Amrapari, a collective in Assam’s Rupakuchi village, enables women to earn a living by training them in traditional “kheta” embroidery
4 min read12 Apr 2022The tunnel which will be constructed under river Brahmaputra will have two different capsules(Tube) for seamless movement of traffic from both the sidesThe tunnel will connect Gohpur(NH-54) with Numaligarh(NH-37) in Assam
1 min read16 Jul 2020With over two million people having been affected by the floods this year, 15 boat clinics are taking relief to remote islands and sandbars in Assam’s 13 districts Besides offering medical help, on regular days these floating clinics offer curative care, early detection of diseases, basic services
8 min read26 Jul 2019With over two million people having been affected by the floods this year, 15 boat clinics are taking relief to remote islands and sandbars in Assam’s 13 districts Besides offering medical help, on regular days these floating clinics offer curative care, early detection of diseases, basic services
8 min read26 Jul 2019Barpeta is the worst hit with over 85,000 people reeling under the impact of the floodsSome trains have either been cancelled or short terminated
2 min read12 Jul 2019Regular service of the Silghat-Kolkata express train will begin from Kolkata from January 7 and from Silghat from the next day, a NF Railway spokesman said
1 min read1 Jan 2019Brahmaputra river, along north Assam's Dibrugarh, has also breached the danger mark
1 min read1 Sep 2018The annual monsoon floods of the great river destroy everything in their path, but they also nurture life
4 min read22 Jul 2018Guwahati today may be the epitome of Emerging India but deep within the surrounding hills and the Red River are tales that hark back a thousand years
9 min read1 Apr 2018Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday announced that Rs1,250 crore has been sanctioned for overall development of inland water transport of Assam
1 min read30 Dec 2017