Guwahati, July 28: The Assam Legislative Assembly on Monday passed the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Assam Amendment) Bill, 2026, aimed at speeding up land acquisition for key infrastructure and development projects. Revenue…

Guwahati, July 28: The All Assam Students' Union (AASU) has urged the Assam Government to announce a special economic package for the flood-ravaged districts of Sivasagar, Charaideo and Jorhat, saying routine relief measures will not be enough for recovery. In…

Guwahati, July 28: The first direct commercial container freight train from Kolkata Port to Biratnagar Customs Yard in Nepal has successfully completed its journey under the revised India–Nepal Rail Transit Protocol. The 40-wagon train carried a consignment of canola, enabling…

Guwahati, July 28: Five persons were apprehended by security personnel at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) for allegedly operating an illegal blood brokerage racket on the hospital premises. The accused were later handed over to Bhangagarh Police for investigation…

Guwahati, July 28: A third-year IIT Guwahati student, Ritesh Raj Singh, was found dead on the institute campus on Sunday in a suspected case of suicide. Police have launched an investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident. Ritesh, a…

Sivasagar, July 28: While floodwaters are receding across Upper Assam, thousands of families continue to face severe hardship due to waterlogged homes, thick silt, damaged property and sanitation concerns. A five-member Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) visited Sivasagar to assess the…

Guwahati, July 28: The Assam Legislative Assembly on Monday passed the Majuli University (Amendment) Bill, 2026, paving the way for the transformation of the Majuli University of Culture into Majuli University. The amendment will allow the university to introduce courses…

Guwahati, July 28: Kangbo Aloti – The Lost Path, a Karbi-language feature film directed by Khanjan Kishore Nath, has won the German Star of India 2026 Award for Best Feature Film at the Indian Film Festival Stuttgart in Germany. The…

New Delhi, July 28: Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Gaurav Gogoi on Monday criticised the Centre's proposed anti-paper leak legislation, calling it a "cosmetic Bill" and alleging that the BJP government lacks the intent to bring meaningful reforms to…

Guwahati, July 28: Congress leader and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi has urged the Centre and the Assam Government to develop a long-term strategy to tackle the state's recurring floods. Expressing grief over the loss of lives, Gandhi said Assam…

Guwahati, July 28: Auniati Satra Satradhikar Dr. Pitambar Dev Goswami has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the flood-affected districts of Jorhat, Sivasagar and Charaideo, saying only a ground visit would reveal the true extent of the devastation…