Guwahati: Nearly 13,000 consumers in flood-ravaged Upper Assam remain without electricity 11 days after the deluge.CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said Thursday that the govt was continuously assessing safety conditions before restoring power in affected areas.“Consumers without electricity have declined by a further 30%. As water levels recede, we are continuously assessing safety conditions and will…
Dibrugarh: For nearly 55 km, she was at the mercy of a swollen river that carried her from the hills of Nagaland, through turbulent floodwaters and rocky terrain, and hurled her downstream in the floodplains of Assam.Every kilometre underlined the violence of the floods — churning water, powerful currents and rough terrain that stood between…
Guwahati: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday visited the flood-ravaged districts in upper Assam to assess the situation on the ground and review the impact of the unprecedented flooding.Interacting with affected residents, the chief minister assured them of all possible govt support for rehabilitation and restoration of livelihoods. He said the scale of flooding in…
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: All Tai Ahom Students’ Union (ATASU) took part in a sit-in at Dolmukh Chariali in Sivasagar town on Friday from 11 am to 1 pm, opposing Oil and Natural Gas Corporation’s policies that the organisation described as detrimental to the interests of Assam and its people.The demonstration comes nearly two weeks after ATASU convened…
Sivasagar police conduct patrolling operations along the Assam-Nagaland border Sivasagar police conduct patrolling operations along the Assam-Nagaland border Sivasagar police conduct patrolling operations along the Assam-Nagaland border Sivasagar police conduct patrolling operations along the Assam-Nagaland border Sivasagar police conduct patrolling operations along the Assam-Nagaland border Dibrugarh: Sivasagar police on Saturday launched intensified patrolling operations along…
Dibrugarh: Two days after a gunbattle at Maduri Molagaon near Nazira in Sivasagar district, the Assam Police on Wednesday revealed that the gang which targeted businessman Lachit Gogoi had planned to collect extortion money and abduct him. The Inspector General of Police (IGP) for the Eastern Range, Satya Raj Hazarika, disclosed the details at a…
