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Assam court grants bail to four activists in Kaziranga hotel protest

A Guwahati court granted bail to four land rights activists jailed for protesting a luxury hotel project near Kaziranga National Park this month.

Timungpi Terang • 30 Jul 2026

African Swine Fever Wipes Out Assam Pig Farm

African Swine Fever has destroyed a pig farm in Kaliabor, Assam, costing owner Lohit Saikia Rs 20 lakh and leaving him with significant loan debt.

Timungpi Terang • 30 Jul 2026

Assam Pushes Maize Farming to Meet Ethanol Demand

Assam officials are encouraging farmers to grow more maize, promising extra cash incentives to help bridge the gap between market rates and government prices.

Bibar Daimary • 30 Jul 2026

Digboi Refinery Launches Mobile Health Units Amid Calls for Cemetery Restoration

Digboi Refinery started a mobile medical service for 24 villages, while a former official pushed for the restoration of a historic cremation ground.

Bibar Daimary • 30 Jul 2026

Rash Driving and Daylight Robbery Spark Safety Fears in Pathsala

Assam residents demand better security after a brazen daylight bank robbery and a violent, hit-and-run collision were caught on CCTV in Pathsala.

Timungpi Terang • 30 Jul 2026

Assam Floods Destroy 30 Tea Gardens as Death Toll Climbs

Assam floods have damaged 30 tea gardens and claimed 75 lives. State officials and the Indian Army are working to rescue trapped residents in the region.

NEWire Desk • 30 Jul 2026

Unused Erosion Control Bags Rot in Assam as Riverbanks Collapse

Assam residents criticize the Water Resources Department for leaving 2.5 lakh geo bags unused while Brahmaputra erosion threatens local land and homes.

Bibar Daimary • 30 Jul 2026

Unidentified driver saves pregnant woman after ambulance crash in Assam

A mystery driver rescued a pregnant woman and two others after an ambulance flipped near Haflong. The mother and unborn child are stable after the crash.

Timungpi Terang • 30 Jul 2026

Assam Boosts Flood Relief as Death Toll Hits 78

Assam ramps up recovery efforts, including new grants, loan relief, and student support, as the flood death toll reaches 78 across seven districts.

Timungpi Terang • 30 Jul 2026

Assam Flood Death Toll Hits 78 Amid New Rainfall Warning

Assam flood waters recede but 300,000 remain affected as the IMD warns of heavy rain and potential fresh flooding across the northeast over three days.

Kiyeto Swu • 30 Jul 2026

Flash Floods Submerge Villages After Singra River Breaches Bank

Heavy rain triggered a flash flood in Assam's Lakhimpur district on Thursday, breaching a river embankment and forcing residents from their homes.

Timungpi Terang • 30 Jul 2026

Dhubri Consumer Group Demands Mandatory LPG Weighing

The Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat wants LPG cylinders weighed at the doorstep to prevent fraud and protect consumer rights in Dhubri, Assam.

Bibar Daimary • 30 Jul 2026

Assam Flood Victims Get Loan Reprieve as Opposition Demands Federal Action

Assam grants a six-month loan moratorium for four flood-hit districts while the AJP demands the Prime Minister declare the disaster a national calamity.

Timungpi Terang • 30 Jul 2026

UPPL Leader Found Dead in Assam Following Hotel Dispute

Jibananda Basumatary, a UPPL leader in Assam, was found dead following a reported hotel dispute. Police have launched a murder investigation into the case.

Timungpi Terang • 30 Jul 2026

Manager Assaulted and Robbed of Rs 3 Lakh in Dibrugarh Petrol Depot Raid

Assailants tied up and beat a petrol depot manager in Dibrugarh, Assam, stealing Rs 3 lakh. Police are investigating the brutal early morning robbery.

Timungpi Terang • 30 Jul 2026

Cachar Police Seize Illegal Liquor and Heroin in Separate Operations

Assam police intercepted a liquor shipment headed for Mizoram and seized narcotics on NH-6, resulting in two arrests in Cachar district.

Bibar Daimary • 30 Jul 2026

Monsoon rains choke rail links to Northeast India

Heavy rains damaged tracks in Assam, halting rail service to Tripura, Mizoram, and Manipur for a week. Repair crews are working to restore the hill section.

Chawngthu Fanai • 30 Jul 2026

Assam on High Alert as New Heavy Rain Forecast Follows Deadly Floods

Assam faces new flood threats after the IMD issued an orange alert for heavy rain, as the state struggles to recover from a disaster that killed 78 people.

Timungpi Terang • 30 Jul 2026

ATTSA Claims Sivasagar Flood Victims Left Without Government Aid

Assam tea tribes students demand immediate aid for Sivasagar flood victims who report receiving zero support from the local district administration.

Timungpi Terang • 30 Jul 2026

Residents find two bodies under silt in flood-hit Assam village

Returning residents in Sivasagar district discovered two bodies buried under thick layers of silt as they began clearing debris from their flood-hit homes.

Bibar Daimary • 30 Jul 2026