The NIA has filed a chargesheet against 5 alleged members of terror outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh in the Barpeta JMB module case. The five were accused of procuring weapons and ammunition in order to commit terrorist acts. An NIA release said that the charge sheet was filed in an NIA special court, Guwahati against the five […]

Three more bodies were recovered from the Teesta river on Saturday, a day after 5 persons, including four of a family drowned in the river on January 24. Earlier on Friday, the body of Sakhi Rai was recovered from the river. The NDRF on Saturday, fished out the ill-fated car from the water body. Search […]

The Assam government has decided to register a case against the main organiser of the Shaheen Bagh protests in Delhi for his ‘seditious’ statement aimed at disrupting law and order in the state, finance and health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday. Himanta Biswa Sarma came down heavily on the Shaheen Bagh protest mastermind […]

In a tragic incident, at least 5 people, four of them belonging to the same family, drowned after the car they were travelling in plunged into the Teesta river at Lekhubir along Sikkim-West Bengal border. The persons who were on board the ill-fated car have been identified as – Chandan Rai, Tulsi Rai, Sargam Rai, […]

Police have arrested 12 persons, including 4 CRPF personnel in connection with a dacoity case in Morigaon district of Assam. The CRPF personnel who have been arrested are- Jiaul Ahmed, Mitu Kumar, Umesh Barwa and Hafiz Nawaz. Moreover, businessmen Yaroof Hussain and his father-in-law, Noor Mohammad have also been arrested for registering fake dacoity case […]

The COCOMI on Friday met the top brass of the NSCN-IM including general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah at Camp Hebron. COCOMI assistant coordinator Thongam Somorendro, informed that the meeting was held to talk solely on the issue of peaceful coexistence. He, however, did not gave much details of the meeting. It was informed that 14 members […]

The last rites of the two minor brothers, who died in a devastating fire incident in Guwahati on Thursday, were performed at Navagraha crematorium today in the city. Family and locals of the area bid a tearful adieu to the deceased brothers. The funeral pyres of the two children’s were lit by their father, Tushar […]

GUWAHATI: Renowned linguist Prof. Golok Chandra Goswami passed away on Friday morning at a private hospital in Guwahati. Goswami, who spearheaded scientific study of Assamese language was 96 at the time of his death. The eminent scholar was born in 1923 in Morigaon district. He joined the department of Assamese at Gauhati University as a […]

BJP is continuing with its Citizenship Amendment Act outreach, the party held a massive Sankalp rally at Bokakhat in Assam’s Golaghat district. The rally, held at AGP President Atul Bora’s constituency is being attended by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, State Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, State BJP President Ranjit Dass along with other leaders. AGP […]

Assam swimmer Shivangi Sharma, who won 5 golds in the 3rd edition of the Khelo India Youth Games, now has her eyes set on the Asian Games 2022. Speaking to Northeast Live Shivangi said, her next dream is to represent and excel for the country in the 2022 Asian Games. The golden girl also holds […]