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Officials of the Directorate of Vigilence and Anti-Corruption have seized cash amounting to Rs 1.18 crore during a search conducted at the house of the brother in-law of tainted Assam Civil Service (ACS) officer Lachit Kumar Das at Beltola area of Guwahati.Some land documents were also seized during the raid, an official source said on Saturday.Das, posted as the additional director of land records, was arrested on Thursday on corruption charges.Nearly Rs 50 lakh in cash, Rs 80 lakh in fixed deposits and other items were also recovered from Das's Guwahati residence after his arrest.Das was arrested by sleuths from the…

In a tragic and mysterious incident, two schoolgirls who had gone missing were found dead in a pond in Assam’s Kokrajhar district on Thursday. The deceased have been identified as Anamika Bara, a Class 9 student, and Charita Lakra, a Class 8 student. Both were students of Dholmara High School. According to reports, the girls were returning home from school when they went missing. Their families became worried after they failed to return home and immediately launched a search for them. During the search operation near a pond in the area, the caretaker, identified as Gola Mostafa, allegedly advised locals…

Lachit Kumar Das, a senior Assam Civil Service (ACS) officer, was arrested from his office in Guwahati after allegedly being caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 45,000. The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption reportedly recovered a large amount of cash and valuables during a raid at Das’s residence in the Beltola area of the city following his arrest on corruption charges. According to officials, investigators seized nearly Rs 50 lakh in cash, more than half a kilogram of gold ornaments, and fixed deposit receipts worth around Rs 70 lakh from the officer’s flat. Several life insurance certificates were…

Lakshman Prasad Acharya on Friday, May 22, presented the BJP-led government’s vision for Assam for the next five years during his inaugural address in the 16th Assam Legislative Assembly, amid protests and a walkout by Opposition parties. Barely five minutes into the Governor’s speech on the second day of the Assembly session, MLAs from the Indian National Congress and Raijor Dal entered the Well of the House, demanding that the government focus on issues such as inflation and rising prices instead of highlighting its achievements. Congress legislators displayed placards, raised slogans and later staged a walkout from the Assembly. The…

Indian shuttler Ashmita Chaliha continued her impressive run at the Malaysia Masters, storming into the women’s singles quarterfinals with 21-13, 21-16 win over Malaysia’s Goh Jin Wei at the Stadium Axiata Arena on Thursday.Starting from the qualifiers, Ashmita, who hails from Assam, looked in complete control against the world No. 55, dominating the opening game with a comfortable win.Although Jin Wei attempted a fightback in the second game, the Indian shuttler never allowed her opponent to settle, wrapping up the contest in straight games in just 27 minutes.With the victory, Ashmita reaches the quarterfinals of a Super 500 event for…

Motohaus India, a premium Italian electric two-wheeler brand, has expanded its footprint in Northeast India with the launch of its Guwahati showroom on Wednesday.The dealership brings premium European mobility brands Brixton Motorcycles and VLF Scooters to one of the region's most strategically important and rapidly growing automotive markets.The new dealership marks another significant milestone in Motohaus India's aggressive expansion strategy across key metropolitan and emerging markets in India.This is the 15th showroom of the company in India, and the second in the Northeast.Motohaus India plans to open 15 more showrooms across India by the end of 2026.The newly inaugurated Motohaus…

Assam Chief Secretary Dr Ravi Kota has ordered strict compliance of the provisions of the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules and the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court relating to scientific waste management and environmental safeguards.He gave the directive during a video conference with all District Commissioners and concerned departments to review implementation of the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2026 across Assam.Dr Kota emphasized strengthening of source segregation, door-to-door waste collection systems, decentralized waste processing infrastructure, and scientific remediation of legacy waste dump sites.He asked districts to ensure identification and notification of bulk waste generators, including markets, educational institutions,…

Remarks made by Basanta Kumar Goswami on the role of char-chapori Muslims in preserving the Assamese language have sparked a major debate across Assam, drawing mixed reactions from literary circles, student organisations and political leaders. The controversy began after the Asam Sahitya Sabha president said during a public interaction that Assamese-speaking Muslims living in the riverine char-chapori areas have played a significant role in strengthening the Assamese linguistic community. He stated that their continued identification as Assamese speakers in the census is important for protecting the language and cultural identity of Assam. Goswami said that if Muslims from char-chapori areas…

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on May 19 launched a sharp attack on the Congress and India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru over the 1961 language movement in Assam, alleging that the then Congress-led government had attempted to “fragment” Assam during a politically sensitive period. In a post on X, Dubey claimed that during the 1960s, when the country was facing the threat of Chinese aggression, the Congress government tried to create divisions and tensions between Assamese-speaking and Bengali-speaking communities in Assam. Referring to the police firing on Bengali language protesters in Barak Valley on May 19, 1961, he described the…