A debate gains momentum soon after Assam government initiated to notify a site-specific eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve extending from one to three kilometers from the existing boundary. Even though the initiative complies with directives from the Supreme Court of India, the issue draws public attention following demonstrations by both…
Even though the press conference by ousted Bangladesh premier Sheikh Hasina in New Delhi emerged a much-hyped event, which was live-streamed by many global media outlets, it turned out to be an audio interaction only, where the Awami League supremo reiterated her decision to go back to her country by December 2026. A number of…
Guwahati: The latest wave of floods in Assam has claimed around 100 human lives till Sunday (9 August 2026) and continued affecting more than 1.50 lakh people in the worst-hit districts of Charaideo, Sivasagar, Golaghat and Jorhat. Thousands of hectares of crop area were damaged and a large number of domestic animals along with poultry…
Even though the press conference by ousted Bangladesh premier Sheikh Hasina in New Delhi emerged a much-hyped event, which was live-streamed by many global media outlets, it turned out to be an audio interaction with the Awami League supremo only, where she reiterated about her decision to go back to Bangladesh in December. A number…
Guwahati: The latest wave of flood in Assam has improved in the last few days restricting affected people within 1.25 lakh in flood-hit districts of Charaideo, Sivasagar, Golaghat and Jorhat, where the death tolls rise to nearly 90. Over 200 villages remain inundated and thousands of families are taking shelter in relief camps, where Brahmaputra…
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam has improved in the last few days when the death tolls rose to 82 till Saturday morning with around two lakh people remaining affected. The severe flood affecting Sivasagar, Charaideo, Golaghat, Jorhat, Nagaon etc forced thousands of families to take shelter in makeshift camps. Hundreds of relief camps in…
Guwahati: With limited rainfalls in the last few days, the flood situation in Assam has improved, even though the death toll rises to 78 till 30 July 2026 morning. By now the number of affected people has reduced to around three lakh in primarily seven districts namely Sivasagar, Charaideo, Golaghat, Jorhat, Nagaon, Biswanath and Kamrup…
Guwahati: Assam flood situation gradually improves on Tuesday as the number of affected people reduces to 3,32,639 , but death tolls rise to 75 on 29 July 2026. According to Assam State Disaster Management Authority information 622 villages in seven districts namely Charaideo, Sivasagar, Golaghat, Jorhat, Nagaon, Sonitpur and Kamrup (metropolitan) remain under water. The…
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam has improved significantly as the number of affected families reduced to hardly 4.50 lakh and the death toll remains at around 70 till Tuesday. Charaideo district in eastern Assam continues to be the worst-hit district with 1,88,404 people affected, followed by Sivasagar (1,44,461) and Jorhat (74,458). The unprecedented rains…
Guwahati: The intensity of rains in eastern Assam localities has decreased and bright sunshine covers the other parts in the last 24 hours, the flood situation in the State has subsequently improved. However, more than five lakh people remain affected in the districts of Sivasagar, Charaideo, Golaghat, Jorhat and Nagaon till Monday morning and the…
