‘Zero mercy for drug mafia’: Massive cough syrup haul in Assam’s Sribhumi, one arrested
Feb 13, 2026Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on February 13 reiterated the state government’s tough stance against narcotics after 37 cartons containing 5,496 bottles of banned cough syrup were seized in Sribhumi district.
Gauhati High Court clears Assam’s move to grant land rights to tea workers
Feb 13, 2026Gauhati High Court has allowed the Assam government to proceed with its decision to grant land ownership rights to tea garden workers, declining to stay an amended law challenged by the Indian Tea Association (ITA).
Assam CM launches Rs 300 crore projects in BTC, lays foundation for BTC mini-secretariat
Feb 13, 2026Assam CM launches Rs 300 crore projects to boost infrastructure in Bodoland. Foundation stone for BTC mini-secretariat laid to improve governance
Gaurav Gogoi dodges martyr family's fury on Pakistan links, pitches flood relief and ST status in Majuli
Feb 13, 2026Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president and Jorhat MP Gaurav Gogoi visited Majuli on February 13, addressing political controversy over alleged Pakistan links while outlining Congress’s development agenda ahead of the Assembly elections.
Santiniketan hosts 'Monkobita 2026' honouring Bhupen Hazarika and Navakanta Barua
Feb 13, 2026Celebrating the timeless legacy of two towering cultural icons of Assam, a commemorative seminar on Dr. Bhupen Hazarika, the Indian singer, songwriter, writer, filmmaker and politician, and Navakanta Barua, the renowned Assamese novelist and poet, was held at Santiniketan on February 13 under the “Monkobita 2026” initiative.
Complaint filed against BJP Assam social media handlers in Bengaluru
Feb 13, 2026The Legal Cell office-bearers of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) Karnataka unit have lodged a complaint at High Grounds Police Station in Karnataka's Bengaluru against the social media handlers of Bharatiya Janata Party Assam, alleging the spread of hate content and attempts to disturb communal harmony.
Assam CM’s brother Sushanta Biswa Sarma transferred ahead of Assembly polls
Feb 13, 2026Ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, the Assam government on February 13, transferred senior police officer Sushanta Biswa Sarma, brother of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, and posted him as Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), CID (Crime Against Women & Children), Assam.
Assam government transfers Aseema Kalita to 1st Commando Battalion in statewide police reshuffle
Feb 13, 2026The Home Department notification, issued by Additional Chief Secretary Ajay Tewari on February 13, partially modifies an earlier order from February 5, 2026. Kalita, an Assam Police Service officer from the 2015 batch, will assume her new role upon taking charge of the commando unit.
Assam: Five detained, Digboi shuts down after tea garden worker dies in alleged assault
Feb 13, 2026Assam’s Digboi town remained shut on February 13 following a bandh call by the Assam Tea Tribes Students’ Association (ATTSA) and the All Adivasi Students’ Association of Assam (AASAA) to protest the alleged killing of a tea garden worker at the Chariali fish market.
PM Modi to inaugurate Rs 3,000-cr new bridge over Brahmaputra in Assam
Feb 13, 2026The Rs 3,000-crore Kumar Bhaskar Varma Bridge over the Brahmaputra River, set to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 14, is expected to significantly enhance regional connectivity and urban mobility in Assam, officials said.
Assam's Dhubri electoral roll row: Retired, transferred officials still listed in 2026 voter list
Feb 13, 2026A serious administrative lapse has surfaced in Dhubri town after the newly published 2026 Electoral Roll (S03 Assam) reportedly continued to carry the names of senior officials who either retired or were transferred out of the district nearly a decade ago.
Historic Kherai puja celebrated at Gossaigaon's Sankosh River , Assam CM lays foundation stone of Rs 50 crore Bathou Temple
Feb 13, 2026The historic Bathou Kherai Puja is being celebrated with great enthusiasm at Choudhury Ghat on the banks of the Sankosh River in Assam's Gossaigaon, along the India–Bhutan and West Bengal border.
PM Modi to attend airshow in Assam, inaugurate projects worth Rs 5,450 crore
Feb 13, 2026PM Modi visits Assam airshow to inaugurate key projects worth Rs 5,450 crore. The developments aim to boost infrastructure and economic growth in the Northeast.
Capacity building of small growers, BLFs key to boosting tea sector productivity: Experts
Feb 13, 2026Experts have underscored the importance of capacity building for small tea growers and Bought Leaf Factories (BLFs) to ensure sustained productivity, improved quality and long-term sustainability in the tea sector.
‘They had killed my son’: Captain Jintu Gogoi’s parents criticise Gaurav Gogoi over Pakistan visit
Feb 13, 2026Captain Jintu Gogoi’s parents have expressed strong disapproval of Gaurav Gogoi’s visit to Pakistan, citing it as disrespectful to their son’s sacrifice. Their emotional response highlights the pain such political actions cause to families affected by conflict.
UPPL holds ‘Shanti Samannay Pad Yatra’ in Bijni; Pramod Boro confident of victory
Feb 13, 2026The Bijni district unit of the United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) on February 13, organised a ‘Shanti Samannay Pad Yatra’ (Peace Coordination March) in Bijni.
Nitin Gadkari clears Rs 747 crore for 26 road and bridge projects in Assam to turbocharge connectivity
Feb 13, 2026Union Minister Nitin Gadkari approves Rs 747 crore for road and bridge projects in Assam. The initiative focuses on enhancing connectivity and economic growth in the state.
Union cabinet set to clear Rs 18,600-crore Brahmaputra underwater tunnel, big boost for poll-bound Assam
Feb 13, 2026The Union Cabinet is expected to take a major infrastructure decision on Wednesday, with approval likely for an ambitious Rs 18,600-crore road-cum-rail tunnel project under the Brahmaputra River in poll-bound Assam.
Moran highway to turn airstrip on February 14 as PM Modi visits Assam
Feb 13, 2026There was disbelief first, then rising excitement across Moran as an ordinary stretch of national highway was transformed into a functional airstrip ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Assam on February 14.
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