Assam

Assam Minister Pushes Bodoland Silk for Global Export Market

Minister Biswajit Daimary visited the Bodoland Silk Park on August 18 to boost production and prepare local silk products for international export.

Bibar Daimary • 18 Aug 2026

Protesters demand justice as police shoot main suspect in Chirang gang-rape case

Protesters gathered in Assam's Chirang district after police shot the main suspect in a gang-rape case involving a 16-year-old girl.

Bibar Daimary • 18 Aug 2026

Student Union Demands Shutdown of Illegal Hill Mining in Central Assam

The Middle Assam Koch-Rajbongshi Students Union is pushing the state government to halt illegal hill mining linked to R.S. Gandhi.

Timungpi Terang • 18 Aug 2026

Assam Army Officer Receives Sena Medal for Manipur Gallantry

Major Rupam Das of Assam's Bajali district earned a Sena Medal for bravery during military operations in Manipur, announced the Ministry of Defence.

Timungpi Terang • 18 Aug 2026

Ex-Army Soldier Trains Baksa Youth for Government Jobs

Anupam Das is running free physical training sessions in Assam to help local youth pass government recruitment tests and land stable jobs.

Bibar Daimary • 18 Aug 2026

Government Dismantles ISI-Linked Shahzad Bhatti Terror Network

Security forces arrested over 200 operatives linked to an ISI-backed terror network, seizing explosives and weapons across 14 Indian states.

Bibar Daimary • 18 Aug 2026

Excise officers bust interstate liquor smuggling ring near Assam border

Assam officials seized 123 cartons of illegal liquor and arrested three people following a raid on a Guwahati warehouse and a truck interception.

Timungpi Terang • 18 Aug 2026

Heavy Rain Decimates Winter Paddy Across Assam's Kaliabor Region

Weeks of heavy rain and flooding have ruined hundreds of hectares of winter paddy crops in Kaliabor, leaving local farmers facing severe financial loss.

Timungpi Terang • 18 Aug 2026

Na-Bakharbori Villagers Demand Fix for Persistent Power Issues

Residents in Assam's Morigaon district petitioned electricity officials to replace failing infrastructure and end chronic low-voltage power problems.

Timungpi Terang • 18 Aug 2026

Police Rescue Three Children Who Fled Guwahati Care Home

New Bongaigaon police found three children who escaped a Guwahati care home. The kids allege staff beat them before they fled the facility.

Timungpi Terang • 18 Aug 2026

Kaziranga’s Top Sniffer Dog Retires After Elite Anti-Poaching Career

Leon, a Belgian Malinois, finished his eight-year career with the Assam Forest Department after tracking poachers and solving major criminal cases.

Bibar Daimary • 18 Aug 2026

Student Volunteers Repair 42 Flood-Hit Homes in Assam

The All Bodo Students Union deployed 100 volunteers to repair 42 flood-damaged homes in Sivasagar, Assam, following severe flooding on July 19.

Bibar Daimary • 18 Aug 2026

Assam Family Left Without Aid in Dilapidated Kaliabor Home

A destitute family in Assam’s Jawani village remains without a PMAY house or ration card, struggling to survive in a decaying home despite local appeals.

Bibar Daimary • 18 Aug 2026

Former Assam Lawmaker Demands ST(H) Review Over Karbi Status Proposal

Ex-MLA Samarjit Haflongbar urges Assam’s CM to review ST(H) status for plain-district Karbis, citing risks to current tribal reservation rights.

Bibar Daimary • 17 Aug 2026

Grandfather and Toddler Killed in Assam Highway Collision

A head-on collision between an autorickshaw and a school van in Cachar district left a grandfather and his granddaughter dead with two others injured.

Timungpi Terang • 17 Aug 2026

Assam Moves to Boost Spice Production Through Spices Board Partnership

Assam officials are eyeing a deal with Spices Board India to ramp up spice production, processing, and farmer profits across the state's 1.08 lakh hectares.

Bibar Daimary • 17 Aug 2026