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Raijor Dal chief Akhil Gogoi cast his vote for the 2026 Assam Assembly polls, predicting a win by 50,000 votes. He said he was jailed in 2021 and is now fighting a 'fascist' BJP government to 'save democracy'. Raijor Dal president and candidate from Sibsagar constituency, Akhil Gogoi, cast his vote for the 2026 Assam Assembly election on Thursday, claiming that he will win with a margin of about 50,000 votes. Speaking to ANI, Akhil Gogoi expressed happiness after voting in his own constituency, ...Read More >
Sivasagar (Assam): Raijor Dal president and candidate from Sibsagar constituency, Akhil Gogoi, cast his vote for the 2026 Assam Assembly election on Thursday, claiming that he will win with a margin of about 50,000 votes. Speaking to ANI, Akhil Gogoi expressed happiness after voting in his own constituency, as at the time of polling for the 2021 elections, he was in jail under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. He said, "This is the first time for me to vote in my local constituency, bec ...Read More >
Sivasagar (Assam) [India], April 4 (ANI): As the 2026 Assam Assembly elections heat up, the Sibsagar (Sivasagar) constituency has emerged as one of the most-watched battlegrounds. Incumbent MLA and Raijor Dal chief Akhil Gogoi is looking to retain his stronghold in the historic Ahom capital, but the challenge has taken a complex turn with a "friendly contest" between the ruling NDA allies. Also Read | Ashok Kharat Viral Videos Case: Godman Impregnated Victim, Gave Her Abortion Pills, Say Polic ...Read More >
Sivasagar (Assam) [India], April 4 (ANI): As the 2026 Assam Assembly elections heat up, the Sibsagar (Sivasagar) constituency has emerged as one of the most-watched battlegrounds. Incumbent MLA and Raijor Dal chief Akhil Gogoi is looking to retain his stronghold in the historic Ahom capital, but the challenge has taken a complex turn with a "friendly contest" between the ruling NDA allies. Gogoi is fighting to retain his seat against two NDA alliance candidates: Prodip Hazarika (AGP) and Kusha ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal has upheld the Centre's decision to impose a five-year ban on the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) and its factions, wings and front organisations. In its order, presiding officer Justice Nelson Sailo held that the outfit's activities are "detrimental to the sovereignty and integrity of India" and aimed at secession. The Tribunal said there was sufficient material to conclude that the group was engaged in activities amou ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal has upheld the Centre's decision to impose a five-year ban on the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) and its factions, wings and front organisations. In its order, presiding officer Justice Nelson Sailo held that the outfit's activities are "detrimental to the sovereignty and integrity of India" and aimed at secession. The Tribunal said there was sufficient material to conclude that the group was engaged in activities amou ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 31: The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal has confirmed the five-year ban imposed by the Centre on the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang), or NSCN (K), along with all its factions, wings, and other fronts, an order notified on Tuesday said. In its order on March 19, published in the gazette late Tuesday evening, Presiding Officer Justice Nelson Sailo ruled that the activities of NSCN (K) are "detrimental to the sovereignty and integrity of India" and are ai ...Read More >
Guwahati: Tension gripped a city hotel in Guwahati on Monday after Assam Police arrested Veer Lachit Sena leader Rantu Paniphukan midway through a press conference, triggering sharp reactions from the organisation's chief Shrinkhal Chaliha, who warned of launching a "jungi movement" if the detained members were not released within the day. The dramatic arrest unfolded at Hotel Apollo Grand on GS Road, where Paniphukan was addressing journalists while another key leader Bikash Asom absconding fr ...Read More >
If such incidents continue, the government will consider banning the organisation, said Sarma. Police said a local businessman, Rahul Mishra, was abducted from outside Pratiksha Hospital in Guwahati's Borbari area on Sunday. The accused have been alleged to have demanded a ransom of ₹15-20 lakh for Mishra's release. A team from Dispur Police Station tracked down the suspects to Tribeni Path within hours and rescued Mishra. Police said the eight suspects were identified as Biswajit Doley, Inja ...Read More >
Champhai (Mizoram) [India], October 27 (ANI): The Assam Rifles recovered a significant cache of arms, ammunition, and war-like stores from Saikumphai, Champhai District, Mizoram, a statement issued on Monday stated. In a post on social media platform X, the Assam Rifles stated that during an operation on October 24, the forces recovered six 60mm mortar tubes with base plates, two 7.62mm Myanmar-made assault rifles, three shotguns, two .22 rifles, one hand grenade, forty live rounds of 7.62mm am ...Read More >
