saturday submitted a representation to the director general of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), seeking a fair, impartial and expeditious investigation into the abduction, hostage-taking, torture and murder of six Naga civilians from Konsakhul village in Kangpokpi district.CM Yumnam Khemchand Singh had earlier said the case has been…
Guwahati: Assam has received a fresh boost on the international tourism front, with European Union member states revising their travel advisories and lifting earlier restrictive guidance for visitors to the state.“After reviewing the situation in Assam, the EU has withdrawn the negative travel advisory from yesterday. Effectively, it means that the 27 member-states of the…
Artists pay homage to freedom fighter and Assam’s cultural icon Bishnu Prasad Rabha in Sonitpur on Saturday Guwahati: Assam observed Rabha Diwas on Saturday to commemorate the death anniversary of warrior artist, freedom fighter and cultural icon Bishnu Prasad Rabha.CM Himanta Biswa Sarma attended the state-level celebrations and award ceremony at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra here,…
Guwahati: Assam Police’s Special Task Force (STF), along with officers from Sidli police station, arrested nine suspected wildlife traffickers and rescued eight endangered golden langurs from Chirang district, during a late-night operation on Friday.The primates are listed as “endangered” on the IUCN Red List of threatened species. The suspects have been identified as Injamamul Hoque…
