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Sukrita Baruah
Sukrita is a reporter based in Guwahati, covering India's North East for The Indian Express. She was earlier a correspondent covering the education beat for The Indian Express in Delhi. She tweets at @BaruahSukrita
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Meghalaya honeymoon murder: Indore property dealer arrested, guard where Sonam stayed detainedSubscriber Only
June 23, 2025 07:25 IST
With this, the total number of people arrested in connection with the murder stands at six, including his wife Sonam and the man she was allegedly in a relationship with, Raj Kushwaha, as well as the three assailants who allegedly carried out the killing in Meghalaya’s Sohra.
Mon, Jun 23, 2025
Assam court frames charges against IPS officer in 2019 sexual harassment caseSubscriber Only
June 21, 2025 22:38 IST
The incident, involving a minor girl, allegedly took place in 2019 and a police case was registered in January 2020.
Sun, Jun 22, 2025
Himanta says will tighten cattle slaughter law after series of arrests bring issue to centre stage in AssamSubscriber Only
June 21, 2025 06:45 IST
In the past two weeks, at least 72 people have been arrested in Dhubri, Goalpara and Lakhimpur after three separate incidents of suspected cattle remains being recovered from near temples in the first two places, and near a namghar (community prayer hall) in Lakhimpur.
Sat, Jun 21, 2025
Village chief’s wife killed amid ‘crossfire’ in ChurachandpurSubscriber Only
June 20, 2025 06:32 IST
According to police, the deceased was likely to have been killed in crossfire that took place during this search operation.
Fri, Jun 20, 2025
1,000 displaced by gas leak at ONGC well in Assam, Himanta writes to minister Hardeep Puri: ‘Perception of inadequate urgency’Subscriber Only
June 19, 2025 06:10 IST
The blowout had taken place on June 12, with ONGC reporting gushes of gas were observed during servicing operations at well no. RDS-147 in its Rudrasagar Field in Sivasagar, its oldest field in North East India.
Thu, Jun 19, 2025
Assam’s embattled NRC takes another hit as Himanta Sarma discounts it in ‘pushback’ driveSubscriber Only
June 18, 2025 16:56 IST
With the pushbacks adding another layer to Assam foreigners’ issue, Opposition demands that NRC be finalised so that legal process of those left out can start
Wed, Jun 18, 2025
Meghalaya honeymoon murder: Sonam taken back to crime scene, police look for a second macheteSubscriber Only
June 17, 2025 21:00 IST
Syiem said that police recreated the scene at five locations on the trail that the couple and the assailants had taken on May 23, the day Raja was hacked to death near the Wei Sawdong falls.
Tue, Jun 17, 2025
‘Cannot be allowed for even a minute’: Gauhati High Court orders release of Assam man detained in crackdown on ‘foreigners’Subscriber Only
June 17, 2025 07:41 IST
Goalpara resident Mozida Begum had approached the Gauhati High Court after her son Hasinur, alias Hachinur, had been detained by Assam Police on May 25 as part of a state-wide drive in which people declared foreigners were being detained and “pushed back” into Bangladesh.
Tue, Jun 17, 2025
Meghalaya DGP indicates there could be more to honeymoon murder — ‘Motive doesn’t sit very well’Subscriber Only
June 16, 2025 22:28 IST
Following the questioning of the accused, the police said the newlywed couple checked out of Shipara Homestay in Nongriat at 5:30 am, setting out for what Raja believed would be a romantic trek through Cherrapunji's scenic trails just 30 minutes later.
Tue, Jun 17, 2025
Bulldozers arrive in Assam village as drive to evict over 600 families from wetlands beginsSubscriber Only
June 16, 2025 19:55 IST
The eviction and demolition of homes began with heavy security deployment on Monday morning in Goalpara district’s Hasila Beel village, where most of the residents are Bengali-origin Muslims.
Tue, Jun 17, 2025
After Himanta’s letter, Dhami orders probe into death of Assamese woman in RishikeshSubscriber Only
June 15, 2025 07:30 IST
The Uttarakhand police had held that the death appeared to be a case of suicide. Hojai (25) from Assam’s Dima Hasao district had been found dead on the banks of the Ganga river in Rishikesh on Tuesday, five days after she was reported missing on June 6.
