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Assam Opens First Government-Backed Agarwood Inoculation Center

Assam has opened a specialized center in Titabar to train farmers on artificial agarwood inoculation, aiming to boost global market production quality.

Bibar Daimary • 26 Aug 2026

Assam Launches Task Force to Clean Up Illegal Agarwood Trade

Assam officials formed a task force to regulate the agarwood industry and fix export gaps after reports of illegal trade practices and exploitation.

Timungpi Terang • 26 Aug 2026

Konyak Union and ATASU Join Forces to Secure Border Peace

Konyak Union and ATASU are launching a joint peace committee to settle border disputes and demand government action on regional disaster prevention.

Bibar Daimary • 26 Aug 2026

NHAI Faces Backlash Over Spelling Errors on Assam Road Signs

The National Highways Authority of India faces demands to fix botched Assamese spelling on new road signs along the Kaliabor highway stretch.

Timungpi Terang • 26 Aug 2026

Assam Launches Emergency Mission to Digitise Flood-Damaged Manuscripts

Assam government teams are racing to safeguard and digitise rare, flood-threatened manuscripts held by local Satras and private custodians.

Timungpi Terang • 26 Aug 2026

Police seize 30 cattle from truck in Assam

Assam police intercepted a truck in Kaliabor, rescuing 30 cattle and detaining three men for alleged illegal transport toward Meghalaya.

Timungpi Terang • 26 Aug 2026

Assam Villagers Block Roads as Toll-Dodging Trucks Ruin Local Routes

Heavy vehicles bypassing an Assam toll plaza have destroyed rural roads. Residents are now blocking truck traffic with makeshift bamboo barricades.

Timungpi Terang • 26 Aug 2026

Assam Orders Inquiry Into Bir Lachit Sena Leader's Death

Assam officials ordered a probe into the death of Manas Jyoti Chetia after the Bir Lachit Sena leader was found fatally injured in the Birubor area.

Bibar Daimary • 26 Aug 2026

Assam Wins Top Award for Micro Food Processing Scheme

Assam’s rural mission earned national honors for its work on the PMFME food processing scheme, boosting local entrepreneurs and the state economy.

Timungpi Terang • 26 Aug 2026

Illegal Logging Plagues Dibrugarh as Environmental Fears Mount

Alleged illegal logging in Dibrugarh's Aithan-Bogibeel area has residents demanding an investigation into potential forest official involvement.

Timungpi Terang • 26 Aug 2026

Assam Devotees Demand Urgent Repairs for Crumbling Chamaria Satra

Assam's historic 1771 Chamaria Satra monastery is sinking and rotting. Devotees are demanding the Archaeology Department step in to save the structure.

Timungpi Terang • 26 Aug 2026

UDP Lawmaker Demands Physical Border Pillars and Clarity on Disputed Meghalaya Sectors

Legislator Mayralborn Syiem presses for physical boundary demarcation and service delivery in disputed areas between Meghalaya and Assam.

NEWire Desk • 26 Aug 2026

Meghalaya Border Residents Caught in Territorial Standoff

Lawmakers urge immediate protection for farmers and border communities facing land disputes, administrative turnover, and delayed infrastructure projects.

Walrik Marak • 26 Aug 2026

Guwahati Bans Street Vending on Key Fancy Bazar Roads

Guwahati officials are clearing street vendors from MS and HB Roads starting September 1 to cut traffic congestion and improve pedestrian flow.

Bibar Daimary • 25 Aug 2026

Doomdooma Students Demand Action on Healthcare and Education

Doomdooma students staged a protest demanding a local university, hospital upgrades, and stronger action against the region's rising drug problem.

Bibar Daimary • 25 Aug 2026

Two Children Rescued in Assam Labour Crackdown

Authorities in Assam rescued two children from labour sites across Hatsingimari, Khopatiya Fattapara, and Sakhachar during an ongoing enforcement operation.

Timungpi Terang • 25 Aug 2026

Assam Flood Death Toll Hits 107 as Inundation Persists

Assam floods kill 107 people across 10 districts. Over 137,000 residents suffer as rescue teams operate across the state, running 125 relief camps.

Timungpi Terang • 25 Aug 2026

Konyak Union and ATASU form peace committee to resolve border tensions

The Konyak Union and ATASU have formed a peace committee to manage Nagaland-Assam border issues and are calling for scientific disaster assessments.

Kiyeto Swu • 25 Aug 2026

Tanker Plunges Into 100-Foot Assam Gorge

A fuel tanker crashed into a 100-foot gorge in Assam's Kaliabor overnight. The driver walked away without a scratch.

Timungpi Terang • 25 Aug 2026

Bongaigaon Police Smash SIM Card Fraud Operation

Bongaigaon police detained three men for running a SIM card fraud racket. Officers seized over 100 SIM cards and dozens of forged identity documents.

Timungpi Terang • 25 Aug 2026