According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority, the water level of the Kopili River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra River, is flowing above the danger level mark at Kampur in Nagaon district.
Assam Police have recovered a large cache of illegal arms and ammunition in the state's Udalguri district. The police have arrested two persons in connection with the recovery.
"I have spoken to the Railway minister regarding the accident. The train was from Tripura & passes through Assam. There will be many passengers from Assam. We remain concerned about the passengers...Whatever needs to be done will be done...," Sarma said speaking to reporters on Monday.
Senior officials from the central government, including Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, Director Intelligence Bureau Tapan Deka as well as Manipur Chief Secretary and officials of the state government, including its DGP, along with officials of the Army and other security forces, are ex
The Assam Excise department carried out an operation in the Tamulpur district on Sunday and unearthed a huge racket of illicit liquor smuggling from neighbouring countries and states to Assam.
In a bid to end the 'VIP culture', Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday announced that ministers and government officials will have to pay for their electricity consumption.
This project would yield an average of 3 lakh units of electricity monthly and the investment amount of Rs 12.56 crore is projected to be recovered within 4 years, with monthly savings standing at approximately Rs. 30 lakh.
The Assam Chief Minister also visited the construction site of the New Auditorium in Srimanta Sankaradev Kalakshetra, a 5000-seat auditorium on the campus of the College of Veterinary Science, Khanapara.