Namsai (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], October 27 (ANI): Assam Rifles under Spear Corps, in the early hours of October 25, based on specific intelligence inputs and in coordination with Arunachal Pradesh Police, launched a follow-up operation in the general area of Manfeisang, Namsai District, South Arunachal Pradesh, a press release said. During the extensive search and tracking operation, multiple columns were employed, including aerial reconnaissance, tracker dogs, drones, and technical surveil ...Read More >
ITANAGAR, 26 Oct: A militant belonging to the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) outfit has been nabbed in Namsai district, a defence spokesperson said on Sunday. Acting on a tip-off, a joint operation by the Assam Rifles and Arunachal Pradesh Police was launched in Manfeisang-Hanthi Camp area on Saturday. During the operation, 24-year-old self-styled corporal Thawseng Asom, alias Anupom Dohatiya, a resident of Makum Bariakoli in Assam's Tinsukia district, was arrested, defen ...Read More >
Itanagar, Oct 26 (PTI) A militant belonging to the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) outfit has been nabbed in Arunachal Pradesh's Namsai district, a defence spokesperson said on Sunday. Acting on a tip-off, a joint operation by Assam Rifles and Arunachal Pradesh Police was launched in Manfeisang-Hanthi Camp area on Saturday. During the operation, 24-year-old self-styled Corporal Thawseng Asom, alias Anupom Dohatiya, a resident of Makum Bariakoli in Assam's Tinsukia district ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a major counter-insurgency operation, the Assam Rifles apprehended the cadre of banned ULFA (I), who was involved in the attack on the Army Camp at Kakopathar town in Assam on October 17, Defence officials said on Sunday. According to officials, the counter-insurgency operation was carried out in the early hours of October 25, 2025, based on specific intelligence inputs. "Assam Rifles under Spear Corps, in coordination with Arunachal Pradesh Police, launched a follow-up operation ...Read More >
Guwahati: A suspected self-styled Sergeant Major of proscribed militant outfit United Liberation Front of Assam-Independent (ULFA-I) was killed by the Army and Assam Rifles in a joint operation in Arunachal Pradesh's Namsai district on Wednesday. A defence spokesman said that on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, an operation was launched by Army and Assam Rifles units and then established contact with terrorists at 6 Mile Lekang Khampti areas in Namsai district. The search conduc ...Read More >
Guwahati, Oct 25: A group of around 20 cadres of the United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) entered India from their Myanmar camp to indulge in acts of violence and stayed in Arunachal Pradesh. Meanwhile, it is believed that the blast on the railway track in Kokrajhar district was a lone wolf attack. Police sources told The Assam Tribune that the group of ULFA(I) cadres, which entered India, was divided into two, and one was involved in the attack on an army camp in Kakopathar. While ret ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam Police on Thursday paid tribute to IPS Ravi Kant Singh, an officer who was killed in Tinsukia in 1996 during operations against insurgent groups. In a post on X, the police said, "Remembering Ravi Kant Singh, IPS, who made the Supreme Sacrifice in Tinsukia in 1996 while confronting extremism. His service demonstrated duty, integrity, and commitment." Singh had led multiple operations against ULFA hideouts across the Tinsukia district. On the day of his death, suspected ULFA mil ...Read More >
Namsai (Arunachal Pradesh): A member of the banned United Liberation Front of Assam - Independent (Ulfa-I) was killed in an encounter with the Army and Assam Rifles in the Namsai district of Arunachal Pradesh on the intervening night of October 21/22. He is suspected to be one of those involved in a major attack on an Army camp in Assam's Kakopathar on October 17 during which three soldiers received minor injuries. The militants had attacked the Army camp around midnight from a moving vehicle, ...Read More >
Itanagar, Oct 22 (PTI) An ULFA (I) cadre was killed by the Indian Army and Assam Rifles in a joint operation in Arunachal Pradesh's Namsai district, a defence spokesperson said on Wednesday. Contact with terrorists was established in the MS-6 area of Namsai district during the operation on the intervening night of Wednesday. After first light, security forces recovered the body of the slain militant, identified as self-styled 'Sergeant Major' Iwon Axom of the proscribed outfit ULFA (I), Guwahat ...Read More >
Itanagar, Oct 22 (PTI) An ULFA (I) cadre was killed by the Indian Army and Assam Rifles in a joint operation in Arunachal Pradesh's Namsai district, a defence spokesperson said on Thursday. Contact with terrorists was established in the MS-6 area of Namsai district during the operation on the intervening night of Wednesday. After first light, security forces recovered the body of the slain militant, identified as self-styled 'Sergeant Major' Iwon Axom of the proscribed outfit ULFA (I), Guwahati ...Read More >
