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Two killed in Assam by villagers on suspicion of them being witches, 9 arrested
By Utpal Parashar | Hindustan Times, Guwahati
PUBLISHED ON OCT 02, 2020 09:49 AM IST
According to data presented in the state assembly in November 2019, 107 people have been killed in instances of witch-hunting in Assam since 2011
Tiger chooses ‘bed n breakfast’ to escape floods in Assam’s Kaziranga
By HT Correspondent | New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUL 18, 2019 03:25 PM IST
The Wildlife Trust of India that was providing constant updates on the situation said they will wait until dark to give the tiger a safe passage from the house to the forest.
11 killed in Assam floods, Met dept predicts more rainfall
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Guwahati
UPDATED ON JUL 15, 2019 12:14 AM IST
Nearly 90% of Kaziranga National Park, the largest habitat of one-horned rhinos, has been inundated by flood waters and most wild animals are seeking safety at higher grounds in neighbouring Karbi Anglong district.
Japanese encephalitis kills 48 people in Assam
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Guwahati
UPDATED ON JUL 04, 2019 11:43 PM IST
To prevent and contain the outbreak, state government officials have set up a round-the-clock control centre, begun supplying diagnostic kits to all districts hospitals, and started fogging in villages.
Assam traffic cop stands on duty during storm, becomes social media star
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Guwahati
UPDATED ON APR 26, 2020 08:26 PM IST
Mithun Das, who was manning the busy Basistha traffic intersection, stood amid heavy rain without a raincoat in an uncovered podium directing traffic without thinking twice about running for cover
Lok Sabha election 2019: All about Autonomous District seat in Assam
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON APR 15, 2019 02:18 PM IST
Autonomous District Lok Sabha constituency is spread over two most backward districts of the country.
48 charged with murder in lynching of two in Assam
By Sadiq Naqvi | Hindustan Times, Guwahati
UPDATED ON SEP 01, 2018 09:37 PM IST
The district police are expected to file a charge sheet in another case it had registered against people circulating the video of the crime on social media.
Prime accused in Assam lynching arrested, ‘made phone call about child abductors’
By Sadiq Naqvi | Hindustan Times, Guwahati
UPDATED ON JUN 13, 2018 11:46 PM IST
Alphajoz Timung joins 28 people arrested for the attack on Nilotpal Das and Abhijeet Nath in Karbi Anglong last week.
Don’t fall for rumours: Parents of Assam lynching victim appeal for calm
By Utpal Parashar | Hindustan Times, Guwahati
UPDATED ON JUN 13, 2018 08:43 AM IST
Rumours on social media about a gang of child abductors from outside the state have led to several incidents of innocents being targeted by mobs in recent days.
Around 40 arrested for spreading rumours of child lifting gangs in Assam after mob lynches 2 on suspicion
By Sadiq Naqvi | Hindustan Times, Guwahati
UPDATED ON JUN 12, 2018 01:50 PM IST
Police said more than 70 people were let go after being counselled and made to delete content they had posted on social media pertaining to the matter. Most the of those arrested were younger than 30 years.
13 arrested for posting hate messages over lynching of two men in Assam
By Indo Asian News Service | Indo Asian News Service, Guwahati
UPDATED ON JUN 12, 2018 12:13 AM IST
The 13 people were arrested from different parts of Assam for posting either hate messages or fake information regarding the killing of two men that took place in Dokmoka area in Karbi Anglong.
15 arrested for lynching 2 in Assam; CM Sonowal appeals for calm
By Utpal Parashar | Hindustan Times, Guwahati
UPDATED ON JUN 10, 2018 10:05 PM IST
The lynching in Karbi Anglong sparked outrage against the police and local administration on social media platforms and among neighbours of the victims in Guwahati.
2 men lynched on suspicion of being child lifters in Assam’s Karbi Anglong
By Sadiq Naqvi | Hindustan Times, Guwahati
UPDATED ON JUN 09, 2018 11:50 PM IST
Police said villagers, suspecting them to be child lifters, surrounded the black Scorpio vehicle in which the duo was travelling and started thrashing them, resulting in their death.