The 28th Guwahati BookFair and Literature Festival begins at the Assam Engineering Institute playground from today. Education Minister Pradyut Bordoloi inaugurated the event. Justice Subhasis Talapatra, Dr. Dhrubajyoti Bora, Chairman, Guwahati Literature Festival, Nilmoni Phookan, Hemanga Kishore Sarma, Comm. Sec, Education Dept. & Secretary of Publication Board of Assam were present the ceremony.
Nilmani Phukan was awarded Life time Achievement award by Publication Board of Assam at the event.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has raised doubts over NDA government’s sincerity on the infiltration issue in Assam. Talking to reporters on Saturday, Gogoi said that the issue of Bangladeshi immigrants eluded minister for external affairs Sushma Swaraj’s talks in her Dhaka visit. “Why the party, which threatened to push back the immigrants after May 16 failed to properly raise the issue in Bangladesh? That’s why, I have doubt over NDA government’s sincerity in this issue,” said the chief minister. On the land Indo-B’esh land deal the chief minister said that the NDA government’s stand is not clear. “I still do stick to the deal. BJP was dead opposed to it. But, of late, I have noticed some...
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said on Saturday that he is not in the possession of the IIT report on artificial floods in Guwahati. Talking to reporters in Guwahati, Gogoi said that he would ask the water resource department to ensure the receipt of the report prepared by the IIT experts on the waterlogging in Guwahati.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said on Saturday that the government has a plan to raise two separate forces to protect and preserve wetland and hills areas. Addressing a press conference in Dispur, the chief minister said that the authorities have identified 376 vulnerable areas in the hill top surrounding Guwahati where landslide could wreak havoc. He said that these forces would be able to deal wih the growing encroachment in wetland and hills areas.
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday blamed improper drainage system and rampant encroachment in wetland and hills areas a day after 12 people were killed in massive water logging and electrocution and landslide in the city. Addressing a press conference in Dispur, Gogoi said that rain waters refuse to recede in the city because of the faulty drainage system. “We are taking steps to remove these hurdles in a planned manner,” said Gogoi. “Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal talked to me overtelephone yesterday. I told him that I can deal with the short term measures. But will seek Centre’s help in the long term measures,” said the Chief Minister. Gogoi further said that rainwaters...
One after another tragic incidents seem to have shocked Guwahati during the last 24 hours after the city was caught in massive water logging. Yet another person was electrocuted to death in the city giving rise to the toll in the flood-hit city. The incident took place at Narengi near the LG towar where Mustak King Khan, a daily wage earner from Bihar died on the spot. The incident took place 24 hours after 5 persons died of electrocution in the city. The city was caught in the massive waterlogging, electrocution and landslides that claimed 11 lives on during the last 24 hours. Waters in Lachit Nagar, Bhangagarh, Rupnagar areas are receding rapidly. But Anil Nagar, Chandmari, Nabin...
Over 50 people had a narrow escape in Guwahati when 13 houses collapsed in landslide on Saturday. The incident took place in the morning at Kharghuli hilltop where 13 houses were damaged in landslide. The people inside the houses, who were remaining alert, however, managed to escape the tragedy. The incident took place 24 hours after three persons of a family died in landslide in Bhangagarh area.
There is forecast of more rainfall to add to the flood woes in Guwahati. According to the Guwahati meterological centre, heavy rains would lash Guwahati during th last 12 hours. Heavy downpour accompanied by thunderstorm is likely to hit the premier north eastern city now caught in massive water logging. Rupnagar area alone has recorded 57 mm rainfall during the last 30 hours.
The NDRF team deployed in relief and rescue operations in the flood-hit in Guwahati on Saturday fished out the body of Vivek Shah a day after the youth was washed away by the Bharalu river. NDRF authority confirmed that Vivek’s boy was recovered from the Bharalu river in Bhangagarh in the morning a day after he was washed away from Anil Nagar on Friday. Rescue and releif efforts are also goining on in the worst-hit Anil Nagar, Chandmari, Nabin Nagar where rainwaters have been refusing to recede.
The overall situation in Guwahati seems to have marginally improved on Saturday a day after many parts of the city was caught in the massive waterlogging, electrocution and landslides that claimed nine lives on Friday. Rainwaters start receding in some parts of the city while the low lying areas are yet to get out of the blues. Waters in Lachit Nagar, Bhangagarh, Rupnagar areas are receding rapidly. But Anil Nagar, Chandmari, Nabin Nagar are still reeling under rain waters. The situation could turn worse if rain revisits with the next 24 hours. There is report of marginal let –up in the situation in Dispur where rainwaters wreaked havoc at the MLA hostel. The Kamrup distrct...
The overall flood situation remains unchanged in Guwahati till Saturday morning where many parts of the city are reeling under the rain waters. The situation took a grave turn when 4 persons were killed in landslide in Bhangagarh apart from three death due to electrocution during the last 12 hours in Rajgarh and Dwaroka Nagar. Apart from it, a youth was beleived to have met watery grave in the river Bharalu after he was washed away in the morning. NDRF teams are on relief and rescue operation in the worst-hit Lachitnagar, Nabin Nagar, Anil Nagar and Chandmari areas where neckdeep waters have forced halt of all vehicles on the roads. Parts of the city got rid of the...
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