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.
Once again, Aadhaar has become a medium to reunite a divyang woman from Assam with her family after she remained missing from her home for several weeks, said an official statement, from Ministry of Electronics and IT on Saturday.
Police on Friday recovered and seized a large quantity of contraband drugs worth around Rs 5 crore in Assam's Nagaon town. The police also arrested three people in connection with this.
The ceremony was held at a hotel in Assam's Guwahati on Friday morning. The Presidential Award of Appreciation Certificate was awarded to 29 officers and staff of CBIC.
According to the Karimganj district police, in an anti-narcotic operation, a team from Nilambazar police station seized 33.5 kg of cannabis at Nilambazar station road in Karimganj district. Police also apprehended 6 accused.
Assam has registered a significant decline of 13.30 percentage points in the number of multi-dimensional poverty, from 32.65 per cent in 2015-16 to 19.35 per cent in 2019-2021. About 46.87 lakh people have escaped multi-dimensional poverty in Assam.
The flood-like situation in Biswanth Sub-Division continued to be grim as over 8000 more people have been affected due to the flooded water of Brahmputra river. Some more areas has been inundated and he number of flood affected people has crossed more than 40,000 in the Biswanth Sub-Divis
Moreover, all major rivers in Assam are now flowing above the danger mark. Brahmaputra at Dhubri and Tezpur, while the Beki, Buridihing, and Sankosh rivers are flowing above the danger mark at Golakganj.
The ASDMA flood report stated that 1.08 lakh people of 385 villages under 31 revenue circles in 15 districts and two Sub-Divisions were affected in the floods in the state.
In a joint operation with Assam Rifles, Kalain police of Assam's Cachar district recovered and seized 400 Gelatine Sticks and an equal number of detonators from a vehicle at Kalain Masimpur road on Friday, police said.
The flood waters have damaged several roads and washed away many houses in the area. Many people of Basbari area are facing massive problems include food crisis, drinking water and many of them have become homeless.
Chirang and Bongaigaon districts in Assam were flooded after an increase in the water level of the Brahmaputra river due to incessant rainfall across the state.