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The Assam State Election Commission has fixed polls to the Mising and Sonowal Kachari autonomous councils for 30 November, with counting on 3 December.
Assam registered 9,002 Durga Puja pandals in 2026, up 481 from 2025, according to figures shared by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on X.
Assam's Cabinet approved Rs 1,500 Orunodoi aid for October, a 20 per cent bonus for ATCL tea workers, an extra Puja holiday and a wetland revival plan.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched the first Orunodoi 3.0 payment of 2026-27, sending Rs 1,250 a month to over 37 lakh women through DBT.
Assam's first budget after the 2026 polls sets spending at about Rs 2.85 lakh crore, targets two lakh jobs over five years and adds four medical colleges.
Assam's Cabinet cleared automatic farmland conversion for micro units and solar plants, lighter norms for private universities and new homestay rules.
The first session of Assam's 16th Assembly ended after five days with the Uniform Civil Code, Assam, Bill 2026 passed and a resolution on women's quota.
Himanta Biswa Sarma took oath as Assam Chief Minister for a second straight term at Khanapara in Guwahati, with four ministers sworn in alongside him.
Domestic flights have moved to the new Terminal 2 at Guwahati's LGBI airport, raising yearly capacity to 13.1 million passengers and adding digital gates.
The Rs 3,000 crore, six-lane Kumar Bhaskar Varma Bridge across the Brahmaputra, linking Guwahati with North Guwahati, was set to open on 14 February.