Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s sudden desire and “desperation” to get real is “laughable”. Sarma was referring to Gandhi’s impromptu stop on Saturday at Madina village in Haryana’s Sonipat district, where he interacted with people and spent time with farmers working in agricultural lands. … Read more
Day: July 10, 2023
‘Corrupt’ Assam police officer dismissed from service
GUWAHATI: A ‘corrupt’ Assam police officer has been dismissed from service. This was informed by Assam director general of police (DGP) GP Singh. The officer to have been dismissed from service has been identified as Dhiraj Jyoti Namasudra. He was serving as a police sub-inspector (SI) at the Gohpur police station … Read more
Manipur violence | Miscreants set ablaze pickup van
IMPHAL: A fully loaded pickup van was set ablaze by unknown miscreants at Sagoltongba in Imphal West district of Manipur on Sunday (July 09) morning. Notably, a total of three vehicles were set on fire by miscreants at different locations across Manipur during the past 48 hours. On Sunday (July 09) … Read more
West Bengal panchayat polls violence | Stolen ballot boxes ‘found’ in Assam
GUWAHATI: Two of the ballot boxes that were stollen by miscreants during polling for panchayat elections in West Bengal were found in Golakganj town of Dhubri district in Assam. According to reports, the two ballot boxes were recovered from a pond at Golakganj town in the Dhubri district of Assam on … Read more