Assam
Assam Boosts Job Prospects With New Foreign Language and Tech Training Grants
Assam is offering Rs 1.5 lakh grants for language training and launching a new creative tech policy to help youth land international jobs.
Timungpi Terang • 10 Jul 2026
Assam Budget Targets Guwahati with Underground Power and Metro Plans
Assam Finance Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah announced a 2,500 crore project to bury power lines and study a new metro route for Guwahati.
Timungpi Terang • 10 Jul 2026
Assam Unveils Budget Push for Tea, Tourism, and Agarwood
Assam's new budget targets luxury tourism, national food branding, and the agarwood industry to boost the state's economy and create new jobs.
Timungpi Terang • 10 Jul 2026
Assam Investigates 148 Newborn Deaths in Barak Valley
Assam officials are probing 148 infant deaths in the Barak Valley after alarming spikes in Sribhumi, Cachar, and Hailakandi between April and July.
Bibar Daimary • 10 Jul 2026
Cachar Police Bust Fake Gold Ring in Silchar
Police seized over 7 kilograms of counterfeit gold in Silchar. One suspect is in custody as investigators hunt for the rest of the fraud ring.
Bibar Daimary • 10 Jul 2026
Assam Scraps Student Scooter Scheme in Latest State Budget
Assam will end its free scooter program for students next year, shifting funds to broader welfare initiatives like Nijut Moina and Nijut Babu schemes.
Timungpi Terang • 10 Jul 2026
Assam CM Bans Flyover Murals After Zubeen Garg Controversy
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has banned unauthorized flyover murals following a dispute over a Zubeen Garg portrait and criticism of Che Guevara art.
Bibar Daimary • 10 Jul 2026
Sivasagar Police Arrest Pani-Puri Vendor After Child Abuse Allegations
Police in Assam arrested a vendor accused of abusing a 12-year-old girl. Local residents tracked the man down in Nazira after he fled the town.
Bibar Daimary • 10 Jul 2026
Radisson Blu Guwahati Launches Hyderabad Food Festival
Radisson Blu Guwahati is hosting a ten-day Hyderabadi food festival featuring royal dishes from the Nizam era starting July 10.
Bibar Daimary • 10 Jul 2026
Sivasagar Police Arrest Deka Satradhikar’s Son for Sexual Abuse
Police arrested Kirtikamal Dev Goswami for alleged long-term sexual abuse of a Bhaona artist. The suspect faces charges under the POCSO Act and BNS.
Bibar Daimary • 10 Jul 2026
Assam Prepares Full State Budget Focus on Jobs and Industry
Finance Minister Jayanta Mallabaruah presents Assam's full budget Friday, prioritizing industrial growth, infrastructure, and welfare programs.
Bibar Daimary • 10 Jul 2026
Assam Government Tables First Budget of Second Term
Finance Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah presents the 2026-27 Assam budget today, outlining fiscal priorities for the government's new term.
Bibar Daimary • 10 Jul 2026
Villagers Allege Rs 6.5 Lakh Road Scam in Assam
Assam villagers claim officials pocketed Rs 6.5 lakh meant for an MGNREGA road project by forging completion documents and leaving the work unfinished.
Bibar Daimary • 10 Jul 2026
Police Bust Fake Doctor Operating in Bongaigaon
Assam police arrested Nazrul Islam for posing as a doctor and treating patients at a private hospital without a valid medical license.
Bibar Daimary • 10 Jul 2026
Assam Police Seize Rs 3 Crore in Yaba Tablets
Assam police busted a major drug shipment in Sribhumi, seizing 30,000 Yaba tablets worth Rs 3 crore and arresting three suspects involved in the trade.
Timungpi Terang • 10 Jul 2026
Assam Budget Hits Rs 2 Lakh Crore as Economic Growth Surges
Assam's budget reaches Rs 2 lakh crore, with per capita income tripling over the last decade as the state improves fiscal efficiency and tax revenue.
Bibar Daimary • 10 Jul 2026
Assam Budget 2026: Two Lakh New Jobs and Infrastructure Push
Assam Finance Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah presented the 2026-27 state budget, highlighting infrastructure projects, social welfare, and job creation.
Bibar Daimary • 10 Jul 2026
Gauhati University Retracts VIP Dining Hall Label After Tender Controversy
Gauhati University clarifies that a planned dining hall project is for all guests, citing an administrative error in the original tender documentation.
Timungpi Terang • 9 Jul 2026
Assam Launches Satellite City Plan to Decongest Guwahati
Assam is building satellite townships around Guwahati to cut traffic and housing pressure, aiming to boost regional growth through a new state authority.
Bibar Daimary • 9 Jul 2026
Two bodies pulled from Tinsukia pond in Assam
Police recovered two bodies from a pond in Tinsukia, Assam. Authorities are waiting for post-mortem results to determine the cause of death.
Bibar Daimary • 9 Jul 2026
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