Assam News

AASU-backed candidates win 7 seats in Cotton University students' union polls; ABVP gets 4

Candidates backed by the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) won seven seats in the Cotton University Students' Union (CUSU) elections, including the posts of president and general secretary, while candidates supported by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) secured four seats.

Jagun market allotment row: Protesters demand action against Tinsukia Zila Parishad chief

The Tinsukia Zila Parishad office witnessed protests on October 1 as a section of residents from Jagun raised slogans against Zila Parishad president Bhadeswar Moran, alleging irregularities in the allotment of the Jagun Daily Market.

Assam Police Day: Himanta hails force for serving people with courage, compassion

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on October 1 paid tribute to police personnel for their service and sacrifices, saying people across the state can live in peace because someone in uniform is standing guard round the clock.

Moran teen girl's mysterious death: Police detain youth who was allegedly in live-in relationship with her

A new development has emerged in the mysterious death of a teenage girl at Piyali Nagar in Moran, Assam, with police detaining a 19-year-old youth who had allegedly been in a live-in relationship with the girl.

Assam Police Day: Five senior officers receive President’s Medal for Distinguished Service

Five senior Assam Police officers were honoured with the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service at the 75th Assam Police Day programme in Guwahati. The honours recognised service across Republic Day and Independence Day award lists from 2023 to 2025.

Assam governor calls for greater public trust in policing, stronger drug-free campaign

At Assam Police Day, Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya urged the force to put public trust at the centre of policing and intensify its anti-drug campaign. He said modern policing must pair technology with discipline, sensitivity and integrity while keeping women and vulnerable groups secure.

‘Replacing Gyanesh Kumar won’t make Rahul Gandhi PM’: Assam BJP chief Dilip Saikia

Akhil Gogoi announces indefinite agitation from October 2 over pending flood relief

Raijor Dal president and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi has announced an indefinite statewide agitation from October 2, alleging that the Assam government has failed to meet its October 1 deadline for disbursing flood relief to affected families.

‘Rahu, Borali’ to Barak Secretariat: Four Congress MLAs felicitate Himanta Biswa Sarma

Four Congress MLAs from the Barak Valley met Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at the Barak Secretariat and felicitated him, an interaction that comes days after the Chief Minister claimed that he still had people within the Congress camp.

‘No delay or obstruction’: Assam CMO tightens rules for CM convoy movement

The Assam CMO has reiterated that the Chief Minister's convoy must not block ambulances or other emergency vehicles. The move follows the Silchar ambulance stoppage, after which the convoy was curtailed and officials warned of strict action.

‘Ambulance stopped for just 30 seconds, patient’s death unrelated to convoy’: Assam CM

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on October 1 said the ambulance carrying a critically ill patient in Silchar was stopped for not more than 30 seconds to allow his convoy to pass, and claimed that the patient's death had no connection with the brief halt.

Critical patient dies after ambulance stopped to clear way for Assam CM’s convoy

Rasuraj Chakraborty, a patient who was being transported in a 108 ambulance that was stopped at the Ramnagar ISBT point in Silchar to allow Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s convoy to pass, died at Silchar Medical College and Hospital on the morning of October 1.

Puja special: Assam government to disburse Nijut Moina financial assistance to students from October 12

The Assam government will release financial assistance under the Chief Minister’s Nijut Moina Scheme on October 12, providing monthly support to students enrolled at secondary and higher education levels during the current academic year.

Nagaon bypoll is fight to safeguard constitutional rights: Gaurav Gogoi

Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi said the party's battle in the upcoming Nagaon Lok Sabha bypoll was aimed at safeguarding the constitutional rights of people and ensuring inclusive development.

ED searches 16 locations in Assam, Bengal over alleged foreign areca nut smuggling syndicate

The Enforcement Directorate searched 16 locations in Assam and West Bengal in a money laundering probe into alleged foreign-origin areca nut smuggling through the Myanmar border. Investigators are examining the financial trail, alleged forged documents and monthly payments linked to the network.

Assam: Minor girl in live-in relationship found hanging

Sensation prevailed in Piyali Nagar in Moran after the body of a minor girl, aged around 16, was recovered from a rented house.

Assam CM inaugurates 595 kWp Solar Power Plant at Koomber Tea Estate

Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated a 595 kWp solar power plant at Koomber Tea Estate on 1 October. The project links Assam’s tea industry with the state’s wider clean energy and Green Assam goals.

Four women in Assam’s Dhing allege Rs 3 lakh fraud over land mutation

Four economically weak women in Assam’s Nagaon district have alleged that two men defrauded them of a total of Rs 3 lakh by promising to complete the mutation of their land records, but failed to deliver on the assurance.

Assam: 55-year-old agriculture department employee found dead inside Guwahati office

A 55-year-old employee of the Assam Agriculture Department was found dead inside the department’s administrative building at Khanapara in Guwahati on Thursday, October 1 with police investigating the circumstances surrounding his death.

Nagaland landslide: Sivasagar administration says no need to panic, Dikhow River flowing smoothly

A landslide reported upstream of the Dikhow River in Nagaland has prompted the Sivasagar district administration in Assam to alert residents living along downstream areas, even as officials said there was no immediate cause for panic and the river was flowing normally during ground verification on Thursday, October 1.

Missing Assam man’s highly decomposed body recovered in Meghalaya, family seeks probe

The body of a 31-year-old man from Assam who had been missing since September 18 was recovered from a stream in Meghalaya’s West Khasi Hills district, with his family seeking an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.