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How Modi government is prioritising development of NE India via six pillars of connectivity
Raju Bista • 3 years agoOnce Prime Minister Narendra Modi took charge of our nation in 2014, he declared the development of NE Indian states as one of the key priority areas for his government
Assam floods: Toll rises to 73; CM Himanta Biswa Sarma reviews state of affairs
• 3 years agoThe chief minister, who held a virtual meeting with his ministers, senior state government officials and deputy commissioners, directed that top priority must be given to relief and rescue operations and there should be no delay citing procedural rules
Assam boat capsize: 6 Inland Water Transport staffers arrested; 3 others detained
• 4 years agoThe collision took place when private boat 'Ma Kamala' was heading towards Majuli from Nimati Ghat with passengers and vehicles, while government ferry 'MB Tipkai' was coming from the world's largest river island.
One dead, 33 missing after two boats collide in Assam: A look at some of India’s worst boat accidents
Fp Staff • 4 years agoBoat accidents are common in India, with many overcrowded boats not having safety equipment
Assam boat tragedy exposes safety lapses in India's inland water transport system
Fp Staff • 4 years agoLack of registered operators, poor implementation of rules and regulations and overcrowding on boats is endangering lives
Xi Jinping makes rare visit to Nyingchi bordering Arunachal Pradesh
• 4 years agoNyingchi is a prefecture-level city in Tibet that is adjacent to the Arunachal Pradesh border
Damming Brahmaputra: With mega-dam plans, China might end up hurting itself more than India
Samrat • 4 years agoThe true idea of a river is not of a single stream of water between two banks, but a nervous system of watery arteries and capillaries that form the circulatory system of a living ecosystem in a particular river basin.
Assam flood situation improves; 12 lakh in 22 districts still in grip of deluge, says govt
• 5 years agoThe State Disaster Response Force, district administrations and local people have rescued 46 people from different places during the last 24 hours by deploying 102 boats
Assam floods: Toll rises to 87; 24 districts affected, over 1 lakh hectares of crop area damaged
• 5 years agoThe ASDMA report said the Brahmaputra is flowing above danger mark in Dibrugarh, Dhubri and Goalpara cities, and in Jorhat and Sonitpur districts.
As Assam floods and landslides leave 107 dead, Narendra Modi assures Sarbananda Sonowal of support
• 5 years agoThis year, 81 people were killed in flood-related incidents and 26 died due to landslides, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority said.