Security forces apprehended a linkman of NDFB-S militant outfit at Singimari under Gossaigaon PS in Kokrajhar district today. The arrested was identified as Janak Brahma, linkman of NDFB-S,was involved with working for the support to the militant outfit. A pistol and live bullet was recovered from his possession.
KOKRAJHAR: The social landscape of Assam mourns the loss of one of its most prominent crusaders for social justice and women's empowerment, Padmashri (Dr) Birubala Rabha, who breathed her last today morning at a hospital in Guwahati. Dr. Rabha, who had been undergoing treatment at the State Cancer Institute, Guwahati for the past few months, succumbed to her illness, leaving behind a legacy of relentless activism and reform.
Dr. Birubala Rabha was a pioneer in the fight against witch-hunting, a deeply entrenched social evil in Assam. Her tireless efforts were instrumental in the Assam government passing the Prevention of and Protection from Witch Hunting Act in 2015, a landmark...
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