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Flood situation prevails in Assam's Kaziranga National Park as water rises considerably
Following days of heavy rainfall, a flood situation has emerged in Assam's Kaziranga National Park, inundating 167 camps. Park official DFO Arun Vignesh confirmed the rise in water levels and the evacuation of eight camps. The floods in Assam have claimed 38 lives, affecting over 11.34 lakh people in 28 districts. Majorly impacted areas include Lakhimpur, Darrang, and Golaghat. The Assam State Disaster Management Authority reports that 42,476.18 hectares of crops and 2,208 villages have been submerged in the second wave of floods. Local efforts are underway to manage the crisis.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma inspects flood-affected areas of Golaghat district
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma inspected flood damage at Bankuwal, visited relief camps, assured aid, emphasizing relief for affected villages. He oversaw animal rescue efforts in Kaziranga National Park.
Collection of info on Christian institutions on direction of Assam govt: Police
Karbi Anglong Police have collected and compiled a list of all such institutions in the district for ensuring safety and security of such institutions.
American citizens detained in Assam for violating visa conditions
Sources further mentioned that the duo was accused of propagating Christianity, despite being in India on tourist visas. Tourist visas do not legally permit any form of religious preaching or propagation.
This is not the time to hold rally: Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay yatra
Biren said last time when Rahul came there was trouble in Manipur however people are alert and there won't be fresh trouble this time.When the situation is getting better in Manipur, Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders are trying to make the situation more complicated, he alleged.
"Rahul Gandhi is still a baby, doing Nyay Yatra for fun": Kiren Rijiju
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday called Congress leader Rahul Gandhi a 'baby' and said that Wayanad MP is conducting the Bharat Nyay Yatra for his fun and enjoyment.
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Assam: No lives lost to extremist violence in 2023, says CM Biswa Sarma
The chief minister added, “2023 was an unprecedented year as our policing and peace efforts bore fruit. With the blessings of the Prime Minister and guidance of the Home Minister, several milestones have been achieved in the security scenario. Gradual removal of AFSPA from the State- only 4 districts now have AFSPA enforced. Around 8,756 Ex-cadres have been rehabilitated in the last 2 years and 300 crore plus invested in Ex-cadre rehabilitation.”
An engineer's Covid lockdown love story ends with triple murder in Assam
Assam triple murder: The accused is a engineering graduate (mechanical) from Central Institute of Technology, Kolkata, according to the police. No criminal shall escape justice, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted.
West Bengal: Two Goods trains collide at Onda railway station in Bankura
The accident came just months after the horrific triple train collision involving the Coromandel Express and two other trains in Odisha's Balasore that claimed at least 275 lives and injured 1,000.
Assam hit by two earthquakes
A National Center for Seismology report said the first quake of 3.6 magnitude on the Richter Scale was recorded at 9.03 am, with its epicentre near Titabar in Jorhat district on the southern bank of Brahmaputra River, at a depth of 50 km.
United Christian Forum writes to Assam CM over police survey of churches in Golaghat
The body stated, “We bring to your notice Grievances of Christian Communities of Golaghat district, Assam, that, since January 2, 2023, some Police Personnel under Golaghat district has been coming for collection of information about various churches, their activities, and leaders involved in at various times of the day or night, or through the Mobile Phones or WhatsApp messages with urgency”.
Assam has witnessed robust economic growth: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Sarma said there is complete peace in Bodoland. “We are expecting March 31 this year to grow by 30 percent. Additional royalty of Rs 1500 Crore has come as there is hardly any trouble in oil producing areas of Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Jorhat and Golaghat. Last fiscal our GSDP growth was around 12.66 percent and this fiscal it should be around 13 percent, which is unprecedented.”
7 Germans detained for holding religious events in Assam
On Friday, seven German tourists were detained for violating visa norms, according to the police. Also, recently three Swedish nationals were deported after they were found to be engaged in religious teaching.
Afspa withdrawn from Assam's west Karbi Anglong district
Afspa gives immunity to the armed forces. In Assam, these special powers for search and seizure were announced in 1990. In April this year, Afspa was completely removed from 23 districts and partially from one district of the state. It continued in nine districts and one sub-division - Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Charaideo, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Golaghat, KarbiAnglong, West KarbiAnglong, DimaHasao and Lakhipur sub-division of Cachar district.
Japanese Encephalitis claims 1 more life in Assam; toll reaches 38
The first case of Japanese encephalitis viral disease (JE) was documented in 1871 in Japan. The annual incidence of the clinical disease varies both across and within endemic countries, ranging from 1 to 10 per 1 lakh of population or higher during outbreaks, as per the website of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Assam student arrested for supporting proscribed militant outfit
In Assam a student was arrested for making a social media post supporting the proscribed militant outfit United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent
Over 2.10 lakh people still under flood waters in Assam, 1 more die
One more person died in Cachar district, taking the toll due to floods and landslides to 194, according to a bulletin of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA). The water levels in all the rivers were receding and none were flowing above the danger level, it said.
Assam court permits arrested Barshashree Buragohain to sit for examination
She is allowed to appear in the BSc second semester exam which starts on July 18 with police escort. ULFA-I or anti talk faction of ULFA is a proscribed militant outfit. Buragohain was picked up on May 17 for posting “anti-national” poems on social media.
Flood situation in Assam improves as water level of most rivers recede
An Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) visited the flood-affected areas of Cachar and Darrang districts during the day to assess the damage. At present, 799 villages are still under water and 35,384.12 hectares of crop areas have been damaged. Massive erosions were reported from Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Nalbari, Sivasagar, South Salmara, Tinsukia and Udalguri districts.
Assam: BJP and its allies to hold a session in Golaghat
Himanta Biswa Sarma-led government will complete one year on May 10. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Guwahati on May 9 and 10. The home minister will also inaugurate the super-specialty hospital of Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH).
Death toll rises to 14 as heavy rain accompanied by storm, lightning lashes Assam
Four persons including a minor girl died after the storm uprooted the bamboo trees in the Tingkhong area in the Dibrugarh district. A 15-year-old minor boy was reported dead in the Matia area of the Goalpara district due to lighting.
Assam flood situation deteriorates, two dead, 3.63 lakh people lakh affected
More than 3,63,100 persons were affected by the floods in Barpeta, Biswanath, Cachar, Chirang, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Jorhat, Kamrup, West Karbi Anglong, Lakhimpur, Majuli, Morigaon, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sivasagar, Sonitpur, South Salmara and Tinsukia districts, an official bulletin said.
Assam puts two districts under total curfew
In revised guidelines, ASDMA said the curfew time in these districts will be round the clock. All work places, business/commercial establishments, Dine in Restaurants, hotels, resorts, Dhabas and other eateries, takeaway of food items from restaurants/dhabas and other eateries, opening of Sale counters, showrooms etc. of cold storages and warehouses will be closed in these districts.
Assam assembly polls: Congress releases list of 40 candidates
Leader of opposition, Debabrata Saikia is seeking reelection from Amguri and Durga Bhumji is seeking re-election from Doom Dooma.
175 held, 1,406 taken into custody in Assam over citizenship law stir
Peasant organisation Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) chief Akhil Gogoi and ULFA pro-talk faction leader Jiten Dutta are among those arrested while 1,406 people have been taken into preventive custody.
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