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Around 2 lakh hit by floods in Assam

Around 2 lakh hit by floods in Assam

Around 2 lakh people in 20 districts of Assam have been affected by floods, with the hill district of Dima Hasao getting cut off from the rest of the state after landslides triggered by incessant rain snapped rail and road links, an official bulletin said on Monday. Two flood-related deaths

L R Bishnoi new Meghalaya DGP

L R Bishnoi new Meghalaya DGP

Senior IPS officer Lajja Ram Bishnoi has been appointed as Meghalaya’s new Director General of Police, state Home Minister Lakhmen Rymbui said on Monday.   The 1991-batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre was serving as the Special DGP of Assam Police.   “Senior IPS officer L R Bishnoi has been

Sikkim celebrates 47th statehood day

Sikkim celebrates 47th statehood day

The 47th statehood day of Sikkim was celebrated with great fanfare on Monday. It was on this day in 1975 that Sikkim had become a state of the Union of India following the 36th amendment of the Constitution. President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister

Two quakes rock Assam, Meghalaya

Two quakes rock Assam, Meghalaya

Two earthquakes of 3.9 magnitude each hit Meghalaya and Assam in less than 24 hours, official reports said on Monday. The first quake, recorded at 9.47 pm on Sunday, had its epicentre in Nongpoh area of Meghalaya at a depth of 12 km, the second in Nagaon of Assam at