ASSAM

Assam police seizes 5 lakh yaba tablets in Silchar, 2 arrested

Assam police recovered 50 packets containing 5 lakh Yaba tablets from a consignment at Bagador, Silchar. During the operation, two drug peddlers were also apprehended, said the police on Monday. "The consignment was coming from Myanmar via a neighbouring state at Bagador, Silchar," the police said. Assam Chief Minister Himanta...

Assam Police foil cattle smuggling bid in Goalpara

Assam Police stopped cattle smuggling in the Borpathar neighbourhood of Goalpara district and detained three people in association with it, police said on Sunday. Ainar Mandal, Sabir Uddin Sheikh, and Jarif Ali were the people who were arrested. According to the police, the operation to apprehend the traffickers was started...

The new governor of Assam will be appointed on February 22

On February 12, Kataria was chosen to succeed Professor Jagdish Mukhi as Governor of Assam. Gulab Chand Kataria, the recently appointed governor of Assam, is expected to take the oath of office on February 22. Kataria, a senior BJP official and the opposition's leader in the Rajasthan Assembly, will now...

Gauhati HC says Assam govt crackdown on child marriages creating “havoc” in private lives

The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday raised some serious questions about the ongoing crackdown on child marriages by the Assam government. As per the official data, more than 3,000 people have been arrested for allegedly marrying underage girls in the BJP-ruled state since 3rd February. While granting anticipatory bail to...

Assam govt launches massive crackdown on child marriages, over 2000 people arrested

Assam police arrested more than 2,000 people on Friday all over the state in connection with the child marriages. Police have arrested a maximum number of people from the four districts of the state, such as Dhubri, Barpeta, Kokrajhar, and Vishwanath. Assam Director-General of Police (DGP) GP Singh said that...

Action on child marriage cases in Assam to start tomorrow:CM Sarma

Action on child marriage cases in Assam to start tomorrow, says CM Sarma

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that the action on the 4,004 registered cases of child marriage would begin from 3rd February. He informed this on the twitter stating that the govt is firm in its resolve to end the menace of child marriage in the state....

Assam Rifles: A magnificent force at the Kartavya Path

With more than 187 years of unparalleled history, valour, and heritage, the Assam Rifles, our nation's most distinguished paramilitary force, will be fielding a contingent for the Republic Day Parade in 2023. The Assam Rifles Military Band will accompany the 144-member contingent.  will be a mixed contingent with an equal number...

Assam Banned ULFA-I and NSCN-K call for Republic Day boycott

Banned militant in Assam on 24th January issued their customary call for a general strike on 26th January and appealed to the people to boycott the Republic Day celebrations. The United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) and National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) issued a joint statement calling for a...

Men marrying girls aged below 14 years in Assam to be booked under POCSO Act

The Assam government has decided to book men who marry girls aged below 14 ears in the state under the Protection Children from Sexual Offences Act, Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The major reason for the high maternal and infant mortality rate in the state is child marriage, he...