Kollam, Kerala. A shocking incident of police brutality has come to light, where a soldier and his family were brutally assaulted by the police. Kirankumar, a Naik in the Madras Regiment of the Indian Army, and his family were attacked by the police in their home in Kollam. According to reports, the police arrived at…
Kochi. On Monday, the Kerala Police ADGP MR Ajith Kumar said that the police have invoked the UAPA against Shahrooq Saifi, the accused in the Elathur train arson case. He stated that the police have clear evidence that Shahrooq committed the crime, and he is a highly radicalized person who often watched videos of people…
Guwahati: Appreciating Assam government for planning to set up an integrated judicial complex, which is expected to comprise the Gauhati High Court along with CJM & sessions courts of Kamrup (metropolitan) and Kamrup district in one campus, Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) reiterates its old demand for a media centre where the journalists can assemble for…
Kochi. Kerala, celebrated the Malayalam New Year, Vishu, with colourful rituals, traditional fervour and gaiety on Saturday. Vishu, which is also celebrated as a harvest festival, falls on the first day of the Malayalam month of ‘Medam’. The day began with family members waking up in the early hours to see ‘vishukkanni’, the custom of…
Kochi. The investigation team probing the Elathur train arson case has charged the accused, Shahrooq Saifi, with the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). The SIT of Kerala police on Sunday invoked the UAPA against Shahrooq Saifi, the sole accused in the Kannur express train arson case. A report in this regard will be submitted to…
Guwahati: Attending the closing ceremony of Gauhati High Court’s platinum jubilee celebration on Friday at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra in the city, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma revealed that the State government was planning to construct an integrated judicial complex in Guwahati which will comprise the Gauhati High Court along with CJM and sessions courts…
Guwahati: Assam’s well-known businessman, film maker and a vivid social media user Luit Kumar Barman has lodged a complaint in the court of Kamrup (metro) chief judicial magistrate on Wednesday against Prateek Hajela, IAS (the former State coordinator for National Register of Citizens), Wipro limited and Integrated System and Services (ISS, represented by proprietor Utpal…
Guwahati: Referring to Bihu festival as a representation of rich cultural heritage belonging to Assamese community, State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday commented that the revered festival should be celebrated in a befitting manner across the State. Attending the ceremonial distribution of one-time financial assistance of Rs 1.5…
Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, soon after his arrival in the city on Friday, will dedicate AIIMS Guwahati and three other medical colleges to the nation. Prior to it, PM Modi in presence of Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Union health & family welfare minister Mansukh L. Mandaviya with…
After days of public uproar across Assam, the State electricity board recently came out with a number of clarifications. Firstly, it asserted that the conversion of metering equipment (from postpaid to prepaid) does not increase the energy loads for a consumer. Secondly, the issue of higher charges against the electricity consumption by a household will be…
