A 55-year-old man has died after coming into contact with an exposed live electric wire at No. 11 Line of Khowang Tea Estate in Talap, Tinsukia district, Assam on Saturday. The deceased, Sonicharua Gosai, reportedly touched the live wire lying exposed at the scene of the incident.
The Assam Tea Tribes Students’ Association (ATTSA) has demanded compensation of Rs 20 lakh following the fatality.
Experts have concluded that the severe floods across Upper Assam in July were due to multiple factors rather than heavy rainfall alone. This was discussed during a brainstorming session held at Dibrugarh University on Friday.
They highlighted extreme rainfall in the upstream hills, alterations in the Dikhow river basin, changes in river morphology, sedimentation, mining activities, deforestation, and other influences as contributing to the flooding.
The Doomdooma regional committee of Bir Lachit Sena submitted a memorandum on Friday to the Doomdooma Forest Division in Assam’s Tinsukia district, calling for an immediate stop to alleged illegal sand mining, timber smuggling, and unauthorised earth excavation across the Doomdooma Co district area. The organisation accused indiscriminate extraction of river sand of causing significant concerns.
On the morning of August 26, an entire mountainside of ice and rock collapsed into the Lhende Khola river on the Tibet-Nepal border. This event triggered an earthquake and a flood that rose nine metres, resulting in hundreds of deaths. The flood also destroyed at least six dams and hydropower stations, over a dozen vital bridges, homes, roads, and even a herd of animals.
The disaster has renewed attention on the necessity for enhanced regional preparedness to manage such sudden and devastating natural events.
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A rare Spoon-tailed Duskhawker dragonfly (Gynacantha basiguttata) has been photographed for the first time in Arunachal Pradesh at Namdapha National Park and Tiger Reserve. This discovery adds a significant new record to the state’s biodiversity documentation.
Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein described the finding as another notable addition to Arunachal Pradesh’s biodiversity profile and highlighted its importance for conservation efforts.
A group of 20 women handloom weavers in the Manas landscape will benefit from a new technology designed to lessen the physical effort involved in weaving. Aaranyak has introduced warping drum technology among women weavers at Gorumara in Koklabari, located under the Bhuyanpara Range of Manas National Park.
The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) has called on the Nagaland government to create an autonomous Nagaland Inner Line Regulation Commission with legislative backing. The commission would have full authority to develop rules and regulations to ensure the effective implementation of the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation (BEFR), 1873, within the state.
The NSF submitted a representation to Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Saturday requesting the establishment of this commission.
A violent confrontation between rival groups of the Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) took place in Manipur’s Noney district early on Saturday, August 29. The clash, which occurred at approximately 6:30 am in Nungtek village under Noney Police Station jurisdiction, resulted in the death of one cadre and injuries to six others.
The conflict involved two ZUF factions, ZUF-Jenchui (ZUF-J) and ZUF-Kamson (ZUF-K), and featured heavy gunfire. Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Gauhati University has provided 5,000 educational kits to students impacted by recent floods in Assam’s Sivasagar district. The effort aims to support children in continuing their education despite disruptions caused by the floods. More than 3,500 kits were directly distributed to pupils at 15 schools, while the remaining 1,500 kits were handed over through other channels.