The Latest Breaking News from Guwahati

GUWAHATI: Assam Rifles troops on high alert thwarted an attempt by proscribed faction NSCN (K-YA) to disrupt peace in Nyasa of Mon district in Nagaland in the wee hours on Monday. Two jawans sustained injuries in the gunfight.

GUWAHATI: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (Aapsu), which has a two-member representation in the state government-constituted committee to probe into the residential proof certificate (RPC) issue of Arunachal, on Sunday made it clear that all Chakmas and Hajongs will have to be deported from the frontier state irrespective of…

GUWAHATI: Gauhati High Court has acquitted a man, who was sentenced to life imprisonment by a lower court in 2017 in a murder case that took place in Assam’s Jorhat in 2014 after the evidence was found inconclusive.

GUWAHATI: A police officer was on Sunday arrested by the sleuths of the anti-corruption and vigilance directorate in Assam’s Goalpara district for allegedly accepting a bribe.

GUWAHATI: The Sonitpur district administration in Assam has banned the participation of minors below 18 years in Muharram processions. It has also prohibited the display of sharp-edged weapons during the processions.

GUWAHATI: A 30-year-old man was arrested on Saturday night for allegedly murdering his wife in Guwahati. The arrest took place after the body that was packed in a sack was recovered from a drain on August 2.

GUWAHATI: Three more persons succumbed to Japanese Encephalitis (JE), while 12 fresh cases were reported in Assam on Saturday, according to a release issued by the National Health Mission. The death toll due to JE has increased to 63 in the state since July one.

GUWAHATI: Over two dozen rescued exotic wildlife species, smuggled from Australia, South America and Malaysia through wet markets of Southeast Asia, may become a big attraction for visitors at Assam state zoo here after legal clearance.

GUWAHATI: The Gauhati High Court recently denied bail to a 24-year-old UAPA accused, who allegedly propagated ULFA (I) ideology on Facebook.

GUWAHATI: The registrar of Bhattadev University, Guruprasad Khataniar, was arrested by the vigilance and anti-corruption (VAC) branch of state police in Guwahati on Saturday on charges of demanding a bribe.

GUWAHATI: After a restraining itself last year, Ulfa (I) on Saturday issued a boycott call of Independence Day and also called for a bandh on the day in a joint statement with NSCN (K-YA). Amid CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's ongoing efforts to bring Ulfa (I) to the discussion table and…