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Engineer, 25, dies of electrocution at damaged Oil India gas well in Assam’s Baghjan; 3,000 families evacuated so far
• 4 years agoThree people have died at well number 5 at Baghjan, which has been spewing gas uncontrollably since 27 May and caught fire on 9 June
Experts likely to to take two more months to douse fire at OIL's Baghjan well, says Assam govt
• 5 years agoThe well no 5 at Baghjan has been spewing gas uncontrollably for the last 99 days. Two firefighters were killed when the well caught fire on 9 June
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
Three foreign experts injured in blast at Assam's Baghjan oil field; capping ops to resume tomorrow, says OIL
Fp Staff • 5 years agoThe damaged well has been spewing gas uncontrollably since a blowout was reported at on 28 May.
One dead, over 36,000 people affected as second wave of floods hit Assam’s Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Dhemaji districts
• 5 years agoThe Assam State Disaster Management Authority on Tuesday informed that a total of 99 villages have been affected by floods caused by incessant rainfall across four districts
US concerned about implications of CAA, hope India will abide by constitutional commitments, says American diplomat
• 5 years agoCongressional briefing organised by Indian American Muslim Council, Emgage Action and Hindus for Human Rights, Gregory Stanton of Genocide Watch expressed concern over human rights situation in Kashmir, Assam
Amnesty India urges Centre to stop using 'excessive force' against those protesting against Citizenship Amendment Act in northeastern states
• 5 years agoThe executive director of Amnesty International India Avinash Kumar urged both Centre, state governments to 'immediately engage with various sections of people for peaceful dialogue and repeal discriminatory amendments'
Jamia Millia Islamia students stage protests against CAA; varsity postpones all semester exams scheduled for today
Fp Staff • 5 years agoAgitated students of Jamia Millia Islamia University were heard sloganeering against Narendra Modi-led Central government and demanded the Act should not be implemented
Citizenship Amendment Act and NRC are two sides of same coin; both seek to alienate India’s Muslims
Angshuman Choudhury And Suraj Gogoi • 5 years agoIf the National Register of Citizens (NRC) is the graveyard of Indian citizenship, the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019 is the graveyard of Indian democracy
Amid protests in North East over Citizenship Amendment Act, US, UK, France, Canada, Israel issue travel advisories
Fp Staff • 5 years agoVisit of Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe scheduled from 15 to 17 December in Guwahati has also been cancelled and Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has also cancelled his three-day visit to India