Assam
Assam Farmers Swap Crops to Deter Elephant Raids
Conservationists in Assam are helping farmers switch to elephant-deterrent crops to prevent harvest losses and boost income in conflict zones.
Bibar Daimary • 14 Aug 2026
Gauhati High Court Throws Out 2010 Defamation Case Against Newspaper Editors
The Gauhati High Court quashed a 2010 criminal defamation case against Asomiya Pratidin editors after the complainant dropped his grievance.
Bibar Daimary • 14 Aug 2026
Eighteen Assam Security Personnel Honored for Independence Day Service
Assam officials awarded 18 police and fire personnel with medals for distinguished and meritorious service ahead of Independence Day celebrations.
Bibar Daimary • 14 Aug 2026
IIT-Guwahati Researchers Create Cheap Hydrogen Fuel Catalyst
IIT-Guwahati scientists created a low-cost nickel-based catalyst to produce clean hydrogen from water, potentially boosting India's green energy goals.
Bibar Daimary • 14 Aug 2026
Assam CM Opens New Jalukbari Bridge to Replace Dilapidated Crossing
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma opened a new bridge in Jalukbari, replacing a dangerous wooden structure to improve transit for thousands of local residents.
Timungpi Terang • 14 Aug 2026
Assam Government Names Abhijit Sinha to Lead Textbook Corporation
The Assam government appointed ACS officer Abhijit Sinha as the new Managing Director of the state's Textbook Production and Publication Corporation.
Bibar Daimary • 14 Aug 2026
Morigaon Officials Train to Expand Agriculture Infrastructure Fund Access
Officials in Morigaon, Assam, underwent training on August 14 to help farmers and entrepreneurs secure funding from the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund.
Bibar Daimary • 14 Aug 2026
Barpeta Marks Partition Horrors Remembrance Day
Barpeta officials gathered on August 14 to honor victims of the 1947 Partition, screening documentaries and calling for national unity and peace.
Timungpi Terang • 14 Aug 2026
Assam Police Seize Heroin Worth 88 Crore in Guwahati
Assam Police arrested Hardeep Singh after uncovering 10 kg of heroin during a raid at an apartment complex in Guwahati's Six Mile area.
Bibar Daimary • 14 Aug 2026
Missing BJP Leader Found Dead Near Assam Border
BJP official Bikash Dhar was found dead in Sribhumi. Police detained suspects after a shooting left one suspect wounded during an escape attempt.
Timungpi Terang • 14 Aug 2026
Assam Deploys Custom Firefighting Motorcycles for Rapid Response
Assam Fire and Emergency Services rolled out 14 custom 450cc motorcycles to reach narrow streets and remote areas faster than standard fire tenders.
Timungpi Terang • 14 Aug 2026
Rima Das Wins Best Indie Film at 2026 IFFM
Assam filmmaker Rima Das scored the Best Indie Film award at the 2026 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne for her latest feature, Not a Hero.
Timungpi Terang • 14 Aug 2026
Dibrugarh School Faces Chaos Over Rotten Food and Leadership Dispute
Dibrugarh's Marwari Hindi High School is under fire for rotting food, a leadership power struggle, and failing facilities.
Bibar Daimary • 14 Aug 2026
New Public Tea Auction Platform Launches in Dibrugarh
Assam Chai Bazaar has launched a website to speed up tea sales and payments, aiming to complete transactions for local producers within 25 days.
Timungpi Terang • 14 Aug 2026
Assam Man Preserves Father's 1942 Freedom Struggle Relics
Muruli Bora preserves his father's clothes from the 1942 Quit India Movement to keep the history of the freedom struggle alive for new generations.
Timungpi Terang • 14 Aug 2026
Assam Koch Rajbanshi Groups Push for Tribe Status and Language Recognition
Koch Rajbanshi groups in Assam have submitted a formal memorandum to minister Ashok Singhal demanding tribal status and language recognition.
Bibar Daimary • 14 Aug 2026
Assam CM slams Rahul Gandhi over Meloni joke
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma blasted Rahul Gandhi for a joke made about Italian PM Giorgia Meloni during a recent Congress convention in India.
Bibar Daimary • 14 Aug 2026
Protesters Demand Job Reinstatement at Closed Assam Coalfields
Youth activists in Tinsukia are demanding Coal India reopen closed fields and fix broken roads to address local unemployment and safety concerns.
Timungpi Terang • 13 Aug 2026
Assam Halts Staff Transfers to Protect Census 2027 Operations
Assam has banned the transfer of census enumerators and supervisors to ensure staff continuity for the upcoming 2027 national survey.
Timungpi Terang • 13 Aug 2026
Silchar Protesters Burn Effigy Over Remarks Against Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
Protesters in Silchar burned an effigy of Ananta Maharaj after he allegedly made derogatory public comments regarding Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
Bibar Daimary • 13 Aug 2026
