Assam floods: 11 districts affected, over 350 villages submerged

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 9, 2013, 09:05

The flood situation in Assam remains critical with over 350 villages under water.

Declare Tinsukia, Dibrugarh as LWE affected districts: Ramesh

Last Updated: Saturday, December 1, 2012, 17:25

The Union Rural Development Ministry has asked the Centre to declare upper Assam districts of Tinsukia and Dibrugarh as Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected areas.

Five Assam districts in the grip of floods

Last Updated: Sunday, August 26, 2012, 16:54

The water level of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries maintained a rising trend with five districts of Assam reeling under the third wave of floods.

Assam violence: Gogoi recommends CBI probe, toll 73

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 7, 2012, 23:24

Fresh incidences of violence were reported in lower Assam districts even as government on Tuesday recommended a CBI probe into the ethnic clashes.

Indefinite curfew on in Chirang, 2 held in Baksa

Last Updated: Monday, August 6, 2012, 23:32

Security forces maintained a round-the-clock vigil in lower Assam districts, where violence resurfaced.

Summer vacations in troubled Assam districts extended

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 1, 2012, 17:08

With refugee camps set up in educational institutions in troubled Kokrajhar, Chirang and Dhubri districts in Assam, summer vacations were extended for another week.