Category: Assam

Assam: Child killed, mother injured in elephant attack

Assam: Child killed, mother injured in elephant attack

An 18-month-old child was killed and her mother injured on Sunday after an elephant attacked them in Assam’s West Karbi Anglong district, police said. The incident occurred in Baithalangso area when the woman was clearing bushes near her residence in Umseret Ingti village and the child was with her, a

Man held with multiple fake ID cards in Nagaon

Man held with multiple fake ID cards in Nagaon

A man was arrested with multiple fake identity cards in Assam’s Nagaon district on Sunday, police said. He was travelling in a car when he was apprehended in Haiborgaon area during a routine checking, they said. He was found to be in possession of 10 SIM cards, five Aadhaar cards,

TMC appoints Ripun Bora as president of its Assam unit

TMC appoints Ripun Bora as president of its Assam unit

The TMC on Saturday appointed former Rajya Sabha MP Ripun Bora as the party’s Assam unit president. Bora, an ex-minister of Assam Minister, quit the Congress and joined the TMC a week ago in the presence of the party’s national general secretary, Abhishek Banerjee. The party, in a tweet, said

Drug peddler injured in police firing in Assam

Drug peddler injured in police firing in Assam

An alleged drug peddler was injured when police fired upon him as he purportedly attacked them and tried to escape from custody in Assam’s Nagaon district, an officer said on Saturday. The injured accused has been admitted to Gauhati Medical College and Hospital with bullet injuries on both legs, the