Sun, Jun 15, 2025
Communal tension, shoot at sight orders, and an overnight crackdown in Assam’s DhubriSubscriber Only
June 14, 2025 19:46 IST
Municipal Board chief says situation in town calming down after flare-up on Sunday, Monday
Sun, Jun 15, 2025
Himanta issues shoot-at-sight orders during visit to Assam’s Dhubri amid communal tensionsSubscriber Only
June 13, 2025 19:58 IST
The tension in the town bordering Bangladesh began on Sunday, the day after Eid, with the discovery of a cattle head near the Hanuman temple.
Sat, Jun 14, 2025
‘She joined Air India as an airhostess when she was just 19’: Grief strikes family of Manipuri woman killed in plane crashSubscriber Only
June 12, 2025 21:25 IST
Around 11:30 am on Thursday, Nganthoi Sharma Kongbrailatpam called her elder sister to tell her that she would be flying to London later that day
Fri, Jun 13, 2025
How Himanta Biswa Sarma is using a 1950 law in his anti-foreigner driveSubscriber Only
June 12, 2025 15:28 IST
That Act was brought in the aftermath of Partition, and put in abeyance soon after. Amidst many citizenship rule changes since then for Assam, Sarma’s claim is that Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act survives
Thu, Jun 12, 2025
After communal tensions in Assam’s Dhubri, minister calls it ‘symptom of demographic transformation’Subscriber Only
June 10, 2025 19:07 IST
DC Nath told The Indian Express that the situation stabilised as of Tuesday evening and that the prohibitory orders were withdrawn.
Tue, Jun 10, 2025
330 deported to Bangladesh: Himanta cites 1950 law to say District Collectors can push ‘foreigners’ backSubscriber Only
June 10, 2025 05:30 IST
Under the existing system in the state, the identification and declaration of “foreigners” is done through Foreigners Tribunals (FTs)
Tue, Jun 10, 2025
Stung by ‘false propaganda’ in Raja Raghuvanshi murder, Meghalaya police file FIRs against those who disparaged stateSubscriber Only
June 10, 2025 05:00 IST
Multiple ministers from Meghalaya have also spoken against what they alleged was “an attack on the image of Meghalaya”
Tue, Jun 10, 2025
Himanta in Assembly: DCs can ‘push back’ into Bangladesh anyone they find is a foreignerSubscriber Only
June 09, 2025 21:16 IST
Says state has decided to bring a 1950 Act into action, refers to October 2024 judgement of Supreme Court
Mon, Jun 09, 2025
Meghalaya honeymoon murder: 21-year-old Raj Kushwaha is prime accused, police indicate he was in a relationship with SonamSubscriber Only
June 09, 2025 14:15 IST
Indore couple missing in Meghalaya: Meghalaya police said Sonam’s involvement in planning the crime “cannot be ruled out” and that police are in the process of securing transit remand to bring her to Meghalaya for interrogation.
Mon, Jun 09, 2025
Twist in Indore man’s murder during Meghalaya honeymoon; police say wife Sonam hired killers, arrestedSubscriber Only
June 09, 2025 08:09 IST
Meghalaya Honeymoon Murder Case: Honeymooner Raja Raghuvanshi’s body was found along with a murder weapon from inside a gorge around a week ago
Mon, Jun 09, 2025
Internet cut as Meitei leader’s arrest sparks protests in ManipurSubscriber Only
June 08, 2025 22:20 IST
In a statement, the CBI said it arrested Asem at Imphal airport over his involvement in “various criminal activities related to Manipur violence in 2023” and that he has been taken to Guwahati in connection with the investigation.
Mon, Jun 09, 2025
Internet snapped in 5 Manipur districts, curfew in BishnupurSubscriber Only
June 08, 2025 10:13 IST
Manipur Internet Suspension News Update: On Saturday night, as reports of the detention spread, protests erupted with protesters torching tyres and blocking roads in different parts of Imphal city.
Mon, Jun 09, 2025
Assam exploring how to ‘push back foreigners’ without involving Foreigners Tribunals, Himanta saysSubscriber Only
June 08, 2025 07:15 IST
CM cites 1950 law issued before the institution of Foreigners Tribunals in the state, says Supreme Court noted that this law is still in force
Sun, Jun 08, 2025
‘Wasn’t sure I would return’: ‘Pushed into Bangladesh’ despite case in Supreme Court, Assam man is back home in time for EidSubscriber Only
June 07, 2025 15:59 IST
Khairul Islam, a former government school primary teacher, was declared a foreigner by a Foreigners Tribunal in 2016
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