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Guwahati: Four boys have been detained in Assam for assaulting a Class 8 student, a Muslim, for refusing to chant “Jai Shree Ram”, said the police. The detained boys, say police sources, were let go in the evening. The incident took place in the Chandrapur area of Silchar, the district headquarters of Cachar district of…
Police sources said there was a countercase filed against the journalist. (Representational) Guwahati: The Guwahati Press Club has raised concerns over the arrest of a journalist in Assam over his report on the alleged hit-and-run case in the Biswanath district of the state. The body alleged the Assam Police has been trying to “harass” working…
Guwahati: Financial influencer Abhishek Kar, who has nearly 3 million followers on Instagram, has posted a public apology over his remarks on “tantric practices” in Assam. His apology followed a call for action by the Assam Chief Minister’s Office for making “unacceptable comments” about the state in a podcast. “A video from a YouTube channel,…
Nine labourers were trapped on Monday inside the Assam Coal Quarry in the 3 Kilo area of Umrangso after a sudden water surge flooded the site. Quarry employees reported that approximately 15 workers were inside the mine, although authorities have not confirmed the exact number. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma listed the names of…
The area is close the Meghalaya border. Several labourers are feared trapped after water entered a “rat hole” mine in Assam today. The 300-foot deep mine is located in Umrangso, a remote industrial town in Dima Hasao district. Water has reached about 100 feet of the mine, sources said. Police and rescue teams have left…
The eight terror suspects arrested by the Assam STF with help from Bengal and Kerala police Guwahati/New Delhi: A terrorist from Bangladesh who is a member of an Al-Qaeda affiliate in the Indian subcontinent was among eight terrorists arrested by the Assam Police’s Special Task Force (STF) from Kerala. Bangladesh national Md Sad Radi aka…
Dhaka1 hour ago copy link Banned terrorist organization ULFA Chief Paresh Barua. (file photo) A High Court in Bangladesh has reduced the death sentence of Paresh Barua, Chief of United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA), a banned terrorist organization in India, to life imprisonment. According to Dhaka Times, former Bangladesh minister Lutfozzaman Babar and five…
GUWAHATI: In an attempt to link the Aadhaar Card with the National Register of Citizens (NRC), the Assam government on Wednesday decided that all applications to get the unique identity card will be rejected if the applicant or the family had not applied in NRC. The decision was taken during a cabinet meeting in view…
The BJP government in Assam has banned serving and consumption of beef in restaurants, hotels and public places. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Wednesday that the decision was taken at a meeting of the state cabinet to amend the existing laws on beef consumption to incorporate the new provisions. This is in…
A Meitei group in Imphal started an indefinite strike on Saturday evening demanding the central and the state governments to take immediate action against the Kukis. A large number of protesters participated in the strike called by Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI). Source link [ad_3]