According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), nearly 47,400 people have been affected in Lakhimpur district, 41,000 in Dhemaji district, 28,000 in Golaghat district, 21,500 in Sivasagar district, and 17,800 in Sonitpur district.
In a sensational incident, a man identified as Nazibur Rahman Bora (25), has been accused of murdering his wife, Sanghamitra Ghosh (24) and her parents, Sanjeev Ghosh and Junu Ghosh, at their Hindi School Road residence of Golaghat town under Golaghat police station on Monday afternoon.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday visited the family members of the triple murder case that took place on July 24 in Golaghat town wherein the accused murdered his wife and her parents.
In a bid to develop the culture of book reading among youths, students of the bordering areas along Assam-Nagaland border, the Golaghat district police have taken an initiative by setting up a street library at Chungajan area in Assam’s Golaghat district.
According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), 874 villages under 37 revenue circles in Bajali, Baksa, Barpeta, Darrang, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Goalpara, Golaghat, Jorhat, Kamrup, Lakhimpur, Nagaon, Nalbari, and Tamulpur districts are currently underwater.
In Assam's flood-affected regions, 10782.80 hectares of cropland have been submerged by floodwaters, resulting in crop destruction. The flood has also disrupted the supply chain, which in turn has raised the price of vegetables for two consecutive weeks.
According to the flood report of Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), nearly 2.67 lakh people have been affected alone in Bajali district followed by 80,061 people affected in Nalbari, 73,233 people in Barpeta, 22,577 people in Lakhimpur, 14,583 people in Darrang, 14180 peop
To protect and preserve the environment and encourage people towards their involvement in tree plantation, an Assam BJP MLA of Golaghat district has organized a unique competition among local residents of his constituency.
Mrinal Saikia, a BJP legislator from Assam has come up with a unique initiative in his constituency to protect and preserve the environment and also encourage people's active involvement in tree plantations.
Pushkin Jain, Superintendent of Police of Golaghat district told ANI that the train struck the carrier vehicle laden with goods as it attempted to cross a rail. The vehicle driver however escaped unhurt.