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Assam Chief Minister pledges aid to family of boy who died saving puppy

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma visited the parents of 13-year-old Hridip Panika, who drowned rescuing his puppy during the state's severe floods.

Bibar Daimary • 5 Aug 2026

Baksa Administrative Assistant James Kerketta Receives 2026 Lok Sewa Award

James Kerketta won the 2026 District-Level Lok Sewa Award in Baksa for his service during Lok Kalyan Divas, honoring Assam's first Chief Minister.

Bibar Daimary • 5 Aug 2026

New Handloom Trade Centre Opens in Dibrugarh

Assam Minister Biswajit Daimary opened a new handloom trade hub in Dibrugarh to connect local weavers with national and international markets.

Timungpi Terang • 5 Aug 2026

Meghalaya Investigates Frequent Flooding at Jorabat Border

Chief Minister Conrad Sangma blames road construction for recurring floods at the Jorabat interstate border, vowing to find long-term solutions.

NEWire Desk • 5 Aug 2026

Flood Alerts Issued Across Assam After Dam Water Releases

Assam authorities issued emergency flood warnings as hydroelectric projects in Bhutan and Nagaland began controlled water releases on Wednesday.

Bibar Daimary • 5 Aug 2026

Noa River Breaches Embankment Flooding Ten Assam Villages

The Noa River burst its banks in Darrang on Wednesday, forcing mass evacuations across ten villages as floodwaters submerged homes and farmland.

Timungpi Terang • 5 Aug 2026

AJP Slams Centre and State Over Assam Flood Relief

Assam Jatiya Parishad leader Lurinjyoti Gogoi criticizes the Centre's response to Upper Assam floods and demands an immediate increase in relief funding.

Timungpi Terang • 5 Aug 2026

Gauhati High Court Overturns Death Sentence in 2021 Dhemaji Student Murder

The Gauhati High Court reduced Rintu Sarma's death sentence to life imprisonment for the 2021 machete murder of college student Nandita Saikia in Assam.

Bibar Daimary • 5 Aug 2026

Landslides and Floods Ravage Nagaland and Assam

Heavy rains trigger deadly landslides in Mon and block NH-29 in Nagaland, as Union Minister JP Nadda surveys disaster zones across the region.

Naro Jamir • 5 Aug 2026

Brahmaputra Erosion Sparks Emergency Repairs at Lakhimpur Embankment

Rising Brahmaputra waters have cracked a critical Lakhimpur embankment. Authorities are rushing to reinforce the site with geo-bags to prevent mass flooding.

Bibar Daimary • 5 Aug 2026

Xur Bahini Hits Guwahati Streets to Raise Assam Flood Relief

The Xur Bahini, led by Garima Saikia Garg, is collecting aid for flood victims across Assam, with medical camps planned for early August.

Bibar Daimary • 5 Aug 2026

Four Students Rescued After Being Swept Away in Assam River

Four students were hospitalized after strong currents swept them away while crossing the Shuklai River in Udalguri district.

Bibar Daimary • 5 Aug 2026

Diju River Flooding Hits Assam Again

Heavy rain has caused the Diju River to overflow for the second time in two weeks, leaving homes and farms submerged in the Nagaon and Karbi Anglong region.

Bibar Daimary • 5 Aug 2026

Illegal Mining and Deforestation Fuel Record Assam Floods

Assam floods displaced 700,000 across 11 districts. Experts blame illegal mining and reckless infrastructure projects for the environmental disaster.

Timungpi Terang • 5 Aug 2026

ED Scours Barak Valley in Burmese Areca Nut Smuggling Probe

Enforcement Directorate teams raided six locations in Assam's Barak Valley to crack down on the suspected illegal trade of Burmese areca nuts.

Timungpi Terang • 5 Aug 2026

Supreme Court Justice Ujjal Bhuyan to Lead Guwahati Sustainability Talk

Supreme Court Justice Ujjal Bhuyan will speak on development and the environment in Guwahati on August 8 at a public event hosted by Dharitri Suraksha Mancha.

Bibar Daimary • 5 Aug 2026

Three Arrested After Tracing Murder Victim's Car to Assam

Police arrested three men for the murder of Damehi Mulieh after recovering his stolen Maruti Alto K10 in Cachar, Assam. Legal proceedings are underway.

NEWire Desk • 5 Aug 2026