Northeast Floods
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Sikkim flash flood toll climbs to 30, search for 81 people continues
A seven-year-old boy died in north Bengal’s Jalpaiguri on Friday after a mortar shell that had washed away from an Army camp in the flood exploded.
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Like a scene from ‘Titanic’: Assam residents say this may be the worst flood in living memory
Seventy one people have been killed in floods that have washed away roads and submerged district headquarters, making relief operations difficult.
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North East rains: 13 dead in landslides, flash floods in Meghalaya
Tripura decided to introduce buses via Bangladesh to other parts of India after a national highway was washed away in Meghalaya.
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Trending
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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Power company orders people to move away from Ranganadi dam in the North East as monsoons approach
Experts and activists argue it is the wrong approach. What is needed is an early warning system.
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Climate refugees suffer twice: The ordeal of villagers displaced by the Dibang floods is yet to end
Residents of the flood-ravaged Anpum and Loklung villages in Arunachal Pradesh have endured years of poor infrastructure.
Chintan Sheth
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Reading list: Five articles that explain why Assam gets flooded year after year
What would it take to end the trail of death and destruction the Brahmaputra and its tributaries leave behind each year?
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Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Assam floods: Toll rises to 28, over 57 lakh people affected
Around 90% of Kaziranga National Park is also under water.
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In photos: North East battles deluge; 28 Assam districts, parts of Tripura and Meghalaya inundated
At least 11 people died in Assam, and almost 27 lakh people were left stranded by floods in the three states.
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Assam: At least 1.39 lakh people in six districts affected in fresh wave of floods
Dhemaji district is the worst affected with 221 villages flooded.
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The Reel
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Nagaland: Post-flood landslides paralyse relief work, acute shortage of essentials reported
The inaccessible eastern districts of the state have been hit the hardest.
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Assam floods: Chief minister announces Rs 100-crore aid for relief work in Barak Valley
Sarbananda Sonowal visited Karimganj, Hailakandi and Cachar districts to assess the damage caused by the deluge.
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North East floods: Toll in Assam rises to 20, situation improves in Manipur and Tripura
The number of affected people in five districts of Assam rose to 5.64 lakh on Tuesday.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals hold their nerve to beat Gujarat Titans in a high-scoring thriller
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Boxing: Preeti to headline India’s 50-member squad for Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championship
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Indian men’s and women’s compound teams through to finals
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces