Over 4,400 houses were damaged after a severe hailstorm hit four Upper Assam districts – Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Charaideo and Sivasagar on Tuesday affecting 132 villages. According to Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), around 18,000 people living in 132 villages of Tinsukia, Charaideo, Sivasagar and Dibrugarh districts were affected. “The
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The district administration of Barpeta district of Assam on Monday carried out a massive eviction drive against encroachers. The eviction drive was carried out at Baghbar Satra Kanara area where nearly 400 bighas of government land have been encroached by some people. A large number of security personnel have been
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that contraband drugs worth Rs 1,118.86 crore were seized in the state during the period from January 2021 to November this year. Replying to a question by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Terash Gowalla, the Assam Chief Minister said on the
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday laid foundation stones and inaugurated projects worth Rs 973.38 crore in the Dibrugarh district. The Chief Minister while attending the last programme of the first phase of Bikakhor Babe Eta Pokhek at Tingkhong in the district urged the people to lead an
The Assam government on Saturday said that 53 ‘jihadis’ including a Bangladeshi national have been arrested in the state so far in 2022. Replying to a query by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Terash Gowalla, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma who also holds the Home Department said on the