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 […]
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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 […]
Gauhati HC grants divorce to man after wife refuses to wear ‘Sindoor’, conch shell bangle
Guwahati: The Gauhati High Court has granted divorce to a man whose wife refused to abide by Hindu culture prevalent in eastern part of the country, that of smearing vermilion on her head and wearing conch shell bangle. In an observation of a kind, the top court in Assam said that the reluctance to wear ‘shankha’ […]
Assam flood situation worsens, 9.26L affected in 23 districts
Guwahati/Agartala: Amidst the surge of COVID-19 cases, Assam is battling at another front — the annual recurring flood, that already distressed 9.26 lakh people in 2,071 villages in 23 of the state’s 33 districts, officials said in Guwahati on Sunday. According to the officials of Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), in the current wave […]