West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee condemned a Foreigners’ Tribunal notice served to a Cooch Behar farmer, calling it an attack on democracy. She accused the BJP of trying to implement NRC in Bengal without jurisdiction. The farmer, a Rajbanshi resident…
Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) unloaded 1,099 freight rakes in June 2025, a 17% rise from last year. Assam saw 627 rakes, with 315 carrying essentials. Other northeastern states and parts of Bihar and West Bengal also saw steady freight activity…
AAP announced it will contest all 126 seats in the 2026 Assam Assembly elections without aligning with BJP or Congress. Calling both parties “two sides of the same coin,” AAP said it aims to bring alternative, honest, and development-driven politics…
A political row has erupted between Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi over an under-construction mansion in Diphu, allegedly linked to KAAC CEM Tuliram Ronghang. Gogoi hinted at corruption, comparing the property to Delhi’s "sheesh mahal"…
Tensions have reignited in Lapangap village on the Assam-Meghalaya border. Villagers from Meghalaya allege that miscreants from Assam set fire to several thatched huts, damaging property and crops. The West Jaintia Hills SP confirmed the burning of huts in disputed…
Galeza Bibi was brutally murdered by her brother-in-law, Sabahmuddin Mondal, in Bamunimaidam on Sunday night after she refused his marriage proposal. Mondal, reportedly intoxicated, slit her throat in front of her daughter and fled. Police have launched a manhunt.
Som Das of Patharquary, Narengi, jumped into the Brahmaputra near Panikhaiti’s Ganesh Mandir area on Monday. Despite efforts by police and SDRF, he remains untraced. The reason behind the act is still unknown. Search operations were halted at dusk.
Assam police arrested RTI activist Dilip Nath on Sunday while he tried to re-enter the state from West Bengal. He is accused of masterminding a June 29 attack on journalists investigating illegal mining in Sonitpur. His son and three others…
A miscreant threw raw pork and an offensive note into a mosque in Guwahati’s Panjabari area, sparking communal tension. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma condemned the act and assured strict action. CCTV footage is being examined, and police have launched…
A landslide in the Lumding–Badarpur hill section has halted train services to Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram, and southern Assam. Several trains have been cancelled or rescheduled. Restoration work is ongoing, and help desks are set up at key stations. The monsoon-triggered…