Guwahati: The death toll in Assam floods rose to 89 after two more bodies were recovered from Sivasagar and Golaghat districts on Tuesday, an ASDMA bulletin read.The statement said 1,22,137 people remained affected across 10 districts, while 15,342.92 hectares of cropland remained under floodwaters.Sivasagar remains the worst-affected district, with 58,702 people impacted, followed by Charaideo…
Guwahati: Five suspected fever- and diarrhoea-related deaths in the last 48 hours have sparked a health scare in flood-hit Sivasagar and Charaideo districts.The health department will hold mega camps across affected constituencies from Wednesday. Union health minister JP Nadda and state health minister Ashok Singhal will visit the districts to assess the situation.“There was no…
Guwahati: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday assured flood-hit families of comprehensive govt support, announcing that a door-to-door survey of damaged households will begin on Aug 9 to ensure relief and rehabilitation reach every eligible beneficiary.During a visit to Sivasagar, the worst-affected district in this year’s floods, Sarma interacted with inmates at a relief camp…
Guwahati: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday extended “moral support” to students protesting in Jharkhand over alleged paper leaks in recruitment examinations and urged the JMM-led govt to immediately accept their demands.Sarma said the crisis could have been averted had the state govt acted with “sensitivity and transparency” on students’ complaints earlier.“During the Jharkhand…
Hiloni Nepali Khuti (Sivasagar): It was love at first sight. Thirty-five years ago, Sibeswar Karmakar first met Tileswari on the banks of the Dikhow at Hiloni Nepali Khuti in Sivasagar’s Bihubor.What began as a chance encounter blossomed into a five-year romance before the two tied the knot in 1996.This year, however, the river that silently…
Union minister and MP Sarbananda Sonowal chairs a meeting Union minister and MP Sarbananda Sonowal chairs a meeting Union minister and MP Sarbananda Sonowal chairs a meeting Union minister and MP Sarbananda Sonowal chairs a meeting Union minister and MP Sarbananda Sonowal chairs a meeting Union minister and MP Sarbananda Sonowal chairs a meeting Union…
Guwahati: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) assistant sub-inspector allegedly shot dead two of his colleagues and injured another before taking his own life at the force’s 34 Battalion headquarters in Katimari in central Assam’s Nagaon district on Tuesday.Police said the accused, ASI Ballani Premabaram of Andhra Pradesh, was reportedly battling depression. After opening fire…
Silchar: Two men accused of raping and murdering a 15-year-old girl were remanded in six days’ police custody on Tuesday.Hailakandi police also formed an SIT, headed by the additional superintendent of police (crime), for a scientific and time-bound investigation. Preliminary post-mortem findings confirmed evidence of sexual assault, police said.The investigating officer sought 10 days’ custody…
Mizoram health and family welfare minister Lalrinpuii at Presidency University, Bengaluru Aizawl: Mizoram health and family welfare minister Lalrinpuii visited Presidency University, Bengaluru, on Tuesday to mark the start of the new academic session and interacted with students, urging them to pursue education with dedication, integrity and a strong sense of social responsibility.She was received…
Two adult accused were remanded to six days police custody in Hailakandi (Representative image) Silchar: The investigation into the alleged rape and murder of a 15-year-old Class IX student in Assam’s Hailakandi district gathered pace on Tuesday, with a local court remanding the two adult accused to six days’ police custody and district police constituting…
