Villagers wade through a flooded road after heavy rainfall at Amoni in Nagaon district of Assam Guwahati: Assam’s flood situation may be easing, but the threat persists as the Dikhou river in Sivasagar continues to flow steadily and the Dhansiri in Golaghat is rising. More than 1 lakh people remain affected across the state.According to…
Aizawl: BJP leaders representing Mizoram’s three autonomous district councils (ADCs) — Lai, Mara and Chakma — have urged the Centre to expedite the passage of the Constitution (125th Amendment) Bill, 2019, which has been pending in Parliament for several years.A delegation recently met Union minister of state for home affairs Nityanand Rai at his residence…
Silchar: A landslide damaged four houses and part of Saron Presbyterian High School in Dima Hasao district on Sunday.Triggered by days of heavy rain, the landslide sent hill soil crashing into Saron village under Mahur police station, prompting affected families to shift belongings to safer locations amid fears of further landslides.Residents alleged that hill cutting…
Dewatering pumps clear floodwaters from a waterlogged street in Rukminigaon Guwahati: Rain-triggered waterlogging inundated homes and roads across Guwahati on Sunday, forcing evacuations and disrupting traffic and businesses.The city received 25.9 mm of rain. Beltola, Rukminigaon, Hatigaon and Anil Nagar were among the worst-hit areas, with roads submerged even after the rain stopped. Residents blamed…
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Debiram Panika standing at the exactly at the location where his house was at Hiloni Nepali Khuti Sivasagar: Relief materials provided by the govt, social organisations and individuals may have ensured that flood-hit villagers in Sivasagar did not go to sleep hungry in relief camps, but they have done little to fill the void in…
Cops seized 24 plastic vials containing heroin Dhubri: Police on Saturday night carried out two operations and arrested one person with suspected heroin and another one for his involvement in illegal gambling in Dhubri.In the first operation, police arrested one Abdul Hussain Pramanik with 27.83 grams of suspected heroin from Ironjongla Part-III on the outskirts…
A copy of the DC’s order Dibrugarh: Flood-hit Jorhat has extended the summer vacation for 66 schools and educational institutions until Aug 15.The district administration’s order, issued on Saturday by DC Jay Shivani, applies to institutions that remain inundated or are being used as relief camps.The affected institutions are spread across the East Jorhat, North…
From financial contributions to on-ground relief distribution and public appeals for donations, celebrities and prominent personalities have joined efforts to support people affected by the floods. GUWAHATI: The devastating floods in Assam have triggered an outpouring of support, with several celebrities and prominent personalities stepping forward to contribute to relief and rehabilitation efforts.As the flood…
Silchar: Assam Rifles and state police, in a joint operation on Friday, arrested an active cadre of the banned Manipur-based United National Liberation Front-Progressive (UNLF-P) from a residential complex in Silchar for his alleged involvement in extorting truck drivers along the Silchar-Imphal route.The accused, Akoijam Shankar Singh, alias Searchlis, Chepta and Yumshangba, a resident of…
