Flash flood claims one life in Guwahati

A short spell of shower submerged most parts of Guwahati on Thursday afternoon triggering flash floods and has claimed a child’s life when his bicycle was swept away by floodwaters. The body of the drowned child, who is yet to be identified, was recovered from the Bahini River in the city. An SDRF team launched a rescue operation […]

Guwahati: GRP arrests 2 women from train with over 34,000 Yaba tablets

During a routine check, the Guwahati Govt Railway Police on Thursday apprehended two women and a man from a Rajdhani express train and seized around 175 small pouches containing 34,000, 100 intoxicating Yaba tablets from their possession. According to reports, the two ladies identified as Soma Paul and Sangeeta Modak were supposed to transport the […]

Contraband tablets worth Rs 10 lakh seized in Guwahati, 2 arrested

The Guwahati police seized two bags of contraband tablets worth 10 lakh rupees from the Inter State Bus Terminus (ISBT) in Guwahati on Sunday. Two persons hailing from Manipur have been arrested in connection. The accused have been identified as Kamruz Jaman and Aamir Khan. The arrest was made at a time when the duo were […]

Bangladeshi migrant arrested in Guwahati

A Bangladeshi national has been arrested in Guwahati, the arrested youth identified as Suman Mitra was brought to Guwahati by train from Delhi by a group of traffickers. The traffickers promised the arrested youth to give him job in Guwahati’s Paltan Bazar locality. Upon reaching Guwahati, the youth, after struggling to find any job, surrendered […]

Headless body of woman found near Kamakhya temple

In a shocking incident, a body of a woman with her head severed from the torso has been recovered near the Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati. The body of the woman who is believed to be over 40 years of age was recovered at the stairs leading to the Bon Durga temple situated within the Kamakhya […]

At least 3 students drown in Brahmaputra river in Chandrapur

A major tragedy has been reported from Guwahati’s Chandrapur, where at least 3 college students have been feared drowned in the Brahmaputra river. The 3 students, all from Chandrapur College have been identified as Trishna Kalita, Bhargab Deka and Ranjan Deka. Meanwhile, among the 3 dead, the body of Ranjan Deka has been retrieved. The […]

2nd India Open International Boxing Tournament begins today

The 2nd India Open International Boxing Tournament begins on Monday at Sarusajai stadium in Guwahati. As many as 200 players from 16 countries will participate in the tournament. The preliminaries will be held today and tomorrow followed by the quarter-finals and semi-finals, culminating into the grand finale on May 24. The competition will be held […]

Assam police makes fifth arrest in Guwahati grenade attack case

In a big breakthrough, the Assam Police on Saturday has arrested one more person in connection with Wednesday’s grenade attack in Guwahati carried out by the ULFA-Independent. The arrested person identified as Chinmoy Laskar is currently in the custody of Latasil Police. This is the fifth arrest in the grenade attack case so far with […]

Grenade blast in Guwahati, 10 injured; ULFA(I) claims responsibility

At least 10 persons have been injured in a suspected grenade blast that rocked Guwahati on Wednesday evening. The blast took place at the busy Zoo road outside the Guwahati Central shopping mall, where the blast left a crater on the road near the shopping mall. Earlier, reports claimed that two persons could have died […]