Three persons including a woman were killed while several others were injured in a clash that broke out between two groups over a family dispute at the Sorbhog area in Assam's Barpeta district on Tuesday.
More than 2000 security personnel including paramilitary, home guards, CRPF, and Assam police have been deployed in the area to avoid any untoward incident during the course of anti-encroachment drive which is going to continue till Thursday, starting Tuesday.
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati has completed the transfer of technology (ToT) of a Novel Free-Space Optical Communication System to the telecom industry.
A syndicate based in Bangladesh, Tripura, Assam and West Bengal in India was smuggling huge quantities of gold from the neighbouring country to India through Indo-Bangla border in the state of Tripura, an official release said on Monday.
The troops of Assam Rifles recovered 780 bags of illegal areca nuts worth Rs 3.51 Crore in the general area of Melbuk crossing in Mizoram's Champhai district.
Assam Police to start a special initiative for public grievance redressal related to police matters at the Assam Police Headquarters and all Superintendent of Police (SP) offices from Monday, officials said in a press note.
Former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, BJP National General Secretary Arun Singh and BJP State President Satish Poonia reached Gulabchand Kataria's residence and congratulated him on being nominated as the Governor of Assam.
Leader of Opposition in Rajasthan and senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party Gulab Chand Kataria has been given the responsibility of the Governor of Assam state on which he said, "I will fulfil the responsibility honestly."