Assam

Kaliabor villagers mobilize to rebuild flood-ravaged homes in Upper Assam

Residents from Kaliabor are traveling to Upper Assam to construct 30 homes for families left homeless by recent devastating floods.

Timungpi Terang • 16 Aug 2026

AASU President Demands Full Assam Accord Implementation

AASU president Utpal Sarma demands full Assam Accord implementation to protect the Assamese community or face renewed state-wide agitation.

Bibar Daimary • 16 Aug 2026

Assam Rifles Hosts Independence Cup Tournament in Tinsukia

Assam Rifles held the Independence Cup 2026 football tournament in Tinsukia to promote fitness and discourage drug use among local youth.

Bibar Daimary • 16 Aug 2026

RSS Worker Launches Hunger Strike Against Assam Chief Minister Over ULFA Remarks

RSS worker Hiteswar Chakravorty is staging a 335-hour hunger strike to protest CM Himanta Biswa Sarma calling ULFA(I) chief Paresh Baruah a revolutionary.

Timungpi Terang • 15 Aug 2026

Police Hunt Thieves Who Stole Independence Day Flags in Assam

Assam authorities are investigating the theft of two national flags and bamboo poles from local government buildings during Independence Day celebrations.

Timungpi Terang • 15 Aug 2026

Gaurav Gogoi Slams Ritual Purification of Haldwani Meeting Venue

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi condemns the ritual cleaning of a venue after a meeting held by Mallikarjun Kharge, labeling the act as caste-based discrimination.

Timungpi Terang • 15 Aug 2026

Assam Police Arrest Man for Attempted Rape of Schoolgirl

Police arrested 60-year-old Madan Pal for attempting to rape a Class 10 student near Badarpur after she fled an Independence Day school event.

Timungpi Terang • 15 Aug 2026

Teenager suffers severe burns after hitting high-voltage line in Assam

A 13-year-old boy is in the hospital after a low-hanging 11,000-volt power line shocked him during a football game in Assam's Cachar district.

Timungpi Terang • 15 Aug 2026

Himanta Biswa Sarma Visits Hospitalized CPI(M) Leader Hemen Das

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma visited veteran communist leader Hemen Das at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital to check on his recovery from a fracture.

Timungpi Terang • 15 Aug 2026

Boko Agriculture Office Skips Independence Day Flag Hoisting

Residents demand answers after the Boko Agriculture Office in Assam failed to host an Independence Day flag ceremony on August 15.

Timungpi Terang • 15 Aug 2026

Assam Health Minister Opens New Pathsala Hospital Amid Mental Health Warning

Assam Health Minister Ashok Singhal opened a new hospital building in Bajali, warning of rising mental health issues linked to social media use.

Bibar Daimary • 15 Aug 2026

Unidentified body found by roadside in Assam

Police are investigating the discovery of an unidentified man's body found along a roadside in Assam's Dibrugarh district on Independence Day morning.

Timungpi Terang • 15 Aug 2026

Assam Livelihood Program Helps Flood Victims Rebuild

Guwahati-based group APRINS is restoring livelihoods for flood-hit families in Assam by replacing essential tools and creating new local jobs.

Timungpi Terang • 15 Aug 2026

Drug trafficking link probed in fatal hit-and-run of Assam police officer

Police investigate a drug-related hit-and-run in Dima Hasao that killed Sub-Inspector Nabajit Das. Two suspects are in custody as the search continues.

Timungpi Terang • 15 Aug 2026

Margherita Bazaar Committee Delivers Food to Hospital Patients on Independence Day

The Margherita Bazaar Committee handed out food and fruit to 300 hospital patients to celebrate India's 80th Independence Day in Assam.

Timungpi Terang • 15 Aug 2026

Police detain six after BJP official found dead near Assam-Tripura border

Six suspects are in custody after a BJP booth president was found dead, sparking violent protests and arson near the Assam-Tripura border.

Timungpi Terang • 15 Aug 2026

Students Stage Mock Parliament to Debate Assam Flood Crisis

Students in Tinsukia held a mock parliament to debate flood failures and illegal mining as the death toll from recent flooding climbs past 100 people.

Bibar Daimary • 15 Aug 2026

Dual School Setup in Dibrugarh Faces Scrutiny Over CBSE Affiliation

Officials face questions over land use and CBSE affiliation after two schools in Dibrugarh were found sharing the same campus and building premises.

Bibar Daimary • 15 Aug 2026

Assam Chief Minister Creates Eight New Sub-Districts

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced eight new sub-districts to bring government services closer to residents across the state.

Timungpi Terang • 15 Aug 2026

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma faces death threat on Facebook livestream

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma received a death threat from a Facebook user during his Independence Day speech broadcast. Security agencies are investigating.

Bibar Daimary • 15 Aug 2026