People trying to retrieve whatever is left of their homes in a flood-affected village in Barpeta district on Monday. – UNI
AHRC notice to Water Resource dept
GUWAHATI, July 9 – Accusing the Assam Water Resources Department of “wholesale violation of human right of most tragic dimension” in the recent devastating floods, a division bench of the Assam Human Rights Commission (AHRC) comprising Chairperson Ju ...
Floods claim 595 wild animals in State
NEW DELHI, July 9 – Confirming death of 595 wild animals in the floods, the Centre on Monday claimed that only three rhinos have fallen prey to poachers, while the rest 14 have died due to old age. The State Government has been advised to declare the ...
Akhil discharged from hospital
NALBARI, July 9 – Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) secretary and RTI activist Akhil Gogoi was today discharged from the Swahid Mukunda Kakati Civil Hospital where he had been undergoing treatment from Friday. ...
Election petition against Mukherjee in SC likely
NEW DELHI, July 9 – Opposition nominee PA Sangma’s camp, which has sought re-scrutiny of Pranab Mukherjee’s nomination papers by the Election Commission, today did not rule out moving an election petition in the Supreme Court if it failed to get a fa ...
ULFA demand note to Parliamentary secy
GUWAHATI, July 9 – The hardline faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has sent a demand note to Parliamentary Secretary (Environment and Forest) Abu Taher Bepari and the incident has created ripples in the administration. Police inves ...
Rs 3460-cr proposal to Centre soon
GUWAHATI, July 9 – The State Government is soon going to submit a Rs 3460-crore proposal to the Centre for raising and strengthening of embankments and dredging of rivers in the State to tackle the perennial flood problem. This was disclosed by Minis ...
