Assam

Mice cause mini demonetisation; shred notes worth Rs 12.38 lakh inside ATM

In Tinsukia, Assam, mice didn't let go the chance of gobbling and shredding currency notes worth more than Rs 12 lakh inside a SBI ATM.

Jun 19, 2018

Murder at Assam court, man kills wife in rage

Wife killed after filing FIR against the husband, accusing him of raping their daughter. The couple was in court to attend a hearing in Dibrugarh.

Jun 15, 2018

Northeast Floods LIVE: Thousands rendered homeless in Manipur, Tripura as rains wreak havoc

Incessant rain in the past 24 hours has wreaked havoc in a few northeastern states. The heavy rainfall has left several areas inundates and has also triggered flash floods.

Jun 14, 2018

Nilotpal Das and Abhijeet Nath who were lynched to death in Karbi Anglong

Karbi Anglong lynching vicious story revealed: Main accused admits he deliberately instigated mob

The prime accused, Alphajoz Timung, in Karbi Anglong lynching case has confessed that he deliberately provoked the villagers to attack Nilotpal Das and Abhijeet Nath as he had an altercation with them.

Jun 13, 2018

'Being a Muslim, I shouldn't be here': BJP MLA gets threat letter with bullets

The police have registered a case under Sections 153 A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race etc) and 506 (criminal intimidation).

Jun 13, 2018

Assam: 23 held for lynching, 26 for misuse of social media

About 23 people have been held for the lynching of two youths in Kabri Anglong last week. Government plans to introduce a new programme to combat social media rumours.

Jun 12, 2018

Karbi Anglong lynching: Youths in parts of Assam go on rampage while others call for peace [Video]

After Karbi Anglong lynching incident, a Facebook live video has surfaced in which a group of youths, reportedly in Nagaon, stopped buses from going to the district. They even have been seen asking for identity cards from people and threatening to beat some of them.

Jun 10, 2018

CM Sarbananda Sonowal orders probe after two youths lynched in Assam

The CM has also condoled the victims' families, condemned the brutal incident and rushed the Additional Director General of Assam Police (Law and Order) Mukesh Agarwala to Dokmoka.

Jun 9, 2018

Rajen Gohain misbehaves with retired teacher

Assam Minister Rajen Gohain insults retired teacher for raising bad roads issue

In a video, Union Minister Rajen Gohain is seen lashing out at the elderly person when he was speaking about bad roads in the area at a Swachh Bharat Mission event on Monday.

May 8, 2018

Assam: 'ISIS' flags near police station create panic, security beefed up

This incident of suspected ISIS flags being hoisted in Goalpara district of Assam has sparked tension across the region as it's being feared that ISIS miscreants have set up base in the area to carry out terror activities.

May 3, 2018

Assam: Recognised as Indian citizens, NRC's first draft seals fate of 1.9 crore residents; verification of other in process

The draft was released on January 1, 2018, midnight by Registrar General of India Sailesh during a press conference and he said that the second draft will be made public soon.

Jan 1, 2018

Assam: 2018 set to change the fate of hundreds of residents who will learn their nationality on New Year

After a long struggle of identifying the illegal migrants in Assam, the names of Indians, whose citizenship has been verified through their relation to their ancestors, will be released on December 31

Dec 27, 2017

Ankushita Boro: The girl who can be India's next Mary Kom

"Lack of proper tournaments did the rest to demotivate many youngsters like me..." says the 17-year-old Assamese boxer who won gold at the AIBA Youth Boxing World Championships 2017.

Dec 9, 2017

New Governors appointed to five states, including Tamil Nadu

President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday appointed new governors for five states, including Tamil Nadu. Read to know more.

Sep 30, 2017

Assam: 10 killed as boats capsize in storm; heavy rains likely to continue in Kerala, Karnataka, and Maharashtra

Ten people, including six minors and two women, were killed in the northeastern state's Goalpara district. The incident took place when the boats they were travelling in capsized due to a storm.

Sep 18, 2017

SHOCKING: Students assault woman teacher inside Assam school as headmaster watches

The teacher shared on Facebook how she was assaulted by students in front of all for stopping them from smoking.

Sep 10, 2017

Blue Whale challenge: Deadly game reaches Assam too; minor almost kills himself

Having performed weird tasks of Blue Whale game, the minor was on verge of completing the challenge.

Aug 30, 2017

Mouthwatering Northeast dishes you should try at least once

Assamese meal is considered incomplete without the local favourite Khar.

Aug 27, 2017

Assam-based cartoonist gets death threats for mocking PM Modi with this sketch [PHOTO]

After he shared the Narendra Modi cartoon, someone commented that the cartoonist should be shot dead.

Aug 18, 2017

Assam teacher arranges obscene photoshoot with minor

Assam teacher posts obscene photos with minor students yet cops take no action

Did the school authorities run a background check on the teacher before he was appointed?

Aug 4, 2017

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