GUWAHATI: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) seized suspected brown sugar worth around ₹2.10 crore at Kamakhya Railway Junction in Maligaon, Guwahati, and arrested two women smugglers. ALSO READ: Union Minister Athawale Targets CJP Over Gyanesh Kumar Resignation Demand, Calls It ‘Istifa Janata Party’ Acting on an operation at the station, RPF personnel apprehended both women…
GUWAHATI: The Assam Cabinet, at its meeting on Thursday, September 24, decided that elections to the Mising Autonomous Council (MAC) and the Sonowal Kachari Autonomous Council (SKAC) will be held in November 2026. ALSO READ: Guwahati To Get State-Of-The-Art Spice Laboratory As Assam Pushes Export Infrastructure The two councils are among Assam’s six Statutory Autonomous…
GUWAHATI: The GST Intelligence and Enforcement Unit, Assam, arrested a man in Jogighopa, Bongaigaon, on Thursday, September 24, in connection with alleged GST evasion amounting to around ₹45 crore. ALSO READ: Guwahati: Inquiry Ordered After Late-Night Altercation Between Media Personnel, Police at Bharalumukh PS The accused, identified as Abdul Kader, was arrested with the assistance…
GUWAHATI: Police have arrested two persons in Moranhat for allegedly making extortion demands in the name of banned outfit ULFA(I), officials said. Two more suspected linkmen of the group were also apprehended as the investigation widened. ALSO READ: Assam: 25 Candidates Enter Nagaon By-Election Race as Nominations Close The arrested accused have been identified as…
GUWAHATI: The Excise State Task Force has busted an alleged ganja-selling racket operating out of a hotel near Kondapur Government Hospital, seizing 17.1 kg of the contraband worth around ₹9 lakh. ALSO READ: 1.66 Lakh ST Students in Assam Receive ₹194.55 Crore Post-Matric Scholarship Acting on a tip-off that ganja was being sold from rooms…
GUWAHATI: The last rites of renowned Manipur musician Chongtham Vikram Singh, who died after an alleged assault in South Delhi, were performed in Imphal on Wednesday, September 9. ALSO READ: Man Found Dead Inside Car Near West Guwahati DCP Office Singh’s mortal remains were brought to Imphal International Airport in the afternoon, where a large…
GUWAHATI: The Assam State Election Commission on Wednesday, September 2, announced the schedule for the election to the 42 wards of the Silchar Municipal Corporation. Polling will be held on October 3, from 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM. ALSO READ: ‘Zubeen Khetra’ Memorial Inaugurated at Rajgarh in Guwahati According to the election schedule announced by the…
GUWAHATI: The Gauhati High Court has directed a Supreme Court-appointed High-Powered Committee to consider the rehabilitation of nine Assamese elephants, including Joymala. ALSO READ: 47,505 Assam Graduates Receive ₹2,500 Each Under Jibon Prerana Scheme The court has sought a report from the committee, headed by retired Justice Deepak Verma, on issues concerning the ownership, transfer…
GUWAHATI: Assam Rifles and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Silchar have seized a major consignment of Yaba tablets worth approximately ₹168 crore during a joint operation in Assam’s Cachar district. ALSO READ: Nepal Flash Floods Claim At Least 162 Lives, Hundreds Still Missing The operation was conducted in Jujhang Pahar area of Lakhipur on the…
GUWAHATI: CISF personnel at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) in Delhi have detected unaccounted cash worth ₹68.53 lakh from two passengers travelling to Guwahati, in the latest instance of a currency seizure at the country's busiest airport. ALSO READ: Meghalaya Tourism Bodies Condemn Protest Violence, Call for Security Review and Strict Action The detection…
GUWAHATI: Guwahati Police intercepted a massive interstate drug consignment near ISBT in Garchuk, seizing illegal substances estimated at around ₹40 crore on late Wednesday night, August 12. ALSO READ: Guwahati: Fancy Bazar Roads to Be Declared No-Vending Zones to Ease Traffic Congestion Acting on an intelligence tip-off, police teams launched an operation to intercept a…
GUWAHATI: The Dr. B R Ambedkar Boys Star Committee has announced its Golden Jubilee, 50th Ganesh Puja Celebration, marking 50 years of devotion and community service from 1975 to 2025. As part of the milestone celebration, the committee will install a grand 41-feet Murty of Lord Ganesha, described as "a symbol of faith, unity…
GUWAHATI: A 21-year-old man was apprehended by police in Guwahati late on Monday night, August for allegedly possessing fake Indian currency notes worth around ₹1 lakh, police officials said on Tuesday. ALSO READ: Independence Day: Vande Mataram to Be Sung from Red Fort for First Time, Youth to Get Greater Representation The accused has been…
GUWAHATI: In a major anti-drug operation, Assam Police recently seized 8.2 kg of morphine valued at around ₹13 crore from a concealed chamber inside a vehicle's fuel tank at Badarpur Ghat. ALSO READ: Guwahati's Athgaon Ganesh Mandir to Build Lord Ganesha Shaped Pandal for Chaturthi The operation was jointly conducted by Cachar Police, Sribhumi Police…
GUWAHATI: The Special Task Force (STF) of Assam Police arrested two persons in Tamulpur district after recovering two elephant ivory tusks weighing a combined 4.06 kg during an operation at Bangalipara on the night of August 7. ALSO READ: India Officially Names 27 Arunachal Pradesh Locations on Map Amid China’s Renaming Attempts The accused have…
GUWAHATI: The Special Task Force (STF) of Assam Police on Thursday, August 6, arrested three more persons in connection with the fake GST Input Tax Credit (ITC) fraud during two separate coordinated raid and search operations carried out in Kolkata, officials said on Thursday. ALSO READ: Census 2027 Theme Song Voiced by Late Zubeen Garg…
GUWAHATI: The arrest of a man in connection with the deaths of two community dogs in Guwahati's Beltola-Hatigaon area has brought some relief to residents, even as police continue to investigate whether the two incidents were part of a deliberate pattern. ALSO READ: Drug Control Department Seals Pharmacies in Guwahati, Intensifies Crackdown on Licensing Violations…
GUWAHATI: Bongaigaon Police recovered 10,000 Yaba tablets and apprehended one person in an anti-drug operation, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. ALSO READ: Theft Reported at Digambar Jain Mandir in Guwahati’s Fancy Bazar; Donation Box Broken The contraband was valued at around ₹3 crore. Sharing the update on X, Sarma commended Bongaigaon Police for…
GUWAHATI: Kokrajhar Police seized 2.97 kg of heroin worth approximately ₹5.8 crore during an anti-drug operation at Srirampur Naka, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said in a post on X on Wednesday, July 29. ALSO READ: “Cap 278 Signing Off”: Ajinkya Rahane Retires From International Cricket According to the Chief Minister's post, police intercepted…
GUWAHATI: Assam Police seized 31,800 bottles of suspected contraband worth ₹3.18 crore in two anti-drug operations carried out in Sribhumi district. ALSO READ: No Flood Deaths Reported in Assam in Last 24 Hours as Floodwaters Gradually Recede The seizure was announced by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on X on Tuesday, July 28. Sharing the…
