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Government and Policy

Nine new Amrit Bharat Express trains to be introduced from West Bengal and Assam to facilitate long-distance travel at affordable price

OpIndia Staff - 14 January, 2026

The budget-friendly Amrit Bharat Express trains will cover the entire length and breadth of the country from West Bengal and Assam.

Assam Congress leader Rejaul Karim Sarkar pledges in front of Gaurav Gogoi to make Shivsagar Muslim dominated ‘like Dhubri’, CM Sarma reacts

OpIndia Staff - 12 January, 2026

"If someone had made such a statement in front of me, I would have shoved them out," CM Sarma stated, responding to Rejaul's remark.

Crime

Tension erupts in Assam’s Kokrajhar after rape of mentally challenged Hindu woman, accused Rafiqul Islam shot by police while trying to flee

OpIndia Staff - 11 January, 2026

Tension erupted in Kokrajhar town in Assam after a Hindu woman was raped by a Muslim man on Saturday. The shocking incident occurred on...

Crime

1.357 kg Morphine worth ₹8.2 crore seized in Assam, 3 arrested by Cachar police

OpIndia Staff - 10 January, 2026

Bareilly's Aashiya, uncomfortable with triple talaq, halala, and hijab, embraced Sanatan Dharma, renamed herself Anshika, and married Hindu partner Monu in a Vedic ceremony at August Muni Ashram after legal formalities and four years of romance.

News Reports

‘Marry within a year, have 2-3 children to prevent Assamese community from going extinct’: Himanta Biswa Sarma to youths while distributing 4,374 appointment letters

OpIndia Staff - 10 January, 2026

Emphasising that indigenous people in Assam will become a minority if the population growth figures are not reversed, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has...

News Reports

Explained: PM-DeVINE and How it is transforming government school education in Assam

Divya Bharti - 6 January, 2026

PM-DeVINE is upgrading Assam's government schools with smart classrooms and modern facilities, as highlighted by CM Himanta Biswa Sarma. The 1953 Palasbari school exemplifies the transformation, blending technology with traditional values to enhance learning and support state education reforms

News Reports

Assam govt reclaims 5,250 bighas from encroachers in Jamuna–Moudanga reserve forest, CM Himanta calls it ‘Mission Completed’

OpIndia Staff - 6 January, 2026

The massive eviction drive took place inside Jamuna-Maudanga Reserve Forest in the Hojai district of Assam.

Congress taking ₹3-4 crores to give election ticket to its candidates from Miya Muslim-majority seats, informs Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

OpIndia Staff - 3 January, 2026

On Friday (2nd January), Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informed that the Congress has been demanding ₹3-4 crores from candidates wanting to contest...

Government and Policy