Assam: Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi procession draws thousands in Silchar with focus on peace and harmony
Aug 26, 2026Thousands of people participated in a grand Julus-e-Mohammadi in Silchar on Wednesday, August 26 to mark Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi, commemorating the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad.
Arrow lodged in heart: Bhutanese man survives rare cardiac injury after surgery at GNRC
Aug 26, 2026A 42-year-old Bhutanese man survived a rare and life-threatening penetrating cardiac injury after an arrow pierced his chest and became lodged in the right ventricle of his heart. He underwent complex cardiac surgery at GNRC Hospitals, Dispur, after undertaking a 13-hour road journey from Thimphu to Guwahati with the arrow still embedded in his heart
Assam gets export quota for agarwood products, government eyes sectoral expansion
Aug 26, 2026Assam is set to give a fresh push to agarwood cultivation and related business activities, with the state government working to make the sector more accessible to farmers and expand its export potential, state minister Bimal Borah said.
‘Falsehood backfired’: Kiren Rijiju alleges Rahul Gandhi asked Pawan Khera to make false claims against Assam CM
Aug 26, 2026Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has alleged that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi directed party leader Pawan Khera to make false allegations against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, during the final phase of the Assam Assembly election campaign.
Assam forms task force to monitor agarwood trade, promote organised sector
Aug 26, 2026Assam Minister Jayanta Mallabaruah on Wednesday, August 26 said nearly two lakh hectares of land outside forest areas are currently being used for cultivation, underlining the scale of agricultural activity associated with the sector.
Assam: Woman allegedly hacked to death during family dispute in Bongaigaon
Aug 26, 2026A 33-year-old woman was allegedly hacked to death with a machete during a family dispute at Dubachuri Part-II village in Assam’s Bongaigaon district in the early hours of Wednesday, August 26.
Assam launches government approved agarwood inoculation centre to boost global market reach
Aug 26, 2026Assam’s agarwood industry is set to receive a boost with the establishment of a government-approved artificial inoculation training and research centre at Alengi in Titabar, Jorhat, aimed at helping farmers produce high-quality agarwood through scientific techniques.
Assam STF arrests suspected Pakistan-based SBN operative in Hailakandi
Aug 26, 2026The Assam Police Special Task Force (STF) has arrested a 21-year-old man allegedly linked to the Pakistan-based Shahadat-e-Bhatti Network (SBN) in Hailakandi district, taking the total number of arrests in the case to four.
Tension along Assam-Nagaland border after alleged assault of Assamese man in Merapani
Aug 26, 2026Tension resurfaced along the Assam-Nagaland border in Merapani on Wednesday, August 26, following an alleged assault of an Assamese man by a group of Naga men at No. 2 Negheribil on Tuesday night, August 25.
Gauhati High Court admits Debabrata Saikia PIL on Sivasagar floods, seeks replies from Assam, Nagaland governments
Aug 26, 2026The Gauhati High Court has admitted a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by former Leader of the Opposition and former Nazira MLA Debabrata Saikia concerning the devastating floods in Upper Assam in July 2026. The court has directed the governments of Assam and Nagaland, along with other concerned authorities, to file detailed affidavits in response to the petition by November 3, 2026.
Chhattisgarh HC disposes of case against two Assam youths after apology to Governor Ramen Deka
Aug 26, 2026The Chhattisgarh High Court disposed of proceedings against two youths from Assam after they tendered unconditional written apologies over objectionable remarks made against Chhattisgarh Governor Ramen Deka on social media.
Assam: RHAC executive member calls for firm action after vehicle set ablaze at Lampi
Aug 26, 2026Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council (RHAC) Executive Member Arjun Chettri has called for stringent action against those responsible for allegedly setting a Maruti Alto vehicle on fire at Upper Lampi along the Assam-Meghalaya border.
Assam's Jorhat youth allegedly steals Rs 50 lakh in cash, jewellery from family home; three others named in FIR
Aug 26, 2026A theft case in Jorhat has taken an unusual turn with police investigating allegations that a young man stole cash and gold jewellery worth around Rs 50 lakh from his family home while his parents were away and allegedly used part of the money to buy gifts and give cash to a female friend.
Police personnel’s vehicle gutted near Assam-Meghalaya border in suspected arson
Aug 26, 2026A vehicle belonging to an Assam Police personnel was allegedly set on fire near the Upper Lampi Battalion Border Out Post in Boko, triggering concern along the sensitive Assam-Meghalaya border.
‘Where is the debate over the men?’: Gaurav Gogoi after GIVA pulls Kriti Sanon’s Raksha Bandhan ad
Aug 26, 2026Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Wednesday, August 26, questioned the focus on actor Kriti Sanon amid the controversy over a Raksha Bandhan advertisement by jewellery brand GIVA, asking why the men involved in approving and creating the commercial were not being scrutinised.
Magisterial inquiry ordered into death of Bir Lachit Sena leader Manas Jyoti Chetia
Aug 26, 2026The Assam government has ordered a magisterial-level inquiry into the mysterious death of Bir Lachit Sena leader Manas Jyoti Chetia, amid allegations by the organisation that he was attacked and growing tension in Sivasagar.
Heavy vehicles use rural roads to avoid toll, two roads damaged in Assam's Kaliabor
Aug 26, 2026Two rural roads in Kaliabor have suffered extensive damage after heavy and commercial vehicles began using them to avoid paying toll at the toll plaza on the four-lane road connecting Kolia Bhomora Setu, according to local residents.
Assam STF arrests alleged operative of Pakistan-based Shahzad Bhatti Network in Hailakandi
Aug 26, 2026The Special Task Force (STF) of Assam Police on Wednesday, August 26, arrested an alleged operative of the Pakistan-based Shahzad Bhatti Network (SBN) from Hailakandi district, officials said.
30 cattle seized from truck in Assam’s Kaliabor, three detained
Aug 26, 2026Jakhalabandha Police, in a joint operation with Bagori Police, seized a truck carrying 30 cattle allegedly being transported illegally along the national highway in Assam’s Kaliabor area, police said.
Assam floods: Govt teams reach Satras to safeguard, digitise rare manuscripts
Aug 26, 2026As Assam continues to recover from the devastating floods, the state government has stepped up efforts to protect the state’s historic manuscripts, with teams reaching out to Satras and individual custodians to safeguard and digitise the fragile heritage documents.
NHAI signboards in Kaliabor draw criticism over Assamese spelling errors
Aug 26, 2026The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has come under criticism in Assam’s Kaliabor over alleged spelling errors in Assamese on location signboards installed along the national highway.
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