"Police have so far arrested two persons in connection with the alleged rape incident, and the main accused is still absconding," said Leena Doley, Superintendent of Police of Hailakandi district.
"Though SHG members, Anganwadi workers and helpers, ASHA workers, police including VDPs and battalions, tea gardens, educational institutions and government offices have been identified as target groups, DCs should encourage the voluntary participation of people, NGOs, public and religious i
"Assam makes another leap towards peace. A warm welcome to the 1,182 members of various Adivasi insurgent outfits who abandoned the path of violence and joined Prime Minster Narendra Modi's mission of peace and progress in the North East," Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
Making another leap towards strengthening peace, a total of eight extremist groups in Assam laid down their arms before Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at a programme held in the state's capital city Guwahati on Thursday.
"There are around 60,000-70,000 police personnel, and home guards in Assam and the presence of 2-3 per cent black sheep is natural. Our effort is to shape the Assam police as a people-friendly force. It is not easy to make this, because the Assam police became a force dealing with insurgency
Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday laid the foundation stone of the Inland Waterways Transport (IWT) terminal to be developed at Bogibeel in Dibrugarh, by the bank of the River Brahmaputra (National Waterways 2) in Assam's Dibrugarh.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday lauded the first methanol consignment to Bangladesh from Assam Petrochemical Plant, an effort towards establishing Assam as a major exporter of petrochemicals.
Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Monday said that education plays a crucial role in training our youth and praised the private universities for contributing generously to the development of higher education in Assam.
The overall flood situation in Assam is gradually improving, but over 20,000 people in Barpeta district have still been affected by the deluge. According to the reports of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), 37 villages under three revenue circles - Chenga, Sarthebari,