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The 17 affected districts are Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Sonitpur, Darrang, Baksa, Barpeta, Nalbari, Chirang, Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Nlorigaon, Nagaon, Golaghat, Majuli, Jorhat and Dibrugarh. (Photo: AFP)

Floods spread to new areas in Assam, affect over 4 lakh citizens

According to data provided by the Central Water Commission, several rivers are flowing above the danger mark.

12 Jul 2019 4:09 PM

Assam is facing severe floods in which three people have reportedly died. (Photo: Representative image)

Assam: Rise in water level of Brahmaputra, may cross danger mark

More than two lakh people have been affected in 11 districts which have been hit by the floods.

11 Jul 2019 9:58 PM

The flooded mess of a CRPF base camp following heavy monsoon rains in Dibrugarh, Assam, on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Assam flood hits 62,000, 145 villages under water

Around 62,400 people are suffering due to flood in Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Barpeta, Chirang, Golaghat, Jorhat and Dibrugarh districts.

11 Jul 2019 6:47 AM

The blockade had led to traffic snarls, causing inconvenience to motorists and pedestrians alike. (Representional Image)

Assam: School rapped for letting kids join road blockade

The school authorities have been given a 48-hour deadline, failing which the permission to run the school could be cancelled.

11 Jul 2019 6:42 AM

The police had to open fire for getting the situation under control. The head of the family Jadab Sahariya and his son Pulkesh Sahariya got injured in the fire. The latter succumbed to his injuries in the Guwahati Medical College. (Photo: ANI)

Child rescued from being sacrificed by own family in Assam

A highly educated family on the advice of a fake seer tried to sacrifice a child after performing naked prayers in their home's temple.

07 Jul 2019 8:46 PM

Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma (Photo: PTI)

Japanese Encephalitis outbreak claims 49 lives in Assam

Japanese encephalitis is generally spread by mosquitoes, specifically those of the Culex type. Pigs and wild birds serve as a reservoir for the virus.

07 Jul 2019 1:47 AM

According to a conservative estimate of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), the total market of smuggled gold in India is nothing less than Rs 9,000 crore.

Myanmar major contributor of smuggled gold to India

Smuggled yellow metal is Rs 400-500 cheaper per gram with 99.76% purity.

05 Jul 2019 1:08 AM

Forty-five people have died till July 3 since the outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis in Assam, the National Health Mission said Thursday. (Photo: Representational Image/File)

45 Japanese Encephalitis deaths reported in Assam

Most of upper Assam districts, including Jorhat, Golaghat, Dibrugarh, and lower Assam district have been affected by mosquito-borne disease.

04 Jul 2019 6:56 PM

JE is vector-borne encephalitis transmitted by Culex groups of mosquitoes. (Photo: Representational image)

Assam reports 28 encaphalitis deaths

'The government is keeping a check over the state of AES in Assam and is taking all the necessary measures required to prevent it he added.

02 Jul 2019 5:21 PM

The state government also intends to issue unique ID to each of its indigenous residents on the basis of the final list of citizens.

Nagaland plans ‘NRC’ to count indigenous people

The authorities, who will start the process from July 10, have designated the team for each village and ward.

02 Jul 2019 6:48 AM

The Bombardier Q400 aircraft will depart Guwahati at 1155 hours, while it will leave Dhaka at 1410 hours (local time) every day. (Photo: Representational Image)

SpiceJet starts daily direct flight between Guwahati and Dhaka

The first flight 'SG 78' was flagged off by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport.

01 Jul 2019 12:48 PM

Assam has recorded very high death tolls because of vector-borne diseases like Japanese encephalitis and acute encephalitis syndrome in the past few years. (Photo: PTI)

Govt sends team to Assam after encephalitis scare

The Japanese encephalitis has claimed seven lives so far and at least 24 positive cases had already been detected in Assam.

01 Jul 2019 3:31 AM

The 15-member rescue team which was camping at the AN-32 aircraft crash site since June 12 poses after being retrieved by IAF MCC copters in West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday. (Photo; PTI)

Indian Air Force rescue team retrieved after 18 days

Defence spokesperson Shillong Wing Commander Ratnakar Singh said that all the members of the team are fit and healthy.

30 Jun 2019 1:07 AM

It is significant that the 15-member rescue and relief team that retrieved the mortal remains of 13 air warriors on AN-32 crash on June 12 was struck for past 18 days at an altitude of approximately 12,000 feet. (Photo: File)

IAF AN-32 rescue team retrieved from Arunachal’s mountain after 18 days

Defence spokesperson Shillong Wing Commander Ratnakar Singh in statement said that all the members of the team are fit and healthy.

29 Jun 2019 8:31 PM

Referring the rackets of preparing the forged documents by some vested interest circles he said that it has proved beyond doubt that foreigners are still trying to get their names included in the NRC with forged documents.

AASU: Vested groups trying to disrupt NRC

Bhattachyarya pointed out that the verification of the documents submitted along with claims and objections are in the final stage.

29 Jun 2019 6:56 AM

The DRDO has started commercial supply of ‘chilli grenades’ using Bhot Jalokia chilli of Assam.

Bhot jolokia-based grenades now in Assam police armoury

Security sources however clarified that chilli grenades are effectively used by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir to control unruly crowd.

28 Jun 2019 1:50 AM

Their claims will be disposed of before publication of the final National Register of Citizens on July 31.

Assam: One lakh more names out of fresh NRC list

NRC directorate sources said there were a variety of reasons for the exclusion of names from the draft NRC.

27 Jun 2019 2:01 AM

Unlike other tax returns, there is no option to revise monthly or quarterly returns under GST which is the main cause of the entire prevailing situation.

Tax body seeks extension of GST return filing by four months

Govt has made the entire GST procedure and filing of returns very 'confusing with hundreds of changes in the rules and taxes'.

19 Jun 2019 4:31 PM

The NRC, which was first prepared in 1951, is being updated in Assam in an effort to weed out illegal immigrants. The first draft released last year had excluded names of 40 lakh applicants. (Photo: ANI)

Two officials caught taking bribe to include name in NRC list

Both the officials were arrested following a complaint by Kajari Ghosh Dutta, a resident of Ananda Nagar, over a bribe demand of Rs 10,000.

14 Jun 2019 4:19 PM

Expressing his deep anguish over the incident, Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told reporters that he has spoken to the superintendent of police of the district and asked him to take stern action against all those responsible.

Ruckus after girls ‘forced to dance nude’ in Assam

Organisers allegedly asked the girls to strip and dance naked, and threatened to attack them with daggers if they didn’t comply.

10 Jun 2019 7:18 AM

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