Brahmaputra crosses danger mark in Guwahati as monsoon surge continues
River levels are expected to peak within 48 hours as relief camps open across the city.
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State: Assam
Kaziranga opens its eastern range as rhino census numbers climb to 2,700
Kaziranga’s eastern Agoratoli range opened to visitors this season, giving tourists a new gateway into the…
Guwahati metro moves a step closer as state cabinet clears funding model
The Assam cabinet cleared the financing model for the Guwahati metro’s first 22-kilometre corridor, linking Lokpriya…
Assam’s tea gardens brace for the climate squeeze on first flush
In the gardens around Jorhat, pluckers are picking what managers call a ‘confused first flush’ —…
Dima Hasao’s new rail tunnels promise all-weather links to the Barak Valley
The mountain railway through Dima Hasao — a vital but fragile artery to Assam’s Barak Valley…
The Brahmaputra’s river islands: Majuli’s museums and the fight against erosion
Majuli, the vast river island in the Brahmaputra, loses metres of its banks to erosion every…
The hajong craft of Sualkuchi: Assam’s golden silk weaves a digital thread
The looms of Sualkuchi, which have dressed Assam’s weddings and festivals for centuries, are now humming…
The Bodo weavers of Kokrajhar: eri silk and the quiet economy of the north bank
In the villages of Kokrajhar, Bodo women have spun eri silk for generations, winding the creamy…
The student movements of the Northeast: from 1970s agitations to 2026’s campus politics
The student movements of the Northeast have rewritten the region’s political map — from the Assam…
Assam’s ‘bee corridors’: how the state’s farmers are betting on pollinators
Along the paddy fields of Nagaon district, small wooden boxes are changing the arithmetic of farming:…