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Assam women’s group opposes alternative hill railway route

Local stakeholders not consulted on new proposal especially after technical faults have dogged the existing track, the Dima Mothers’ Association said

The Hindu

African swine flu hits Uttarakhand, 200 pig deaths recorded

DEHRADUN: After the north-eastern states of Assam, Mizoram, Sikkim and Tripura, Uttarakhand has now reported cases of African Swine Fever (ASF), which causes fever, nausea and diarrhoea in pigs, is highly communicable, has no vaccine and in most cases, no cure. The government has urged residents to avoid having pork…

The Times of India

Sacrifice animals other than cows on Eid-ul-Adha: Assam MP Badruddin Ajmal

Congress says appeal is aimed at protecting his business interests

The Hindu

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Probe points to crude bomb explosion at Mattannur

Two Assam natives were killed in the blast on Wednesday

The Hindu

FIR against Kaali filmmaker Leena Manimekalai in Guwahati

Two Assam-based organisations said Leena Manimekalai hurt religious sentiments with the poster of her documentary

The Hindu

Assamese Muslims recognised as a distinct indigenous community

The move distinguishes them from the Bengali-speaking Muslims who migrated from present-day Bangladesh

The Hindu

Assam floods: President calls CM Himanta, enquires about flood situation

The Chief Minister said that he was honoured to receive a call from the President who enquired about Assam’s flood scenario and the ongoing relief and rescue operations

The Hindu

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IOC delivers cooking gas by boats in flood-hit Assam

The government deployed NDRF, Army and Air Force, besides various State organisations, which required an uninterrupted communication network for relief and rescue operations.

The Hindu

‘Cancer care can’t stop’: flood-hit Assam hospital uses boats to reach patients

Staff use makeshift rafts and boats to transport patients and bring painkillers and medicines to those trapped at home

The Guardian - UK

Death toll in Assam floods stands at 179

About 7 lakh people remain affected across 26 districts

The Hindu

Climate change, poor planning: Decoding Assam’s mounting flood ferocity

The current wave of floods, which Assam is still reeling under, has claimed 174 lives

The Hindu

Eight more bodies retrieved, Manipur landslide toll 29

GUWAHATI: Rescuers of the Army, Assam Rifles, Territorial Army, SDRF, NDRF and local volunteers retrieved eight more bodies at the landslide site in Manipur's Noney district on Saturday, taking the toll to 29.

The Times of India

Northeast needs international routes

The land-locked southern part of northeast seeks fast-tracking of railway and road connectivity through the neighbouring country

The Hindu

Manipur landslide: Army jawan among seven from Assam killed; State govt to airlift bodies

The overall toll in the landslide at Tupul yard railway construction camp in the neighbouring State on June 29 has increased to 25

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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina gifts ‘Amrapali’ mangoes to Assam CM Himanta

‘This gift will make the relationship between the countries more sweeter,’ says envoy.

The Hindu

Six identified for bund breach leading to Silchar flooding, says Assam Biswa Sarma

Water Resources Department had registered a police complaint against unknown miscreants for cutting through the embankment at Bethukandi, about 3 km from the centre of the town, to let the rain-accumulated water of a wetland drain into the Barak river

The Hindu

Keeping head above water in Silchar

Since the sudden flooding that began on June 19, residents have been scrambling for dry land, food and clean water. Rahul Karmakar reports on the ferocity of the floods in Assam, the blame game on what caused them, and the palpable anxiety in Barak Valley about the days ahead

The Hindu

Assam flood situation grim, over 31 lakh affected

CM Himanta Biswa Sarma held a virtual conference with Deputy Commissioners and asked them to provide relief and ensure the rehabilitation of affected people at the earliest

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Assam flood situation worsens due to incessant rain, 24.9 lakh people affected

Brahmaputra, Beki, Kopili, Barak and Kushiyara rivers were flowing above the danger level in some places although most of the remaining rivers were showing a receding trend

The Times of India

Assam flood situation worsens due to incessant rain, 24.9 lakh affected

GUWAHATI: The flood situation in Assam worsened on Wednesday.

The Times of India

Manipur take on Bihar; Arunachal test for Chhattisgarh

Postponement and cancellation had been its fate for the last two-and-a-half years, with two deferrings in the first part of this year alone. But the U17 Women's National Football Championship - in the year that India will compete in the FIFA U17 World Cup as hosts - having completed the…

The Hindu

Rebel Shiv Sena MLAs donate ₹51 lakh for Assam flood relief

Rebels to move out of Guwahati

The Hindu

Assam flood situation improves, most rivers show receding trend

Death toll reaches 134

Dynamite News

Maha Turmoil: Rebel MLAs of Shinde camp to hold meet today, expected to take important decision

The rebel Shiv Sena MLAs of the Eknath Shinde camp, who are currently in Assam, will hold a meeting on Tuesday afternoon to discuss the further plan of action, amid the ongoing political crisis in Maharashtra. Read further on Dynamite News:

Al Jazeera

‘All is lost’: Floods in India’s Assam leave trail of destruction

With homes and fields submerged, people forced into camps on roads, forests and markets are facing hunger and diseases.

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