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Assam villagers battered by recurrent floods rue inadequate relief, castigate politicians for not providing solution
Bidishabarman •The Singara village in Assam, adjacent to the rivers Singara and Ranganadi gets submerged every year and the water refuses to recede even after the monsoon is over
Indian Air Force's Jaguar jet crashes in Gujarat's Kutch; court of inquiry ordered to probe accident
Fp Staff •An Indian Air Force Jaguar aircraft crashed on Tuesday around 10.30 am in Gujarat's Kutch region, according to reports.
Assam floods, Part III: Not dredging, river training is best defence against great Brahmaputra deluge
Dowerah •What concerns people of Assam is the impassivity of those who should at least try and bring down this cycle of death and destruction from floods.
Assam floods: Death toll goes up to 49; over 31.55 lakh people across 24 districts affected
•The flood situation in Assam remained very critical on Thursday as 10 more people lost their lives while 31.55 lakh are still affected in 24 districts.
Assam floods: Death toll reaches 60; 12 lakh people, thousands of animals affected
Fp Staff •Close to 12 lakh people in 24 districts of Assam continued to reel under floods as the death toll reached 60 in the northeastern state
Assam floods: Situation remains critical, death toll increases to 49; over 17 lakh people affected
•The flood situation in Assam continued to deteriorate with five more persons losing their lives today as while over 17 lakh people remained affected across 26 districts in the state.
North East floods: NDRF rescues 1,300 from Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Sikkim
•About 1,300 flood victims have been rescued from various parts of the country till now by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), officials on Thursday said.
Assam floods: Kiren Rijiju says central team to visit state to assess damage
•Forty-four people have lost their lives this year due to the floods in Assam while over 17 lakh people have been affected across the state
Assam floods: Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal visits Majuli, assures help to victims
•As the swollen Brahmaputra inundated large parts of Majuli island district, Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday visited his flood-hit constituency and assured help to deluge hit people.
Assam floods: Over one lakh people affected in eight districts; water flowing above danger mark in five rivers
•The flood situation in Assam on Tuesday remained unchanged with more than one lakh people affected in eight districts where five rivers are flowing above the danger level.