Former Union minister Rajen Gohain quits BJP, cites betrayal of Assams indigenous communities
DIBRUGARH: Former Union minister and four-time BJP MP Rajen Gohain from Assams Nagaon parliamentary constituency resigned from the party along with 17 other members on Thursday, officials said. In a letter to state BJP president Dilip Saikia, Gohain said he was resigning from the primary membership of the party and stepping down from all party responsibilities with immediate effect. Seventeen other BJP members, mostly from Upper and Central Assam, also submitted their resignations to Saikia, sources said. Speaking to PTI, Gohain said he resigned as the party had failed o fulfil the promises made to the people of Assam and betrayed the indigenous communities by allowing outsiders to settle in the state. He had represented Nagaon parliamentary constituency for four terms from 1999 to 2019 and had served as the Union minister of state for railways from 2016 to 2019.
Assam government extends AFSPA in Tinsukia, Charaideo, and Sivasagar districts for six months
The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) was extended for six more months in Tinsukia, Charaideo, and Sivasagar districts of Assam from October 1, following a state government recommendation. This extension occurred despite significant law-and-order improvements, due to sporadic ULFA incidents and NSCN activities. Meanwhile, AFSPA was removed from Dibrugarh, and the state cabinet had recommended its complete withdrawal.
Punjab MP Amritpal Singh casts vote for V-P election from Assam jail
Mr. Singh, the chief of Waris Punjab De, has been in Dibrugarh Central Jail since March 2023
Guwahati-Bound Indigo Flight Carrying Himanta Sarma Diverted To Agartala Due To Bad Weather
According to the Assam Chief Minister's Office (CMO), Sarma was flying from Dibrugarh to Guwahati in an IndiGo flight, which was diverted to Agartala.
Operation Falcon saves Assam rhinos, says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
GUWAHATI: The Assam government has achieved a significant success in protecting the one-horned rhinos the pride of the state from poachers since it launched Operation Falcon. Operation Falcon is a collaborative effort of the Assam Police and the Assam Forest Department launched last year. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma posted a video of Operation Falcon through X on Monday, stating, it was breaking the back of poaching and illegal animal trade. According to the video, the killings of two rhinos prompted a rethink in anti-poaching strategy vis--vis the launch of Operation Falcon against poachers. #OperationFalcon breaking the back of poaching and illegal animal trade. @assampolice @assamforest pic.twitter.com/r0B7jvYYHG Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) August 11, 2025 Stating that poachers were chased ruthlessly using all available resources, the video said coordination and spirit of the personnel helped arrest 42 poachers 18 in Biswanath, eight in Darrang, six in Nagaon, five in Karbi Anglong, two in Sonitpur and one each in Udalguri, Dibrugarh and Cachar districts. Poachers were tracked through extensive use of on-ground and digital intelligence, according to the video. Under this operation, international and interstate nexus were identified. Six major rhino-poaching gangs, linked to illegal trade through Myanmar, were identified, while nine rhino poaching attempts were foiled, the video further stated. On the World Rhino Day last year, Sarma had stated that the poaching of the animal dropped by 86% since the BJP rose to power in Assam in 2016. Ahead of that years Assembly elections, the party had promised that it would protect the rhinos if voted to power. So far this year, no rhinos has been killed According to the rhino census of 2022, Assam has 2,895 rhinos 2,613 of them in the 1,300 sq km Kaziranga National Park & Tiger Reserve. Orang National Park and Tiger Reserve, Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, and Manas National Park and Tiger Reserve have 125, 107 and 50 rhinos respectively. Poaching dropped drastically especially after Sarma had donned the chief ministers mantle in May 2021. That year, only one rhino was killed while 2022 was incident-free. One rhino was killed in 2023 and two last year. This year has been incident-free so far. Between 2001 and 2016, when the Congress was in power in the state, several rhinos were killed by the poachers every year, particularly in Kaziranga.
Assam Man Found Dead, Wife And Daughter Plotted Murder, Gave Robbery Angle
A businessman was allegedly killed by his wife and teenage daughter in Assam's Dibrugarh. The case has shocked their neighbours in the district's Barbaruah neighbourhood.
7-Year-Old Runs After Ball, Falls Into Open Fire Safety Tank In Assam, Dies
A 7-year-old boy was found dead after falling into a deep uncovered fire safety tank in a housing complex in Assam's Dibrugarh today.
Assam CM lays foundation for Rs 65-cr administrative Hub in Dibrugarh
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma initiated a project in Dibrugarh. He laid the foundation for a Ministers Office, convention centre, and offices for key officials. This Rs 65 crore project aims to develop Dibrugarh as Assam's second capital. The new infrastructure will improve administrative outreach in Upper Assam.
Dibrugarh University BEd CET result 2025 declared at dibru.ac.in, check steps to download and more
Dibrugarh University announced the B.Ed Common Entrance Test (CET) 2025 results on July 18, 2025. Candidates can access their scorecards on the university's official website using their roll number and application number. Those scoring 30.00 or above are eligible for admission into the NCTE-recognized B.Ed Programme for the 2025-26 session.
NIA arrests two more in Guwahati IED case on Independence Day 2024
The NIA has apprehended Bhargob Gogoi and Sumu Gogoi, both from Dibrugarh, for their involvement in the ULFA-I's plot to detonate IEDs across Assam, including the Dispur Last Gate blast on Independence Day 2024. These arrests bring the total number of individuals in custody to three, as the investigation into the conspiracy widens.
