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Man sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment under POCSO for raping minor in 2022

India, March 23 -- A POCSO court in Assam's Dhubri district sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment in connection with a kidnapping and rape case of a five-year-old girl from his neighbou... Read More


No holiday for Holi festival in poll-bound districts in Assam: ECI

India, March 22 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed the Assam government not to declare a holiday on March 26 for the celebration of the Holi festival in all the poll-bound district... Read More


Assam: 30 students at NIT Silchar infected with Tuberculosis

India, March 20 -- Thirty students of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Assam's Silchar have been infected with Tuberculosis (TB) disease inside the campus, creating tension amongst the ot... Read More


Arrested rape accused shot while trying to escape from police custody in Assam

India, March 20 -- A man accused of kidnapping and rape of a woman received multiple bullet injuries while trying to escape arrest at Assam's Cachar district, police said. The accused was arrested fr... Read More


Husband among two arrested in Arunachal Pradesh for killing wife in Assam

India, March 19 -- Two Assam residents, allegedly involved in the murder of a lady in Guwahati, were arrested by the police in Arunachal Pradesh East Siang district on Monday, with one of them being t... Read More


Assam DSP arrested for allegedly raping minor domestic help

India, March 18 -- A senior cop, posted as deputy superintendent of police (DSP) at the Police Training College in Assam's Dergaon, has been arrested for allegedly torturing and raping a 15-year-old g... Read More


Only 3-6 lakh people may apply under CAA in Assam, not 1.5 crore: Himanta Biswa Sarma

India, March 18 -- Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that only 3-6 lakh people, and not 1.5 crore people as claimed by some, will apply for citizenship in Assam under the Citizenship Amend... Read More


Assam Congress moves ECI accusing state govt of violating model code of conduct

India, March 18 -- The Assam Congress has written to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by using the images o... Read More


Drugs worth rRs.r110 cr, transported from Mizoram, seized in Assam; woman peddler arrested

India, March 15 -- The police on Thursday seized a large consignment of narcotics, including heroin and brown sugar worth Rs.110 crore, near the Assam-Mizoram border. A woman drug peddler has been arr... Read More


2 killed, 12 injured in clash over land dispute in Assam; 7 held: Police

India, March 14 -- At least two persons were killed and another 12 critically injured after two families allegedly clashed with each other over a land dispute in Assam's Cachar district on Thursday, p... Read More