Assam
Microbes Key to Saving Assam Tea From Climate Change
Nagaland University researchers found that soil microbes determine Assam tea health, offering a way to boost climate resilience for the region.
Timungpi Terang • 28 Jul 2026
Assam Ships First Purabi Ice Cream Export to Bhutan
Assam has launched its first international dairy export, shipping 5,627 litres of Purabi ice cream to major markets across Bhutan.
Bibar Daimary • 28 Jul 2026
Assam Lawmakers Pass Bill to Build Satellite Cities Around Guwahati
Assam officials passed the Guwahati Satellite City Development Authority Bill to fix urban crowding and create new economic hubs outside the city.
Bibar Daimary • 28 Jul 2026
Air India Express Drops Cargo Fees for Assam Flood Relief
Air India Express is waiving cargo charges for relief shipments to flood-hit Assam, helping NGOs send essential supplies from Delhi, Bengaluru, and Kolkata.
Timungpi Terang • 28 Jul 2026
Rare Flowering Plant Rediscovered in Assam After 180 Years
Botanists found the rare Rungia mastersii plant in Assam's Jatinga Hills, ending an 180-year disappearance for the species.
Timungpi Terang • 28 Jul 2026
Flood Victims Face Uncertain Future on Upper Assam Highway
Over 200 flood-displaced residents in Sivasagar are sheltering on a highway after losing their homes, crops, and livelihoods to rising water.
Bibar Daimary • 28 Jul 2026
Assam Flood Recovery Focuses on Livestock Survival
Assam officials and NGOs race to provide fodder and medical care to thousands of livestock suffering after recent devastating floodwaters began to recede.
Timungpi Terang • 28 Jul 2026
Passengers Stranded Inside IndiGo Plane at Silchar Airport
IndiGo passengers at Silchar Airport faced hours of uncertainty after being trapped inside their aircraft without updates from airline staff.
Bibar Daimary • 28 Jul 2026
Search underway for boy missing in Brahmaputra River
A seven-year-old boy vanished after falling into the Brahmaputra River in Assam. Rescue teams from the SDRF and local police are currently searching for him.
Bibar Daimary • 28 Jul 2026
Assam Flood Toll Hits 68 as Lawmakers Pledge Salary for Relief
Assam's flood death toll hits 68, with 71,223 people in 215 camps. Lawmakers donate one month's salary for relief as the state seeks central aid.
Bibar Daimary • 28 Jul 2026
Five arrested after fatal factory explosion in Assam
Police arrested five people, including a factory owner, following a blast in Assam's Cachar district that killed four workers on Sunday morning.
Bibar Daimary • 28 Jul 2026
AAMSU Demands Probe Into Prisoner Death at Udalguri Jail
Officials found an undertrial prisoner dead in his Udalguri jail cell. The AAMSU is now calling for an independent investigation into the incident.
Bibar Daimary • 28 Jul 2026
Assam Legislators Pledge Salary for Flood Relief as Death Toll Hits 68
Assam lawmakers are donating salaries to flood relief efforts as the state struggles with a disaster that has claimed 68 lives and damaged the rural economy.
Bibar Daimary • 28 Jul 2026
Gaurav Gogoi Slams New Anti-Leak Bill as Ineffective
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi blasted the government's 2026 anti-leak Bill in Parliament, labeling the proposed amendments a repeat of failed 2024 legislation.
Bibar Daimary • 28 Jul 2026
Assam Police Seize Massive Yaba Stash and Heroin in Two Operations
Assam police arrested six suspects and seized 88,000 Yaba tablets and 93 grams of heroin during two separate drug busts in Sribhumi and Cachar districts.
Bibar Daimary • 28 Jul 2026
Assam BJP targets critic, police investigate fatal factory blast and drug bust
Assam officials address a political dispute, a deadly explosion in Cachar, and a massive drug seizure in Sribhumi involving 31,800 bottles of contraband.
Timungpi Terang • 28 Jul 2026
Assam Moves to Overhaul Higher Education Governance
Assam introduced a bill to create a new higher education council while pledging aid to 1.5 lakh students affected by recent devastating floods.
Timungpi Terang • 28 Jul 2026
Assam MLA Diganta Kalita Defends Disaster Crews and Backs Paper Leak Bill
Assam BJP MLA Diganta Kalita supports anti-paper leak laws and defends NDRF and SDRF teams against criticism regarding flood relief efforts.
Bibar Daimary • 28 Jul 2026
LPG Truck Crash Stalls Traffic on Silchar-Haflong Highway
A truck carrying LPG cylinders crashed on Assam's Silchar-Haflong highway after losing two wheels. The driver survived with only minor injuries.
Bibar Daimary • 28 Jul 2026
Meghalaya Reviews Assam Claims Over Jorabat Hill Cutting and Guwahati Floods
Meghalaya is assessing claims from Assam’s CM that hill cutting in Jorabat triggers Guwahati floods. A Supreme Court committee is investigating the issue.
Bibar Daimary • 28 Jul 2026
