Jul 05, 2022 10:30 AM ISTAt least 180 people have died and more than 89.13 lakh people suffered cumulatively across 34 districts since April 6 in one of the worst floods Assam witnessed in recent times.
Jun 29, 2022 10:56 AM IST A chartered flight will depart from the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) Airport in Guwahati in the afternoon with the MLAs, they said.
Jun 28, 2022 07:01 PM IST Nalbari is one of the most flood prone areas of Assam.
Jun 27, 2022 10:58 PM IST Over 21 lakh people were still in need of assistance as a result of the downpour on Monday, according to officials, while eight more people perished in the deadly flood that hit Assam.
Jun 27, 2022 09:40 PM IST Suvendu Adhikari, a senior BJP leader, asserted on Monday that the TMC-led dispensation in Bengal will also fall, and much sooner than its term is up, as the political crisis in Maharashtra continues, with several rebel MLAs of the ruling Shiv Sena camping in Assam
Jun 27, 2022 07:21 PM IST One of the first missions when female combatants of the federal contingency force have been entrusted to manage a significant disaster is the NDRF's deployment of a team of three women rescuers to perform flood rescue duties in Assam.
Jun 25, 2022 04:36 PM IST Ten more people have died in the past 24 hours — two each from Barpeta, Dhubri, Karimganj and Udalguri districts and one death each from Cachar and Morigaon — due to floods and landslides.
Jun 25, 2022 09:15 AM IST A Climate Vulnerability Index of the Council on Energy, Environment and Water has named Assam among the states most vulnerable to extreme climate events. The report says the Northeast states are more vulnerable to floods.
Jun 24, 2022 04:11 PM IST Sarma also said he has nothing to do with the politics of Maharashtra where the survival of the Uddhav Thackeray-led government is at stake after 38 of his party's MLAs rebelled and are currently camping at a hotel in Guwahati after being flown there in several flights.
Jun 23, 2022 10:14 PM IST Teams of the Indian Army and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are present in the flood-affected areas. They are conducting evacuation operations and assisting those who are affected. The Air Force has conducted over 250 sorties as a part of the evacuation process.
Jun 23, 2022 09:05 PM IST The Dalai Lama, a spiritual leader from Tibet, contributed Rs. 10 lakh to help with flood relief efforts in Assam and expressed sorrow over the suffering brought on by the disaster.
Jun 23, 2022 06:52 PM IST Assam is facing a grim flood situation. Brahmaputra and Barak rivers along with its tributaries are in spate in most of the affected districts and vast tracts of land remained inundated in 32 of the total 36 districts in the state.
Jun 23, 2022 02:20 PM IST Over 54.5 million people are still affected by the flooding in Assam, and 12 more fatalities have been confirmed, according to officials. 101 people have died as a result of the flood since mid-May, they reported.
Jun 22, 2022 07:50 AM IST Sources said that the flight from Surat in Gujarat landed at Guwahati's Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi international airport at around 6.30 am.
Jun 21, 2022 09:44 PM IST Sisodia, citing media reports, had claimed that Assam government procured PPE kits for Rs 600 a piece from other companies, but gave urgent supply orders to the firms of his wife and son’s business partners for Rs 990 a piece.
Jun 20, 2022 08:37 PM IST Debabrata Saikia, the Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Assembly, requested Prime Minister Narendra Mod fori a central package of at least Rs 20,000 crore for relief and rehabilitation activities in flood-affected districts in the last three to four years.
Jun 20, 2022 04:22 PM IST Experts say climate change is making floods more frequent and furious.
Jun 20, 2022 02:15 PM IST Himanta Biswa Sarma gave the direction after a review meeting with his cabinet colleagues and senior district officers during the day.
Jun 19, 2022 08:41 PM IST The Additional District Magistrate clamped prohibitory order throughout Kokrajhar district under Section 144 of CrPC in 'view of the urgency in maintaining peace and tranquility in the district', an order said.
Jun 19, 2022 04:11 PM IST According to the latest updates by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), the state was witnessing floods and landslides for the last six days, leaving behind a huge trail of destruction everywhere.
Jun 19, 2022 03:48 PM IST The northeast has been battered by incessant rain this week. In Assam and Meghalaya, 39 deaths have taken place over the last three days.
Jun 18, 2022 12:10 PM IST A group of 24 villagers were moving to safety from inundated Islampur village late on Friday night when the boat hit submerged a brick kiln and capsized in Raikota area, they said.
Jun 18, 2022 09:24 AM IST Nine more people, including two children, died in rain-related incidents in Assam, raising the toll in this year's floods and landslides to 55, a bulletin by the state's disaster management authority said.
Jun 17, 2022 10:03 AM IST Two children were crushed to death when a landslide led to a house collapse in Azad Nagar area of Goalpara district in Assam on Thursday, and two persons drowned in floodwater in Dima Hasao and Udalguri, raising the toll due to floods and mudslides in the state this year to 46, officials said.
Jun 04, 2022 11:26 AM IST A sub-adult male rhino was dehorned by poachers at Orang National Park, a protected area in Assam, last month. The forest department suspects that the rhino was tranquilised before its horn was cut off.
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