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Sonapur violence: Assam CM points finger at Congress for inciting residents
Assam

Sonapur violence: Assam CM points finger at Congress for inciting residents

Guwahati, Sept 13: A political tussle has ensued between the ruling party BJP and opposition party Congress over the recent violent clash that erupted between police and residents of Sonapur’s Kosutoli on Thursday.During a press conference, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma blamed the...
Skills education must be a focus: Ranoj Pegu on ASSEB
Assam

Skills education must be a focus: Ranoj Pegu on ASSEB

Guwahati, Sept. 13: The Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and members of the newly formed Assam State School Education Board (ASSEB) were sworn in during an oath taking ceremony on Friday, in the presence of state education minister, Ranoj Pegu at Secondary Education Board of Assam (SEBA) office in...
Minor girl rescued from forced child marriage in Dhubri
Assam

Minor girl rescued from forced child marriage in Dhubri

Dhubri, Sept 13: The Dhubri Police rescued a minor girl from being forced into child marriage on Wednesday night. In response to a complaint filed by the victim’s father revealing a terrifying ordeal, the Dhubri Police launched an operation late on Wednesday night. As per the complaint, the minor...
No power in Cachars Saotal Basti for past 3 months; residents up in arms
Assam

No power in Cachar's Saotal Basti for past 3 months; residents up in arms

Cachar, Sept 13: The residents of Saotal Basti in Subhang GP area of Borkhola constituency of Cachar district on Thursday took to the streets to stage a protest against lack of power supply.The residents have alleged that for the past three months, lack of power supply has made their life miserable...
Eviction drive turns fatal in Sonapur: Two dead in alleged police firing, several injured
Assam

Eviction drive turns fatal in Sonapur: Two dead in alleged police firing,...

Guwahati, Sept 12: A violent clash erupted between police and residents of Sonapur’s Kosutoli on Thursday during an eviction drive, resulting in the deaths of two individuals.The deceased have been identified as Haider Ali and Juwahid Ali, who reportedly succumbed to injuries from police firing at...
AASU general secretary resigns amidst harassment allegations, calls move voluntary
Assam

AASU general secretary resigns amidst harassment allegations, calls move...

Guwahati, Sept 12: Amid allegations of sexual and mental harassment involving a woman, Sankor Jyoti Baruah has resigned from his position as General Secretary of the All Assam Students' Union (AASU).In a social media post on Thursday, Baruah stated that his resignation was a personal decision and...
NSCN (IM) cadre held in Tinsukia; massive cache of arms, ammunition seized
Assam

NSCN (IM) cadre held in Tinsukia; massive cache of arms, ammunition seized

Digboi, Sept 12: After an intense three-hour search operation, security forces successfully apprehended a cadre of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) - Isak Muivah (IM) faction, in Assam's Tinsukia district on Thursday.The arrested individual, identified as Rangassor Chakma, 28, a...
Agriculture Minister Atul Bora champions palm oil to cut reliance on edible oil imports
Assam

Agriculture Minister Atul Bora champions palm oil to cut reliance on edible oil...

Guwahati, Sept 12: The Assam government has reasserted its commitment to promoting palm oil cultivation, viewing it as a crucial step toward achieving self-sufficiency in edible oil production.Singling out the import of edible oil as a major area of concern for the country, Agriculture Minister Atul...
How Sumi & Tarkik’s arrest unfolded: A detailed timeline of key events
Assam

How Sumi & Tarkik’s arrest unfolded: A detailed timeline of key events

Guwahati, Sept 12: After 10 days of playing cat-and-mouse, unregulated trading scam accused Sumi Borah and her husband, Tarkik, finally landed in Dibrugarh Police’s custody on the intervening night of Wednesday.The arrest, however, wasn’t without drama, as both were picked up by the Special Task...
Assam trading scam: Baksa resident, accused of duping 80,000, held at Guwahati Airport
Guwahati

Assam trading scam: Baksa resident, accused of duping 80,000, held at Guwahati...

Guwahati, Sept 12: Thursday is turning out to be a day of major breakthroughs in the unregulated trading scams sweeping across Assam, with multiple arrests reported.Following the high-profile surrender and subsequent arrest of accused Sumi Borah and her husband, another key player, Mainao Brahma,...
Digboi SI faces inquiry for alleged cover-up of RSS member in obscene video scandal
Assam

Digboi SI faces inquiry for alleged cover-up of RSS member in obscene video...

Digboi, Sept 11: A sub-inspector from Digboi Police Station has been placed under reserve closed for his alleged involvement in protecting a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) member accused of posting an obscene video of a minor girl online.The controversy traces back to June, when the victim's...
AASU denies internal rift amidst sexual harassment allegations against General Secretary
Assam

AASU denies internal rift amidst sexual harassment allegations against General...

Guwahati, Sept 11: The All Assam Students' Union (AASU) dispelled speculations of an internal rift within the organisation on Wednesday.Following a sexual harassment case registered against the student body’s General Secretary, Shankar Jyoti Baruah, rumours of a potential division between the Upper...
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