In a shameful incident, the police constable, identified as 50-year-old Shivesh Sen Gupta, was on night patrol duty when CCTV footage showed him stealing a sack of onions from a parked vehicle at a godown in ward 5 of Dhubri town.
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday launched 'Amrit Brikshya Andolan' where the people of the state will plant 1 crore seedling on September 17.
In a crackdown against wildlife smugglers, five suspected smugglers were arrested with rhino horns, elephant tusks and tiger bones by officials of Manas National Park (MNP) in Assam's Baksa district on Friday.
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informed that they have decided to amend the Panchayati Raj System in the state which will bring transformation to the system.
He said, "If the people want separate Barak Land why would we oppose? But the people have to take the decision collectively and not some Leftists,” he said during his visit to Barak Valley on Thursday.
According to reports, the passengers were returning from Doomdooma's weekly market when the vehicle in which they were travelling collided with the mini-good truck
The state crime investigation department (CID) has arrested nine others, including senior police officers, in Assam's Bajali district after a local businessman alleged that he was being extorted by police.
