ASSAM

Engine of express train derails in Assam

11:56 pm June 27, 2021

Guwahati: The engine of the Ledo-Guwahati Express special train derailed between Ledo and Margherita stations in Assam on Sunday, officials said. The incident happened around 3.33 pm, they said. There was no derailment of any coach and no one was injured, they added. Senior railway officials from Tinsukia, including the divisional railway manager, immediately rushed […]

BSF recruit allegedly dies by suicide in Hazaribag

7:46 pm May 30, 2021

Hazaribag: A Border Security Force (BSF) recruit from Assam allegedly died by suicide at a hospital here, police said. The recruit identified as 24-yaer-old Mrinal Kakoti, who had joined the BSFs Training Centre and School here on May 1, was found dead at the BSF Hospital on Saturday night, they said. Kakoti had been admitted […]

Congress alleges rampant fraud in voters' list in Kerala

Cong on shaky ground as it poll fortunes plummet further

12:32 am May 3, 2021

New Delhi: The electoral fortunes of the Congress took another dip on Sunday as it failed to make a mark in the assembly polls in four states and Puducherry, the only minor consolation being the victory of its DMK-led alliance in Tamil Nadu. While the party drew a blank in West Bengal, it could not […]

Delhi has less than a day’s stock of Covaxin for 45-plus age group: Atishi

COVID-19 vaccination drive for 18+ fails to take off in Assam

3:31 pm May 1, 2021

Guwahati: The Assam government could not rollout the third phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive for people in the 18-44 age group on Saturday due to non-receipt of vaccine supply from the Centre, a top NHM official said here. The process for the third phase of vaccination, as part of the nationwide drive to inoculate […]

Heavy rains lash Telangana, normal life crippled

Monsoon to be normal this year: IMD

9:03 pm April 16, 2021

New Delhi: The Southwest monsoon, which brings nearly 75 per cent of rainfall to the country, is expected to be normal this year, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday. The Long Period Average (LPA) will be 98 per cent with an error margin of plus and minus 5 per cent, said M Rajeevan, […]