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Four arrested for impersonating Pakistani terrorists to extort money in Assam
Mahatta said that police received a complaint from Jhandu Infratech Ltd, a highway construction company in Cachar district, on February 21
Updated on Feb 27, 2025 03:29 PM IST
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Assam’s Cachar district imposes night curfew within 1km of Indo-Bangladesh border
Cachar district commissioner Mridul Yadav said swift action was crucial to prevent unlawful activities, which could disrupt peace and security in the region
Published on Feb 18, 2025 09:59 PM IST
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4 villages in Assam's Cachar district ‘child marriage-free’: CM Himanta Biswa
Himanta Biswa Sarma said that schemes like Nijut Moina and the Assam Compulsory Registration of Muslim Marriages helped in eradicating this social evil.
Updated on Dec 31, 2024 01:21 PM IST
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‘Justice not served’, say families of 3 Hmar youth allegedly killed by Assam cops
The bodies, which were kept in the morgue of Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH), were handed over to the families on Saturday and buried in Cachar’s Hmarkhawlien area in the evening with Christian rituals
Published on Aug 11, 2024 04:41 PM IST
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Manipur crisis spillover into Assam needs a humanitarian response from govt
The latest killing of the Hmar individuals by Assam Police aggravates the cross-border spillover by adding a kinetic security component.
Published on Jul 22, 2024 09:10 PM IST
Cachar encounter: One of three killed was earlier arrested for terrorism, says Assam DGP
Cachar encounter: One of three killed was earlier arrested for terrorism, says Assam DGP
Published on Jul 20, 2024 01:15 PM IST
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40-yr-old man, infant son killed after house collapses in Assam after heavy rainfall
The officials of District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), Cachar said that two of the four victims were rescued alive, including the infant’s mother
Updated on Jul 02, 2024 02:02 PM IST
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HT This Day: June 28, 1976 -- 700,000 homeless in Cachar floods
Assam’s Minister of State for Transport Suranjan Nandi said the total loss of standing crops worth over ₹7 crore in about 15,000 acres had shattered the economy of this predominantly agricultural district
Published on Jun 27, 2024 02:46 PM IST
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Assam: Parents held for allegedly pouring hot oil on 3-year-old son
District Child Protection officers said they rescued the kid with several burn injuries. The child has been sent to Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH) for treatment
Updated on Jun 01, 2024 07:04 PM IST
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Three die of suffocation inside a well in Assam: Police
Family members of the deceased said the well was deep and there must be some toxic gas due to which they fell unconscious
Updated on May 20, 2024 02:11 PM IST
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Assam teacher dies after collapsing due to heat stress
Assam and other parts of northeast India are experiencing severe heatwave and as per IMD, the temperature is nearly 5 degrees Celsius above normal for this time of the year
Published on May 17, 2024 03:20 PM IST
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Are CAA-NRC going against the BJP in Barak Valley? The Opposition says it will
Activist Kamal Chakraborty said that most among those declared foreigners end up voting for ruling parties hoping that they'll be accepted as Indians in return.
Published on Apr 23, 2024 08:28 PM IST
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Minor boy, girl found dead in Assam, suicide suspected: Police
The bodies have been sent to the Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH) for autopsy, said Cachar district additional superintendent of police (crime) Sheetal Kumar
Updated on Apr 05, 2024 04:25 PM IST
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Suspected heroin worth ₹210 cr seized in Assam’s Cachar district: Police
Assam Police’s Special Task Force (STF) registered the biggest ever seizure of drugs on a single day in the state after they found 21 kilograms of suspected heroin
Published on Apr 05, 2024 11:02 AM IST
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Arrested rape accused shot while trying to escape from police custody in Assam
The accused was arrested from Lakhipur area on March 17 along with three other locals for allegedly kidnapping a woman and raping her
Published on Mar 20, 2024 08:17 PM IST
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2 killed, 12 injured in clash over land dispute in Assam; 7 held: Police
According to the eyewitnesses, the two families have clashed in the past, however, on Thursday, they attacked each other with sharp objects and weapons
Published on Mar 14, 2024 08:30 PM IST
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2 missing Assam teenagers found dead in Cachar forest, police suspect suicide
Officer in-charge of Borkhola police station, Pragyan Gogoi said that the bodies were sent to Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH) for autopsy
Published on Mar 01, 2024 08:56 PM IST
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One arrested in Assam with 4.7kg heroin worth ₹24 crore: Police
According to the police, the consignment came from Mizoram’s Aizawl, and it was heading towards West Bengal
Updated on Feb 23, 2024 06:17 PM IST
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Minor girl allegedly gangraped by four persons inside moving car in Assam: Police
The incident happened on February 15, and it came to light a few days later after the girl’s family member lodged an official complaint at Kachudaram police station in Cachar
Published on Feb 20, 2024 03:37 PM IST
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In a first, AI-powered app launched in Assam to combat floods
This app will be a big game-changer in integrating and leveraging ICT in disaster risk prevention, mitigation, response and recovery in the district, officials said
Updated on Feb 10, 2024 04:15 PM IST
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Assam: Five people arrested for thrashing, tonsuring alleged bike lifter
Police said they identified around 30 people involved in the incident and arrested five of them for their direct involvement
Published on Feb 02, 2024 01:41 PM IST
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Interstate drug peddling attempt busted, two arrested near Assam-Mizoram border
The Assam Police said that they recovered heroine weighing 1.531 kg and 460 grams of methamphetamine from the vehicle they intercepted from the area near the Mizoram border
Updated on Jan 30, 2024 08:32 PM IST
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Manipur-based UTLA cadre arrested in Assam with firearm: Police
On November 22, the United Liberation Front of Assam Independent (ULFA-I) – another banned militant group, sent three teams to trigger grenade blasts near an army camp in Assam’s Tinsukia district
Published on Nov 26, 2023 03:00 PM IST
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Assam man, 47, arrested for repeatedly raping neighbour’s 9-yr-old daughter: Cop
Joseph Keivom, the police officer in charge of Katigorah police station, said the accused was arrested after the family filed a FIR against him
Published on Nov 20, 2023 09:55 PM IST
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3 displaced Manipur residents arrested in Assam for looting shops with firearms
The arrested Manipur residents told police that they were displaced from their native places earlier this year due to the ethnic violence in Manipur
Published on Sep 23, 2023 08:53 PM IST
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One lakh Yaba tablets, heroin worth ₹45 cr seized in Assam’s Cachar: Police
The arrested persons have been identified and all of them are residents of Behara village in Cachar district
Updated on Jul 25, 2023 04:13 PM IST
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Assam: 32-yr-old man arrested for stabbing wife to death in Cachar district
Sen said that after the incident, locals called the police, and they recovered the dead body. A few hours later, police managed to arrest Hussain and brought him in for interrogation
Updated on Jul 22, 2023 05:58 PM IST
Assam man, 24, caught with 400 gelatin sticks, detonators: Police
The security personnel found the explosives in the vehicle at the Fadri Tila area near the Assam-Meghalaya border during a search.
Updated on Jul 15, 2023 02:12 PM IST
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Assam murder convict shot dead 2 months after fleeing from prison
In December 2021, lawyer Arif Jwadder filed a Public Interest Litigation in the Gauhati high court for an independent inquiry into the alleged extra-judicial killings since May 2021
Updated on Jul 12, 2023 08:31 AM IST
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Assam: 31 tea garden workers injured after overloaded van overturns
The incident took place on a road connecting Barthal and Thailu tea gardens in Assam’s Cachar district and the Bolero pickup van was carrying the tea garden workers to Langlacherra area
Updated on May 30, 2023 04:12 PM IST
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