Hydrocarbons found in Assam's Dibrugarh: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Assam achieves a milestone in energy security. The state government is now a direct oil producer. Oil India Limited discovered hydrocarbons in Namrup Borhat-1 well. The government holds a significant stake. Hydrocarbon presence is established in Kobochapori. Further studies are underway to assess commercial viability. Additional seismic surveys and drilling are planned. This ensures energy availability for the country.
AI Revenge Porn Shocker: Dibrugarh Police Arrest Man For Morphing Ex-Classmate's Photos
Once unknown outside her community, the victim suddenly found herself at the centre of a storm on social media platforms, where she was portrayed as a budding pornographic figure.
Assam woman defamed with AI-generated porn after fake link to adult film industry; engineer arrested
DIBRUGARH: A person has been arrested in Assam's Tinsukia district for allegedly morphing photographs and creating AI-generated pornographic videos of a woman and circulating those on social media, a senior police officer said on Sunday. Dibrugarh Senior Superintendent of Police (in-charge) Sizal Agarwal said a complaint was received from the victim on Saturday stating that morphed images and videos were being used to defame her. The victim had been in the spotlight for the last few weeks after her purported image with an adult film actor surfaced, with claims that the Assam woman has joined the adult film industry in the US. We received a complaint yesterday that the morphed and AI-generated photos and videos of the victim were being circulated on social media. The reference of an Instagram page was included with it, and when we searched for credentials of the page owner, we found a phone number which we traced to the accused, Agarwal said. The accused had used the image of the victim to generate several obscene content and pornographic materials using AI software. They have a past acquaintance, and he did it due to personal reasons, he added. The accused, a mechanical engineer by qualification, was arrested from Tinsukia on Saturday night, the SSP (in-charge) said. Agarwal said the crime, which initially started as a harassment tactic, continued when the accused began monetising the content. There was a subscription link to the adult content that he had posted, and people had to pay to access it. He earned about Rs 10 lakh through it. He kept on continuing the crime as he got greedy, though he had initiated it for harassing the woman, she said. The officer said multiple agencies will be involved in the investigation as digital evidence has to be examined, with the police seizing laptop, mobile phones, hard disk and other items from the accused. Agarwal also urged people to be careful while accessing online content and, have a closer look before circulating any information they receive on social media.
Central Govt Targets 50,000 Maritime Jobs For Northeast Youth In Next 10 Years
Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Silghat, Biswanath to get lighthouses doubling as weather centres and tourist spots
J&K-Born IAS Officer Jay Vikas Takes Over As First Commissioner Of DMC In Assam
JAMMU, Jul 2: Jay Vikas, an IAS officer from Jammu and Kashmir, has been appointed as the first Commissioner of the Dibrugarh Municipal Corporation (DMC) in Assam. A 2021 batch IAS officer, Jay Vikas, who took the charge on June 9, was earlier serving as Co-District Commissioner of North Salmara. As per an Assam Government order, he will also hold the additional post of Deputy Secretary in the Department of Housing and Urban Affairs, Assam. The posting followed Chief Minister [] The post J&K-Born IAS Officer Jay Vikas Takes Over As First Commissioner Of DMC In Assam appeared first on Daily Excelsior .
128-year-old mosque demolished in Dibrugarh
Authorities have demolished a 128-year-old mosque in Assam's Dibrugarh to construct a drainage system for solving the waterlogging problem in the town, officials said on Thursday.
Guwahati Diary | Solar fence to mitigate human-elephant conflict
In a bid to mitigate human-elephant conflict and facilitate co-existence, biodiversity conservation organisation Aaranyak has installed a 30.1-km solar fence covering three project villages in Jorhat district in collaboration with the British Asian Trust and the Elephant Family with support from the Darwin Initiative. The project has benefitted over 1,047 households affected by human-elephant conflict. There was a time when herds of wild elephants would wreak havoc in these villages while foraging for crops, causing immense hardship to the agrarian community. However, the installation of these solar-powered fences helped significantly ease the problem. 15K bighas of satra land encroached upon: CM The satras monastic institutions within Assams neo-Vaishnavite tradition have lost over 15,000 bighas of their land to encroachment. Taking a serious view of it, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma noted that an area twice the size of Dispur had been encroached upon. The sheer scale of encroachment of the satras is a direct assault on Assams culture and identity. Not anymore. We are dealing firmly with this, he posted on X. The Satra Aayog, constituted by the government for reviewing and assessing the problems of satra land in Assam, has submitted its final report to Sarma with its recommendations. IED case: ULFA chief, 2 others chargesheeted The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted ULFA commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah and two other members of the banned insurgent group Abhijit Gogoi and Jahnu Boruah for a conspiracy to carry out multiple IED blasts in Assam on Independence Day last year. During the probe, the NIA found that as many as 11 IEDs were planted in different parts of the state, including Guwahati. However, none of them exploded. The investigation agency says the plot was meant to cause deaths and unrest. Boruah, who has reportedly admitted to planting four of the IEDs, was arrested from Dibrugarh in December. Prasanta Mazumdar Our correspondent in Guwahati prasantamazumdar@newindianexpress.com
Heatwave Breaks June Temperature Record In 2 Northeast Cities
The northeast region is witnessing a severe heatwave, with the cities of Itanagar and Dibrugarh breaking their June temperature records on Thursday.
