Six people killed in landslide in Guwahati
Guwahati : Six persons were killed in a landslide at 6.15 am today at Ganesh Nagar area in Jyoti Nagar under Chandmari Police Station. Official sources said that five bodies were recovered and BSF personnel are carrying out the rescue operation.
The deceased have been identified as Gobinda Deka (45), Minoti Deka (40), Bhonita Deka (16), Jatin Deka and Dhruba Jyoti Deka (20). Sources said that Gobinda Deka had been residing in that area for past seven years. Due to rain during the last few days and earth-felling, a portion of the hill fell down on his house. The house was completely damaged.
Random Stories
13 Sep 2017 - 5:48pm |
AT Kokrajhar Bureau
Hardly a year after Assam invited a hail of controversy over the Namami Brahmaputra festival, the government is now preparing to hold the Barak Cultural and Tourism festival in November.Chief...
18 Oct 2014 - 9:38pm |
Nilotpal Kalita
Sensation prevails in Tihu after an unidentified body was found floating in the Tihu river on Saturday morning. Local residents spotted the body at 11 in the morning and moved police who later...
17 Mar 2014 - 1:23pm |
AT News
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday slammed Narendra Modi alleging BJP was expert in packaging and marketing.Releasing the white paper on the central assistance to the state during the UPA and NDA...
28 Nov 2010 - 11:33pm |
Nava Thakuria
Three city based journalists have been selected for 4th GNRC media fellowship programme. Initiated by GNRC Hospitals in association with Guwahati Press Club, the media fellowships have gone to...
Other Contents by Author
GUWAHATI : The situation in Lakhmipur district, 400 kms away from Guwahati, is still tense as the deadline issued by the All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union and All Nichi Students’ Union to the people living without inner-line permit, expires tomorrow. Top official sources said around 6,500 people have descended in Assam since July 4 and the flow is continuing. “All the people have gone under scrutiny and they we detained 31 people under suspicion. However, 18 of them were able to produce proper certificates from village heads and they were allowed to go. Now 13 people are in judicial custody and if they fail to produce any proper document, then law will take action,...
Guwahati : The killing of abducted FCI official Dr PC Ram in crossfire during a rescue operation on Wednesday night in a remote village in the capital of northeastern state of Assam, proved a total failure of the Assam Police in conducting the operation. Did Assam Police know that Dr PC Ram was held captive in the house of Gobinda Deka,a resident of Borka-Panitema village, 40 kms from the capital city? The State Government and Assam Police have said they had 'no information' that Ram was inside that house. "The body with similarity to Ram was only found after the firing stopped," Assam DGP RN Mathur said. The ChiefSecretary also aired the same view. On the other hand, DIG...
Add new comment