More than 26 lakh people have been affected by floods in 28 districts of Assam as on Sunday, even as the death toll rose to nine. The deaths were reported in Dhemaji (2), Golaghat (3), Jorhat (2), Barpeta (1) and Dhubri (1). Two other incidents of death due to rainfall-induced
Author: Md Elias Ali
The devastating flood this year has touched many but an exception could be seen at Khumtai constituency in Golaghat District. Khumtai MLA Mrinal Saikia could not resist himself from contributing to the cause of the downtrodden and the affected flood victims. With a vehicle ‘Mobile Kitchen’, Saikia visited the relief
Renowned litterateur Purabi Bormudoi breathed her last this morning at GMCH after suffering for a long time. Assam has incurred an irreplaceable loss with the writer’s passing away. The last rites will be performed at the Navagraha Crematorium today. Assamese novelist and short story writer Bormudoi was born in Tezpur’s
Residents of Koyul village in Leh district along the Line of Actual Control were shown banners by Chinese “in civilian clothes” last week during their celebrations to mark the birthday of Dalai Lama, South Block sources said.The sources said the Chinese, however, did not cross the LAC but showed banners
The Guwahati Municipality Corporation (GMC) has failed to shift the waste dumping ground from present location near Deepor Beel to Chandrapur area within the deadline. The GMC has failed to follow the direction of the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The NGT in its order had directed the GMC to take