Assam floods: 108 animals die at Kaziranga National ParkAs many as 108 animals including nine rhinoceroses have died at the Kaziranga National Park due to heavy floods in Assam till Sunday. About...
19 Jul, 2020, 03.36 PM IST
River linking will reduce the flagrancy of floods in Assam: Satyapal SinghSingh who was in Guwahati to attend 20th convocation of IIT Guwahati on Monday said that rivers of Assam including Brahmaputra are under th...
25 Jun, 2018, 09.57 PM IST
Sarbananda Sonowal to meet Narendra Modi and apprise him of preliminary damages of floodChief Minister Sonowal would also request Narendra Modi to constitute an inter-ministerial team headed by a Cabinet Minister to visit the f...
16 Aug, 2017, 08.09 PM IST
PM announces Rs 2 lakh compensation for those killed in Assam, Rajasthan floodsHe also announced Rs 50,000 each for those seriously injured in the floods in the two states, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said.
31 Jul, 2017, 12.49 PM IST
Response to floods in Assam, Gujarat "quickest": Kiren RijijuRijiju said that states have enough funds in their kitty to tackle disasters and the Centre only supplements with additional relief amount ...
27 Jul, 2017, 06.45 PM IST
Vice President Hamid Ansari, PM narendra Modi, meet new President Ram Nath Kovind"Nation condoles deaths due to heavy rains & floods in Assam, Gujarat, Rajasthan & other states. Stands by families affected," said Kovind.
26 Jul, 2017, 09.13 PM IST
Over one lakh affected by floods in AssamKarimganj is the worst affected with over 97,000 people affected by the flood, while more than 4,500 people were hit in Lakhimpur, the repo...
06 Jun, 2017, 08.35 PM IST
Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal meets Arun Jaitley seeks Centre’s assistance for flood ravaged AssamSonowal met Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in New Delhi and sought Centre’s assistance by the way of releasing funds quickly.
29 Aug, 2016, 09.07 PM IST
Over 80,000 affected by floods in AssamAccording to Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), more than 80,500 people are reeling under the flood in Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, ...
04 Jul, 2016, 08.57 PM IST
Nearly one lakh people affected in floods across 6 Assam districtsAuthorities have opened 40 relief camps in Sivasagar, Tinsukia, Dibrugarh and Charaideo where 7,412 inmates were taking shelter.
25 Apr, 2016, 07.36 PM IST
Centre's attitude lackadaisical towards Assam: Tarun Gogoi"The Central government has not sanctioned any special funds under NDRF to flood-hit Assam for the current year's floods," he said.
05 Dec, 2015, 10.50 PM IST
Centre has given all help to Assam to tackle floods: Jitendra SinghDr Jitendra Singh today said the Centre has given all possible help to the state government to tackle floods in Assam, thereby minimising c...
25 Aug, 2015, 07.17 PM IST
India plans to build big dams over Brahmaputra, says Uma BhartiThe Union govt and Arunachal Pradesh are discussing the project with a proposed capacity of between nine and 13 BCM in Siang region of the ...
04 Jun, 2015, 08.37 PM IST
Over 4 lakh hit by floods in AssamThe flood situation in Assam continued to remain grim today with over four lakh people affected by the overflowing Brahmaputra.
11 Sep, 2013, 10.37 PM IST
- Floods claim another Kaziranga rhino
A rhino carcass was found in the Ghorakati area of Kaziranga National Park, about 250 km from here, on Saturday.
29 Sep, 2012, 10.29 PM IST
- Assam floods: Brahmaputra embankment breached at 63 points
One breach occurred on Brahmaputra dyke at Sonowal Kacharigaon in the world's largest inhabited river island Majuli.
27 Aug, 2012, 05.11 PM IST
- Floods in Assam maroon over 12 lakh
The swelling Brahmaputra and its tributaries have affected more than 12 lakhs in 13 districts of Assam.
05 Sep, 2008, 02.10 AM IST