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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
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Topic: Assam

Assam flood situation improves, 3.37 lakh in 12 districts affected

More than 36,000 displaced people were taking shelter in 133 relief camps, while 68 relief distribution centres were also operational, as of Saturday.

12 dead and over 6.3 lakh affected across 21 districts in Assam as floods worsen

Over 2.57 lakh people are sheltering in 511 relief camps & distribution centres across flood-hit areas. Rescue and relief operations are ongoing.

Gaurav Gogoi takes charge as Congress President for Assam, to lead party in polls next year

Gogoi was handed over reins of party's state unit by outgoing chief Bhupen Kumar Borah. AICC general secretary Jitendra Singh & LoP Debabrata Saikia were present on the occasion.

Assam flood situation critical, more than 5.35 lakh affected, 11 killed

Prime Minister Narendra Modi dials Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, assuring full support from central government.

8 dead in 24 hrs as flash flood, landslides hit parts of Assam

Following incessant and heavy rainfall in Assam and neighbouring states, 175 villages under 20 revenue circles in 12 districts of the state are the worst affected.

‘C-grade drama’—Gogoi addresses Himanta’s barbs about 2013 visit to Pakistan, Assam CM doubles down

The new Assam Congress chief said Himanta’s allegations came as a blessing in disguise for him as it had raised his profile in the poll-bound state.

In naming Gaurav Gogoi as its state chief, Congress rolls the dice in Himanta’s Assam

Sarma has launched near-daily tirade against Gaurav, alleging his wife has ties with Pak govt. Some Cong officer-bearers say Sarma's constant targeting is clear indicator of Gogoi's 'political relevance'.

Post Malone to perform in Guwahati. Assam kicks off its global concert hub dream

Citing reports that Gujarat earned over Rs 600 crore from the Coldplay concert, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma stressed the potential for cultural tourism in the northeastern state.

Assam panchayat polls: How BJP recovered lost ground & stumped Congress in stronghold Jorhat

BJP alliance wins 76 percent of Zila Parishad seats in Assam and Congress 18 percent as it also fails to secure even a single seat in Gaurav Gogoi's LS constituency of Jorhat.

Words that help us belong—how grassroots libraries are shaping lives, from Assam to Karnataka

Often funded by community efforts or meagre govt funds, these spaces are breaking caste and gender barriers, empowering first-generation learners and preserving indigenous knowledge.

On Camera

India has 30 days to pull off fast reform. Hold crash meeting of Centre & state

In India, we are accustomed to glacial change. We love appointing Committees to ‘look into’ reform. Unfortunately for us, the rest of the world moves fast.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.