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Garima Saikia Garg Plants Tree at Proposed Zubeen Garg Memorial Site

Garima Saikia Garg visited Kokrajhar to plant a sapling at the site of a new memorial park dedicated to late music icon Zubeen Garg.

Timungpi Terang • 14 Jul 2026

Assam officials seize motorcycle sporting car registration plates

Nagaon authorities seized a motorcycle carrying a Hyundai car's registration number. The rider fled the scene after his identification was recorded.

Timungpi Terang • 14 Jul 2026

Assam to Launch Regional OTT Platform and Expand Administrative Offices

CM Himanta Biswa Sarma announces a new state-backed OTT platform for local arts and plans to establish 14 additional Circle Officer offices in Assam.

Bibar Daimary • 14 Jul 2026

Nagaon Artist Pitches Rare Sanchipat Art to Union Textiles Minister

Assam artist Sujit Das is pushing for global recognition of the endangered Sanchipat manuscript painting tradition before the Union Textiles Minister.

Timungpi Terang • 14 Jul 2026

BJP Starts Two-Day Organizing Drive in Sivasagar

Assam BJP leaders kicked off a two-day training campaign in Sivasagar to prep cadres for 2029 polls and discuss local party expansion efforts.

Bibar Daimary • 14 Jul 2026

Assam Tourism Surges Past Six Crore Visitors Over Decade

Assam hosted over six crore tourists in ten years. Data shows a post-pandemic rebound with travel advisories improving across the globe.

Timungpi Terang • 14 Jul 2026

Assam Police Remand Activist Pranab Doley as Protests Mount

Assam authorities remanded activist Pranab Doley to seven days of police custody, sparking widespread outcry over his arrest and land rights advocacy.

Bibar Daimary • 14 Jul 2026

Police recover two bodies in separate Assam death investigations

Authorities in Assam are investigating two deaths after bodies were found in the Garbhanga Reserved Forest and near New Bongaigaon Railway Station.

Bibar Daimary • 14 Jul 2026

Assam Honors Literary Giant Nabakanta Barua

Assam observed the 24th anniversary of Nabakanta Barua's death, honoring the legendary author and academic who shaped modern Assamese literature.

Timungpi Terang • 14 Jul 2026

Assam Repatriates 1,679 As Political Tension Mounts Over Immigration

Assam reports 1,679 repatriations as Akhil Gogoi slams the government for ignoring legal process and failing on promised tribal status.

Bibar Daimary • 14 Jul 2026

Dhubri Nurse Arrested Following Fatal Illegal Abortion

Police arrested a Dhubri nurse and her husband after a woman died during an illegal abortion performed at their private residence.

Timungpi Terang • 14 Jul 2026

Assam Targets 200,000 New Homes Amid Massive Land Grant for Tea Workers

Assam will grant land deeds to 3.5 lakh tea workers and add 2 lakh PMAY-G houses as the state pushes to improve rural living standards.

Timungpi Terang • 14 Jul 2026

Assam Villages Turn to High-Value Vanilla Farming

Assam farmers are switching to lucrative vanilla cultivation to boost income and protect local forests, backed by state agricultural training programs.

Bibar Daimary • 14 Jul 2026

Assam Launches Mission Basundhara 4.0 to Overhaul Land Records

Assam targets land reform with Mission Basundhara 4.0. The digital initiative launches December 25, 2026, to modernize records and boost local industry.

Timungpi Terang • 14 Jul 2026

Padma Shri Recipient Geeta Upadhyay Dies

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma mourns the death of award-winning educationist and literary icon Geeta Upadhyay.

Timungpi Terang • 14 Jul 2026

Assam Husband Arrested Following Wife's Suspicious Death

Police arrested Mrityunjay Das after his wife, Champa Das, was found dead in their Silchar home. Authorities are currently investigating the incident.

Bibar Daimary • 14 Jul 2026

Assam Villagers Protest Plan to Relocate 334 Laika Families

Hundreds gathered in Jagun to block the government's plan to relocate hundreds of displaced families into the local Tirap Reserved Forest area.

Timungpi Terang • 14 Jul 2026

Assam Minister Pushes Forest Restoration to Stop Human-Elephant Conflict

Assam Forest Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah plans an MLA meeting July 15 to address rising human-elephant conflict through habitat restoration and fences.

Bibar Daimary • 14 Jul 2026

Supreme Court Overturns Assam Foreigner Declarations for 27 Residents

The Supreme Court ordered fresh hearings for 27 people labeled foreigners, demanding a fair, lawful process in all future citizenship adjudications.

Timungpi Terang • 14 Jul 2026

Atul Bora Defends Bokakhat Hotel Project Amid Arrest Controversy

Minister Atul Bora defends Bokakhat tourism projects while highlighting progress on rural housing and land rights for tea garden workers in Assam.

Timungpi Terang • 14 Jul 2026