At a time when the entire state is reeling under one of the worst deluges in recent times, an incident of rape of a minor at Chakhati in Kokrajhar-Dhubri border under Chapatgram PS has created a sensation. As per reports, one Dulu Adhikari (55) lured a 7-year-old girl into his
Month: July 2019
Demanding land rights, Adivasi people from different corners of Sonitpur district under the banner of Adivasi Bhumi Adhikar Committee staged a three-hour dharna in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office here on Friday. The dharna was participated in by over 1,000 people. An office-bearer of the Adivasi land rights demand
More than 26 lakh people have been affected by floods in 28 districts of Assam as on Sunday, even as the death toll rose to nine. The deaths were reported in Dhemaji (2), Golaghat (3), Jorhat (2), Barpeta (1) and Dhubri (1). Two other incidents of death due to rainfall-induced
The devastating flood this year has touched many but an exception could be seen at Khumtai constituency in Golaghat District. Khumtai MLA Mrinal Saikia could not resist himself from contributing to the cause of the downtrodden and the affected flood victims. With a vehicle ‘Mobile Kitchen’, Saikia visited the relief
Renowned litterateur Purabi Bormudoi breathed her last this morning at GMCH after suffering for a long time. Assam has incurred an irreplaceable loss with the writer’s passing away. The last rites will be performed at the Navagraha Crematorium today. Assamese novelist and short story writer Bormudoi was born in Tezpur’s