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AASU general secretary resigns amidst harassment allegations, calls move voluntary
Assam

AASU general secretary resigns amidst harassment allegations, calls move...

Guwahati, Sept 12: Amid allegations of sexual and mental harassment involving a woman, Sankor Jyoti Baruah has resigned from his position as General Secretary of the All Assam Students' Union (AASU).In a social media post on Thursday, Baruah stated that his resignation was a personal decision and...
NSCN (IM) cadre held in Tinsukia; massive cache of arms, ammunition seized
Assam

NSCN (IM) cadre held in Tinsukia; massive cache of arms, ammunition seized

Digboi, Sept 12: After an intense three-hour search operation, security forces successfully apprehended a cadre of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) - Isak Muivah (IM) faction, in Assam's Tinsukia district on Thursday.The arrested individual, identified as Rangassor Chakma, 28, a...
Agriculture Minister Atul Bora champions palm oil to cut reliance on edible oil imports
Assam

Agriculture Minister Atul Bora champions palm oil to cut reliance on edible oil...

Guwahati, Sept 12: The Assam government has reasserted its commitment to promoting palm oil cultivation, viewing it as a crucial step toward achieving self-sufficiency in edible oil production.Singling out the import of edible oil as a major area of concern for the country, Agriculture Minister Atul...
How Sumi & Tarkik’s arrest unfolded: A detailed timeline of key events
Assam

How Sumi & Tarkik’s arrest unfolded: A detailed timeline of key events

Guwahati, Sept 12: After 10 days of playing cat-and-mouse, unregulated trading scam accused Sumi Borah and her husband, Tarkik, finally landed in Dibrugarh Police’s custody on the intervening night of Wednesday.The arrest, however, wasn’t without drama, as both were picked up by the Special Task...
Assam trading scam: Baksa resident, accused of duping 80,000, held at Guwahati Airport
Guwahati

Assam trading scam: Baksa resident, accused of duping 80,000, held at Guwahati...

Guwahati, Sept 12: Thursday is turning out to be a day of major breakthroughs in the unregulated trading scams sweeping across Assam, with multiple arrests reported.Following the high-profile surrender and subsequent arrest of accused Sumi Borah and her husband, another key player, Mainao Brahma,...
Digboi SI faces inquiry for alleged cover-up of RSS member in obscene video scandal
Assam

Digboi SI faces inquiry for alleged cover-up of RSS member in obscene video...

Digboi, Sept 11: A sub-inspector from Digboi Police Station has been placed under reserve closed for his alleged involvement in protecting a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) member accused of posting an obscene video of a minor girl online.The controversy traces back to June, when the victim's...
AASU denies internal rift amidst sexual harassment allegations against General Secretary
Assam

AASU denies internal rift amidst sexual harassment allegations against General...

Guwahati, Sept 11: The All Assam Students' Union (AASU) dispelled speculations of an internal rift within the organisation on Wednesday.Following a sexual harassment case registered against the student body’s General Secretary, Shankar Jyoti Baruah, rumours of a potential division between the Upper...
12-member gang assaults family in Dibrugarh; four, including minor, injured
Assam

12-member gang assaults family in Dibrugarh; four, including minor, injured

Dibrugarh, Sept 11: An unidentified 12-member gang launched an assault on a family near Chaulkhowa railway station in Dibrugarh during the intervening night of Tuesday.The assailants reportedly stormed into local resident Biki Ali’s home with sharp weapons, targeting him and his family. The attack...
Assam Oppn demands custodial safety for trading scams accused
Assam

Assam Oppn demands custodial safety for trading scams accused

Guwahati, Sept 11: Assam’s Leader of Opposition (LoP) Debabrata Saikia has called for tight security for those accused in the unregulated trading investment scams.Speaking to the press at Rajiv Bhawan on Wednesday, Saikia stressed on the need for "special steps" to ensure that those in custody...
Accused deaths in Assam dont align with rule of law: Supreme Court
Assam

Accused deaths in Assam don't align with "rule of law": Supreme Court

Guwahati, Sept. 11: The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday, while hearing a special leave petition (SLP) against an order of the Gauhati High Court on alleged fake encounters in Assam, said that the manner in which accused are losing their lives doesn’t align with “the rule of law”.Justice Surya...
Myanmar refugees on hunger strike in Goalpara transit camp; demand UNHCR intervention
Assam

Myanmar refugees on hunger strike in Goalpara transit camp; demand UNHCR...

Guwahati, Sept 11: Rohingya and Chin refugees from Myanmar, currently housed in Goalpara’s Matia transit camp, have been on a hunger strike since Monday, protesting their alleged prolonged detention in the camp.The protesters are demanding to be transferred to the United Nations High Commissioner...
Guardian minister shake-up: Assam govt reassigns key districts to 14 ministers
Assam

Guardian minister shake-up: Assam govt reassigns key districts to 14 ministers

Guwahati, Sept 11: The Assam government has announced the reassignment of guardian ministers across the state's districts.According to a notification issued by the Parliamentary Affairs Department on Tuesday, 14 cabinet ministers have been entrusted with new responsibilities to oversee the...
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