Assam News

Assam floods cause extensive damage to tea gardens, plucking disrupted in worst-hit estates

Floods in Assam have damaged multiple tea gardens and stalled plucking in some sections. The full loss is still being assessed as silt, mud and damaged infrastructure delay recovery.

No change to Kaziranga National Park boundary, Eco-Sensitive Zone rationalisation aims to balance conservation and development: Pijush Hazarika

Pijush Hazarika said the proposed ESZ rationalisation will not alter Kaziranga National Park's boundary. He said the exercise is meant to protect conservation while easing basic development for local communities.

Assam: CKB College Teok gets UGC autonomous status, marks major boost for higher education

Chandra Kamal Bezbaruah College in Teok has been granted autonomous status by the UGC. The move is expected to widen academic flexibility and support higher education in Assam.

Assam launches dedicated multilingual farmer helpline to make infrastructure development more inclusive

Assam has launched a multilingual farmer helpline for communities along the NERES XXV project corridor. The move is meant to improve communication, address concerns and make infrastructure development more inclusive.

Protest in Assam’s Bongaigaon over missing Class 11 student

Tension prevailed at the Bidyapur Police Outpost in Assam’s Bongaigaon district on Tuesday, August 18, as members of the All Assam Sutradhar Students’ Association staged a protest over the failure to trace a Class 11 student who has been missing for 13 days.

50,000 Yaba tablets worth Rs 10 crore seized in Assam’s Cachar

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday, August 18, said 50,000 Yaba tablets worth an estimated Rs 10 crore were seized from a truck at Digharkhal in Cachar district.

Kaziranga ESZ row: Residents protest against Gaurav Gogoi, Akhil Gogoi’s 10-km demand

Hundreds of residents living around Kaziranga National Park took to the streets in Assam’s Kaliabor on Tuesday, August 18, backing the state government’s decision to reduce the Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around the national park from 10 km to 1 km.

Illegal sand mining alleged near Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam’s Nagaon

Allegations of illegal sand mining using heavy machinery have emerged from Kathalguri village under Juria police station in Assam’s Nagaon district, near the Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary.

Kaziranga’s ‘super sniffer’ K9 Leon retires after eight years on anti-poaching duty

After nearly eight years of tracking suspects and assisting anti-poaching operations, K9 Leon, a Belgian Malinois known as Kaziranga’s “super sniffer”, has retired from active service.

Three children rescued after fleeing children’s home in Guwahati

Three children who fled a Guwahati child-care centre were rescued by the New Bongaigaon GRP on Tuesday morning. Police are examining their allegation that they escaped after being beaten at the home.

Assam: Na-Bakharbori residents seek permanent fix to long-standing low-voltage problem

Waterlogging damages winter paddy across hundreds of hectares in Assam’s Kaliabor

Farmers in several areas of Assam’s Kaliabor are facing severe distress after heavy rainfall and prolonged waterlogging damaged winter paddy crops across hundreds of hectares of agricultural land.

Assam-Meghalaya liquor smuggling racket busted, Dimoria excise team felicitated

Assam excise officers seized a Meghalaya-bound liquor consignment and traced it to a Guwahati warehouse. The case has exposed an alleged interstate supply chain, and the investigation is continuing.

Himanta hails Amit Shah’s crackdown on Shahzad Bhatti Network

Amit Shah said security forces arrested more than 200 operatives in a nationwide crackdown on the alleged Shahzad Bhatti Network ahead of Independence Day. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma called it a major breakthrough and said two linked operatives were recently arrested in the state.

Ex-Army personnel provides free government job training to youth in Assam’s Baksa

Former Army personnel Anupam Das has been providing free physical training to young men and women preparing for government jobs in Assam’s Baksa district for the past eight months.

Assam family in dilapidated house awaits PMAY home, ration card

A family in Assam’s Kaliabor has been living in a dilapidated house for years, claiming they have been deprived of a home under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) and other basic government welfare benefits.

All Bodo Students Union volunteers restore 42 flood-damaged homes in Assam’s Sivasagar

The All Bodo Students Union (ABSU), a student organisation representing the Bodo community, has restored 42 flood-damaged homes in Assam’s Sivasagar district as part of its three-day humanitarian initiative, “Mission Home Rescue and Restore”.

Assam weighs long-term partnership with Spices Board to strengthen spice sector

Assam Chief Secretary Ravi Kota and Spices Board India Secretary M S Manivannan discussed a long-term tie-up for the state's spice sector. The proposed MoU could shape crop-specific clusters, value addition and better returns for farmers.

Assam flood situation improves, toll reaches 105 as 32,000 remain affected

Assam's flood situation improved on August 17, though one person died in Sivasagar and nearly 32,000 people remained affected. The latest ASDMA bulletin said relief operations continued as villages, cropland, infrastructure and livestock still faced damage.

Grandfather, 3-year-old granddaughter killed in road accident in Assam

Assam filmmaker Maharshi Tuhin Kashyap wins Fellini Award at Italian film festival

Maharshi Tuhin Kashyap won the Secret Program Fellini Award at Italy's Lucania Film Festival for his debut feature Kok Kok Kokoook. The honour marked the film's European premiere and added to the Assamese director's growing international run.