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Brahmaputra River erodes entire Assam village, leaves people homeless
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Over the past three months, houses of around 40-50 families, one school building, two temples and a government building have all been swept away. The villagers were forced to move to safer places. According to locals, an area of 300 meters along the river bank had been eroded by the river ov
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NCC students in Narangi Cantt celebrate Navy Day
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Forty-eight Assam Naval Unit NCC, Guwahati organised a program on the eve of Navy Day at Brahmaputra Hall, Narangi Military Station, where NCC cadets of numerous colleges and schools took part, said a statement on Sunday.
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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari calls on Assam Governor, discusses infrastruc
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
During the meeting, the minister informed the Governor about his ministry's plan of harnessing the Brahmaputra for transportation and promotion of business and trade activities and to harness the tremendous power generation potential of the river.
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Assam people will throw AIUDF, BJP-like communal forces into River Brahmap
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The people of Assam will throw Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) to the river Brahmaputra in the coming days, said APCC President Bhupen Kumar Borah.
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Recognise 'Miya' Muslims as integral to Assamese society: suspended Congre
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengali-speaking Muslims living in riverine islands and sandbars of Brahmaputra and its tributaries who migrated to Assam from present-day Bangladesh from time to time call themselves 'Miya'.
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Assam: CM visits site of ongoing riverfront beautification work; orders ti
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma takes stock of the ongoing riverfront beautification work on the bank of Brahmaputra near Kachari
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Assam: One dead, 3 injured in boat accident on Brahmaputra in Nalbari dist
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Nalbari (Assam) [India], October 17 (ANI): One person died and three others were injured following a boat accident in the Brahmaputra river in Assam's Nalbari district on Sunday evening.
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Assam: Nearly 100 families rendered homeless after Brahmaputra wipes out h
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Morigaon (Assam), October 14 (ANI): Several families were forced to abandon their homes in search of safer places after the Brahmaputra river created havoc in Assam's Morigaon district thus wiping out homes thousands of acres of agricultural land.
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Brahmaputra's water level rises in Assam's Dibrugarh due to incessant heav
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Dibrugarh (Assam) [India], October 11 (ANI): The water level of streams of the Brahmaputra rose in Assam's Dibrugarh on Monday due to incessant heavy rainfall causing waterlogging in several parts of the city.
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Assam: At least 6 missing after boat capsizes in Dhubri
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Dhubri (Assam) [India], September 29 (ANI): At least six people were reported missing after a boat capsized in the Brahmaputra river, said the officials on Thursday.
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Countrymade boat capsizes in Assam's Dhubri, at least 7 persons missing
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Dhubri (Assam) [India], September 29 (ANI): A country-made boat carrying at least 50 people on board capsized in the Brahmaputra River in Assam's Dhubri district on Thursday, officials said.
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Sarbananda Sonowal launches multiple projects for development of Bogibeel,
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW) and Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday launched multiple projects for the development of the Bogibeel region near Dibrugarh in Assam.
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