Assam: Man jumps into Brahmaputra from the Kaliabhomora bridge

As per sources, the youth has been identified as Nihal Kakati, a resident of Narayanpur in Lakhimpur district

Fake police personnel arrested in Assam’s Tezpur

A fake police personnel has been arrested in Assam’s Tezpur. The person identified as Pankaj Hazarika was arrested from the Poruwa locality after it was found he was swindling commuters while posing as police personnel.

Elderly couple found dead at home in Assam’s Tezpur, house ransacked

In a sensational incident, an elderly couple was found dead at their residence in Tezpur town in Assam’s Sonitpur district on Sunday. The bodies of Bryan Arij (80), originally an American who had acquired Indian citizenship, and his wife Asha Arij (65) were found lying dead in a pool of blood at their house, police […]

Army Chief visits Tezpur-based 4 Corps, reviews military preparedness

Chief of Army Staff, General MM Naravane arrived in Tezpur on Thursday for a two-day visit of Army formations in Tezpur and Lucknow. At the Gajraj Corps HQ in Tezpur, Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan, the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command briefed the COAS on various operational and administrative aspects, the Army said. The COAS interacted […]

Assam registers 6th COVID-19 death, Mumbai returnee suffering from cancer dies at TMCH

Assam on Wednesday registered its sixth COVID-19 death after a Mumbai returnee who was tested positive after flying back to Guwahati succumbed to the virus at the Tezpur Medical College & Hospital (TMCH). Kamal Krishna Pal (67) was co-morbid and died at TMCH today, officials said, adding that he was shifted to the hospital on […]

Wreath laying ceremony held on the occasion of Armed Forces Veterans’ Day in Assam’s Tezpur

A wreath laying ceremony was conducted on the occasion of the Armed Forces Veterans’ Day at the Gajraj War Memorial in Tezpur on Tuesday. Ex-servicemen who have settled down in and around Tezpur post retirement participated in the event. Capt Mukul Kumar Das (Retd), the senior most veteran at the occasion commenced proceedings by laying […]

Former Tezpur MP Mani Kumar Subba no more

Former Tezpur MP and prominent Assam politician Mani Kumar Subba breathed his last in the wee hours of Monday. Subba, who had been long unwell, died at the Artemis Hospital in Gurgaon. Subba had suffered a cardiac arrest in 2014 and had been bed ridden since then. Assam Gorkha Sanmelan general secretary Bhaskar Dahal confirmed […]

NEDA convener Himanta Biswa Sarma to contest from Assam in upcoming Lok Sabha polls

Assam Health and Finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will be contesting in the upcoming Lok Sabha Polls. The decision was taken during the crucial BJP meet that took place on Thursday. As per sources, Sarma will contest from Tezpur. It is worth mentioning here, the BJP leadership in the centre had given a free-hand to Sarma […]