Month: July 2019

Flood || 28 Majuli villages submerged

Flood || 28 Majuli villages submerged

Twenty eight villages were submerged in Majuli island district today by the overflowing water of Brahmaputra and Subansiri rivers. A Majuli district administration official told media that all the 28 villages under water were outside the embankment of the island and were close to the rivers with some villages located

Floods claim 2 lives in State, over 2 lakh hit

Floods claim 2 lives in State, over 2 lakh hit

Two persons have lost their lives due to flood and one person died due to rain-induced landslide, while the total number of flood-hit people has swelled to over two lakh during the past 24 hours in the State. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) flood report here

Assam Pineapples Headed For Dubai

Assam Pineapples Headed For Dubai

For the first time, a consignment of 15 metric tonnes of pineapples has been exported in a refrigerator truck from Lakhipur in Cachar district to the global market in Dubai. The move has been initiated by the Directorate of Horticulture, Assam and executed through the Agricultural and Processed Food Products

Amarnath: Over one lakh perform darshan in eight days

Amarnath: Over one lakh perform darshan in eight days

Over one lakh pilgrims have performed the Amarnath Yatra during the last eight days as another batch of 5,964 yatris on Tuesday left Jammu for the Kashmir Valley, officials said. To date, 1,11,699 pilgrims have performed the ongoing Yatra, officials said. This year’s 45-day long Hindu pilgrimage to the Amarnath