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    Assam: Illegal money lenders arrested in Dhubri
    Assam

    Assam: Illegal money lenders arrested in Dhubri

    Dhubri, Feb 12: In a major crackdown against illegal money lenders, the Gauripur police apprehended three individuals on Sunday night, after they were accused of exploiting the public with exorbitant interest rates for an extended period.The arrested individuals have been identified as Mohammad Ali...
    Youngsters from remote village brave odds to shine in Meghalaya games
    North East

    Youngsters from remote village brave odds to shine in Meghalaya games

    Shella (India/Bangladesh border), Feb 12: After taking lessons from YouTube videos, a group of youngsters from a remote village on the India-Bangladesh border literally swam against the tide to earn laurels in the recently concluded Meghalaya Games. These youngsters, aged between 12 to 18 years,...
    Patients death triggers chaos in Karimganj, doctor accused of locking OT and fleeing
    Assam

    Patient's death triggers chaos in Karimganj, doctor accused of locking OT and...

    Karimganj, Feb 10: A tense situation prevailed at Karimganj Civil Hospital in Assam after a female patient expired while undergoing abortion on Friday evening.The deceased woman has been identified as Usha Barman, a resident of Sarisha in Karimganj town. She had arrived at the hospital along with...
    Youth detained in connection with mysterious death of woman in Hailakandi
    Assam

    Youth detained in connection with mysterious death of woman in Hailakandi

    Hailakandi, Feb 8: A youth was detained by the police on Wednesday night in connection with the 'mysterious' death of a 30-year-old widow at Rongpur in Hailakandi district.The youth has been identified as Biplab Roy, aged 28 who is also the neighbour of the slain widow.The officer in charge of Lala...
    Assam youth unfurls Gamosa underwater to promote snorkelling
    Assam

    Assam youth unfurls Gamosa underwater to promote snorkelling

    Dhubri, Feb 7: A young aerospace engineer from Gauripur in Dhubri district, Debojit Bhowmick, has achieved a remarkable feat by unfurling the Assamese Gamosa 20 metres under the sea surface near Murudeshwar, Karnataka.The main goal of the engineer was to promote snorkelling, a form of underwater...
    Assam: Two from Hailakandi arrested under forgery case
    Assam

    Assam: Two from Hailakandi arrested under forgery case

    Hailakandi, Feb 7: Two people, including an advocate, were arrested by police in Hailakandi on Tuesday for allegedly forging the certified copy of the voters' list.The arrested persons have been identified as Advocate Kazi Abu Reyhan and passport applicant Ahmed Hussain Barbhuiya.Hussain is a...
    Lance Naik arrested under graft charges in Assam’s Hailakandi district
    Assam

    Lance Naik arrested under graft charges in Assam’s Hailakandi district

    Hailakandi, Feb 6: The sleuths of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption arrested one Lance Naik on charges of bribery in Assam’s Hailakandi district on Monday.The accused, Lance Naik, has been identified as Gouidur Rahman Barbhuiya, posted at Hailakandi Sadar police station.Police sources...
    Dhubri police rescue 15 migratory ducks from illegal trade
    Assam

    Dhubri police rescue 15 migratory ducks from illegal trade

    Dhubri, Feb 3: The Dhubri Sadar police rescued 15 migratory ducks from an illegal trader on Friday night near the Aironjongla bazar area near Dhubri town.The police team, led by Sub-Inspector Rajesh Kumar, spotted two bamboo baskets containing 15 Ruddy shelducks, also known as Tadorna ferruginea, a...
    Assam: Bangladeshi national gets 3-year jail term for possessing fake currency
    Assam

    Assam: Bangladeshi national gets 3-year jail term for possessing fake currency

    Dhubri, Feb 2: A Bangladeshi national was sentenced to three years of rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs 10,000 by a Dhubri court on Thursday for possessing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth Rs 1 lakh.The convict, Umar Farique, a 26-year-old resident of Kurigram district in Bangladesh, was...
    Fresh outbreak of violence claims two lives in Manipur
    North East

    Fresh outbreak of violence claims two lives in Manipur

    Imphal, Jan 31: Two people were killed in fresh violence in the bordering areas of Kangpokpi and Imphal West districts in Manipur on Tuesday.Sharing the official version of the incident, the police control room, Manipur Police, said in a press note on Tuesday evening, “On 30.01.2024, 2(two)...
    Manipur’s Kombirei flower: A new addition to Indian Flora
    North East

    Manipur’s Kombirei flower: A new addition to Indian Flora

    Imphal, Jan 31: Kombirei, a religiously associated flower of Manipur which had been misidentified for a long time, has been finally identified as Japanese iris (Iris laevigata) and has become a newly added flower to the Indian flora, according to the latest edition of the Indian Journal of...
    Assam: Minor gets 7-year jail term for rape & murder of 6-year-old
    Assam

    Assam: Minor gets 7-year jail term for rape & murder of 6-year-old

    Hailakandi, Jan 30: A special court in Hailakandi sentenced a minor boy to seven years of imprisonment on Monday for raping and subsequent murder of a six-year-old girl in 2022. Special Judge Sanjoy Hazarika pronounced the sentence under sections 302, 201 and 363 IPC and Section 6 of the POCSO...
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