Assam: Death toll in Tengakhat OIL ITF fire rises to five, another victim succumbs in Dibrugarh hospital
Nov 10, 2026The death toll in the fire at Oil India Limited's ITF facility in Tengakhat, Dibrugarh district, has risen to five after another victim succumbed to his injuries at a private hospital in Dibrugarh.
Assam: Tiwa Jatiya Mancha threatens to ‘break legs’ of MLA Ramakanta Deuri if he campaigns for council polls
Nov 10, 2026With elections to the Tiwa Autonomous Council approaching, the newly formed Tiwa Jatiya Mancha, an initiative of Tiwa national organisations, has announced plans to field candidates in every constituency.
Assam: Silchar Municipal Corporation accounts superintendent suspended over alleged financial irregularities
Nov 10, 2026The Silchar Municipal Corporation has suspended its Superintendent of Accounts, Raju Dey, over allegations of financial irregularities, barely a week after the newly elected councillors took oath.
Assam Sonowal Kachari Autonomous Council Polls: Dandi Sonowal files nomination from Tinsukia
Nov 10, 2026Preparations for the upcoming Sonowal Kachari Autonomous Council elections have gathered pace, with candidates filing their nomination papers at the respective district commissioner’s offices.
Muslim-majority Laharighat seeks BJP led Assam govt's intervention after Congress MLA’s alleged failure
Nov 10, 2026Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on November 10 shared a photograph of a dilapidated road in Congress-held Laharighat, promising to get it constructed while accusing the local Congress MLA of neglecting development works in the constituency.
Who will wait 50 years?': Himanta hits back at Rakibul Hussain over promise to return eviction-hit land
Nov 10, 2026Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on November 10 hit back at Dhubri MP Rakibul Hussain over his assurance that people affected by eviction drives would get their land back if the Congress returned to power in the state.
'My son deserves his father's name': Assam woman revives rape allegation against Harak Singh Rawat
Nov 10, 2026More than 23 years after a controversy involving former Uttarakhand minister and Congress leader Harak Singh Rawat, Jenny, also known as Indira Dewri, has returned to Dehradun, renewing her demand for a fresh Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe and a DNA test to establish her 23-year-old son's paternity.
Body found with rope around neck in Assam's Cachar; police begin probe
Nov 10, 2026A man was found dead under mysterious circumstances near his residence in Siddheswar village of Assam's Cachar district, with his family alleging murder.
Gunfire over family land dispute in Assam's Nagaon; One hospitalised with bullet injury
Nov 10, 2026At least six people were injured, including one who sustained a bullet injury, in an alleged firing incident following a family land dispute at No. 1 Barghuli in Assam's Nagaon district on Monday night, November 09.
Money for govt houses? PMAY beneficiaries allege collection at Assam panchayat
Nov 10, 2026Allegations of money being collected from beneficiaries in the name of allotment of houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) triggered protests at the Melekadhing Mukundati Gaon Panchayat under the Juria Development Block in Assam's Nagaon district.
Rs 501-crore caustic soda plant to come up in Assam, promises jobs and revenue
Nov 10, 2026Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced that a caustic soda manufacturing plant involving an investment of Rs 501 crore will be set up in the state, a move expected to reduce the dependence of Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) on supplies from outside Assam.
Assam: Four suspected poachers arrested in Teok, one injured in rhino attack
Nov 10, 2026Four suspected rhino poachers were arrested from the Hatishal area of Teok in Assam's Jorhat district following a special operation by the Jorhat Forest Division.
Stripes with tunnelling skills: Dooars Rani flees towards Assam again
Nov 10, 2026West Bengal's tiger relocation programme has suffered another setback after Dooars Rani, a three-year-old tigress brought back from Assam last week, escaped from a special acclimatisation enclosure inside Buxa Tiger Reserve for the second time.
Cachar man dies after falling from ninth floor in Bengaluru, body brought home after four days
Nov 09, 2026A 31-year-old man from Assam's Cachar district died after falling from the ninth floor of a building while working in Bengaluru. His body was brought to his native village on Monday, November 9 four days after the incident.
Dima Hasao education department faces staff shortage, former MLA seeks immediate release of transferred officer
Nov 09, 2026The prolonged absence of regular officers in key administrative positions in the Education Department of Assam's Dima Hasao district has raised concerns, with former Haflong MLA Samarjit Haflongbar urging the state government to intervene and ensure the immediate posting of full-fledged officers.
Ustad Kamini Kumar Narzary's birth centenary marked with three-day Bodo cultural festival in Kokrajhar
Nov 09, 2026The 100th birth anniversary of Ustad Kamini Kumar Narzary, a celebrated Bodo folk dance artiste and the first recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award from the tribal communities of Northeast India, was commemorated with a three-day cultural festival in Assam's Kokrajhar district.
Assam's folk traditions, tea culture to feature at sixth FolkTea Festival
Nov 09, 2026The sixth edition of the FolkTea Festival, an open-air cultural festival held in a tea garden, will take place on November 28 and 29 at Hatipoti Tea Estate in Pabhoi, Biswanath district, Assam.
‘Pagla MLA cannot do anything’: Himanta promises development in Congress-held Laharighat
Nov 09, 2026Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma promised equal development and welfare benefits for Congress-held Laharighat. He urged residents to approach the BJP MP and support the party in future elections.
Assam BJP accuses Congress of communal polarisation ahead of 2027 UP Assembly polls
Nov 09, 2026The Assam unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday, November 9 accused the Congress of attempting to polarise voters ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections by raising religious issues, including the demolition of the Babri Masjid and remarks concerning Diwali.
Guwahati trader allegedly cheated of Rs 11.5 crore in fake army supply order scam, mastermind arrested
Nov 09, 2026Panbazar Police have arrested a 30-year-old man from Siliguri in West Bengal for allegedly masterminding a Rs 11.50 crore fraud involving forged Indian Army supply orders, impersonation of Army officers and fabricated financial documents. The alleged fraud targeted Guwahati-based firm M/s Global Traders.
Khanapara woman murder: Prime accused arrested, machete used in crime seized
Nov 09, 2026Police on Monday, November 9 arrested the prime accused in the murder of a woman whose body was found stuffed inside a sack near Ganesh Mandir in Guwahati’s Khanapara area on November 7. The police also recovered the machete allegedly used in the crime and seized the vehicle suspected to have been used to abduct the victim.
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