Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday visited Silchar Medical College and Hospital and dedicated a 20-bed cardiology ICU to patient care.
The Congress leader arrived at Kumbhigram airport in Silchar, Cachar district, in the morning and visited a flood relief camp in Lakhipur to interact with the displaced residents.
Rahul Gandhi arrived in Assam's Silchar on Monday. He will visit a relief camp at Fulertal in Assam. Thereafter, he will proceed to Manipur to visit relief camps at three different locations. He will call on the Manipur Governor this evening.
A train accident happened in in Phansidewa area of Darjeeling district on Monday, said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. She said that Kanchenjunga Express had reportedly been hit by a goods train.
In a renewed crackdown on narcotics smuggling, police apprehended five passengers traveling from Dharmanagar to Silchar on an interstate bus, seizing a significant quantity of cannabis on Tuesday evening.
The injured have been shifted to Silchar Medical College. All the other passengers have been taken to Harangajao Primary Health Centre, an official said.
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday said that BJP-led NDA will secure 12 plus seats in Assam and he is confident of a good show in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections to be held on April 26.
Campaigning for the first phase of elections to five Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam, including the high-profile seat of Dibrugarh, ended on Wednesday, where the Union Minister and former Chief Minister of Assam are contesting.
Assuring that Trinamool Congress will not implement NRC and CAA, West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee hit out at the BJP-led Centre alleging that their (BJP) only guarantee is "rioting".
Partha Sarathi Mahanta, IGP (STF) told ANI that, out of 21 kg of heroin that were seized last night in the Silchar area, there is 18 kg of pure form of heroin.