Hailakandi

At least 19 dead, two others seriously injured in Assam's Barak Valley as incessant rain triggers landslides

State Minister Parimal Suklavaidya, who was in Hailakandi town to review the COVID-19 pandemic situation, has directed district authorities to immediately send their reports on the landslide to the government for payment of Rs Four lakh to the next of kin of each of the deceased.

Floods claim 15 lives in Assam as 30 of state's 33 districts badly affected; Sarbananda Sonowal briefs Narendra Modi on situation

The situation in Assam deteriorated Monday as floodwaters submerged 30 of the 33 districts in Assam and death toll increased to 15, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi took stock of the situation and assured of all assistance from the Centre

Six more people die of Japanese Encephalitis in Assam as toll rises to 82; 11 cases of JE detected in Arunachal Pradesh

Six more people died of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in Assam on Monday, taking the toll to 82, a National Health Mission (NHM) bulletin said.

Karimganj Lok Sabha Election Result 2019 LIVE Updates: Party, Candidate, Constituency wise Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing

AIUDF’s Radheshyam Biswas is the MP from Karimganj since the 2014 Lok Sabha election.

Curfew in Assam’s Hailakandi extended for 10 more days as tension remains high in region, internet to be restored today

The curfew in Assam's Hailakandi was Monday extended for another 10 days in view of the law and order situation in the state's southern district, officials said.

Assam clashes: Day after one killed in violence, Hailakandi remains tense; curfew extended till 7 am on Monday

An Assam government release said the curfew was extended as the district administration apprehended breach of peace in the district.

Congress opposes citizenship bill: Will Priyanka Gandhi's Silchar roadshow help stave off anti-incumbency against Sushmita Dev?

While the Barak Valley, consisting of a large Bengali Hindu population, has vouched for 'protection' of people whose names were not included in the National Register of Citizens by passing Citizenship Bill, the whole of Assamese-majority Brahmaputra Valley stand opposed to it

Three people missing after boat carrying 15 capsizes in Katakhal river in Assam's Hailakandi district

According to sources, the three missing people in the boat capsize in Assam's Katakhal river have been identified as Sumit Pashi, Ajoy Pashi and Ramesh Pashi - all residents of Lalamukh Tea garden.

Assam: Woman accuses AIUDF MLA Nijam Uddin Choudhury of rape, claims husband helped him put her under house arrest

Woman alleged AIUDF MLA Nijam Uddin Choudhury had raped her at Hailakandi Circuit House on 19 May and also at her house on 23 May, the police said.

Two years after Assam paper mill shutters, families blame stress-related complications for death of 19 ex-employees

Since the Cachar Paper Mill in Assam ceased functioning, 18 other deaths have been reported. Families of the deceased claim that stress was an underlying cause.