Aizawl: The Council of Churches in Mizoram (CCM) has announced a protest march in Aizawl on August 11 against the proposed Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, alleging that its provisions could seriously affect churches and voluntary organisationsThe bill is expected to be taken up during the ongoing monsoon session of the Parliament.Addressing the media…
Dibrugarh: Floodwaters have marooned families and swallowed roads across Sivasagar and Charaideo, but volunteers are battling through Assam’s devastation with food, water and hope.For five consecutive days, Global Sikhs teams have waded through waterlogged villages, ferried supplies by boat and cleared mud-choked homes in the two upper Assam districts.They have distributed emergency food packets, drinking…
Dibrugarh: As floods batter Jorhat, crews are racing against surging rivers to seal breached embankments and shield communities from more devastation.Repairs are under way on a war footing, with geotubes, geobags and bamboo palisading deployed across critical sites.Installation of geotubes at the Kakodonga embankment has been completed, taking work to 90%, with only earthwork remaining….
GUWAHATI: The IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall and thunderstorms across parts of Assam and neighbouring states over the next three days, prompting the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) to issue a public advisory.Following the forecast, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) has appealed to residents to stay alert and take…
Nearly 13,000 households in Assam still lack electricity connections GUWAHATI: Nearly 13,000 households in Assam‘s flood-hit districts remained without electricity nearly 11 days after an unprecedented mud-filled deluge ravaged parts of the state, even as the death toll rose to 78 and over three lakh people continued to be affected.Nearly 12,756 consumers in the flood-affected…
GUWAHATI: Hiloni Nepali Khuti, a thriving village in Assam’s Sivasagar district, along the banks of the Dikhow river, consisting of around 200 Gorkha families, has been wiped out by the devastating floods.Once a hamlet of happy souls, it is now reduced to just a barren stretch of sand and debris.Located barely 500 metres from the…
Guwahati: The Assam assembly’s budget session was adjourned sine die on Wednesday, two days ahead of schedule, following flooding in the state. Originally scheduled to end on July 31 after beginning on July 6, the session was curtailed to allow MLAs to return to their constituencies and supervise relief and rehabilitation works, reports Kangkan Kalita….
‘Most Secular’ Bill, Claims HimantaGuwahati: Assam assembly on Wednesday passed the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, regulating land ownership and transactions within a protected zone of up to 5km around heritage and religious institutions that are at least 250 years old.The legislation permits “original inhabitants”, Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Scheduled Caste (SC)…
The CM stated that central and state governments are capable of handling the situation and relief materials worth 16 crore rupees were flagged off GUWAHATI: The death toll in Assam‘s floods rose to 78 on Wednesday after three more fatalities were reported, even as over 3 lakh people remained affected across seven districts.While floodwaters have…
Guwahati: The Assam govt on Wednesday shifted responsibility to the Centre over the long-pending demand to grant ST status to six OBC communities of the state.Tribal affairs minister Ranoj Pegu told the assembly that the state govt completed its responsibility by submitting its report and the required modalities to the Union govt.The Moran, Motok, Chutia,…