"Around 12.30 am, unidentified terrorists fired at the Kakopathar Company location from a moving vehicle. The troops on duty retaliated immediately and effectively took caution to avoid collateral damage to civilian houses in the vicinity," the Army spokesperson said. Three Army personnel were injured when unidentified terrorists fired at the security force's camp in Kakopathar area in Assam's Tinsukia district early on Friday, a defence spokesperson said. The Army and the police have launched ...Read More >
Guwahati: In a major escalation, the banned militant outfit ULFA (Independent) carried out a dreaded attack on an Indian Army camp in Kakopathar, Tinsukia district, shortly after midnight on Wednesday. According to reports, a group of suspected ULFA (I) militants arrived in a truck and launched multiple Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) shells -- estimated to be three or four -- at the camp, followed by indiscriminate gunfire. The assault lasted for nearly 30 minutes before the attackers escaped u ...Read More >
Guwahati: Three soldiers were injured in an attack on an Army base in Kakopathat in eastern Assam's Tinsukia district shortly after midnight. Proscribed militant outfit United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) claimed responsibility for the attack. The Army said 'unidentified terrorists' opened fire on Kakopathar Company from a moving vehicle. A Defence spokesperson said at around midnight on 17 October unidentified terrorists fired on Kakopathar Company location from a moving vehicle. Th ...Read More >
Guwahati, Oct 8 (PTI) Zubee Garg's cousin and Assam Police DSP Sandipan Garg was apprehended on Wednesday in connection with the singer's death in Singapore last month, taking the total number of arrests in the case to five, a senior officer said. The DSP was remanded to seven-day police custody by the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) of Kamrup Metropolitan district, he said. A special investigation team under the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Assam Police is probing into the s ...Read More >
Singer Papon remembered Zubeen Garg. He requested a swift investigation into Garg's sudden death. Garg, 52, died in Singapore on September 19. He sustained injuries during a scuba diving incident. The Assamese singer was known for popular tracks. His body was cremated with full state honours. An investigation into his passing is currently underway. Singer Papon remembered late musician Zubeen Garg in a social media post, asking for a swift investigation into his sudden death. Garg, 52, died in ...Read More >
The Lok Sabha approved the Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill, 2025, facilitating the establishment of IIM Guwahati as an institute of national importance. The institute will receive Rs 555 crore over five years, after which it is expected to be self-sufficient. This addition marks the second IIM in the North-eastern region, following Shillong. The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill, 2025, paving the way for the establishment of an Indi ...Read More >
Guwahati: A bill to include the proposed Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Guwahati in Assam in the Schedule of the Indian Institutes of Management Act was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday, paving the way for it to be declared an institution of national importance. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan tabled the bill amid protests by the opposition over the issue of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz a ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 20 (PTI) Star Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar clinched the title with a leap of 7.75m at the Meeting Maia Cidade do Desporto in Maia, Portugal, a World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze-level meet. The Asian Games silver medallist registered his best effort in the second round on Saturday night. Sreeshankar opened with a 7.63m jump, followed it up with his winning leap of 7.75m in the second round, and then recorded a solid 7.69m. His third attempt was a foul, while his fi ...Read More >
Dibrugarh: A powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was recovered on Saturday from Nongtaw village in the Piyong circle of Namsai district in Arunachal Pradesh. The recovery comes as security forces have intensified counter-insurgency operations across eastern Arunachal Pradesh and eastern Assam. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! Security forces had stepped up their operations following credible intelligence reports indicating the presence of ...Read More >
Jammu- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday reviewed the ongoing restoration work of the historic Mubarak Mandi complex, which was the power centre of the Dogra kings in Jammu, and stressed on enhancing its heritage appeal. The Mubarak Mandi Complex is one of Jammu's most significant architectural heritage sites and is envisioned as a comprehensive cultural centre, housing museums, conference venues and heritage hospitality services. Accompanied by Advisor Nasir Aslam Wan ...Read More >
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