The Special Task Force (STF) of Assam police recovered and seized fake Indian currency notes (FICN) worth Rs 4.59 lakh and apprehended a person in the Sonapur area in the Kamrup (Metro) district.
Ahead of the Chhath Puja celebration, the Kamrup (Metro) district administration and Guwahati city police on Monday held a crucial meeting with the Chhath Puja celebration committees of the city and instructed to follow the guidelines.
The Special Task Force (STF) of Assam police seized 637 grams of heroin worth Rs six crore from a vehicle in the Amingaon area in Assam's Kamrup district late Saturday night. Two people have been apprehended in connection with it, the officials said on Sunday.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday visited the Durga Puja Pandal of Guwahati University and offered prayers on the occasion of Dussehra.
As the Durga Puja festival is being celebrated, Kamrupia and Kaihati Dhulia that are beautiful ethnic folk dramas, have now become an integral part of Durga Puja celebrations, especially in the lower Assam part.
Ahead of the Durga Puja celebrations in Guwahati, the Kamrup (Metro) district administration has issued an advisory to the puja celebration committees, including installation of CCTV cameras, declaring "No Tobacco, No Alcohol Zones," etc.
All government, provincialized, and private schools in Assam's Kamrup (Metro) district will be closed from September 24 to September 27 due to excessive heat and rising temperatures, an official said.
The Assam Government on Friday issued new guidelines, including school hours, for safeguarding students health amid the heatwave-like situation in the state.
The Special Task Force (STF) of Assam Police seized 588 grams of heroin and arrested two persons in Assam's Kamrup district, officials said on Thursday.
At least 30 people, including women and minors, were injured following head-on-collision between two passenger buses in Assam's Kamrup district on Wednesday, police said.