Assam
Assam Activists Jailed as Land Rights Protests Flare
Assam police arrested activists Pranab Doley and Aditya Rabha amid rising tensions over luxury hotel projects and indigenous land rights in the state.
Timungpi Terang • 13 Jul 2026
Dumper Owners Block Tinsukia Road Over New Forest Tax
Dumper owners in Tinsukia blocked the Pengeree-Bordumsa Road on Monday to protest a new, steep Forest Department levy on stone and sand transport.
Timungpi Terang • 13 Jul 2026
Severe Flooding Sweeps Across Assam Districts
Floods across six districts in Assam impact 46,000 residents, destroy key infrastructure, and submerge thousands of hectares of farmland.
Bibar Daimary • 13 Jul 2026
Severe Storms and Flash Flood Alerts Grip Assam
Assam faces heavy monsoon rains and flash floods. Lightning has killed five people, while orange and yellow alerts cover 24 districts across the state.
Bibar Daimary • 13 Jul 2026
Badruddin Ajmal Slams Proposed Suspension Rules for Politicians
AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal rejects a parliamentary panel proposal to suspend leaders in judicial custody, calling the political system a business of thieves.
Bibar Daimary • 13 Jul 2026
Assam Unemployment Registry Hits 1.5 Million Job Seekers
Assam government data shows 1.54 million active job seekers registered by June 2026, including over 355,000 new applicants this year alone.
Bibar Daimary • 13 Jul 2026
Raijor Dal Files Police Complaint Against Assam Chief Minister Over ULFA Remarks
Assam's Raijor Dal youth wing demands an FIR against CM Himanta Biswa Sarma for allegedly glorifying a banned ULFA leader in recent public comments.
Bibar Daimary • 13 Jul 2026
Flash Floods Swamp Assam's Chirang District
Heavy rain flooded Assam's Panbari area on Monday, leaving 15 families stranded. Residents report no government aid has arrived as water levels continue rising.
Timungpi Terang • 13 Jul 2026
Assam Government Moves to Revive Hajo Bell Metal Industry
Assam officials pledge to reopen a defunct raw material bank to support Hajo’s struggling bell metal artisans amidst rising costs and industry decline.
Bibar Daimary • 13 Jul 2026
Silchar Police Intercept Major Liquor Smuggling Ring
Silchar police seized a large haul of foreign liquor Sunday night. The shipment, worth several lakh rupees, was headed to Mizoram from Cachar district.
Bibar Daimary • 13 Jul 2026
Dhubri Teacher Robbed of Gold by Fake Police
Three men posing as cops conned an Assam schoolteacher out of four lakh rupees in gold jewelry. Police are now scouring CCTV footage to find the suspects.
Bibar Daimary • 13 Jul 2026
Silchar Groups Threaten Road Strike Over Infrastructure Decay
Silchar civic groups demand road repairs by Friday or they will launch a strike to protest failing infrastructure and traffic gridlock.
Timungpi Terang • 13 Jul 2026
Police bust illegal LPG hoard in Assam
Assam police arrested a man and seized 12 domestic LPG cylinders during a raid in Nagaon district amid reports of local fuel shortages.
Timungpi Terang • 13 Jul 2026
Assam MLA Labels USTM a Flood Risk to Guwahati
BJP MLA Manab Deka accuses USTM of creating a water bomb threatening Guwahati, promising legal action against the varsity and criticizing the Congress.
Bibar Daimary • 13 Jul 2026
Assam Nears Completion of Massive Boko Care Facility
Assam Minister Ajanta Neog inspected a major new care center in Boko that will soon provide housing for seniors and children as Asia’s second largest.
Timungpi Terang • 13 Jul 2026
Four Arrested in Assam Gambling Raid
Assam police busted four gamblers in Nagarbera, seizing cash and phones during an ongoing crackdown on illegal betting operations across the state.
Bibar Daimary • 13 Jul 2026
Assam Man Transforms Village Into Hornbill Sanctuary
Bharat Bora has spent 28 years rescuing injured birds in Assam, turning Teporchali Bam village into a protected haven for endangered hornbills.
Timungpi Terang • 13 Jul 2026
Assam Prepares for Statewide Agricultural Infrastructure Event
Assam officials are finalizing plans for a major agricultural infrastructure event in Guwahati this July to boost farmer credit access and investment.
Timungpi Terang • 13 Jul 2026
Forest Guards Capture Wanted Poacher inside Raimona National Park
Forest officials arrested Ramal Goyary for illegal fishing in Raimona National Park. The suspect is linked to a 2024 wildlife crime case.
Bibar Daimary • 13 Jul 2026
Cachar Police Seize 3,000 Yaba Tablets in Assam Drug Bust
Assam police arrested one man and seized 3,000 Yaba tablets during a late-night raid in the Katigorah region as part of an ongoing anti-drug crackdown.
Timungpi Terang • 13 Jul 2026
