GUWAHATI: A 28-year-old Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) employee, Jitu Boro, died after reportedly suffering an electric shock while on duty in Guwahati’s South Sarania area on Friday, September 25. ALSO READ: Two Bangladeshi Women Apprehended in Guwahati, Fake Aadhaar Cards Recovered Boro, a resident of Dimoria in Sonapur, had reportedly cleared the Assam…
GUWAHATI: Actor Mushtaq Khan, known for his memorable supporting and comic roles in Hindi cinema, died on Thursday, September 24, after battling cancer. His son Mohsin confirmed the news. ALSO READ: Guwahati: Piling Work for Second Saraighat Rail cum Road Bridge to Begin in October According to Mohsin, Khan passed away at Nanavati Hospital at…
GUWAHATI: A second-year student of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay died by suicide on Friday, September 18, hours after he was found using a mobile phone during an examination, according to the institute. ALSO READ: India Faces 100% Tariff Risk as Trump Signs Russia Sanctions Bill The 19-year-old student, identified as Sahil Wakode…
GUWAHATI: A fifth-semester student of Tezpur University allegedly died by suicide inside his hostel room on Wednesday, September 16. ALSO READ: Two Men From Assam Held With 17.1 kg Ganja From Hotel in Telengana The university’s Dean of Academic Affairs, in an email circulated to students, announced the student’s death and stated that all classes…
GUWHAATI: Ramanuj Goswami, an accused in the murder of his wife Riya Talukdar, died in Guwahati early Monday after allegedly attempting to escape from police custody while being taken to a hospital for a medical examination. ALSO READ: New Railway Overbridge, Integrated DC Office Inaugurated in Assam’s Jorhat According to preliminary information, Goswami was being…
GUWAHATI: Former Assam minister and veteran Congress leader Siddique Ahmed died on Sunday, September 13, after a prolonged battle with cancer. ALSO READ: BRICS New Delhi Declaration Welcomes Guwahati Declaration on Drug Trafficking Ahmed passed away at his residence in Baraigram, where he had been undergoing treatment for some time. A prominent political figure from…
GUWAHATI: A 54-year-old Manipuri music teacher and guitarist, Chongtham Vikram Singh, died after he was assaulted by a group of men following a dispute over noise and nuisance outside his residence in southeast Delhi. ALSO READ: Unborn Baby Dies After Ambulance Carrying Woman In Labour Stuck In Pothole In Agra The incident took place in…
GUWAHATI: An unborn baby died after an ambulance carrying a woman in active labour became stuck in a large pothole on a rain-damaged village road in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, causing a prolonged delay in reaching a healthcare centre, according to reports. ALSO READ: Assam Cabinet Eases Promotion Rules for Computer Operators, Raises Ex-Servicemen Age Limit…
GUWAHATI: A man who had travelled to Guwahati with his mother for cancer treatment allegedly died on September 7, after a concrete roof slab from an under-construction building fell on him, leaving him critically injured. ALSO READ: After More Than a Century, Oxford University Museum to Return Ancestral Remains of 39 Nagas According to the…
GUWAHATI: Jharkhand Higher and Technical Education and Urban Development Minister and senior Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Sudivya Kumar Sonu died of cardiac arrest at a private hospital in Ranchi early Sunday. He was 56. ALSO READ: UN Declares November 27 International Day to End Child, Early and Forced Marriage Sonu was admitted to the…
GUWAHATI: A 65-year-old woman was killed in Guwahati’s Kalitakuchi area on Tuesday morning, September 1, after a large stone fell on the house where she was sleeping. ALSO READ: Goa-Delhi IndiGo Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Mid-Air Engine Trouble The incident occurred around 6:30 AM in Taltala village under Satgaon Police Station, according to the…
GUWAHATI: Dolly Parton, the country music icon known for songs such as “Jolene” and “I Will Always Love You,” has died in Nashville at the age of 80 after a brief battle with cancer. ALSO READ: Youth Arrested in Assam’s Hailakandi for Links to Pakistan-Based SBN, Fourth Arrest in Case Parton died peacefully on Tuesday…
GUWAHATI: A six-year-old boy died after allegedly being assaulted by his school teacher over homework at a school in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, on Thursday morning, August 20. ALSO READ: Guwahati Durga Puja Committee To Present 3D Show With Movie-Style Special Effects According to officials of Vizag One Town Police Station, a case has been registered…
GUWAHATI: Durga, a wild Asian elephant in Assam’s Golaghat district who had been struggling with a heavy, non-functional radio collar around her neck for several months, died on Monday afternoon. ALSO READ: Assam Congress Protests Proposed Reduction of Kaziranga Eco-Sensitive Zone Her body was found at Doigrung Tea Estate under the Khumtai constituency. According to…
GUWAHATI: Former governor and educationist Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil, popularly known as DY Patil, died in Kolhapur on Tuesday, August 4. He was 90. ALSO READ: J.P. Nadda to Begin Assam Tour on August 4, Visit Worst-Hit Flood Areas A recipient of the Padma Shri in 1991, Patil was the founder of the D Y Patil…
GUWAHATI: Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were shot dead, while another sustained injuries after an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) allegedly opened fire inside a CRPF camp at Katimari in Assam on Tuesday morning, August 4, before dying by suicide. ALSO READ: Fresh IMD Alert: Very Heavy Rain in Neighbouring States May Impact Assam According…
GUWAHATI: A 19-year-old medical aspirant from Maharashtra’s Ahilyanagar district allegedly died by suicide after reportedly falling short of the qualifying cutoff in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG). ALSO READ: Bihar Cop Suspended After Viral Video Shows Alleged AK-47 Firing at Student Protest The deceased has been identified as Ankita Suresh Sangale, a resident…
GUWAHATI: A nine-year-old student in Assam’s Lakhimpur district died after falling into an under-construction Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) water tank in the Narayanpur area on Monday, July 20. ALSO READ: ₹25 Crore GST Scam Accused Trishna Barman Brought to Guwahati on Transit Remand The victim has been identified as Anshuman Saikia, a Class IV student….
GUWAHATI: A tragic road accident claimed the life of a man while he was carrying his mother's body for the final rites in Guwahati's Azara area on Saturday, July 18. ALSO READ: 1.35 Kg Heroin, ₹14.06 Lakh Cash Seized in Assam’s Dibrugarh, One Held The deceased, identified as Parag Das, was serving as the Sub-Postmaster…
GUWAHATI: Joymala, one of Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve's longest-serving patrol elephants, died on Saturday night after serving the protected area for 34 years. ALSO READ: Centre Issues Notice to Meta Over Alleged Child Sexual Abuse Material in Instagram Ads According to a press release issued by the park authorities, Joymala was born in…
