Assam
Protesters in Assam Demand Death Penalty for Raju Basumatary Murder Suspects
Demonstrators in Chirang district are calling for a fast-track trial and the death penalty after the murder of local sports leader Raju Basumatary.
Timungpi Terang • 1 Aug 2026
Assam Ministers Ramp Up Flood Relief as Damage Toll Mounts
Assam officials are scrambling to provide aid across Jorhat, Sivasagar, and Golaghat as floods devastate thousands of families and ruin vast crop lands.
Bibar Daimary • 1 Aug 2026
Assam Police Seize Massive Narcotics Haul in Two States
Assam police arrested four men and seized 50,000 Yaba tablets, heroin, and 5.21 kg of brown sugar in separate operations across Kamrup and Jiribam.
Timungpi Terang • 1 Aug 2026
Sivasagar Embankment Faces Fresh Erosion Threat
Assam authorities race to reinforce the crumbling Betbari Barpatra Disang embankment as floodwaters threaten to breach Sivasagar's defenses.
Timungpi Terang • 1 Aug 2026
Outrage erupts in Assam over barefoot tea processing allegations
Assam residents are demanding action after reports surfaced of workers at a Lahowal factory trampling tea leaves with their bare feet.
Timungpi Terang • 1 Aug 2026
Assam Launches Digital Census 2027 With Self-Enumeration Option
Assam begins its first digital census on August 2. Residents can submit data online, though flood-hit districts face delays in the rollout.
Timungpi Terang • 1 Aug 2026
Manipur International University Honors Assam Conservationist Binood Dulu Bora
Assam wildlife expert Binood Dulu Bora receives a Professor of Practice title from Manipur International University for his elephant conservation work.
Bibar Daimary • 1 Aug 2026
Police Investigate Death of Newborn Found in Assam Well
Authorities in Sribhumi district are probing the death of a 12-day-old girl found in a well after her mother claimed an unidentified woman abducted her.
Bibar Daimary • 1 Aug 2026
Assam Launches Orunodoi 3.0 With Emergency Cash Advances and Loan Options
Assam has introduced Orunodoi 3.0, offering women beneficiaries emergency cash advances, bank loan links, and new local support representatives.
Bibar Daimary • 1 Aug 2026
Kamrup Metro Launches World Breastfeeding Week Campaign
Health officials in Kamrup Metro kicked off a week-long breastfeeding awareness campaign on August 1 to improve infant and maternal nutrition outcomes.
Bibar Daimary • 1 Aug 2026
Four Die Following Toxic Gas Exposure in Assam Water Tank
Four workers died after inhaling toxic gas in an Assam water tank. Four others remain in critical condition at Silchar Medical College and Hospital.
Bibar Daimary • 1 Aug 2026
Protests Mount in Assam Against Kulsi Hydropower Project
Civil groups in Chhaygaon are threatening wide-scale protests against the Rs 1,455-crore Kulsi dam project citing displacement and ecological risks.
Timungpi Terang • 1 Aug 2026
Assam Police Seize Drugs Worth 12.5 Crore in Amingaon
Assam police arrested three men from Manipur and seized 50,000 Yaba tablets and heroin hidden in a Tata Nexon vehicle in Amingaon.
Bibar Daimary • 1 Aug 2026
Assam Rolls Out Flood Relief Plan as Police Target Infiltrators
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced a flood recovery roadmap while confirming 14 arrests for alleged illegal infiltration.
Bibar Daimary • 1 Aug 2026
Thieves Target Flood-Hit Sivasagar Family, Steal Wedding Gold and Medical Cash
Burglars looted a Sivasagar family of their wedding gold and surgery funds after severe floods destroyed their home and livelihood.
Bibar Daimary • 1 Aug 2026
Man Found Dead With Stab Wounds in Assam Tea Garden
Police discovered the body of Zakir Hussain in a Nagaon tea garden on August 1. The victim suffered apparent stab wounds and an investigation is underway.
Bibar Daimary • 1 Aug 2026
Residents Slam Shoddy Construction on Assam Road
Assam locals demand an inquiry after a newly built road in Nagaon district crumbled following only light rainfall, citing poor construction standards.
Timungpi Terang • 1 Aug 2026
Assam Plans Alternative Crops for Flooded Sivasagar Farms
Minister Pijush Hazarika says Assam will offer alternative crops and aid to 60,000 families in Sivasagar hit by devastating recent floods.
Bibar Daimary • 1 Aug 2026
Assam Proposes Emergency Cash Advances for Orunodoi Recipients
Assam officials plan a Rs 10,000 emergency advance for Orunodoi beneficiaries while boosting flood relief efforts and streamlining Aadhaar integration.
Timungpi Terang • 1 Aug 2026
Assam Conservationist Invited to Independence Day Reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan
Didom Daimari, a grassroots conservationist from Assam, earned an invite to the President's Independence Day 'At Home' reception for his field work.
Timungpi Terang • 1 Aug 2026
