The alleged assault of a 17-year-old girl, an arm wrestler, in eastern Assamâs Sivasagar town on August 13 has snowballed into a major row with the extremist United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) issuing a threat against âoutsidersâ. On Monday, the ULFA(I) said it will target âoutsidersâ if a Bharatiya Janata Party functionary did not…
A 125-foot statue of Bir Lachit Borphukan at Lahdoigarh in Jorhat on March 7, 2024.. | Photo Credit: PTI State-run broadcaster Prasar Bharati in collaboration with the Assam governmentâs Cultural Affairs department has proposed to develop a documentary series based on the life of Bir Lachit Borphukan. In this regard, a memorandum of understanding (MoU)…
âThe Hindus are standing in these districts only because people fear action by the police, army, and the courts,â Assam Chief Minister says. File | Photo Credit: PTI Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said some districts of the State have turned into âmini Bangladeshâ and the minority Hindus there have been safe…
The adult female elephant was electrocuted after coming in contact with an exposed armour cable in a park adjoining the township of Numaligarh Refinery Limited. File. | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar GUWAHATI: The Assam Forest Department has registered a case against a public sector refinery in central Assamâs Golaghat district after its employees buried…
GUWAHATI The Hmar Inpui, the apex body of the Hmar tribe across the northeast, has condemned the âcold-bloodedâ killing of three members of the community in an âorchestratedâ encounter by the Assam police on July 16. The threeâ Lalungawi Hmar, Lalbickkung Hmar, and Joshua Lalringsanâ were killed in an encounter within 24 hours of their…
Police personnel display the arms and ammunition recovered after an encounter with alleged Hmar terrorists, in Cachar district of Assam, on July 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI GUWAHATI Three extremists allegedly belonging to a tribe-specific outfit were killed in an encounter with Assam police personnel in southern Assamâs Cachar district late July 16 night….
