Silchar: Assam Rifles and DRI seized counterfeit cigarettes worth Rs 59.2 lakh in Cachar on Saturday.Acting on intelligence inputs, a joint team launched searches at suspected locations and intercepted a truck carrying the consignment, an Assam Rifles official based in Srikona said. One person was arrested, and the truck was impounded.Preliminary investigation indicated that counterfeit…
Guwahati: Two youths were arrested in Guwahati on Saturday for allegedly defacing a public wall.Police said a patrol team on Friday night found them painting a mural of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on a wall along the road leading to the Jyoti-Bishnu International Auditorium without permission.“Our patrol party found two youths trying to damage a…
Dibrugarh: For 30 underprivileged students in Tinsukia, an Army-backed coaching programme has opened the door to medical college.Thirty of 45 candidates from the National Integrity and Educational Development Organisation’s Tinsukia centre qualified in NEET 2026, marking a major milestone for the free residential coaching initiative supported by the Indian Army’s Red Shield Division under Spear…
Dibrugarh: Dibrugarh police on Friday night seized 1.35 kg of heroin and Rs 14,06,600 in cash from a pickup vehicle and the residential premises of an accused couple in Tingkhong, in what officials described as one of the district’s biggest recent hauls.Acting on specific secret information, a police team under Tingkhong Police Station launched a…
GUWAHATI: Two individuals have been apprehended for allegedly defacing public property in Guwahati, police said on Friday.According to the police, the accused painted murals of activist Sonam Wangchuk on public walls near the Jyoti Bishnu Auditorium in the Khanapara area. Two separate FIRs have been registered at different police stations in connection with the incident.The…
Guwahati: Assam Police arrested four suspected contract killers and seized arms and ammunition from their possession in Gossaigaon town of Kokrajhar district on Thursday night.Police said the operation was launched based on intelligence inputs about unidentified outsiders moving suspiciously at Ballamguri village near Gossaigaon. The accused were identified as Dharamveer Gautam, Bikash Choudhary, Suraj Gautam…
Dhubri: Police seized 600 Yaba tablets during a raid on NS Road in Dhubri on Thursday night and arrested four persons in connection with the seizure.A joint team of the District Crime Unit and Dhubri Police made the arrests during a raid at a house in Dhubri.The accused were identified as Noor Khan of NS…
Agartala: CM Manik Saha on Friday said about 80% of Tripura’s panchayats have emerged as frontrunners on the national stage, adding that development must translate into meaningful improvements in people’s lives.Inaugurating the state-based Panchayat Awards for 2026-27, Saha said about 80% of Tripura’s panchayats have set themselves apart on numerous national metrics. He said efforts…
Guwahati: Assam Police have become country’s third and region’s first state agency to be registered as an Offline Verification Seeking Entity (OVSE) under the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).Before Assam Police, the UIDAI OVSE list included two state-police-linked entities — Ahmedabad City Crime Branch in Gujarat and Police Computer Services and Standardisation of Telangana…
Aizawl: The RBI’s Aizawl office on Friday organised an MSME Townhall at Thakthing Multipurpose Hall, bringing together entrepreneurs, bankers, govt officials and development institutions to discuss ways to improve access to institutional finance for small businesses in Mizoram.RBI Aizawl general manager-in-charge T Lhungdim said MSMEs played a key role in job creation, entrepreneurship and balanced…
