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 […]

BJP candidate Queen Ojah files nomination for Guwahati Lok Sabha seat

BJP candidate for the key Guwahati Lok Sabha seat, Queen Ojah has filed her nominations at the office of the returning officer at Amingaon in North Guwahati on Monday. Queen Ojah was accompanied by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, NEDA Convener Himanta Biswa Sarma, BJP National General Secretary and Northeast in-charge Ram Madhav and sitting […]

Assam: Cong finalises candidates for 4 Lok Sabha seats

The Congress on Friday released the names of party candidates for the four remaining Lok Sabha seats of Guwahati, Dhubri, Barpeta and Kokrajhar. The Central Election committee of the party in New Delhi earlier in the day came up with the names of Bobeeta Sharma from Gauhati, Abu Taher Bepari from Dhubri, Abdul Khaleq from […]

PM Modi ‘tears’ into opposition on CAB issue; promises protection of Assam’s interests

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today tore into the opposition slamming it for spreading misinformation on the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. Addressing a massive rally at Changsari in Guwahati, Modi attacked opposition parties allegedly misleading the people of Assam over the bill issue. PM Modi assured that his government stands firmly committed to secure the rights, […]

30 Guwahati-bound Rohingyas held in Assam-Tripura border

30 Rohingyas were arrested at Churaibari in the Assam-Tripura border. Acting on a tip-off the police swung into action and apprehended the Rohingya infiltrators who were on board a bus travelling to Guwahati and 12 among those arrested are minors. According to sources, the arrested Rohingyas hail from Debenna district in Myanmar. As per reports, […]