-PTI/ The Telegraph Cachar is worst-hit district in Assam with 3,55,960 people still affected Guwahati: Two more people died on Sunday even as the flood situation in Assam considerably improved, as per an official bulletin. Both the deaths happened in Hailakandi district, taking the toll in this year's flood and landslides to 192, as per the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) bulletin. Still, 5,39,334 are suffering in the flood across 12 districts. Altogether...
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MGNREGS hits record with 3.1 crore families seeking work in May. It’s a cry for help from Bharat -Sayantan Bera and Nikhil Rampal
-ThePrint.in From a record-breaking number of households demanding work under the MGNREGS to the stark decline in consumption and FMCG sales — all signs point to a rural livelihood crisis. New Delhi: Consider a job offer where day wages are less than both statutory minimum wages and market wages for unskilled workers. The work may last for about 10 days at a time, and payments may take more than two weeks, at...
More »'Agnipath' Protests In 7 States, Mobs Burn Trains, Block Roads: 10 Points -Alok Pandey and Manish Kumar
-NDTV.com Several parts of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh have witnessed protests over the new military recruitment policy. The protest had spread to BJP-ruled Haryana and Madhya Pradesh too. New Delhi: At least one person has died and several others injured as angry mob set trains on fire and clashed with police in several states over the new military recruitment policy, Agnipath. The government has defended the scheme, calling it "transformative". * A person...
More »Youth block Roads, torch trains in protest over Agnipath scheme -Imran Ahmed Siddiqui
-The Telegraph Protestors shout slogans against Narendra Modi and Rajnath Singh, calling Centre's move a 'cruel joke' and demand its immediate rollback The depth of the job crisis in the country and the despair of its youth have broken through the coiffured veneer. Armed forces job aspirants disappointed at the Agnipath recruitment scheme exploded in protest from Bihar to Jammu on Thursday, blocking Roads and tracks, torching trains and stoning the police. Please click...
More »Fresh Landslides In Assam, Heavy Rains In Guwahati
-PTI/ NDTV.com According to officials, embankments, Roads, bridges and other infrastructure have been damaged by flood waters in parts of Assam. Guwahati: Fresh landslides were reported from various parts of Guwahati for the second consecutive day on Wednesday amid incessant rainfall, which also led to heavy waterlogging in most parts of the city, officials said. There was no report of any fresh casualty during the day. The state has registered 42 deaths due to...
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