Assam

Guwahati Police arrested three drug peddlers in Khanapara—Bikash Ali, Bishnu Gowala, and Rakesh Gowala. They seized 19.41 grams of heroin hidden in tobacco boxes along with 20 empty vials.

The Nanda Talukdar Foundation signed an MoU with IIT Mumbai’s BharatGen project to include the Assamese language as its 10th supported language. Part of the Digitizing Assam initiative, this step aims to strengthen Assamese in the digital space. Over two…

Panic erupted in Ganeshguri after Dhiraj Das was stabbed in broad daylight near Dispur PS. Initially suspected to be his wife, police confirmed his daughter attacked him over a family dispute. He is undergoing treatment at GMCH.

The Gauhati High Court has made absolute the ad-interim pre-arrest bail granted to journalist Rafick Ahmed in the Sonari Police case linked to the suicide of Rajapukhuri GP president Debojit Hazarika. The court directed Ahmed not to abscond or tamper…

A minor girl from Assam, trafficked and sold in Arunachal Pradesh six years ago, was rescued in a joint operation by Tinsukia Police and Itanagar WPS. She was found at a woman’s residence in Itanagar and is in stable condition…

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal announced major projects to boost river tourism in Assam and the Northeast. Two luxury cruise ships worth ₹250 crore are being built for the Brahmaputra, set to launch in 2027 under the Cruise Bharat Mission. Over…

On the final day of nominations for the September 22 Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections, two key rivals entered the fray with renewed vigor. United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) chief Pramod Boro filed his nomination from Dotma, while Bodoland People’s…

The United States has imposed a steep 50% tariff on Indian goods, raising alarm within India’s tea industry. The US is India’s fourth-largest tea export market by volume and the second by value. In 2024–25, it imported 17.54 million kg…

Seven medical staff, including senior doctors, nurses, and technicians, were suspended after a four-day-old infant died at GMCH’s NICU on August 18. The suspensions followed a probe citing negligence. Two trainee doctors were also suspended for six months by SSHS…

The Assam Human Rights Commission declined Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia’s request to take suo motu cognizance of a newborn’s death at GMCH on August 18, allegedly due to medical negligence. The AHRC clarified that suo motu cases can only…