GUWAHATI, July 28 ? The State Government has initiated steps for revival of the mill of the Assam Polyester Cooperative Society Limited (APOL) within the current financial year. This was disclosed by the Minister of State for Cooperation, Misbaul Islam Laskar in reply to a question by Pabindra Deka (Ind) in the State Assembly today.

The Minister told the House that mismanagement and financial constraint were two major reasons for the closure of the mill. He said that the State Government formed a three-member committee on July 4, 2002 to find out the reasons for the closure of the mill and to...

GUWAHATI, July 28 ? The overall flood situation is gradually improving in the State. Some relief camp inmates are now leaving for their homes. But, according to the official flood bulletin here this evening the situation is under watch in Morigaon, Karimganj, Nagaon, Goalpara etc, which are the worst affected districts.

Road communication in many districts is still disrupted. The NH 37 has been opened for vehicular traffic and is now witness to a heavy traffic jam because of the heavy rush of the upper Assam-bound trucks, said our Jagiroad Correspondent. On the other hand, though the NH 52 has...

GUWAHATI, July 28 ? The Assam Government today sought financial assistance to the tune of Rs 6881.61 crore from the Central Government for relief, rehabilitation and restoration of infrastructure damaged by the devastating floods. The State Government placed the demand before the inter-ministerial Central team, visiting the State for assessing the damage caused by the floods.

An official release said that the Central team today discussed the flood scenario in a meeting with Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and senior State Government officials. The Chief Minister called upon the team members, headed...

SHILLONG, July 27 ? The flood situation in Meghalaya?s Garo Hills region has improved with the rains keeping away during the past three days, reports PTI. Flood water has receded from most of the areas and if the fair weather held people would start going back to their homes from tomorrow, West Garo Hills DC S Jagannathan told PTI from Tura.

A truck-load of relief materials including blankets, plastic sheets and buckets received from the Red Cross were distributed to the worst-affected people of four villages after the headmen identified them. Over one lakh people were affected by the floods...

MAO, July 26 ? The devastating landslide at Phikomai, Mao Gate on the National Highway-39, that rendered hundreds homeless, damaged 70 houses and large areas of paddy fields, is still sinking at least one meter a day. Already the areas had sunk 25 meters from the original road till yesterday. The slide started from July 10 onwards and hundreds of Imphal-bound laden trucks were stranded since then and only on Sunday at about 10 p.m., the road was opened and they could reach Imphal early morning next day.

The BRTF labourers have worked day and night in the affected areas for the last couple of...