#Silchar

Northeast Frontier Railway Shifts Schedules After Track Settlement

Track settlement near New Harangajao forces the NFR to cancel and reschedule multiple train services across the Lumding-Badarpur hill section.

Bibar Daimary • 14 Aug 2026

Silchar Protesters Burn Effigy Over Remarks Against Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

Protesters in Silchar burned an effigy of Ananta Maharaj after he allegedly made derogatory public comments regarding Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

Bibar Daimary • 13 Aug 2026

Silchar MP Presses Centre for Seven Major Road Upgrades

Silchar MP Parimal Suklabaidya asked Union Minister Nitin Gadkari to fund seven road projects to cut congestion and boost trade in Assam's Barak Valley.

Bibar Daimary • 13 Aug 2026

Missing Rs 1 Crore: Manipur Bhavan Silchar Project Remains A Mystery

State budget documents show a Rs 1 crore allocation for a Silchar Manipur Bhavan, yet the project has failed to materialize after nearly two decades.

Diana Moirangthem • 7 Aug 2026

Assam Teachers Protest Over Mandatory Salary Module

Over 100 Assam teachers staged a one-hour protest in Silchar, demanding the government scrap a mandatory salary module linked to new payment hurdles.

Timungpi Terang • 7 Aug 2026

Congress MLA holds title to land once eyed for Manipur Bhavan

A proposed Manipur Bhavan in Silchar never broke ground, leaving 24 bighas of land in the hands of a sitting Congress MLA after 18 years of questions.

Priyanka Moirangthem • 6 Aug 2026

Assam University Students Halt Protest After Road Repair Deal

Assam University students ended a sit-in protest on Wednesday after officials gave a written promise to fix the road linking them to a local hospital.

Tani M • 5 Aug 2026

Cachar Officials Bulldoze Illegal Structures for Silchar Road Project

Cachar administration cleared illegal encroachments along Meherpur-Medical Road on Wednesday to begin construction on a new four-lane corridor.

Bibar Daimary • 5 Aug 2026

Bajrang Dal issues 24-hour ultimatum after Assam cow slaughter

Tension flared in Silchar after alleged cow slaughter triggered mob violence. Bajrang Dal activists are demanding arrests within a 24-hour window.

Bibar Daimary • 2 Aug 2026

Four Die Following Toxic Gas Exposure in Assam Water Tank

Four workers died after inhaling toxic gas in an Assam water tank. Four others remain in critical condition at Silchar Medical College and Hospital.

Bibar Daimary • 1 Aug 2026

Ambulance Driver Stabbed During Silchar Hospital Parking Dispute

An ambulance driver remains in serious condition following a stabbing at Silchar Medical College after a parking argument turned violent.

Bibar Daimary • 31 Jul 2026

Silchar Flyover Project Advances With Initial Soil Testing

Work begins on the Capital Point to Rangirkhari flyover in Silchar as officials start critical soil testing and site investigations.

Timungpi Terang • 30 Jul 2026

Residents mock Assam official with funeral-style road protest

Meherpur residents held a symbolic funeral for an engineer on July 29 to protest the hazardous, pothole-ridden state of Silchar Medical Road.

Bibar Daimary • 29 Jul 2026

Police Bust Child Trafficking Ring in Silchar

Police rescued a toddler and arrested six suspects in Silchar after uncovering a plot to sell the two-year-old child for 55,000 rupees.

Bibar Daimary • 26 Jul 2026

Six Arrested in Assam After Failed Toddler Sale

Police rescued a two-year-old boy in Silchar during a raid. Six people are in custody after an alleged attempt to sell the child for 55,000 rupees.

Timungpi Terang • 26 Jul 2026

Family Demands Answers After Silchar Power Worker Dies

Manju Gopal Kurmi died from an electric shock while working in Silchar. His family is now demanding financial compensation and a job for his widow.

Bibar Daimary • 24 Jul 2026

Congress Demands Action Over Silchar Civic Failures

Cachar District Congress staged a protest demanding improved civic services and elections for the Silchar Municipal Corporation after years of neglect.

Bibar Daimary • 22 Jul 2026

Protests Erupt at Silchar Hospital Following Infant Death

Tensions rose at Silchar Medical College after an 11-month-old died, leading family members to accuse hospital staff of medical negligence.

Timungpi Terang • 19 Jul 2026

Sushmita Dev Returns to Silchar Following Rajya Sabha Entry

BJP Rajya Sabha MP Sushmita Dev visited Silchar for the first time since joining the party and promised to push development across the Barak Valley.

Bibar Daimary • 18 Jul 2026

Assam Minister Issues Price Gouging Warning to Silchar Traders

Assam minister Kaushik Rai warns Silchar traders against hiking food prices following recent heavy rainfall and supply chain disruptions.

Timungpi Terang • 17 Jul 2026