At least seven people were swept away and thousands displaced by flash floods in Assam Monday, officials said, adding that army soldiers and Indian Air Force helicopters were being deployed to resc

JORHAT, Aug 9 – At a time when different species of local birds have become endangered in the region, the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited and the State Forest department have decided to set

NEW DELHI, Aug 9 – Faced with pleas for maintaining status quo, the Ministry Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) is likely to firm up a strategy on transport subsidy.

GUWAHATI, Aug 9 – The State Agriculture Department is working on an ambitious project to spread organic farming with support from the Government of India.

Reacting to the reported statements made by National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) before the media on the issue of Lower Subansiri Hydel Project, the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS)

Guwahati, Aug.

SILCHAR: The Union Ministry of Tourism, North East section, sanctioned Rs. 605.42 lakh for tourism develpment in Barak Valley and the two hill districts of Dima Hasao and Karbi Anglong.

The package as outlined then includes improvement of road from the foot hills of Bhuban Hills to the temple of Shiva, provision of beautification, landscaping, illumination, improvement of approach road as well as site development at Khaspur, recreation and public facilities at Banskandi Anua, development of children's park near Normal

Talking to The Sentinel, Das said, “The dam in Kurisu river in Bhutan constructed for power production is a threat to Lower Assam, especially the districts of Baksa, Barpeta and Chirang. Water released from the dam gushes down the plains of Assam and causes floods in Lower Assam. Every year lives are lost and thousands of hectares of arable land  destoyed. Soil erosion has also emerged as a major problem in these areas. Hence the Assam Government should mount pressure on the Centre to hold talks with the Bhutan government in this regard. Also, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi should bring up this issue when he visits Bhutan.”

The North Eastern Tea Association (NETA), an organisation of tea planters in Upper Assam, has asked the Government of India to declare tea as a national drink.