Biswa Kalyan Purkayastha
Correspondent at Hindustan Times
Journalist Hindustan Times (from Barak Valley) Previously with Indian Express (English & Bangla), FirstPost, The Quint, 101Reporters, East Mojo, DW
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1 week ago |
hindustantimes.com | Biswa Kalyan Purkayastha
Silchar: The Assam police have arrested seven people in connection with the alleged attack on on-duty police personnel during a protest against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 in Silchar on Sunday, a senior official said on Wednesday.
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1 week ago |
hindustantimes.com | Biswa Kalyan Purkayastha
A protest against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 in Assam’s Silchar on Sunday turned violent after police tried to stop the protesters heading towards the town. According to Cachar district superintendent of police (SP) Numal Mahatta, some protesters attacked police and pelted stones at on-duty officials. “Most of the protesters were following protocol and they were peaceful, but a group of youths were aggressive, and they attacked our officials.
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1 week ago |
hindustantimes.com | Biswa Kalyan Purkayastha
Silchar: Three men were arrested in Assam’s Dibrugarh district on Thursday for allegedly smuggling 11 endangered Tokay Gecko lizards, officials said. The Assam Police’s Special Task Force (STF) rescued the Schedule-I protected species during the operation. The lizards were likely being sold for ₹60 lakh each or even at higher prices in the international markets.
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3 weeks ago |
hindustantimes.com | Biswa Kalyan Purkayastha
SILCHAR: Panchayat elections in Assam’s 27 districts will be conducted in two phases on May 2 and May 7, State Election Commissioner Alok Kumar said on Wednesday. The first phase will cover the districts of Upper Assam and Barak Valley including Cachar, Hailakandi, Sribhumi, Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Charaideo, Sivasagar, Majuli, Jorhat, Golaghat, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur and Sonitpur.
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3 weeks ago |
hindustantimes.com | Biswa Kalyan Purkayastha
SILCHAR: A 22-year-old woman was slapped, punched and kicked before being dumped by the roadside in Assam’s Sribhumi after she fought off two men who tried to sexually assault her in a private bus, her father said on Wednesday. The woman, a graduate studying to be a civil servant, told her family that she boarded the orange-coloured private bus to return home from Badarpur on Tuesday afternoon but tried to get off moments later because she felt unsafe.
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