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In a swift and coordinated river rescue operation, personnel from the 1st Battalion National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) rescued a 57-year-old woman who fell into the Brahmaputra river from a ferry boat near the Gateway of Guwahati today.At around 11:05 am, the NDRF received an urgent distress alert reporting that a passenger had fallen into the river from a boat. In response, an NDRF team stationed at Madhyam Khanda Ghat, North Guwahati, and led by Inspector Anurag Kumar Singh, was immediately deployed with specialized water-rescue equipment.The team reached the initial incident site by 11:45 am and immediately initiated a downstream…

The Assam Health and Family Welfare Department and the Medical Education and Research Department organised the ‘Swasthya Chintan Shivir 2026’ at the Assam Administrative Staff College in Guwahati on Tuesday with the objective of making Assam’s healthcare system more advanced, modern, quality-driven and people-centric.The day-long brainstorming session focused on identifying new directions and strengthening the state’s healthcare, medical education, research and innovation ecosystem. Various critical issues related to healthcare delivery and institutional performance were discussed in detail.Addressing the inaugural session, Assam Minister for Health and Family Welfare and Medical Education and Research, Ashok Singhal highlighted the need to further strengthen…

A simple tea leaf is emerging as a promising source of livelihood for rural women in Karbi Anglong, as environmental organisation Aaranyak organised a one-day practical training programme to help nine Karbi women transform locally grown tea leaves into higher-value handmade Green Tea and Orthodox Tea. The initiative aims to create sustainable, home-based income opportunities for women while also preserving traditional tea-making knowledge. Women from Chandrasing Rongpi, Barking Engti, Sem Engti and Hemai Lekthe villages participated in the training. Many of them are already involved in tea cultivation and homestead farming. The programme focused on a simple but important question:…

For small-scale farmer Tankesar Das (name changed) of Bhotiapar in Sivasagar district, midnight on July 19, 2026, marked the beginning of a struggle that continues weeks after the devastating floods hit Assam. Tankesar, who lives with his wife and three children, realised around midnight that floodwaters were rapidly approaching his home. As water began entering nearby areas, frightened neighbours alerted one another. Within minutes, the water level rose sharply, leaving the family with little time to collect their belongings or prepare for evacuation. Tankesar, his wife and their three children rushed towards the main road, which was on higher ground,…