The Latest Breaking News from Assam

‘This gift will make the relationship between the countries more sweeter,’ says envoy.

Water Resources Department had registered a police complaint against unknown miscreants for cutting through the embankment at Bethukandi, about 3 km from the centre of the town, to let the rain-accumulated water of a wetland drain into the Barak river

Since the sudden flooding that began on June 19, residents have been scrambling for dry land, food and clean water. Rahul Karmakar reports on the ferocity of the floods in Assam, the blame game on what caused them, and the palpable anxiety in Barak Valley about the days ahead

CM Himanta Biswa Sarma held a virtual conference with Deputy Commissioners and asked them to provide relief and ensure the rehabilitation of affected people at the earliest

Brahmaputra, Beki, Kopili, Barak and Kushiyara rivers were flowing above the danger level in some places although most of the remaining rivers were showing a receding trend

Rebels to move out of Guwahati

Death toll reaches 134

The rebel Shiv Sena MLAs of the Eknath Shinde camp, who are currently in Assam, will hold a meeting on Tuesday afternoon to discuss the further plan of action, amid the ongoing political crisis in Maharashtra. Read further on Dynamite News:

With homes and fields submerged, people forced into camps on roads, forests and markets are facing hunger and diseases.

Over 120 people have died in Assam this year in floods and rain-related incidents. Since June 21, at least 32 of the 35 districts have been affected.

Drinking water scarce commodity in the largely inundated Barak Valley town