Assam: Inspector dismissed from service for ‘sexually assaulting’ minor girl inside Police station
The dismissal was announced by Assam Police Director General of Police (DGP) G P Singh in a midnight tweet.
The dismissal was announced by Assam Police Director General of Police (DGP) G P Singh in a midnight tweet.
One more person died due to flooding in Rongjuli of Goalpara district, according to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).
The affected districts were Bajali, Baksa, Barpeta, Darrang, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Kamrup, Lakhimpur, Nagaon, Nalbari and Tamulpur.
The water level of the Brahmaputra river was flowing above the danger mark at Tezpur and Nematighat in Jorhat.
The incident took place near the residence of Assam Cabinet minister Jayanta Malla Baruah.
The flood waters have submerged 14091.90 hectares of cropland in the flood-hit districts.
Lakhimpur is the worst-hit with over 22,000 people impacted, followed by Dibrugarh (3,900) and Kokrajhar (more than 2,700), it said.
India Meteorological Department has issued a ‘Red Alert’ and predicted ‘very heavy’ to ‘extremely heavy’ rainfall across several districts of Assam over the next five days.
The India Meteorological Department has issued a ‘Red Alert’ and predicted ‘very heavy’ to ‘extremely heavy’ rainfall across several districts of Assam till Thursday (June 22).
The properties worth several lakhs are believed to have been damaged in the fire, sources said.