Guwahati: Assam police on Sunday apprehended four drug peddlers and seized heroin worth over Rs 15 crore from their possessions, at two different parts of the state, officials said. Police said that acting on a tip-off, police personnel led by Sub-Inspector Manujjal Gogoi intercepted a truck carrying 3.45 kg heroin in six packets in central Assam’s […]
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Assam to shut down govt-run madrasas, Sanskrit tols
Guwahati: The Madrasa Board in Assam would be dissolved and all state-run madrasas would be converted into general schools, state Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday. The Minister said that the Sanskrit tols (schools) would be closed down as well by the Assam government. Sarma said that the government has no intention of closing […]
28 lakh hit, four more die as Assam flood situation worsens
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam further deteriorated on Thursday with four more persons losing their lives, taking the toll to 93, even as the number of people affected rose to 28.32 lakh across 26 districts, officials said. Officials of the Forest Department and the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said that at least […]
Assam flood situation worsens again, death toll rises to 89
Guwahati: After a marginal improvement earlier this week, the flood situation in Assam again deteriorated on Wednesday while two more persons died in Barpeta and Morigaon districts, taking the death toll to 89, while around 26.32 lakh people in 26 of the state’s 33 districts continue to be hit. According to the Forest Department and […]
Assam flood situation critical; 76 dead, 36 lakh in distress
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam continued to remain grim on Friday, as five more deaths were reported, taking the death toll due to the monsoon deluge to 76, while around 36 lakh people in 28 of the state’s 33 districts have been affected. According to the officials of Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), […]
Assam flood situation grim; death toll at 71, 40 lakh affected
Guwahati: Amid the rising COVID-19 cases, the flood situation in Assam remained grim on Thursday, as five more deaths were reported from four districts, taking the death toll due to the deluge to 71, while around 40 lakh people across 27 of the state’s 33 districts have been affected. According to officials of forest department […]
Assam flood situation worsens; 66 dead, 36 lakh affected
Guwahati: Seven more deaths were reported from four districts of flood-hit Assam on Wednesday, taking the death toll due to the monsoon deluge to 66, while around 36 lakh people in 26 of the state’s 33 districts have been affected, officials said. According to forest officials, at least 66 animals were killed while 117 animals […]
Assam flood situation grim, 59 lives lost, 33 lakh affected
Guwahati: At least nine more people were killed in five districts of flood-ravaged Assam on Tuesday, increasing the state’s death toll due to the deluge to 59 even as 28 of its 33 districts waged a grim battle amid sufferings of around 33 lakh people, officials said. Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) officials said […]
55 inmates of Guwahati jail test positive for coronavirus
Guwahati: As many as 55 inmates lodged in Guwahati Central jail have tested positive for coronavirus, causing concern among the authorities, health officials said on Saturday. A senior officials of the Health and Family Welfare Department said that the authorities of both health and prison departments are inquiring how the jailbirds were infected by the contagious […]
Congress leader Sushmita Dev tests Covid positive in Assam, tally 14,032
Guwahati/Silchar: While former Congress Lok Sabha member Sushmita Dev has tested positive for coronavirus, the Assam government refuted the media reports that Akhil Gogoi, jailed top farmers leader, tested Covid-19 positive. On Thursday, Covid-19 death toll rose to 24 and number of cases jumped to 14,032 in the state. All India Mahila Congress (AIMC) chief […]