Highly addictive methamphetamine tablets valued at over Rs 39 crore were seized, and three drug peddlers were arrested by law enforcement agencies in Assam's Cachar district, officials said on Wednesday.
The Union government on Tuesday announced the release of Rs 213.9 crore as untied grants under the 15th Finance Commission to strengthen rural local bodies in Assam.
With elections looming in West Bengal, Assam, and Bangladesh, intelligence agencies have raised concerns over large-scale radicalisation drives in these regions.
Less than a week after the recovery of a tiger carcass, another dead tiger has been found in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR), officials said on Monday.
Guwahati: Opposition parties in Assam, led by the Congress, on Friday filed an FIR against Dilip Saikia, state BJP president, at the Dispur Police Station here alleging “vote chori (vote theft)” through the ongoing Special Revision (SR) of the electoral rolls, and accused the ruling party of attempting to manipulate the voters’ list ahead of.
In a major crackdown against gold smuggling and financial crimes, the Assam Rifles, in a joint operation with the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), have seized gold and unaccounted Indian currency worth ₹21.87 crore in Tripura.
Guwahati: The Congress, on Tuesday, held a protest at the Manabendra Sharma Complex in Dispur, alleging large-scale irregularities in Assam’s recently published draft electoral rolls and accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Election Commission of India (ECI) of attempting to influence the outcome of the forthcoming state Assembly elections through voter list manipulation. .
