In a major boost to river tourism in the Brahmaputra river, Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday flagged off two state-of-art steel-built catamaran ships. Each ship has a capacity to carry 100 passengers and 50 motorcycles and has special features for divyangs, senior citizens, women and children.
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Heavy rain lashed Meghalaya on Friday, claiming two lives and causing landslides in different areas as most rivers flowed above the danger mark, officials said. Sidres Kharsahnoh, a 43-year-old resident of Jongksha village in East Khasi Hills district, was swept away by a landslide during the day, while another person,
As part of three-phase Gunotsav 2022, Minister for Environment and Forest, Fisheries and Excise, Parimal Suklabaidya visited a school in Goalpara district to assess education in the aftermath of COVID-19 pandemic. Minister Suklabaidya visited Dudhnoi Girls’ High School in the morning hours and interacted with the students and teachers alike.
The remains of a settlement which dates back to the 13th century have been discovered inside a jungle of Papum Pare district in Arunachal Pradesh, officials said here on Thursday. The settlement covering more than 20 acres has been discovered in the jungles of Ramghat under Tarasso circle during an
Flash floods have returned to haunt Guwahati denizens after several localities that have for decades been prone to severe waterlogging were left with knee-deep water after the heavy rain this morning, Waterlogging was reported in many areas of Guwahati since Sunday evening following the showers that have intermittently lashed the