A meeting of all stakeholders on women and child safety issues was organised on Thursday by the Criminal Investigation Department, Assam, at the Conference Hall of Assam Police Headquarters, Guwahati. Senior officers from Police, Social Justice, Education, Health, Labour and Land Resources departments and officials from commissions, representatives of several
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In a shocking incident, a woman died after being allegedly forced to drink acid by her in-laws in Assam’s Karimganj district, police said on Thursday. The incident took place in the Bhairabnagar area under the Ratabari assembly constituency in the Karimganj district. The woman allegedly died after being forced to
A person who returned to Kerala from abroad and was hospitalised after showing signs of monkeypox tested positive for the disease, state Health Minister Veena George said on Thursday. It is the first reported case of the virus in India. Earlier in the day, the minister told reporters that his
Police has registered a case against a BJP MLA in Arunachal Pradesh for allegedly raping a woman at his residence here. The case has been registered at a women police station following her complaint on Tuesday, they said. The matter is under investigation, a police officer said, without elaborating. Meanwhile,
A major landslide hit the Khamdong Beng Ward under the Khamdong Singtam Constituency on Wednesday night. Two vehicles were damaged. No human casualties have been reported from the incident. Five houses were severely damaged and livestock buried under the debris.