Assam polls: PM Modi claims Congress reviving bid to 'protect infiltrators'; pushes UCCPrime Minister Narendra Modi addressed rallies in Assam, criticizing Congress for a divisive law and promising development. He emphasized t...
02 Apr, 2026, 12.40 AM IST
Assam cabinet approves bill for urban water bodies conservationAll private Water Bodies with an area of 2 acres or more and all community water bodies/ponds/tanks including those belonging to religious ...
13 Aug, 2024, 10.19 PM IST
117 dead in Assam floods till now this year; toll over 5 years 880: MHA informs Rajya SabhaReplying to a question in Rajya Sabha by MP Sushmita Dev, Minister of State of Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Thursday stated that, as per i...
02 Aug, 2024, 11.33 AM IST
Troops rescue 1,000 people from floods in Manipur, relief ops on, says Assam RiflesIn a statement, the Assam Rifles said its troops successfully carried out rescue operation in the flood-affected areas in Imphal city and p...
30 May, 2024, 04.34 PM IST
World Bank approves $108 mn for Assam to improve disaster preparednessThe $108 million loan from the International Bank of Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) has a maturity of 11.5 years and a grace period ...
25 Mar, 2023, 10.26 AM IST
Heavy rain inundates parts of Assam; over 33,000 people affectedThe Regional Meteorological Centre, Guwahati, said that rain with thunderstorms and lightning is likely to occur in various places in 21 di...
11 Oct, 2022, 07.03 PM IST
Amit Shah seeks five years to make Assam flood-freeAddressing a BJP workers' meeting after inaugurating the party's newly constructed state office here, Shah said an "ambitious" flood mitiga...
08 Oct, 2022, 04.15 PM IST
More flood moderation storage reservoir measures undertaken in Arunachal PradeshA meeting with the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Power and the State Government will soon be convened to look at measures to include more flood m...
07 Oct, 2022, 10.44 PM IST
After nearly 15 years, Assam oil field resumes operationsAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma attended the ceremonial function of resumption of Khagorijan oil field of OIL at Rohmoria, operati...
21 Aug, 2022, 07.09 AM IST
Assam: IAS officer wades through mud to take stock of flood-hit areas in Cachar, picture goes viralSome pictures of IAS officer, Keerthi Jalli, who is the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Assam's Cachar, visiting the flood-hit areas of the dis...
28 May, 2022, 10.30 AM IST
'BJP will leave no stone unturned to thwart Congress's design to play with Assam's identity'He said the protection of Assam's civilisation is the first and most prominent highlight of the saffron party's manifesto for the upcoming ...
26 Mar, 2021, 04.15 PM IST
Asian Development Bank delegation meets Sarbananda SonowalThe delegation discussed with the Chief Minister various flood and erosion protection schemes presently being implemented in Assam.
29 Oct, 2018, 07.00 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi in Assam to review flood situationThe Prime Minister arrived in Guwahati's Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport and headed straight to Khanapara in an Indian Ai...
01 Aug, 2017, 11.41 AM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Assam on August 1 take stock of flood situationHe is likely to take up the matters relating to flood management and protection. The Prime Minister will also take stock of the damage caus...
29 Jul, 2017, 07.54 PM IST
Sarbananda Sonowal reviews flood situation as death toll reaches 35Prime Minister Narendra Modi after returning from G20 summit called up the Chief Minister from New Delhi over phone and took stock of the s...
11 Jul, 2017, 10.58 PM IST
Tarun Gogoi requests Union Finance ministry for restoration of Special Category Status to AssamIn a letter to the Union Finance Minister today, Chief Minister Gogoi pleaded with Jaitley for restoration of the Centrally Sponsored Schem...
14 Feb, 2016, 08.27 PM IST
Assam losing Rs 200 crore annually due to floods: Economic SurveyThe survey also pointed out that the national average of flood-prone area in the state was about a quarter of the total land area of the st...
20 Aug, 2014, 10.42 AM IST