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21 Nov

Assam Police observes World Children’s Day

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The Assam Police culminated ‘Go Blue’ campaign for World Children’s Day which started from November 14 and the day is globally observed on November 20. The headquarters and offices of Police were illuminated blue in color, Assam. According to the sources, the campaign was initiated to express solidarity with the cause of child rights illuminating the color Blue for the campaign. Also the campaign was initiated by UNICEF, the UN agency that works on child’s right. A Police statement said, “By going blue, the Assam Police reiterated its ongoing commitment towards promoting and protecting the rights of all children. As…

21 Nov

Communication established with trapped men, Tunnel case

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An incident took place on Uttarakhand district where a tunnel got collapsed due to landslide and with that trapped several workers inside on November 12. However, On Monday first video of the workers was captured after a camera was slipped inside to film the trapped men. Since then, the rescuers have developed contact with the trapped men by providing oxygen, food and water through a narrow pipe inserted earlier. Further, the rescuers appear to be using two-way radios to communicate with the trapped men and in the video released to the press, shown that one of them is holding a…

21 Nov

Assam man arrested under Pocso Act

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A 47 years old man from Assam’s Cachar district raped a 9-years old girl for multiple times and is now arrested by the Assam Police. According to the sources, the girl and her family lived next to the accused man and his identity is not yet ascertained by the Police. Further, the accused will be presented to the court on Tuesday. According to the victim’s mother, “Recently, she has been suffering due to stomach pain, and then her private area began to bleed. We brought her to the hospital, and while she was receiving treatment, she told us the whole…

21 Nov

Mumbai Police arrested six people for smuggling diesel

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The Mumbai police have arrested six people including sailors for trying to smuggle diesel in a boat through the Arabian Sea near Sewri Jetty in Mumbai. The police actually found 19,500 liters of diesel which has a market value of 18 lakh rupees. Actually the coastal guard on the night of November 15 noticed an unknown boat on the Arabian Sea. The coastal guard officers immediately informed police who quickly reached the spot and start investigation. The boat which was used to smuggle valued at up to 3 lakh rupees and the other items found inside the boat have been…

20 Nov

Assam CM asks for name suggestions on welcoming female giraffe

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Assam State Zoo-cum-Botanical Garden known as Guwahati Zoo, welcomed a female giraffe calf on Sunday. On welcoming the calf, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed his happiness and asked for name suggestions from the netizens. Assam CM through a post on ‘X’ said, “Happy to share that the Assam State Zoo has been blessed with a cute baby Giraffe just three days ago. Any suggestions for naming the new born?” sharing pictures of the baby calf. According to the sources, the calf’s roots are from Africa but by birth he is an Assamese.

20 Nov

Hen’s rectum was used to burst crackers, terrific death

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A video of four boys from Assam's Nagaon district in Raha Gaon, were seen holding a hen with a firecracker inserted in the private part of the bird and bursting crackers which caused a terrified death of the innocent bird. The video came into notice after a NGO, People for Animals (PFA) posted on their social media handle, instagram handle tagging the Assam Police for immediate action against the boys. On the post, the boys included in holding the incident were also mentioned. The Insta post said, "It’s distressing to note that despite the consequences, the perpetrators show no remorse.…

20 Nov

A earthquake strike Andaman Sea

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An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter scale hit the Andaman Sea in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Sunday evening at 7.36 pm at a depth of 120 Km., the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said in a statement. Earlier also on Thursday an earthquake of magnitude 3.9 hit Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda. This is very concerning as this type of disaster occurring frequently. "Earthquake of Magnitude: 4.5, Occurred on 19-11-2023, 18:36:46 IST, Lat: 9.94 & Long: 93.89, Depth: 120 Km, Location: Andaman Sea, India," NCS said in a post on X. Although very less people get affected…

18 Nov

Class 10th, 12th boards to get merged and create ASSEB

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The Assam Government hold Cabinet meeting on November 16 and during the meeting the decision was taken about merging class 10th and 12th boards in Assam. Currently, it is the Board of Secondary Education Assam (SEBA) for Class 10 and the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC) for Class 12, after the merger the board will be called the Assam State School Education Board (ASSEB). According to the sources, the decision to merge the boards and the council into one single entity has been made to develop, regulate and supervise the standards and quality of school education in Assam.

18 Nov

India to play World Cup 2023 final against Australia

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After playing nearly seven weeks in India for Cricket World Cup, the tournament is about come to a fiery end. On Sunday, INDIA will be playing against AUSTRALIA at Narendra Modi Stadium, AHMADABAD. To earlier sources, team India defeated New Zealand at Wankheda Stadium at the semi-final and on the other hand, Australia defeated South- Africa at the semi-final. Virat Kohli has notched 711 runs - over 100 more than Quentin de Kock in second with and hit three centuries and five half-centuries in 10 innings. Now, Rohit Sharma’s India undefeated will be playing the finals after 10 years of…

18 Nov

Five members of a gang were arrested by the police for selling fake gold

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In Siliguri on 17th November the cops of Matigara police station busted a gang of fraudsters involved in conning with counterfeit gold in Siliguri. Five members of the gang identified as Ekdil Khan,Sanwar Ali, Zainal Ali,Jalal Ali and Nuruz Zaman all residents of Assam were arrested by the police. Earlier in the month of October incident of fraud had surfaced where Malti Rani Dey, a resident of Patti Colony, under Matigara police station, became a victim. The woman filed a written complaint at the police station which made them to start an investigation. Right now police is taking very strict…