Colonel Manoranjan Goswami passes away in Mumbai

Colonel Manoranjan Goswami, a well known writer and litterateur breathed his last early today in Mumbai after bravely battling a prolonged illness. Colonel Goswami, who was 78, had served in the army for 30 years. He had also bagged the prestigious Assam Sahitya Sabha award last year. Colonel Goswami was the father of well known […]

Dokmoka mob lynching case: 47 accused produced before court; charges to be framed on Dec 1

Trial into the infamous Assam’s Dokmoka mob lynching case began today after 47 persons accused in the horrific lynching case were produced before the Nagaon District and Sessions Judge court. As per the latest development, the court has fixed December 1 as the next date of hearing and charges against the accused persons will be […]

Assam: Cong demands judicial inquiry into Tinsukia killings

The Congress in Assam have demanded a judicial inquiry into the Tinsukia killings which shook the entire nation. The party made this demand after the visit of a 4-member Congress delegation led by Congress legislature party leader Debabrata Saikia to the incident spot in Kherbari village. The Congress further held Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal […]

Assam panchayat poll dates announced; to be held in 2 phases

Assam is all set to go for the Panchayat elections in two phases on scheduled on December 5 and 9 respectively. The counting of votes would be held on December 12. In the first phase, the rural polls would be held in Kamrup (Metropolitan) and 16 other districts in Eastern Assam. On the other hand, […]

6 detained in Anti-Citizenship Bill protest in Assam’s Dibrugarh

Six persons were held by police on charges of violating section 144 of the IPC while taking out a motorcycle rally in Dibrugarh. Volunteers of 60 odd organisations took out the rally in Dibrugarh today in protest against the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. The demonstrators tried to hold a demonstration in front of Chief Minister […]

Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma hands over land pattas to landless families

Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma handed over land pattas to hundreds of landless families in eastern Assam’s Dibrugarh district. A special program was held at the India Club where the minister handed over the land pattas in presence of Dibrugarh MP Rameswar Teli besides many other MLAs. Earlier, on Sunday Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal […]

Pro-talk ULFA leader Jiten Dutta sent to 14-day judicial custody

Pro-talk ULFA leader Jiten Dutta has been sent to 14 day judicial custody by the Kamrup Metropolitan Chief Judicial Magistrate court on charges of delivering inflammatory speech over the row surrounding the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill and the National Register of Citizens at a meeting held on 24th October at Geetanagar area in Guwahati. The pro-talk […]

Tinsukia killings: Suspected linkman arrested; NIA team arrives in Dhola for probe

The Tinsukia police have arrested one person in connection with the Dhola killings. According to top police sources, the arrested person identified as Dikla alias Jintu Gogoi of Bosagaon is suspected to be a linkman who had walked out free of jail only few days back. #BREAKING | Tinsukia police have arrested two persons in […]

Assam: Miscreants blank fire after making extortion demand at Sonari

An incident of firing has been reported from Taukak Tea Estate at Sonari in eastern Assam. Two miscreants opened blank fire and escaped when they had come to collect extortion money. The two miscreants had come to collect money worth one lakh rupees form a school teacher named Ashok Jha. Jha’s son tried to nab the […]