IIT Guwahati student missing in Brahmaputra

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 23, 2013, 20:25

A student of IIT, Guwahati has gone missing after he went for a swim in the Brahmaputra river near its North Guwahati campus, the police said Tuesday.

Brahmaputra erodes 60 houses in Assam

Last Updated: Friday, July 12, 2013, 09:35

Altogether 60 houses were eroded in Morigaon by the Bramhaputra river, which was flowing one metre above danger level in the Assam district on Friday, with no sign of improvement in other areas of the state.

Assam floods affect 1.1 lakh people in 11 district

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 10, 2013, 19:53

The flood situation remained critical in Assam with 30 more villages reeling under water on Wednesday.

Assam flood situation remains critical

Last Updated: Sunday, July 7, 2013, 19:34

Assam`s flood situation remained critical on Sunday with 11 districts reeling under the water of the swollen Brahmaputra and its tributaries affecting over one lakh people.

38 more villages under water in Assam

Last Updated: Friday, July 5, 2013, 19:46

The flood situation turned critical Friday with 38 more villages being inundated in the worst-hit Dhemaji and Nagaon districts of Assam.

Assam flood hits 30 new villages; 55,000 people affected

Last Updated: Friday, June 28, 2013, 22:12

The flood in Assam is gradually taking more areas under its grip with around 30 additional villages inundated on Friday, affecting a total of nearly 2,000 hectares of agricultural land in seven districts.

Five Assam districts take brunt of floods

Last Updated: Friday, June 28, 2013, 14:43

The flood situation in Assam remained grim in at least five districts on Friday.

Indian team on Brahmaputra in China ahead of Li`s visit

Last Updated: Friday, May 17, 2013, 19:48

An Indian experts` team is currently in China to review sharing of the Brahmaputra river data.

`China to consider improving Brahmaputra water mechanism`

Last Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013, 08:52

India and China have an agreement on sharing the data of the Brahmaputra waters but do not have any treaty on sharing the river waters.

Rajnath demands Khurshid`s visit to China be cancelled

Last Updated: Sunday, April 28, 2013, 15:04

BJP President Rajnath Singh demanded cancellation of External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid`s May 9 visit to China till it withdraws its army from Depsang Valley in Ladakh where they intruded.

China assured India on Brahmaputra River flow: Rawat

Last Updated: Friday, April 26, 2013, 18:04

China assured India that it is developing projects on Tibetan part of Brahmaputra river, which will not affect the river`s flow in Indian territory, Union water resources minister Harish Rawat said.

China unwilling to move on Brahmaputra joint mechanism

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 17, 2013, 23:14

Days after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh voiced India`s concerns over dam construction on the Brahmaputra river by China and proposed a joint mechanism, Beijing is believed to have not shown willingness to move on the issue.