Guwahati: At least 25 people have died and 100 reported missing in the last 24 hours, authorities said early on Wednesday, as Assam’s flood situation turned catastrophic with eight lakh people affected across 16 districts, raising the overall toll this monsoon season to 35.Three Assam districts bordering Nagaland — Sivasagar, Charaideo and Jorhat — bore…
Guwahati: Assam’s flood toll rose to 11 on Tuesday after one more person died in Charaideo district, even as the flood situation remained grim, with more than 3.10 lakh people affected across 11 districts.The Central Water Commission (CWC) warned that the crisis could worsen over the next four days due to continued heavy rainfall.According to…
Guwahati: Assam health minister Ashok Singhal told the assembly on Tuesday that the state govt has expanded cancer prevention, detection and treatment by strengthening healthcare infrastructure, improving access to affordable care and promoting early diagnosis.Replying to a question by MLA Bikan Ch Deka during Question Hour, Singhal said the govt is building a statewide network…
Guwahati: Police have arrested five people from Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand and one from Assam with fake Indian currency notes (FICN) worth more than Rs 10 lakh in Guwahati over the past two days, uncovering a link to Lakhimpur district.Police sources said accused Ajay Vishwakarma, arrested on Monday night from the Six Mile area, told…
Guwahati: Nagaon Police on Saturday arrested a professor of Nagaon Medical College and Hospital for allegedly taking bribes to manipulate post-mortem reports, officials said.The accused, Dr Manoj Kumar Sinha, worked in the forensic department and allegedly altered autopsy reports to help some families claim money from insurance companies. Officials alleged that when money was not…
Guwahati: Gauhati HC has ordered eviction drives in four centuries old reserve forests of the state, giving hundreds of families of illegal settlers a 30-day window to remove their belongings and make alternative arrangements.The forests are Lutumai in Nagaon, Jamuna Moudanga in Hojai, South Nambor & Doyang in Golaghat, and Borpani in Nagaon — some…
Guwahati: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday assigned “guardian districts” to 16 of his cabinet colleagues to speed up development across Assam’s districts.As guardian ministers of the districts, they have been given the responsibility of working closely with the district administrations to ensure smooth implementation of all schemes and programmes.Cabinet minister Atul Bora has been…
Guwahati: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday assigned “guardian districts” to 16 of his cabinet colleagues to speed up development across Assam’s districts.As guardian ministers of the districts, they have been given the responsibility of working closely with the district administrations to ensure smooth implementation of all schemes and programmes.Cabinet minister Atul Bora has been…
Aizawl: Police officials of Mizoram’s Saitual district have seized 6.683kg of morphine estimated to be worth over Rs 6.68 crore at the outskirts of Keifang town on Sunday and arrested three persons from Assam, police said on Monday.The officials stopped a truck bearing Assam registration at the outskirts of Keifang driven by Raju Giri (32),…
Navi Mumbai: In a fatal road accident, two Uran youths lost their lives at around 3 am on Monday. A suspected head-on collision between two motorcycles was reported opposite Harishchandra Gawand Garden on the Uran-Mora Road. One of the two-wheelers was moving towards Uran township, while the other was moving towards Mora village. The Uran…
