Assam’s flood death toll has reached 68 after two more fatalities occurred GUWAHATI: The death toll in this year’s floods in Assam has risen to 68 after two more people died in Charaideo district, even as the overall flood situation showed signs of improvement.However, more than 5.24 lakh people continue to remain affected across five…
Guwahati: The Assam govt will provide fresh sets of free textbooks to students whose books were lost or damaged in the ongoing floods, education minister Ranoj Pegu said on Saturday, aiming to minimise disruption to the academic session in the worst-affected districts.After assessing flood damage across several districts, Pegu said the Assam State Textbook Production…
Guwahati: Flood situation in Assam turned critical on Monday, with five people dead and two others missing. The death toll in the current monsoon season since mid-June has now climbed to 10.The state govt has deployed the Indian Army, along with NDRF, SDRF, fire and emergency services, civil defence volunteers and local administration, for rescue…
Guwahati: From a schoolboy clinging to a tree with his mother through the night in his flooded school campus at Nazira to countless families taking refuge on rooftops, the devastating floods sweeping through Assam’s Sivasagar and Charaideo districts have left behind scenes of unprecedented destruction.Triggered by torrential runoff from the hills of neighbouring Nagaland, the…
Dibrugarh: Heavy early-morning rain on Sunday flooded Sonari, Sivasagar and parts of Jorhat.In Charaideo district’s Sonari, Dhodar Ali Road and several internal streets remained knee-deep in water for hours, with water entering homes and damaging household goods and documents.“I have lived in Sonari all my life, but in the past 35 years, I have never…
Guwahati: A college student in her 20s died and another was injured after a dried-up tree fell on their scooter in the city on Friday.The deceased woman, Parishmita Hazarika, and her friend Jyotirmoy Mahan were on their way to appear for an examination when the accident took place. Both students hail from Sonari in Charaideo…
Guwahati: The Assam govt on Wednesday introduced free transport services for school students from communities residing in tea garden areas, marking one of the transformative moves in the education sector under the newly formed govt.This is a first-of-its-kind govt initiative launched for the students in districts with tea gardens.CM Himanta Biswa Sarma praised the programme…
Dibrugarh: A leopard attacked a group of workers, injuring three women, at Santipur Tea Estate in the Borhat area of Charaideo district on Tuesday.The injured workers have been identified as Minoti Barhoi (33), Jonaki Baske (28) and Bornali Murmu (31), all residents of the tea estate. They were engaged in plucking tea leaves along with…
