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.
The two Assam Civil Service (ACS) officers were suspended in connection with alleged large-scale irregularities in appointments in Assam Fishery Development Corporation Limited (AFDCL), where they were working earlier.
Local villagers rescued two deer in the Dalgaon area in Assam's Darrang district. The local villagers of the Ghiladhari area near Dalgaon on Thursday rescued two deer and informed forest officials. Later forest officials reached the spot and took the rescued deer to Orang National Park. A fo
The Satra authority has donated 5 bighas of land to Mandia Jamia Mosque Iddgah Committee to use as a burial ground and for building a mosque as well, a Barpeta official said.
Gaurav Abhijit Dilip, Superintendent of Police of Tinsukia district told ANI that, one ULFA-I militant was killed during the gun battle on Wednesday between the militants and security forces.