In a major breakthrough against drug cartels, the Tinsukia district police on Saturday seized heroin worth lakhs and arrested four in connection with the case, officials said.
The prime accused in the Dibrugarh University ragging incident case Rahul Chetry has been sent to the police remand for five days, the police official said on Monday.
A first-semester postgraduate student Anand Sharma reportedly jumped off his hostel building on November 27 after allegedly being fed up with the ragging and harassment.
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Ayush Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday inaugurated the regional business office of State Bank of India in Tinsukia and ceremonially handed over loan sanction papers to self-help groups (SHGs) in the area.
Drawing inspiration from the Rahul-led nationwide march, which has already covered several states, the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) launched its own 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' with the aim of covering an 834 kms across the state over 70 days.
As per the notification issued by the Assam state government's Home (A) department, 43 APS officers have been transferred and posted in different posts in different state districts.
Indian Railways will construct railway lines from Bhalukpong to Tawang along the China border and Silapathar to Along via Bame, which once ready will have strategic importance because it will connect the border areas in the shortest time.