New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) on Wednesday sought the urgent intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan over crashing farmgate prices of potato, which the farmers’ body claims has pushed millions of growers toward financial trouble.The farmers’ body threatened to launch a countrywide indefinite agitation to pressure the government over the escalating crisis faced by potato farmers if its demands are not conced…
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Guwahati, April 22 (IANS) Assam Chief Secretary Dr Ravi Kota on Wednesday said that Guwahati is witnessing a more severe flood situation this year compared to previous years due to significantly higher rainfall, stressing the need for better preventive measures and coordinated response. Addressing the media, the Chief Secretary stated that the volume of rainfall recorded this season has surpassed last year’s levels, leading to widespread waterlogging across several parts of the city and disrup…
Guwahati, April 21 (IANS) In a significant step toward strengthening disaster response capabilities, the Indian Army and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) jointly conducted a comprehensive flood relief training exercise, ‘Jal Raksha-II’, in Assam’s Sivasagar district till Tuesday, officials said. The exercise was led by the Indian Army’s Red Shield Gunners under the aegis of Indian Army’s Spear Corps, focusing on enhancing operational readiness and inter-agency coordination in the face…
Imphal, April 21 (IANS) A moderate earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale shook Manipur’s Kamjong district and adjoining areas, as well as neighbouring Myanmar, on Tuesday morning, officials said.Disaster Management authorities in Imphal confirmed that there were no immediate reports of loss of life or damage to property following the tremor.According to data from the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the earthquake struck at a depth of 62 km below the surface, affecting Kamjong and…
Guwahati, April 20 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday forecast continued rainfall activity across Assam over the next two to three days, warning of thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds in several parts of the state during this period.According to the Regional Meteorological Centre in Guwahati, the prevailing weather conditions are being influenced by an upper air cyclonic circulation over northeast Assam and adjoining areas, along with another system over northeast B…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Department of Posts India has recorded a strong 16 per cent year-on-year (YoY) growth in revenue to Rs 15,296 crore in the financial year 2025-26, Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Monday, calling it a “historic year” for the organisation.Announcing the performance after the department’s annual business meet, the minister said the growth reflects a major transformation in operations, driven by deeper service penetration, customer acquisitio…
Guwahati, April 20 (IANS) Assam Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah on Monday appealed for public cooperation and heightened vigilance as several parts of Guwahati continued to grapple with severe waterlogging following intense overnight rainfall. Highlighting the gravity of the situation, the minister said that heavy and unexpected rainfall from Sunday evening to late night led to widespread flooding across key areas of the city, severely disrupting normal life.Roads in multiple localities were inund…
Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday approached a Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court challenging an earlier order by a single-judge Bench of the same court, quashing the poll panel’s decision to appoint college teachers as Presiding Officers for the forthcoming two-phase Assembly polls in West Bengal, later this month.On April 17, the Calcutta High Court’s single-judge Bench of Justice Krishna Rao, quashed the ECI’s order for the appointment of col…
Imphal, April 19 (IANS) Manipur Home Minister Konthoujam Govindas Singh said on Sunday that additional Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) would be deployed in the state after the conclusion of elections in West Bengal and other poll-bound states. Around 88 companies of central forces had earlier been withdrawn from Manipur for Assembly election duties in states, including West Bengal, Assam, and Tamil Nadu, the Home Minister told the media. He added that the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)…
Guwahati, April 19 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday hit back at the Congress over its criticism of the state’s recent delimitation exercise, accusing the party of misusing the term “gerrymandering” to mislead the public and delegitimise a long-pending electoral correction.In a post on X, CM Sarma asserted that the delimitation carried out in 2023 was “not a conspiracy but a necessary and overdue exercise” aimed at correcting decades of political imbalance.He al…