Thursday, March 28, 2024

Brahmaputra

Construction of 8.25-km-long Jorhat-Majuli bridge over Brahmaputra begins

By PTI GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday launched the construction works of the 8.25-km-long bridge over Brahmaputra, connecting the world's...

Arunachal river turns black as massive landslides stop flow, thousands of fish die

Express News Service GUWAHATI: A major environmental disaster is perhaps in the making in Arunachal Pradesh as a river system in the state has come to...

Arunachal river turns black as massive landslides stop flow, glacial outbursts suspected

Express News Service GUWAHATI: A major environmental disaster is perhaps in the making in Arunachal Pradesh as a river system in the state has come to...

Assam ferry mishap: Six Inland Water Transport staffers arrested, three others detained

By PTI GUWAHATI: At least six employees of Assam's Inland Water Transport (IWT) Department have been arrested for allegedly committing mistakes sans which the...

Day after boat tragedy, CM Himanta says work for Jorhat-Majuli bridge to begin in November

Express News Service GUWAHATI: Five years after Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari had laid the foundation, the Assam government will begin constructing...

Criminal case, high-level probe in Brahmaputra boat capsize: Assam CM

By PTI JORHAT (Assam): Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday ordered the police to file a criminal case in connection with the boat...

One dead, over 35 missing after two boats collide in Assam’s Brahmaputra river

Express News Service GUWAHATI: One person died while some 35 others were reported missing after two ferries collided with each other in the flooded Brahmaputra in Assam.The...

Brahmaputra swallowed 4.27 lakh hectares of Assam land: Minister

The Water Resources department has been implementing erosion protection schemes from time to time as per necessity at the affected sites, he said.

Assam: FOUR drown as boat capsizes in the Brahmaputra

By PTI JORHAT: At least four people, including two minors, have drowned after a country boat capsized in the Brahmaputra river in Assam's Jorhat district,...

China’s attempt to set up dam on Brahmaputra will be encroachment on our rights: India

By PTI NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday said any attempt by China to set up a hydropower station on the Brahmaputra river will...

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Watch: Fresh Day Time Video Of Baltimore Bridge After Collapse; All Crew Members Are Indian, Says Ship Firm

Five-decade-old bridge collapsed after a container ship hit it. The collision occurred when a Singapore-flagged container ship named...