Jorhat

Himanta Biswa Sarma orders police to file criminal case, high-level probe in Brahmaputra boat capsize

After visiting the accident site with senior officials, Sarma told reporters that as per the initial probe, mismanagement was found to be the prime reason for the accident

One dead, 33 missing after two boats collide in Assam: A look at some of India’s worst boat accidents

Boat accidents are common in India, with many overcrowded boats not having safety equipment

Assam boat tragedy exposes safety lapses in India's inland water transport system

Lack of registered operators, poor implementation of rules and regulations and overcrowding on boats is endangering lives

Assam: One dead, 20 missing after two boats collide in Brahmaputra river; praying for their safety, says PM

Several people are feared drowned after a ferry boat with 120 passengers capsized after colliding with another boat in Brahmaputra river in Assam's Jorhat on Wednesday

Assam declares total lockdown in 7 districts from tomorrow; what’s allowed and what’s not

As per official notice, there will be a round-the-clock curfew in these selected districts as all commercial setups, restaurants and shops will remain shut

Out on two-day parole, MLA Akhil Gogoi leaves Guwahati for Jorhat to meet mother

Gogoi, who was arrested after anti-CAA protests broke out in Assam in December 2019, won the recent Assembly polls as an Independent candidate from Sivasagar

Assam Assembly election 2021, Jorhat profile: BJP's Hitendra Nath Goswami defeated Congress' Rana Goswami in 2016

The voter turnout in the Jorhat constituency in the 2016 election was 79.86 percent, while in the 2011 election, the polling percentage was 68.17 percent

Sessions court in Jorhat convicts 25 in connection with elderly doctor’s lynching in 2019

The angry mob, which had fatally attacked the senior medical officer, also vandalised a hospital following the death of a garden worker

Assam flood situation improves; 12 lakh in 22 districts still in grip of deluge, says govt

The State Disaster Response Force, district administrations and local people have rescued 46 people from different places during the last 24 hours by deploying 102 boats

Toll due to Assam floods, landslides rises to 123; Brahmaputra's water level expected to recede by Monday

While 97 people died in flood-related incidents in Assam, 26 were killed in landslides. Goalpara continued to be the most affected district with 4.7 lakh people hit by the deluge