Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Even as there is no fresh report of further escalation in the flood situation of the State, the Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger level at three places and some of its tributaries are also flowing above the danger level. According to the evening bulletin of the Central Water Commission …
Two more patients in Assam have tested positive for the H1N1 virus, and they have been lodged in at the Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh and at the Army Base Hospital, Basistha. The total number of patients undergoing treatment for the flu infection in the state now stands at three. Mannit …
SIVASAGAR, Aug 9: The State Government will soon set up an encephalitis detection centre in Sivasagar in view of the alarming rise of encephalitis cases in the district. The district, along with Dibrugarh, is the epicentre of encephalitis due to the peculiar susceptible conditions. The decision to set up the …
Greater Kalakhuwa is a famous historical place under Moran constituency of Dibrugarh district. The historic Raidangiya Doul and pond are situated near Kalakhuwa Chariali, 6 km from Checha Tiniali on NH 37. As per history, Ahom King, Pramatta Singh, in the 17th century, built the Raidangiya Doul, dug a pond …
TEENA THACKER & SAMUDRA GUPTA KASHYAP NEW DELHI/GUWAHATI: For the first time ever, India has confirmed two separate cases of vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV). The cases have been reported in a four-year-old boy in Assam
DIBRUGARH, May 12: Six Panchayats under Tengakhat Development received twenty-six lakh sixty four thousand rupees under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) scheme. The money will be spent in the implementation of eight government schemes in the area. Meanwhile, work on the houses of nine hundred and seven beneficiaries …
DIBRUGARH, May 1: Issues big and small found place in the speeches of politicians and candidates contesting the elections, each one of them promising to solve the problems of erosion, flood and militancy. However, none deemed it important to dwell on the urgent need to conserve our forest resource and …
Sushanta Talukdar A view of the Balijan Tea estate eroded by the Brahmaputra in Rohmoria village in Dibrugarh district of Assam. Over the past 20 years, the river has eaten into paddy fields, homes, schools and plantations in the 38 villages of Rohmoria under the Dibrugarh Lok Sabha constituency. And …
DIBRUGARH, March 23: The entire garbage collection and disposal system in Dibrugarh is being overhauled. In an interaction with the press here today, the Dibrugarh Municipal Administrator Bitul Talukdar talked of the challenges and problems he was facing in his effort to spruce up the municipal area. He said that …
DIBRUGARH, Dec 18: The ongoing culling operation will end here tomorrow. The rapid response teams have 12,000 birds till yesterday since they started their work on December 12. Talking to The Sentinel, the district veterinary officer Dr Manik Das said that 25 teams are in action in 22 municipal wards …
DIBRUGARH, Nov 27: Despite news reports of forest dwellers cutting and burning down vast tracts of Dibru Saikhowa National Park, no one from the Forest Department has reportedly gone to investigate into the matter. According to local people, the villagers of Laika and Dodhia have been resorting to the slash …
In a major initiative to prevent accidental death of rhinos and other endangered spices in road mishaps, the Centre has modified its earlier proposal clearing a four-lane Kaziranga National Highway bypass. Briefing newsmen after the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), Union Minister of State in the …
