ASSAM

Floods claim 7 more lives in Assam; 15 lakh people hit by deluge

11:40 pm July 1, 2020

Guwahati : Seven more people were killed in floods and related incidents across Assam, where around 15 lakh people have been affected by the deluge with embankments, roads, bridges, and many other infrastructure damaged at various places, a government report said on Wednesday. Thirty three people have lost their lives in the floods and 24 in […]

June records ‘excess’ rainfall, good precipitation expected in July: IMD

8:46 pm July 1, 2020

New Delhi: The month of June ended with “excess” rainfall, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday, forecasting a good precipitation in July. According to the IMD data, the overall rainfall in June was 118 per cent of the Long Period Average (LPA), which is considered “excess” rainfall. It was also the wettest June in the […]

India’s COVID-19 tally rises to 5.66 lakh; 66 pc cases in June alone; PM says increasing ‘negligence’ by people a cause of worry

10:35 pm June 30, 2020

New Delhi: As the month-long ‘Unlock-1’ ends on Tuesday, India reported nearly 66 per cent of its COVID-19 cases in June alone, and a concerned Prime Minister Narendra Modi said people not strictly adhering to rules and precautions as they did during the lockdown was a cause of worry. India’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 5,66,840 with a […]

Guwahati landslide kills one; people asked to shift to safer places

11:57 pm June 28, 2020

Guwahati: A woman student was killed in a landslide near Raj Bhawan here on Sunday, prompting the administration to ask people living in vulnerable areas to move to safer places, officials said. The administration also closed down a hospital temporarily near Raj Bhawan, a guard wall of which has become vulnerable due to gradual sliding […]

Baghjan gas well site flooded; all work to douse fire on hold

11:38 pm June 27, 2020

Guwahati: All ongoing works to douse a blaze at a damaged gas well in Assam’s Baghjan have been suspended with floodwaters inundating the site and submerging the pumps installed to put out the fire, PSU major Oil India Limited (OIL) said on Saturday. The well number 5 at Baghjan in Tinsukia district has been spewing gas uncontrollably for the last 32 days following […]