Many of the villagers expressed their fear and requested the state government to complete the construction of the embankment by the river, which is still ongoing.
Farmers in central Assam's Morigaon district, who took a loan of nearly Rs 3 lakh from the bank to cultivate watermelon and suffered loss owing to a massive hailstorm and rain, have appealed to the state government to help the family.
Hours after Assam Police busted a gang, allegedly procuring SIM Cards from different service providers fraudulently and supplying those to some Pakistani agents, Nagaon Superintendent of Police (SP) Leena Doley on Wednesday said that five people are still absconding.
Assam police have apprehended five persons for their alleged involvement in procuring SIM Cards from different service providers fraudulently and supplying those to some Pakistani agents.
Following the directives of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam Police has launched a massive crackdown against child marriage and apprehended many people.
At least three people were killed and 14 others injured when a vehicle carrying pilgrims rammed into a truck in Assam's Morigaon area, police said on Monday.
An elephant died of electrocution after coming in contact with an electric wire in Assam's Morigaon district on Saturday night, the officials informed.
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
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that the government wants students of the migrant muslims to become doctors, and engineers instead of becoming Junab, Imam "by studying in Madrasas".
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.