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Dibrugarh district has been severely affected in the current wave with the major town in Upper Assam inundated for the sixth consecutive day

The boy, Mayank Kol, has stopped responding after being stuck in the narrow space since Friday evening. However, all efforts to save him are on and a horizontal tunnel is being dug in a bid to extricate him.

An SDRF team immediately reached the spot and carried out a rescue operation in the pitch-dark and harsh circumstances of the night

According to officials, seven members of the family, including three children were inside the Shiv temple when it collapsed.

In an official release issued here, she said a control room was set up in the Secretariat to monitor the situation.

In Laksar of Haridwar district, SDRF reached the spot after receiving information about the health of a small girl in a house submerged due to waterlogging, and rescued the girl and took her to the hospital.

Search operation for the missing girl is underway. "Two people who were rescued on Thursday, have been discharged after treatment from hospital," he stated.

The State government estimated a loss of Rs 1,400 crore due to floods and submitted a report to the Centre on preliminary estimations of flood losses.

The administration has declared the municipal area of Joshimath a "disaster-affected zone".

Nagaon: The flood situation in Assam continues to remain grim amid heavy downpour on Tuesday affecting 2,02,385 people in 24 districts of the state. According to the report of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority, so far 24 districts namely Bajali, Baksa, Biswanath, Bongaigaon, Cachar, Charaideo, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Dima-Hasao, Hojai, Kamrup, Karbi Anglong […]

Guwahati: At least 30 people, including women, were missing after a big boat capsized, following a collision with another boat on the Brahmaputra on Wednesday at Neamatighat in Assam’s Jorhat, officials said. Police said that the boat was travelling from Neamatighat to Kamalabari ferry point in Majuli “island” while the other was Neamatighat-bound. Jorhat district […]

The advance release of 1st instalment of central share towards SDRF has been released as a special dispensation on the recommendations of the home ministry.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief at the "horrific" bus accident and approved an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the next of kin of those who lost their lives

Kulpahad, Anup Kumar Dubey, Station House Officer "He is suspected to be trapped at about 25-30 feet deep borewell and his cries can be heard."

For floods and landslides during the southwest monsoon, Rs 577.84 crore has been approved for Karnataka, Rs 611.61 crore for Madhya Pradesh, and Rs 87.84 crore for Sikkim.

A Union government team already visited Hyderabad to take stock of the flood situation and assess the damage and the report of the team is awaited