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A trafficker of Myanmar origin was caught along with drugs in Manipur on Monday. The Assam Rifles said that the trafficker was arrested and drugs worth ₹ 500 crores were seized from his possession. During a joint operation with Manipur…

In an unfortunate incident on Tuesday in Badulipar near Dergaon in Assam’s Golaghat district, a dumper reportedly caught fire. The dumper reportedly caught fire in the middle of the road. The reason behind the fire is believed to be a…

In the ongoing campaign against drugs by the Assam Police, two women were arrested on Tuesday from Nagaon district in Assam. Large quantities of heroin were reportedly recovered from them by the police. In an operation conducted by the…

The police have on Tuesday arrested two Nigerian nationals from the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (LGBIA) in Borjhar in Assam's Guwahati. The two arrested Nigerian youths have been identified as Aaluhug Eja and…

Assam Congress Lok Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) Pradyut Bordoloi, while speaking in the parliament today said that the draconian Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) has been misused in many instances. He said, “Many instances…

The Nagaland government has called off all activities at the ongoing Hornbill Festival at Dimapur amid the killing of 14 civilians and one security personnel in the firing incident that took place on December 4. The decision to cancel…

Setting up an efficient gambling regulation in India is a challenging matter for State and Central authorities. Predominantly an online phenomenon at this point, games for real money are easy to monitor and control with a combination of…

Noted Assamese poet Nilmani Phookan has been awarded with the highest literary honour ‘Jnanpith Award’. This is for the third time that Assam received the Jnanpith Award. The award has been conferred to the author for his lifetime…

As many as five doctors of Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH), Assam have tested positive for COVID-19 amid the Omicron variant scare. Dr Bhaskar Gupta, vice principal of SMCH informed on Tuesday that among the five physicians,…

The Nagaland cabinet has urged the central government to withdraw the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in the state amid the killing of fourteen civilians and one security personnel in a firing incident that took place in Mon…