Itanagar: A new steel bridge at Huri is set to reconnect remote villages and border outposts that were isolated by flash floods.The 85 Road Construction Company of Border Roads Task Force Arunank launched the bridge in Kurung Kumey district, a DIPRO report said on Friday.The Damin-Huri link was severed on July 13 after flash floods…
Writing On The Wall: The 24 bikers from Assam’s Sivasagar had to abandon their ride near the India-Myanmar border Dibrugarh: Water thundered down mountainsides as landslides buried roads, forcing 24 bikers from Assam to abandon their ride near the India-Myanmar border.The group from Lakwa in Sivasagar district encountered landslides, swollen rivers and collapsed roads in…
Hridip’s parents with their pet dog Borun Dibrugarh: The 13-year-old dived into raging floodwaters without thinking twice as Borun struggled to keep afloat amid the sweeping currents.To save his three-month-old puppy, Borun, 13-year-old Hridip Panika jumped into floodwaters but was swept away before help could arrive for him.Hridip, a Class 7 student at a Model…
Kamaleswor Kutum and his team are cleaning homes in flood-ravaged Sivasagar, Charaideo and Jorhat districts Guwahati: Moved by the plight of families whose homes were buried in mud, 120 young volunteers are helping flood survivors rebuild their lives, bit by bit. And the only motivation driving their resolve is the joy of families returning home.The…
Guwahati: Assam cabinet on Friday announced relief measures for flood-hit Sivasagar, Charaideo, Golaghat and Jorhat districts.CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said the govt would meet with public and private insurers to expedite claims for flood-damaged houses, vehicles and other property. It will also meet non-banking financial companies.The cabinet approved nearly Rs 8 crore from the CM’s…
Aizawl: A circuit court in central Mizoram’s Serchhip district has sentenced a man to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor, court sources said on Friday.Additional district and sessions judge Julie Lalrinzami convicted R T Lalhlimpuia, a resident of Thenzawl town, on July 17 under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from…
Guwahati: 80 deaths, over 2L still displaced, and now, no place to cremate the deads.The Assam floods have not only destroyed the lives and livelihoods of thousands, but have also robbed the dead of a customary dignified farewell, much to the anguish and pain of their loved ones.With cremation grounds and ancestral homesteads in upper…
Itanagar: A special court in Arunachal Pradesh has sentenced a 41-year-old Assam woman to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment for possessing 34.72 grams of heroin.Special Judge (NDPS) Hirendra Kashyap of Yupia convicted Saheeda Khatoon, a resident of Assam’s Nagaon district, under Section 21(b) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and imposed a fine of…
Guwahati: Focus should remain on rescue, relief and rehabilitation, not on VIP visits, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday, shooting down criticism from opposition and student organisations over PM Narendra Modi not visiting flood-hit districts in Assam.Sarma said VIP visits at this time could disrupt operations.“These are issues for debate. The PM is helping…
Guwahati: More than four years before the Dikhow River unleashed devastating floods in Assam’s Sivasagar district, the state’s water resources department had warned that indiscriminate sand and stone excavation along its banks could alter the river’s course and trigger widespread destruction.So far, 45 people have died in Sivasagar district alone out of a statewide toll…
