Guwahati: Assam health minister Ashok Singhal told the assembly on Tuesday that the state govt has expanded cancer prevention, detection and treatment by strengthening healthcare infrastructure, improving access to affordable care and promoting early diagnosis.Replying to a question by MLA Bikan Ch Deka during Question Hour, Singhal said the govt is building a statewide network…
Guwahati: Industries, commerce & public enterprises minister Bimal Borah told the assembly on Tuesday that the City Gas Distribution (CGD) network, which was available in only seven districts in 2016, has now expanded to 35 districts, marking a major transformation in Assam’s clean energy landscape.The minister was responding to the subject of CNG, PNG and…
Silchar: Police seized 96,000 suspected Yaba tablets valued at around Rs 14 crore in three separate operations across the Barak Valley on Tuesday.Six alleged drug peddlers were arrested from Sribhumi and Cachar districts during the operations.The biggest seizure was at Channighat in Sribhumi, where police recovered 80,000 Yaba tablets worth about Rs 9 crore from…
Itanagar: An 84-metre steel truss bridge over the Kumey river on the strategic Yangte-Tali road in Kra Daadi district of Arunachal has been washed away in flash floods triggered by incessant rainfall, cutting off at least eight remote villages in Tali assembly constituency.The bridge, located between Jha and Ruhi villages, was the main road link…
Dhubri: Two children drowned in a pond in Dhemdhema village while playing in the area late on Monday.The victims, Nahid Sheikh (7) and Monirul Haque (6), were reported missing after they were last seen playing near the pond. Residents launched a search and recovered their bodies late at night.Police reached the spot, took custody of…
Assam’s flood situation worsened Tuesday, with four deaths reported and over 37,000 people affected. GUWAHATI: The flood situation in Assam deteriorated further on Tuesday, with the death toll rising to four.Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) informed that the number of people affected increased nearly fourfold to over 37,000, news agency PTI reported.The latest casualty…
Guwahati: Assam recorded nearly six crore tourists in the past decade, tourism minister Ajanta Neog told the assembly on Tuesday.Replying to a query by Congress MLA Rekibuddin Ahmed, Neog said 5,96,85,638 tourists visited the state between 2016-17 and 2025-26. The figure included 2,41,192 foreign visitors.The highest footfall was recorded in 2022-23, when 98,31,141 tourists, including…
Guwahati: Two men were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly killing a retired postal employee in the city’s Bhootnath area. Another accused in the case is on the run.Bharalumukh police said Hareshwar Deka, a resident of Shantipur, was killed around 11.45 pm on Sunday. The arrested accused, Anwar and Raza, are alleged drug peddlers in the…
Dibrugarh: Hundreds of residents from six Tinsukia villages protested at Jagun on Tuesday against the proposed resettlement of 334 Laika families near Phaneng-Kenia.The demonstration, organised by the Greater Phaneng-Kenia Balijan Land Protection Committee, drew large numbers of men and women from affected villages, who fear the move will alter the region’s demographic and economic balance.Carrying…
Aizawl: Four buildings, including a restaurant, a grocery shop and two residential houses, were swept away by a massive landslide and mudslide triggered by heavy monsoon rain in Tawipui South village in south Mizoram’s Lunglei district early Tuesday morning, officials of the Lunglei District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) said.The officials said no loss of human…
