‘We will work to ensure drug-free India by 2047’ says Himanta Biswa Sarma

20 Apr 2023

According to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, between May 2021 and March of this year, the Assam Police arrested 8,724 people and confiscated drugs worth Rs 1,329 crore. Data from the Assam government shows that during this time 5,246 cases have been reported and 759 vehicles have been seized...

Following backlash for confusing Bihu with ‘festival of Bihar’, Hema Malini issues an apology

14 Apr 2023

Actor-turned-politician Hema Malini has found herself at the receiving end of social media trolls with her latest tweet on the 'Bihu' festival.Bohag Bihu or Rongali Bihu, one of the biggest festivals of Assam, marks the beginning of the harvest period. The first day of the Hindu solar calendar is celebrated...

Papalpreet Singh, an aide to Amitpal was sent to the Dibrugarh Central Jail in Assam

11 Apr 2023

Papalpreet Singh, a close associate of the wanted Khalistan leader, was detained by Punjab Police for a day before being sent to Assam's Dibrugarh Central Jail on Tuesday. On Monday, Papalpreet was taken into custody in Amritsar's Kathu Nangal locality. The arrest of Amritpal's close aide was announced to the...

Amit Shah on two-day visit to Assam and Arunachal Pradesh

10 Apr 2023

On Monday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Assam's Dibrugarh. Himanta Biswa Sarma, the chief minister, welcomed Shah. He is visiting Assam and Arunachal Pradesh for two days. He will take a chartered jet to Arunachal. In Kibithoo, a border community in Arunachal Pradesh, the Home Minister will today...

Assam : In separate operations, police seize drugs and apprehends a woman

09 Apr 2023

On Saturday night, police confiscated substantial quantities of illegal drugs and apprehended one woman in two separate operations in Assam's Karimganj and Guwahati. Karimganj district police recovered 110 packets of Yaba tablets worth Rs 10 lakh in the Badarpur region during the first operation. Bijay Goswami, a Badarpur police officer,...

BJP MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi claims that Taj Mahal not a ‘symbol of love’

06 Apr 2023

On Thrusday, According to Assam BJP MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi, who claims that the Taj Mahal is not a representation of love, "Shah Jahan married three times more after the death of Mumtaz." On Wednesday, Kurmi said that "Shah Jahan erected the Taj Mahal in honour of Mumtaz, his fourth wife....

3 dead, 2 injured in road accident in Assam’s Goalpara

05 Apr 2023

At least three people were killed, and two others injured after a four-wheeler in which they were travelling met with an accident in Assam's Goalpara district in the early hours, on Wednesday. The incident took place on National Highway 17 near the Fafal area under Dudhnoi police station in Goalpara...

Assam police seizes 5 lakh yaba tablets in Silchar, 2 arrested

03 Apr 2023

Assam police recovered 50 packets containing 5 lakh Yaba tablets from a consignment at Bagador, Silchar. During the operation, two drug peddlers were also apprehended, said the police on Monday. "The consignment was coming from Myanmar via a neighbouring state at Bagador, Silchar," the police said. Assam Chief Minister Himanta...

Assam Police foil cattle smuggling bid in Goalpara

26 Mar 2023

Assam Police stopped cattle smuggling in the Borpathar neighbourhood of Goalpara district and detained three people in association with it, police said on Sunday. Ainar Mandal, Sabir Uddin Sheikh, and Jarif Ali were the people who were arrested. According to the police, the operation to apprehend the traffickers was started...

The new governor of Assam will be appointed on February 22

21 Feb 2023

On February 12, Kataria was chosen to succeed Professor Jagdish Mukhi as Governor of Assam. Gulab Chand Kataria, the recently appointed governor of Assam, is expected to take the oath of office on February 22. Kataria, a senior BJP official and the opposition's leader in the Rajasthan Assembly, will now...