The subduction of the Indian Plate discontinues north of 27 N latitude and the indentation process is responsible for seismicity in regions connected with the Assam earthquake of 1950 (magnitude 8.6), a study has found. The study has also suggested that the Indo-Burma Range (IBR) is more susceptible to deeper
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Drugs worth Rs 20 lakh were seized in the Kaliganj area, informed the officials on Friday. Two drug peddlers were also arrested in the matter. The apprehended drug peddlers were identified as Nur Hussain and Monirul Islam. Police recovered 43 grams of heroin in possession from the peddlers. “We have
Aiming for a better environment and to protect nature as well as to set a record, the villagers of Dhansiri area in Assam’s Golaghat district, State Forest Department and District Administration have jointly planned to plant 1 lakh saplings on June 5 on the occasion of World Environment Day. The
Biswanath district administration conducted an eviction drive at Itakhola under Sootea LAC on Tuesday morning. The eviction drive was conducted at Itakhola commercial centre against the shop owners who had illegally encroached the government land and built their business establishments. A team of Biswanath district administration under the guidance of
An Assam-based Hindu right-wing organization ‘Kutumbo Suraksha Parishad’ has demanded the state government for taking necessary measures to completely stop the killing of cows in the state. The organization has also threatened that if the government will not do anything to stop the killing of cows, then they will do