Two people died in Sonitpur district and one each in Dibrugarh, Darrang, Golaghat, Biswanath, Tinsukia and Morigaon districts on Wednesday, an Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) official said.According to ASDMA officials, the floods also submerged more than 39,451 hectares of...
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that there has been marginal improvement in the flood situation, adding that 28 districts and a population of 11.34 lakh are affected in 2,208 villages.Addressing a press conference, Assam CM said that the...
GUWAHATI: Eight trains connecting Tripura and Assam's Barak Valley under the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) have been canceled for two days due to heavy rains, an NFR spokesperson said here on Saturday.Long distance trains will continue to run as per speed norms, he said."Following heavy...
Guwahati: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said seven people have been arrested in separate operations in Assam's Barak Valley and banned drugs were recovered from them.He told that this action was taken on Saturday.Sharing details on the issue, Sarma said the operations were...
New Delhi: Two cyclonic systems have caused severe flooding in Kerala and Assam, according to the Central Water Commission, which has advised constant monitoring and preparedness for possible further floods.The Central Water Commission (CWC) has released its Flood Situation Report, detailing...
New Delhi: Despite the decline in water level, the situation remains critical in many districts of Assam and Manipur as rivers are flowing above the danger level, according to Central Water Commission data.In Manipur, Barak river at Chhotabekara in Imphal East district is flowing at 28.27...
The flood situation in Guwahati, Assam, worsened on Friday, killing six people and affecting over 3.5 lakh people in 11 districts, while incessant rains following Cyclone Remal disrupted road and rail communication.Three people died in Cachar, two in Hailakandi and one in Karbi Anglong, taking...
New Delhi: Top Congress leaders on Friday expressed concern over the serious flood situation in the northeastern states of Assam, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram and Sikkim and urged the BJP-led Center to provide immediate relief to the people and expedite rescue efforts. Said.Congress president...
Guwahati, Rail and road communication in Assam's Barak Valley has been severely affected as Barak river has risen above the danger mark, causing flooding in several areas of Silchar city. The situation has worsened due to incessant rains after Cyclone Remal. It has been done, officials said...
New Delhi: The Central Water Commission has said that six rivers in Assam and Manipur, including the Brahmaputra and Barak, are experiencing severe floods, threatening several districts in the region.At Nematighat in Assam's Jorhat district, the Brahmaputra river is flowing at 85.25 metres...
The flood situation in Guwahati, Assam, remained serious on Friday as incessant rains following Cyclone Ramal affected more than two lakh people in nine districts. The officers provided this information.He said that since May 28, a total of six people have died due to floods, rains and storms...
The flood situation in Guwahati, Assam, worsened on Thursday, affecting over 1.98 lakh people in nine districts, and one person died due to drowning as the water level of major rivers rose due to incessant rains following Cyclone Remal. Officials said.One person drowned in Hailakandi district...
Guwahati: The flood situation remained serious in eight districts of Assam on Thursday following incessant rains following Cyclone Ramal, officials said, with water levels in major rivers rising and large areas of land submerged.He said more than 42,000 people have been affected in Nagaon...
AGARTALA: The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has suspended train services in the Lumding-Badarpur division till June 1 following the rise in water level of Barak and other rivers, an official said on Thursday.Damage to tracks caused by Cyclone Remal in the New Haflong-Chandranathpu section...
Guwahati: Incessant rains have thrown life out of gear in Assam's three districts of Barak Valley and Dima Hasao following Cyclone Ramal, officials said, while intermittent rain and storm were reported in other affected districts on Wednesday. .In Karimganj, Cachar and Hailakandi districts of...
Train services to Guwahati, Assam's Barak Valley, Frida were restored late in the afternoon after being closed since the previous day, leaving around 50 passengers stranded, many of whom were going to vote in the ongoing second phase of elections.With voting taking place in Silchar and...
Guwahati, On Friday, around 150 passengers going to Assam's Barak Valley to cast their votes got stuck on the way after a train engine derailed, while political parties demanded immediate action to ensure that they are transported. So that they can exercise their franchise.Northeast Frontier...
Campaigning for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Parima Suklabaidya from Silchar Lok Sabha seat, Sarbananda Sonowal said, "With healthy relations with Bangladesh, India will 'Act East' to boost economic development of the north-eastern region. There is a steady increase in trans-shipment...
Guwahati: The intense campaigning for five parliamentary seats in Assam for the second phase of voting on April 26 ended on Wednesday.A total of 61 candidates are in the fray.Voting will be held for two constituencies in the Barak Valley - Silchar (SC and Karimganj), one in the hill district...
Karimganj (Assam), Congress candidate from Karimganj Hafiz Ahmed Rashid Choudhary has said that the party is contesting the elections by focusing on two key issues - fundamental rights of the people and solving the diverse challenges faced by the common citizens of Assam."On one hand people...