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Assam Police short of 12,485 personnel, lacks 2,257 vehicles for operations
Assam

Assam Police short of 12,485 personnel, lacks 2,257 vehicles for operations

Guwahati, Aug 25: The Assam Police is currently facing a significant shortage of personnel and vehicles, according to official documents from the Home Department.The force is grappling with vacancies across various ranks, including Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Inspector General of...
Tender process for biomedical waste facility at Silchar Medical College nears launch
Assam

Tender process for biomedical waste facility at Silchar Medical College nears...

Cachar, August 25: The government is preparing a tender process for the upcoming Common Biomedical Waste Treatment Facility (CBWTF) in Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH).Arabinda Das, Regional Executive Engineer cum in-charge of Pollution Control Board of Assam (PCBA), told The Assam...
RSS leader assaulted in Mangaldai; fish vendor held, market vandalised
Assam

RSS leader assaulted in Mangaldai; fish vendor held, market vandalised

Mangaldai August 25: A fish vendor was arrested on Sunday for allegedly assaulting a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader in Mangaldai town. The arrested individual has been identified as Arshad Ali.The incident occurred at a local fish market when RSS leader Narendra Hazarika got into a verbal...
Tripura floods: 26 dead, 1.28 lakh in relief camps; CM estimated Rs 15,000 Cr damage
Assam

Tripura floods: 26 dead, 1.28 lakh in relief camps; CM estimated Rs 15,000 Cr...

Guwahati, Aug 25: Tripura is grappling with its most severe flooding in decades, with the death toll reaching 26 as of Saturday. Over 1.28 lakh people are currently taking refuge in 557 relief camps across the state, following relentless rains and widespread flooding.Chief Minister Manik Saha...
Wildlife Crime Control Bureau launches probe into illegal elephant trade from Northeast
North East

Wildlife Crime Control Bureau launches probe into illegal elephant trade from...

Guwahati, August 25: The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) has launched an investigation into the alleged illegal procurement and trade of elephants from the Northeast.The Eastern Region unit of the WCCB has issued directives to the Chief Wildlife Wardens of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and Tripura,...
Silchar to get 7-km elevated corridor in Rs 1,200-Cr infrastructure push
Assam

Silchar to get 7-km elevated corridor in Rs 1,200-Cr infrastructure push

Guwahati, August 25: Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma has unveiled an ambitious infrastructure project in Silchar—a 7-km elevated corridor estimated to cost Rs 1,200 crores.“It will cost us around Rs 1200 crore. It is not an easy project. Today, I gave the first demonstration of the...
Assams silent epidemic
Assam

Assam's silent epidemic

Assam faces a rising wave of crimes against women. Here’s a breakdown of recent incidents from across the state.
₹34 Cr seized: ED targets alleged misappropriation of Assam workers welfare funds
Assam

₹34 Cr seized: ED targets alleged misappropriation of Assam workers' welfare...

Guwahati, August 24: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached bank and fixed deposits worth ₹34 crore under the anti-money laundering law (AML) in connection with the alleged misappropriation of funds meant for the welfare of construction workers in Assam.The ED stated that the case involves...
Assam CM urges speedy justice for crimes against women, calls for fast-track courts
Assam

Assam CM urges speedy justice for crimes against women, calls for fast-track...

Cachar, August 24: Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma has urged the state's judiciary to expedite justice for cases involving crimes against women.Speaking at the 150th-anniversary celebration of the District Bar Association in Cachar on Saturday, Sarma highlighted the need for swift legal...
One held for impregnating minor girl in Mangaldai
Assam

One held for impregnating minor girl in Mangaldai

Mangaldai August 24: As the outcry over the gang-rape of a minor in Dhing, Nagaon, continues to reverberate, another distressing case of abuse has emerged from Darrang district.According to police, a 13-year-old girl, a Class VIII student from Dekargaon in the Mangaldai police station area, was...
Border tensions spike in Karimganj as sloganeering erupts during Assam CMs visit
Assam

Border tensions spike in Karimganj as sloganeering erupts during Assam CM's...

Karimganj, Aug 24: A tense situation erupted along the India-Bangladesh border at Karimganj on Friday. The incident occurred reportedly during Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's visit to the district.According to reports, Bangladesh nationals at the Zakiganj immigration post, opposite the...
Over 300 SMCH casual employees protest for job regularisation during Assam CMs visit
Assam

Over 300 SMCH casual employees protest for job regularisation during Assam CM's...

Cachar, August 24: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, currently on a three-day tour of Barak Valley, visited Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH) on Saturday to evaluate the institution's administrative and treatment facilities.However, his visit was met with a significant protest by casual...
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