The Latest Breaking News from Assam

Hundreds of tourists stuck in Sikkim as rising rivers forced suspension of rescue work

Relentless monsoon rains across the northeastern states leave a trail of deaths and destruction.

The train was going to Kamakhya in Assam from Bengaluru when the accident occurred. Read further on Dynamite News:

A senior Assamese journalist was arrested on Tuesday in Guwahati under the SC/ST Act, hours after he was detained following a protest against alleged financial irregularities in a cooperative bank.

Jatinder Kaur Tur of The Caravan won this year’s Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Woman Media Person of the Year at the Media Foundation Awards. The event, held at the India International Centre, New Delhi, on Friday, also saw the introduction of two new journalism awards – the Kamla…

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal, and Anand Vardhan are joined by Dr Sumeet Mhaskar, professor of sociology at Jindal School of Government and Public Policy, and Ajoy Bose, veteran journalist and author of Behenji: The Rise and Fall of Mayawati.

Vantara zoo, pet project of the son of Asia’s richest man, faces questions about sourcing of animals

In a joint operation, the teams of Assam Excise Department and Meghalaya Excise Department busted an illegal liquor manufacturing unit and seized a large quantity of liquor and other items. A must read on Dynamite News:

The political landscape of Assam is deteriorating under the BJP govt, said Dr Bhaban Choudhury after assuming the role of acting state President of AAP Assam. Read further on Dynamite News: