GUWAHATI, September 5: The move of the Guwahati city police to involve the people in preventing crimes has yielded the desired results as people from all walks of life have come forward to offer their helping hand to the police. Police sources revealed that while the petty crimes in the city had increased, the number of police personnel in the city had remained the same for years. The city police decided to try out a new idea to prevent crimes in the ever growing city. Sources said that keeping in mind the need to evolve new methodology to prevent crimes, the city superintendent of police...

JAMUGURIHAT, September 5: The leader of the wild tuskers (popularly known as 'khora' by farmers) of Panpur reserve forest (the sixth addition of Kaziranga National Park) died at Hatimora Tapu, 3 k.m. away from Panpurghat under Jamuguri police station. According to eyewitness accounts, the tusker had received serious injuries in its mouth which deprived it of food for more than 35 days as it took shelter at the Ghiladhari river-bed (a tributary of Brahmaputra), and ultimately succumbed to his injuries. Sources said the wild tusker had been leading a herd of 28 to 32 wild elephants from Panpur...

GUWAHATI, September 4: Oil India Limited has been made to suffer heavy losses due to the failure of the Assam government to take necessary steps for the protection of the people of Khagorijan area of Dibrugarh district from floods and erosion. Oil India sources here said that the oil company struck oil in Khagorijan in 1997 and since then three oil wells are producing about 200 kilolitres of oil per day from that place. Oil India sources said it took steps for the all-round development of the area and steps have also been initiated for a thorough geological survey in the area. The area has...

GUWAHATI, September 3: The Assam Human Rights Commission (AHRC) chairman, Justice Surendra Nath Bhargava, has denied reports appearing in a section of the press that he was involved in any financial wrongdoing during his tenure as Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court, before he took up his present assignment. "I am pained to see such reports", Justice Bhargava said. "Three years after my retirement from the post I am now being accused of misappropriating a few thousand rupees which is not fair", he said. Of late, some reports have appeared in the press that Justice Bhargava, during his stint...

GUWAHATI, September 3: Dhiru Bhuyan, celebrated actor and director of films, AIR plays and TV serials, passed away today at his Uzanbazar residence here after protracted illness. He was 56. Born in a renowned Assamese family of Uzanbazar, Dhiru Bhuyan had developed a penchant for acting from his very childhood. Bhuyan made remarkable contributions in the field of Assamese culture. Professionally, he joined AIR Guwahati as casual announcer in 1962, became regular announcer in 1966, and served as senior programme announcer till his death. His first appearance on screen was as a child artiste in...