North East - The Purbottar

23 Feb

Pawan Khera deplaned from Indigo flight

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On Thrusday, Congress leader Pawan Khera got arrested at Delhi airport. He was on the flight to Chhattisgarh and soon he was deplaned on request of Assam Police, on the way to Delhi. “We have requested Delhi police to arrest him (Pawan Khera). We will bring him to Assam after taking permission from a local court,” Prasanta Kumar Bhuyan, IGP L&O & Spox of Assam police said. According to the sources, a case was registered against him at Haflong Police station in Assam Dima Hasao district. Khera was on the way to Raipur to attend a party’s session along with…

22 Feb

Supreme Court Relief to Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi

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Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi, accused of anti-CAA protests and suspected Maoist links, was granted release by the Supreme Court and sought a response from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on his plea. A bench of Justices V Ramasubramanian and Pankaj Mittal on Tuesday ordered after hearing the arguments of senior advocate Huzefa Ahmadi, appearing for the lawmaker, that Akhil Gogoi be protected against the FIR dated December 14, 2019. According to sources, the High Court had earlier allowed the NIA to frame charges against Mr Gogoi and three of his associates in a special court in connection with anti-CAA protests…

22 Feb

Gulab Chand Kataria new Governor of Assam

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On Wednesday, Assam's new Governor Shrimant Shankardeva took oath of office and secrecy before Chief Justice Sandeep Mehta of Gauhati High Court at Kalakshetra. Gulab Chand Kataria is the 31st Governor of Assam, succeeding Jagadish Mukhi, who resigned on Sunday after completing his term. The Governor bade farewell to the former Governor of Assam at his private Raj Bhavan. Gulab Chand Kataria was a senior BJP leader who was the Home Minister of Rajasthan in the Vasundhara Raje government. Before being appointed as the Governor of Assam, he was the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. Kataria…

21 Feb

Assam woman marries other state’s man to avoid arrest

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A man named Vimal Kariya in Porbandar had filed a petition to declare his as marriage illegal and divorce the woman he married. Petitioner Vimal Kariya's lawyer Bharat Lakhani filed the case under Section 12 of the Hindu Marriage Act. According to the man, his wife tied the knot with her first husband, who has a criminal record in Assam, without divorcing him. However, they could not produce the necessary documents related to Karia's wife's divorce petition in an Assam court. Kariya's wife had arrived in Assam a few months ago and a few days later he received a call…

21 Feb

Bal Panchayat approached in Assam

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To create awareness against child marriage in Assam, village-level meeting was held in concern to impose Bal Panchayat to end child marriage completely. On Sunday, in cachar district the initiative was launched. How Bal Panchayat will be helpful? Bal Panchayats will target the areas where tendency of child marriage is high. Panchayat presidents will work as nodal officers and they will be supported by Anganwadi workers, ASHA workers, doctors, police etc. The chief minister said the Bal Panchayats are additional support from the administration’s part to the ongoing police crackdown on child marriages in the state. Also so far, the…

20 Feb

A woman kills her husband and mother-in-law

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A woman in Assam killed her husband and mother-in-law and transported pieces of the bodies packed in polythene to Meghalaya. According to the sources, the incident took place last year between August-September by the woman, her lover and their friends together. The incident came into light when the husband’s cousin filed a complaint against the missing. Besides, the accused have been arrested and an investigation is going on. The names of the husband and mother-in-law are Amarendra Dey and Shankari De. Also according to the investigation, the twin murder took place at different place in Guwahati. Some parts of the…

20 Feb

Another encounter took place in Assam

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On Monday, Santosh Jaiswal came across a bike lifter in Assam's Charideo district. According to sources, Jaiswal was a seasoned bike lifter who was convicted under the Arms Act. The victim was missing for the past two years. On February 19, the police received intelligence and discovered that the accused was at sonari at his in-laws' house. When the police team tried to chase the accused, he fired many shots at the police. During the incident, the police also fired back at him.

19 Feb

Businessman murder accused shoot down

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Assam Police shoot down prime accused in killing businessman Ranjit Bora on Saturday. According to the sources, the deceased is identified as Shah Alam Tendulkar and he was under Police custody at Sonapur, Assam. On Saturday, while he was being taken to the crime spot, Shah Alam tried to escape from Police custody. So Shah Alam was shoot down during the movement. On Friday night, a police officer said he was nabbed from Sonapur area, there he tried to flee again, prompting personal of the force to shoot him. Ranjit Bora was a distributor of the West Assam MilkProducers' Co-operative…

19 Feb

Jagdish Mukhi bids farewell to Assam

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Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi and wife Prem Mukhi bid farewell to Assam on Saturday. The program was organised at Raj Bhavan. “It has been my honor to serve the beautiful state of Assam as Governor for more than five years. I am happy with the results of our joint efforts and believe that the prosperity and progress of the state will continue,” Mukhi said. According to sources, Mukhi will be replaced by Leader of Opposition in the Rajasthan Assembly Gulab Chand Kataria, who is likely to be sworn in as the new governor of Assam on February 22. Mukhi was…

17 Feb

Massive fire broke out at Jorhat, Assam

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A massive fire broke out at Jorhat, Chow Bazaar, Assam, no casualty reported during the outbreak, Police informed. According to sources, 150 shops were destroyed and 25 fire tenders reached the spot and brought the situation under control. The fire is suspected to have started from an electrical short circuit in a shop, which quickly spread to the crowded market. Also the most destroyed shops were grocery and clothing shops, according to the report.