Category: Assam

Guwahati all decked-up for Vijayadashami celebration

Guwahati all decked-up for Vijayadashami celebration

After a four-year gap due to the Covid-19 pandemic and other inevitable reasons, Vijayadashami will be celebrated here with full grandeur this year. The annual Vijayadashami celebration, including Ramleela and Ravan Dehan, will be held at Nehru Stadium, Guwahati on October 5, 2022, the organisers said. Founder member and chairman

Two rhino horn traders arrested near Kaziranga National Park

Two rhino horn traders arrested near Kaziranga National Park

Assam Police have arrested two individuals linked with rhino horn trading on Tuesday in the Bokakhat area near Kaziranga National Park in Assam and recovered a horn from their possession. The arrested rhino horn traders were identified as Budheswar Chingte and Bhakta Bahadur Thapa. Based on inputs, local police launched

Assam government razes madrassa in Bongaigaon district

Assam government razes madrassa in Bongaigaon district

Authorities in Assam on Wednesday demolished a madrassa in the Bongaigaon district after allegations that its premises were being used for terror activities. Several bulldozers were seen conducting the demolition of the Markazul MaArif Quariayana Madrasa located at Kabaitary Part-IV village, which falls under Jogighopa Police Station. The Bongaigaon district

Man Arrested For Raping Minor In Kokrajhar

Man Arrested For Raping Minor In Kokrajhar

A Special Court in Kokrajhar on Tuesday convicted and sentenced a rape accused to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and a Rs 10,000 fine for the rape of a 10 years old minor girl in 2019. The Special Court in Special Case no 48/19 awarded the accused Shanidul Islam 20