Amit Shah to visit Guwahati tomorrow for NEC plenary session

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be arriving in Guwahati tomorrow on a two-day visit to chair the 68th plenary session of the North East Council. Governors and Chief Ministers of all the eight Northeastern states will be attending the meeting. Meanwhile, this will be Amit Shah’s first visit to Assam after becoming the Home […]

Heavy rainfall lashes Guwahati

After a brief lull, heavy rains lashed Guwahati on Saturday, affecting traffic flow and leaving streets under sheets of water. Scores of commuters, especially those going to the office, were caught off guard as they had to wade through knee-deep water and got stuck in traffic snarls. The swelling of rivers due to relentless rains […]

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 […]