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A barge carrying 540 metric tonnes of methanol left Dibrugarh for Bangladesh on Monday, marking the first cargo shipment from upper Assam to a foreign port since Independence. The voyage will test the Brahmaputra’s potential as a commercial freight corridor

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey linked the 1983 Nellie massacre in Assam to electoral roll revision, arguing that elections should have followed SIR. He also criticised Rahul Gandhi over opposition to SIR. Historical accounts differ on the massacre’s death toll and circumstances 

The Cockroach Janata Party plans to expand its presence across Northeast states, spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka said. The party will focus on issues concerning students, youth, indigenous rights and man-made floods, a day after Assam Police detained Ranka and others

More than 30 Cockroach Janta Party workers, including co-convener Ashutosh Ranka, were detained in Guwahati ahead of a regional volunteers’ meeting. The party alleged police action was aimed at preventing the gathering, while Assam Police had not issued an official statement

On World Rhino Day, Assam highlighted progress in greater one-horned rhino conservation, with nearly 80 per cent of the global population in the state and zero known poaching incidents in 2025. Kaziranga remains the species’ largest single population globally

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma welcomed the NMC’s approval of 13,186 additional MBBS seats, taking India’s total undergraduate medical intake to 1,40,214 across 836 colleges for 2026-27. He said the expansion will boost medical education, healthcare capacity and opportunities 

  Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma welcomed the New Delhi Declaration, praising India’s BRICS leadership. He highlighted its recognition of the Guwahati Declaration on combating narcotics, which seeks stronger information sharing, technology use and cooperation among BRICS anti-drug agencies 

A four-to-six-week-old elephant calf trapped in a muddy trench at a tea estate near Kaziranga National Park has been rescued and shifted to the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation. The dehydrated calf is receiving specialised treatment and round-the-clock care

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma thanked Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan for his maiden visit to the state and welcomed his call for stronger cultural and academic exchanges with Tamil Nadu, saying the engagement would inspire students and deepen national ties

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced a new Anti Narcotics Task Force within Assam Police to tackle drug trafficking. The unit will focus on legal and financial networks, while the state aims to raise its conviction rate in chargesheeted cases to 35 per cent

Four people, including three members of a family, were killed and one injured in two landslides triggered by incessant rain in Guwahati on Tuesday. Several city areas were inundated, disrupting traffic, while authorities assessed vulnerable houses and considered evacuations

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the state government will invest Rs 50,000 crore over five years under ‘Viksit Assam: Infra Vision’ to develop infrastructure across sectors, including healthcare, education, roads, power, housing, markets and flood protection

More than 26,500 people have been arrested and narcotics worth Rs 3,253 crore seized in Assam since 2021, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. He attributed the sustained crackdown to coordinated efforts by state police, central agencies and improved surveillance

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said over 26,500 people have been arrested and drugs worth Rs 3,253 crore seized in the State since 2021. He attributed the crackdown to sustained policing, inter-State coordination and Centre-backed surveillance

Three school students drowned in a pond at Assam’s Jorhat district on Saturday while celebrating a friend’s birthday with a group of boys. The victims, identified as Akshat Kumar Roy, Sushanta Patel and Rehan, were later recovered by SDRF personnel

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma highlighted Dehing Patkai’s rich butterfly diversity, noting 165 recorded species, including 37 endangered ones. He stressed the region’s ecological importance and the need for conservation efforts to protect its fragile habitats and biodiversity

A prisoner arrested in a mobile phone theft case escaped from Aluva Sub Jail in Kerala on Monday, prompting police to launch a search operation. Madhur Jya Sonowal, 28, was reported missing after prisoners were allowed out of their cells

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of using women’s empowerment to target Hinduism. Sarma questioned Gandhi’s criticism of Manusmriti while citing practices under Sharia, and challenged him to support a Uniform Civil Code guaranteeing equal rights

Election Commission data shows a long-term rise in voter turnout and votes polled across several states since Independence. West Bengal, Assam, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu recorded major increases, while electoral roll revisions such as SIR are highlighted as important for maintaining accurate voter lists

Assam’s flood situation improved on Monday, though one more person drowned in Sivasagar, taking this year’s flood death toll to 105. Around 32,000 people remain affected across four districts, with Nagaon worst hit. Crops, roads, bridges and other infrastructure have suffered damage