Fresh erosion caused by the Brahmaputra was witnessed in Dibrugarh's Puja Ghat area on Tuesday amid the ongoing work being carried out by the water resources department to prevent the disaster.
Days after formalin-laced fish were detected in Meghalaya following which the state Government banned sale of imported fish, the East Khasi Hills district administration said that the origin of the suppliers have been traced.
An advisory has been issued for rainfall, thunderstorm and lightning in Meghalaya. Various regions the state is experiencing heavy rain and thunderstorm from the past couple of day, providing relief from the hot and dusty weather that had persisted for the past few days.
Amid heavy rainfall on Monday, a 40-year-old man tragically drowned after he was carried away by the strong current of a stream in Nongpoh, Ri-Bhoi District near the National Highway 6 at midnight on Tuesday (June 13).
In a major development in BJP leader Jonali Nath's death case, the Crime Investigation Department (CID) Assam on Monday said that the accused, Hasanur Islam, and the victim was in an illicit relationship for the past two years.
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said the government will organise a mega sporting competition across all villages of the state to tap sporting talents.
Following the revelation by Hub News that the Fisheries department in West Garo Hills does not have testing kits to check for formalin in fish coming into the district from outside the State, the office of the Deputy Commissioner has informed that they have the testing kits available with them.
The state government has approved and notified the draft policy under the Drug Reduction Elimination and Action Mission (DREAM) for ensuring a drug free Meghalaya even as it has constituted the Advisory Board for implementation of the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (PITNDPS), 1988 which seeks to book drug traffickers for a period of 3 months.
