The flood toll has gone up to 38 with the recovery of two more bodies on Friday twelve hours after four bodies were recovered in Goalpara.Both the bodies were fished out on Friday one each in Goalpara and Kamrup(rural). NDRF and SDRF have recovered two more bodies in Krishnai and Kukurkata areas of the worst-hit Goalpara district. This is apart from the recovery of one body each from Tinsukia district and Guwahati which falls in Kamrup Metro district.Official sources confirmed that 36 people lost their lives and that the toll is likely to go up.
HANTIGIRI NARZARY, KOKRAJHAR: The mysterious death of a 16 year old girl creates no less sensation in Chirang district during the last three days.Identified as Pohila Narzary, she was missing since Tuesday afternoon when she went out to recharge her mobile phone. Her body was recovered on Wednesday from Bengtal Balapara Amlaibada area. But police have yet to arrest the culprits involved in the incident.All Bodo Women’s Welfare Federation strongly condemned in the incident and slammed the police for failure to nab the perpetrators. ABWW president Mithinga Basumatary said that it was very unfortunate incident killing of a girl in the district.She alleged that government and district...
There is sign of marginal let-up in the overall flood scene on Friday. The flood waters start receding trend in the worst hit areas of Goalpara and Kamrup Districts. The waterlevels of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries across the state are also receding marginally.In a bid to speed up dispatch relief materials, the North East Frontier Railway is running two special trains till September 30 between New Bongaigaon - Goalpara and Guwahati to Chayygaon.The administration has set up 88 temporary relief camps in Goalpara District and 54 in Kamrup District to accommodate over 2 lakh people. But the road communication between Guwahati and Goalpara, however, remains cut off.
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi has sought Rs 1,000 crore from the Centre to tide over the grim flood situation where at least 40 people lost their lives during the last 5 days. In a letter to prime minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, Gogoi said that the huge extent of damage of the flood fury has forced him to pin hopes on this huge amount. The flood waters start receding trend in the worst hit areas of Goalpara and Kamrup Districts. The waterlevels of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries across the state are also receding marginally.
Union home minister Rajnath Singh will be on a stock taking visit to Assam next week. Singh who is monitoring the entire situation from New Delhi is in constant touch with Union ministers Kiren Rijiju and Sarbananda Sonowal who are on visit to the flood-hit state on Thursday.Singh has asked the duo to apprise him of the situation on their return. On Wednesday Singh assured Tarun Gogoi of all possible help to tide over the situation when he talked to the chief minister over telephone.
The Centre is not looking after Assam and J&K differently. This was what Union minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju told reporters in Lakhimpur on Thursday.Hours after chief minister alleged that the Centre took up Assam and J&K flood differently, Rijiju who hails from Arunachal Pradesh said that Centre is helping the state get out of the blues.He further said that the Assam government has experience of handling the situation from its past experience and that flood is new problem in J&K where the government has hardly any experience.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi accused the Centre of not taking up flood situation seriously. Talking to reporters in the sidelines of a function in Guwahati on Thursday, Gogoi alleged that the Centre was looking after Assam and Jammu and Kashmir differently. He said that Jammu and Kashmir received special treatment from the Centre in the time of the recent flood. Flood is not perennial problem in J&K like Assam. But the Centre’s treatment is different.
S HASAN, NAZIRA:Nazira police have got a major breakthrough in the recent sensational Mintu Saikia murder case and arrested nabbed two persons in this connection. Identified as Mohan Satnami and Gonesh Pator, the duo are being charged with killing Mintu after hiring his vehicle on September 19. The bullet ridden body was recovered at a dustbin in Dimapur while his friend Munu Ali was found at a hospital.Lead by SDPO Ashif Ahmed, the police team arrested Muhon Satnami from Borpathar and Gonesh Pator from Sarupathar of Golaghat district within three days of the incident.
The flash flood has forced the Northeast Frontier Railway to cancel eight trains. It has further diverted seven others on Thursday. According to NRF, the track restoration work is in progress in the affected Goalpara and Dhubri.NF Railway has cancelled the 55805/55804 New Bongaigaon-Guwahati-New Bongaigaon passenger train, 05818 Dhubri-Alipurduar special, 55608 Silghat Town-Guwahati passenger, 55604 Mairabari-Guwahati passenger, while the 55611 Fakiragram-Kamakhya passenger train between New Bongaigaon and Kamakhya.Three other trains are 15471/15472 Alipurduar-Kamakhya- Alipurduar Intercity Express, 15460/15470 Alipurduar-Lumding-Alipurduar Intercity Express and 55810/55809 Guwahati-New...
Dhaka is waiting for early settlement of the land deal with New Delhi. This was what Bangladesh high commissioner in India Tariq A. Karim said in Guwahati. In his interaction at a FICCI function in the city on Wednesday, he said that said ratification of the India-Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement is the only way to help both the countries solve the problem of illegal migration. He further said it would help India and Bangladesh boost bilateral ties. Karim said ratification of the land boundary agreement is in India’s own interest.
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