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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
Assam Flood Crisis Batters Rural Economy and Livestock
Devastating floods in Assam have claimed 68 lives, displaced thousands, and decimated rural livestock, sparking urgent calls for government compensation.
Timungpi Terang • 28 Jul 2026
Assam Government Drops NEET Protest Charges; Flood Relief and Industrial Legislation Follow
Assam will drop NEET protest cases after 13 arrests. Meanwhile, the state faces fallout from a fatal factory blast, severe floods, and new land bills.
Bibar Daimary • 28 Jul 2026
Assam Cancer Institute Slaps Patients With Massive Fee Hikes
Assam's State Cancer Institute has drastically raised prices for diagnostic tests and hospital beds, leaving patients to foot the bill.
Timungpi Terang • 28 Jul 2026
Kamrup Police Arrest Three, Seize 16 Smuggled Cattle
Police intercepted a transport vehicle in Assam and arrested three men for illegal cattle trafficking. Sixteen animals were seized during the raid.
Bibar Daimary • 28 Jul 2026
Bongaigaon officials accused of embezzling 52 lakh in rural funds
Allegations of a 52.76 lakh rupee embezzlement hit the Assam Rural Livelihoods Mission as locals demand an investigation into missing start-up funds.
Timungpi Terang • 28 Jul 2026
Kabaddi player dead, two injured in Guwahati hit-and-run
A speeding vehicle killed a young Kabaddi player and injured two others on a Guwahati highway. Police have seized the car and are hunting the driver.
Bibar Daimary • 28 Jul 2026
Factory Owner Arrested Following Deadly Assam Industrial Blast
Five arrested after an explosion at a Cachar rod factory killed four workers. The government ordered investigations and provided compensation to families.
Bibar Daimary • 28 Jul 2026
Assam Legislators Pledge Salaries to Flood Relief Efforts
Most Assam MLAs will donate one month’s salary to flood relief. Raijor Dal is the only party abstaining from the state assembly contribution pledge.
Timungpi Terang • 28 Jul 2026
Assam Moves to Overhaul Land Rules for Industry and Tea Estates
Assam introduced two bills to speed up infrastructure land acquisition and allow tea estates to use 5% of their land for commercial ventures.
Bibar Daimary • 28 Jul 2026
Assam Accuses Meghalaya of Flooding Guwahati Via Hill Construction
Assam blames Meghalaya's hill-cutting in Jorabat for severe Guwahati floods, while Meghalaya officials claim they are still reviewing the allegations.
NEWire Desk • 28 Jul 2026
Assam Scraps NEET Protest Cases as Lawyers Protest Advocate Arrest
Assam officials will drop NEET protest charges and release detainees, even as lawyers demand an inquiry into the controversial arrest of a colleague.
Bibar Daimary • 28 Jul 2026
Nagaland CM Rio Pledges Support to Revive Kohima Sahitya Sabha
Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio promised to help revive the historic Kohima Sahitya Sabha after meeting with a delegation from Assam on Monday.
Naro Jamir • 28 Jul 2026
Assam Flood Death Toll Hits 68 as Recovery Efforts Intensify
Assam flood death toll reaches 68 with 5.24 lakh people affected. Government teams work to restore power and aid as calls for livestock compensation mount.
Bibar Daimary • 27 Jul 2026
Activists Demand Better Care for Maimed Elephant in Assam
Wildlife activists demand that the Digboi Forest Division transfer a maimed elephant named Mangal Singh to Kaziranga for urgent medical treatment.
Timungpi Terang • 27 Jul 2026
Assam Professor Suspended After Bribery Arrest at Nagaon Medical College
Assam officials suspended Dr. Manoj Kumar Singh after his arrest for allegedly taking bribes to manipulate a post-mortem report at a medical college.
Timungpi Terang • 27 Jul 2026
ABSU Demands Immediate Action on Bodo Peace Accord and Pending Scholarships
The All Bodo Students' Union held a protest in Kokrajhar, urging the Centre to fulfill Bodo Peace Accord promises and release overdue student scholarships.
Timungpi Terang • 27 Jul 2026
