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Felt blessed while taking part in Hanuman Jayanti celebrations on Brahmapu
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 17 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took part in Hanuman Jayanti celebrations on the bank of Brahmaputra at North Guwahati.
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China looking to create 'hydro-hegemony' through dam projects in Tibet: Re
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], April 14 (ANI): China is trying to create a "hydro-hegemony" to dominate the water economy and ecology in the south and south-east Asia by pursuing a series of mega-dam projects over rivers in Tibet, a media report said.
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Assam: Boat carrying rice bags sinks in Brahmaputra River in Barpeta
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Barpeta (Assam) [India], April 13 (ANI): A boat carrying rice bags sank in the Brahmaputra river in Assam's Barpeta district on Tuesday evening.
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Upstream diversion has negligible impact on Brahmaputra River: Board Chair
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], April 12 (ANI): Brahmaputra Board Chairman Rajiv Yadav on Monday said that the upstream diversion of water flow of the Brahmaputra river will have a negligible impact on the river's total discharge as more than 60 per cent of the water source is in India.
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Motor Vessel Ram Prasad Bismil becomes longest vessel ever to sail on Bra
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 15 (ANI): The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has achieved a landmark when the motor vessel (MV) Ram Prasad Bismil became the longest vessel ever to sail on the Brahmaputra river on Tuesday.
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Tibetan govt-in-exile president raises concern over construction of dams o
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], November 27 (ANI): Penpa Tsering, President of the Tibetan government-in-exile, has raised concern regarding the building of a dam on the Brahmaputra River by China and believes that the mega project can have serious implications on lower riparian coun
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Brahmaputra Mail becomes first passenger-carrying train on electric tracti
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 29 (ANI): In a step towards switching to green transportation, the first passenger train to run entirely on electric traction arrived at Kamakhya station of Guwahati in Northeast Frontier Railway on Thursday.
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Assam: Devotees bid adieu to Goddess Durga on Vijay Dashami with 'Durga Vi
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 15 (ANI): The pomp and gaiety with which Durga Puja was celebrated in Assam and other parts of the country came to an end on Friday evening with the immersion of idols of the 'goddess of strength' with traditional and religious fervour.
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Jorhat Boat Accident: 3 people dead, 89 rescued
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], September 15 (ANI): At least three people have died and 89 have been rescued in the Jorhat boat accident where a boat collided head-on with a ferry boat in the Brahmaputra river near Nimati Ghat, according to a final report from the Assam State Disaster Management A
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Assam boat accident: Rescue operations by NDRF continue
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Jorhat (Assam) [India], September 9 (ANI): Rescue operations continue in Jorhat district of Assam where a boat capsized in the Brahmaputra River after a collision with another boat on Wednesday.
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Assam boat accident: 70 people still missing, says rescue official
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Jorhat (Assam) [India], September 8 (ANI): At least 70 people are still missing after a passenger boat sank in the Brahmaputra river after colliding with another boat near Nimati Ghat in Assam's Jorhat, said a rescue official on Wednesday.
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40 people rescued, several feared drowned in Assam boat accident
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Jorhat (Assam) [India], September 8 (ANI): Forty people have been rescued after a passenger boat sank in the Brahmaputra river after colliding with another boat near Nimati Ghat in Assam's Jorhat, district officials said.
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