Assam Fire News

The army engaged in a fierce gunfight with unknown armed people and rescued 75 women of a social and cultural institution in Manipur, according to a statement by the military on Sunday.

A woman has been arrested in Assam's Jorhat district for allegedly killing her husband and eventually setting the body on fire, the police said on Saturday.

As voters in Dhubri, Assam, prepare for the May 7 elections, the construction of the longest river bridge in India has taken centre stage in political campaigns. The bridge, which will span the Brahmaputra River, is set to connect Dhubri in Assam

A man was critically injured on Tuesday after the husband of a woman, with whom he allegedly had an extramarital affair, shot at him in Guwahati, a senior police officer said.

An accused involved in several theft cases was killed in an encounter when he allegedly fired at police in Golaghat district of Assam, a senior police officer said on Monday.

As many as 6-7 houses were destroyed in a fire that broke out on Saturday in Assam's Dibrugarh, officials said.

Assam and Meghalaya are on verge of finalising the actual boundary lines in the first six areas of difference as part of the ongoing process to resolve border disputes, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma and Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

Drugs worth Rs 45 crore have been seized in Assam's Cachar district and three members of an inter-state gang were arrested, one of whom was injured in police firing while allegedly trying to flee from custody, police said on Tuesday.

A jawan of the Border Security Force (BSF) sustained fatal injuries while two Assam Rifles personnel sustained gunshot wounds in Manipur's Serou in firing between security forces and a group of insurgents

Over 300 shops were destroyed in the massive fire which broke out in the Chowk Bazaar area of Jorhat in Assam on Thursday night, officials said.

At least six houses were burnedin a massive fire that broke out in the Chhaygaon area in Assam's Kamrup district on Wednesday.

Properties worth lakhs were destroyed after a massive fire broke out in a residential area in Guwahati, the local police informed on Monday.

Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that police should not fire upon civilians, whether they are citizens of Meghalaya or Assam.

A massive fire broke out in Assam's Darrang on Monday evening.

The firing incident that took place after a clash between Meghalaya villagers and a contingent of police and forest guards from Assam has nothing to do with the border dispute between the two states, said Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

The army engaged in a fierce gunfight with unknown armed people and rescued 75 women of a social and cultural institution in Manipur, according to a statement by the military on Sunday.

A woman has been arrested in Assam's Jorhat district for allegedly killing her husband and eventually setting the body on fire, the police said on Saturday.

As voters in Dhubri, Assam, prepare for the May 7 elections, the construction of the longest river bridge in India has taken centre stage in political campaigns. The bridge, which will span the Brahmaputra River, is set to connect Dhubri in Assam

A man was critically injured on Tuesday after the husband of a woman, with whom he allegedly had an extramarital affair, shot at him in Guwahati, a senior police officer said.

An accused involved in several theft cases was killed in an encounter when he allegedly fired at police in Golaghat district of Assam, a senior police officer said on Monday.

As many as 6-7 houses were destroyed in a fire that broke out on Saturday in Assam's Dibrugarh, officials said.

Assam and Meghalaya are on verge of finalising the actual boundary lines in the first six areas of difference as part of the ongoing process to resolve border disputes, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma and Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

Drugs worth Rs 45 crore have been seized in Assam's Cachar district and three members of an inter-state gang were arrested, one of whom was injured in police firing while allegedly trying to flee from custody, police said on Tuesday.

A jawan of the Border Security Force (BSF) sustained fatal injuries while two Assam Rifles personnel sustained gunshot wounds in Manipur's Serou in firing between security forces and a group of insurgents

Over 300 shops were destroyed in the massive fire which broke out in the Chowk Bazaar area of Jorhat in Assam on Thursday night, officials said.

At least six houses were burnedin a massive fire that broke out in the Chhaygaon area in Assam's Kamrup district on Wednesday.

Properties worth lakhs were destroyed after a massive fire broke out in a residential area in Guwahati, the local police informed on Monday.

Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that police should not fire upon civilians, whether they are citizens of Meghalaya or Assam.

A massive fire broke out in Assam's Darrang on Monday evening.

The firing incident that took place after a clash between Meghalaya villagers and a contingent of police and forest guards from Assam has nothing to do with the border dispute between the two states, said Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.