3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (389+ words) A worker storing sacks of rice in a godown (Representational Image) Guwahati, Sept 11: The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Assam, has urged the Golaghat District Commissioner to inquire into the disappearance/damage of 500 quintals of rice allotted for flood relief…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (346+ words) Guwahati, Sept 7: A man accused of brutally killing his wife at their Beltola residence is being interrogated by police after surrendering at Dispur Police Station on Sunday night. Ramanujan Goswami allegedly confessed to killing his wife, Riya Talukdar, a police…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (530+ words) Guwahati, Sept 3: Several people who were present at the time of Assam’s cultural icon Zubeen Garg's death in Singapore are awaiting an opportunity to record their statements before the court, Singapore-based witness Parikshit Sharma said on Thursday. Sharma, who was…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (565+ words) Guwahati, Sept 2: The Assam government is targeting the recruitment of 15,000 to 20,000 additional police personnel over the next five years as part of its broader commitment to provide government jobs to two lakh youths during the period. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (433+ words) New Delhi, Sept 2: With Assam’s strategic location making it a key gateway to the Northeast, the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) is stepping up technology-driven surveillance, intelligence gathering and community engagement to strengthen security against narcotics trafficking, arms smuggling, human trafficking…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (503+ words) Guwahati, Aug 29: The Gauhati High Court has issued notices to the Union of India and the Assam government on a petition challenging the preventive detention of indigenous rights activist Pranab Doley under the National Security Act (NSA), 1980. A Division Bench…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (478+ words) Jerina Bora outside Janata Bhawan protesting for her son's death (AT Image) Guwahati, Aug 25: Within 24 hours, two families brought their grief and desperation to the streets of Guwahati. On Monday, an elderly couple staged a hunger strike demanding answers about…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (298+ words) KSU protester vandalising vehicle in Meghalaya on Wednesday. Shillong, Aug 25: The Meghalaya High Court has directed the State government to furnish the status report and case diary before the court on the recent incidents of violence during the bike rally…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago   (403+ words) Shillong, Aug 24: One more person has been arrested in connection with the August 19 violence during the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) “Black Flag” rally in Shillong, taking the total number of arrests to four, including three KSU leaders. Making a statement…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (380+ words) New Delhi, Aug 21: The Dwarka District Police have arrested a 26-year-old Nigerian national, who was a proclaimed offender in an earlier narcotics case, and recovered 8.43 grams of amphetamine from his possession, officials said on Friday. The arrest was made by…...