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PAN, voter IDs need supporting records: Gauhati HC while rejecting a woman's citizenship claim

India, Nov. 12 -- The Gauhati high court has rejected a woman's claim of Indian citizenship, holding that PAN cards and Electoral Photo Identity Cards (EPICs) issued on the basis of self-applications ... Read More


Explosion at Oil India's tank farm leaves five workers critically injured in Assam's Dibrugarh

India, Nov. 6 -- Five workers of Oil India Limited's (OIL) in Assam's Dibrugarh sustained severe injuries due to an explosion at the Intermediate Tank Farm (ITF) on Friday morning, officials said. Ac... Read More


36 Bangladeshi nationals enter Assam illegally from Meghalaya, detained at Dhubri ferry ghat: Police

India, Oct. 31 -- As many as 36 suspected Bangladeshi nationals have been detained at a ferry ghat in Assam's Dhubri district, and police said that they might have entered India through a border area ... Read More


Assam Police forms SIT to probe killing of five over Guwahati hotel lease dispute

India, Oct. 27 -- Assam Police have constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe a firing incident in Guwahati in which five people died. Guwahati Joint Commissioner of Police Ankur Jain wi... Read More


Four shot dead at hotel in Assam's Guwahati, police fear more casualties

India, Oct. 26 -- At least four people, including a woman, died in Guwahati after a firing took place near a hotel on Monday evening, police said adding that several others sustained bullet injuries. ... Read More


Bihu dancers assaulted during Durga Puja immersion procession in Assam's Sribhumi, 17 held

India, Oct. 26 -- A total of 17 youths have been arrested in Assam's Sribhumi district for allegedly assaulting a Bihu troupe during a Durga Puja idol immersion procession, police said. The victims a... Read More


NIA charge sheet names chief of ULFA(I), 4 others over '24 IED plot

Silchar, Oct. 18 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a charge sheet against banned militant outfit United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) chief Paresh Baruah and four ot... Read More


assam minor rape, murder accused to be tried as adult

Silchar, Oct. 15 -- The Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) in Assam's Hailakandi district has ordered that a 17-year-old accused in the alleged rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl be tried as an adult, po... Read More


17-year-old to be tried as adult in rape, murder case in Assam

Silchar, Oct. 15 -- The Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) in Assam's Hailakandi district ordered that a 17-year-old accused in the alleged rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl be tried as an adult. Hailak... Read More


assam minor rape, murder accused to be tried as adult

Silchar, Oct. 15 -- The Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) in Assam's Hailakandi district has ordered that a 17-year-old accused in the alleged rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl be tried as an adult, po... Read More