In an incident that has left the medical community in turmoil, a doctor was assaulted and injured by a group of youths at a government hospital in Agartala. The attack occurred while the doctor was on duty, attending to patients.
doctor was allegedly assaulted and verbally abused by a group of youths at GB Hospital in Tripura. He suffered injuries in the attack. One accused was arrested in connection with the case.
Through a memorandum, the tea plantation sector representatives under North Eastern Tea Association, appealed before the minister to prohibit sale, stock, distribution and, or use of certain pesticides in the Assam in the best interest of the tea industry. Those six pesticides are Cypermethr
Police seized 1.90 kg of heroin worth Rs 9.5 crore and apprehended six drug peddlers in two separate operations in Assam's Cachar district, an official said.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that setting up of Indian Institute of Management in Guwahati would be a game changer as the state will emerge as an education hub in Eastern India.
Riding on swashbuckling Rishabh Pant's flowing half-century and fast bowlers's pace assault India made an early statement in the T20 World Cup with a 60-run victory in a warm-up match against Bangladesh at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
The convoy of BJP candidate from the Patliputra Lok Sabha seat in Bihar, Ram Kripal Yadav, was attacked in Patna and a party worker was injured by unidentified assailants after voting concluded on Saturday, police said.
In a significant crackdown, Assam Police intercepted a consignment of illicit cough syrup intended for the narcotics market. The truck was en route from Guwahati to Agartala when it was stopped at the Churaibari checkpost on the Assam-Tripura border.
The water level of the Brahmaputra River has been rising following incessant rainfall in many parts of Assam and other neighbouring states in the past couple of days.
A private security guard and a Special Police Officer (SPO) were assaulted by relatives of a patient on Friday night at the Gomati District Hospital in Tepania.