Assam’s nine districts including Baksa, Barpeta, Darrang, Dhubri, Goalpara, Kamrup, Lakhimpur, Nalbari and Udalguri have been reeling under flood waters with over four lakh people affected.
Lieutenant Colonel Amrinder Singh Walia has been arrested for the murder of a 36-year-old woman with whom he was in a relationship, said Hitesh Chandra Roy, Superintendent of Police of Assam’s Kamrup.
The number of dengue cases in Assam has risen to 642, according to a health bulletin published on Thursday.
On Thursday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah appealed to the people of Manipur to maintain peace and promised that justice will be ensured for all sections of the society.
During a visit to the ‘Bhimashankar Dham Jyotirlinga Temple’ at Pamohi in Guwahati, Sarma said the advent of ‘Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga’ took place in ‘Kamrup Pradesh’ as per the ‘Shiva Puran’.
The Assam flood situation further improved on Friday even as a population of 2,10,746 people continue to suffer from the deluge.
On Thursday, Seven people died and 62 others were afflicted with Hepatitis A in Assam's Kamrup (Rural) district since February, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
A total of 2,50,300 people remained hit by the floods in Cachar, Chirang, Morigaon, Nagaon and Tamulpur districts, the bulletin issued by Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said.
The daily positivity rate has increased to 7.54 per cent as against the previous day's 6.71 per cent. The number of active cases have increased to 362 from the...
The programme on drones is the first of its kind initiative in the northeast region, according to a statement issued by the institute.
