With the COVID wave wiping out the livelihoods of scores of people, rendering them jobless, many youths have come forward to eke out their living by taking to fishing in a big way, thanks to the slew of government subsidy schemes. Hit hard by the pandemic with the music industry
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Minister for Environment and Forest, Fisheries and Excise, Parimal Suklabaidya laid the foundation stone for retrofitting of Bagbahar Basti Piped Water Supply Scheme (PWSS) 2020-21 under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) at Kamlabari under Bagbahar Gaon Panchayat here on Sunday. The estimated amount of the PWSS is Rs.66.50 lakh. Laying the
A young woman from Assam has brought fame to the region by clearing an Indian Air Force national level examinations with flying colours. Akanksha Chaudhury, who hails from Guwahati, has been appointed as an lieutenant in the fighter aircraft squadron after excelling in the Indian Air Force’s exam. She is the daughter
In Assam, nearly 2 lakh 60 thousand people are reeling under the fury of floods in 16 districts. However, no death has been reported in flood-related incidents during the last 24 hours. Official sources said that 50 people were shifted to safer places in the Dhemaji district. Over 6 thousand
At least three feral horses have died in the deluge-hit Dibru-Saikhowa National Park while a hog deer was killed by a speeding vehicle when it was trying to escape floodwaters in Kaziranga National Park as vast tracts of the parks in Assam have been inundated, Forest officials said on Sunday.