Heavy rainfall has triggered floods in Bihar, Assam, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, and J&JK. Over 200 deaths have been reported in Bihar and Assam. Watch this video to know more.

Over 200 deaths in Bihar and Assam due to heavy rainfall and floods

India on Thursday deported 30 Bangladeshi nationals, including three women, who had illegally entered India without valid documents. The Bangladeshi nationals were kept in various detention centres in Assam after a local court convicted them of illegal immigration.

30 Bangladeshi nationals lodged in Assam jail for illegally entering India; deported

Governor Prof Jagdish Mukhi on Sunday visited flood relief camps in Bokakhat in the state.Mukhi was joined by Forest Minister Parimal Suklabaidya. He also visited flood relief camps in Bokakhat High School and Dipholu LP School to take stock of the condition of the flood-affected victims and ensure that all relief materials and health facilities are being provided to them.

Assam: Governor Jagdish Mukhi visits flood relief camps in Bokakhat

Floods have forced more than three million people from their homes across north and northeastern India, officials said on Monday (July 15). Floodwaters in the northeastern Indian state of Assam rose overnight with the Brahmaputra river, which flows down from the Himalayas into Bangladesh, and its tributaries still in spate. More than 1.7 million people in Assam have been displaced by the floods, authorities said, and most of the Kaziranga National Park, home to the rare one-horned rhino, was also underwater. Known for its tea industry, Assam is often inundated by seasonal flooding, and state and federal governments have spent millions of rupees on flood control. Worst affected is the northern Indian state of Bihar, where some 1.9 million people have fled their homes due to rising waters, a state government release said. In neighboring Nepal, 64 people were killed and 31 were missing, with around a third of all districts hit by heavy rains, authorities said. Many of the deaths were caused by landslides that swept away houses.

Bangladesh: Monsoon floods & landslide continue

Floods and landslides in the northern and southeastern parts of Bangladesh are hampering the lives of millions. In Gaibhanda alone more than 66,000 have been houses destroyed, people complained of not having adequate places to take shelter, while some didn't even have boats to move around during the floods.

Bangladesh floods: More than 66,000 houses destroyed in Gaibandha

An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter Scale on Friday evening hit Arunachal Pradesh. However, no casualties have been reported so far. The epicentre of the quake was located at a depth of 64 km at northeast of Bomdila of West Kameng district in the state, according to USGS Big Quakes.

Earthquake hits Arunachal Pradesh; tremors felt in Assam, Nagaland

Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) on Thursday said that 27 people have lost their lives due to floods and landslides in the state. The ASDMA released a statement saying that a total of 4,128 villages in 103 revenue circles of 28 districts has been affected due to floods till Thursday.

Assam Floods: Monsoon affect 29 out of 32 districts

The death toll due to floods in Assam has increased to 28 even as about 57 lakhs people remain affected across 29 districts, authorities said on Thursday. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), over 1.

Assam floods: Death toll mounts to 28, over 50 lakh people affected

The situation in Assam deteriorated Monday as floodwaters submerged 30 of the 33 districts in Assam and death toll increased to 15, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi took stock of the situation and assured of all assistance from the Centre.

Assam flood: 15 dead, 43 lakh people affected; 90% Kaziranga Park inundated

Union Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that the government is determined to identify all the illegal immigrants and infiltrators living on every inch of this country and deport them as per the international law.

Will identify, deport illegal immigrants from every inch of India, says Amit Shah

At least 18 people have died and the lives of 52 lakh others being affected as the flood situation in Assam further deteriorated. At least 32 out of 33 districts in the state have submerged under flood water with 90 percent of Kaziranga National Park rendered inundated. Watch this video to know more.

Assam floods: At least 18 killed, 4.5 million affected

Indian Army personnel rescued at least 160 people affected due to floods triggered by incessant rains in the Nalabari district during a night operation. Torrential downpour amounted to a breach of embankments of the Pagladiya River in Nalbari, flooding 133 villages and affecting 1, 50,000 people across the district.

Assam floods: Over 160 people rescued by Army in night operation

Congress parliamentarian and Assam Congress Committee President Ripun Bora has given a Zero Hour Notice over flood situation in his home state. The Congress MP has given the notice in the upper house of parliament-Rajya Sabha.

Assam Congress president Ripun Bora gives Zero Hour notice over floods in state

Heavy monsoon rains in Assam displaced more than a million people from their homes and flash floods killed at least 11 in the past 72 hours, state authorities said on Saturday, warning the situation could worsen in the coming days. The Brahmaputra river, which flows from the Himalayas into India and then through Bangladesh, has burst its banks, swamping more than 1,800 villages in the state. Torrential rains have affected at least 25 of Assam's 32 districts and the federal water resources body said water levels in the Brahmaputra were expected to rise, with more rains forecast over the next three days.

Heavy rain and floods in Assam kill at least 11 and displace more than 1 million

The flood situation in Assam has worsened with loss of at least 11 lives and affecting over 26 lakh others across 28 districts. State government officials said 3,181 villages were under water and 87,607 hectares of crop areas had been damaged.

PM Narendra Modi takes stock of flood situation, assures all assistance to Assam government

Rains wreck havoc across South Asia

India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday predicted that states such as Assam and Meghalaya are likely to receive heavy rainfall today. "Heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Uttarakhand and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim," IMD said.

Assam, Meghalaya likely to receive heavy rainfall: India Meteorological Department

As many as six people have lost their lives in Assam till July 12, where the flood situation is grim with as many as 21 districts of the state being affected in the flooding, official sources said on Friday.

At least six dead in Assam floods, 21 districts affected

As many as 189 cases of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and Japanese Encephalitis (JE) have been reported in Assam`s Dibrugarh, out of which 14 people have died.

5 dead due to Japanese Encephalitis, 9 from Acute Encephalitis Syndrome in Dibrugarh

The Centre on Wednesday informed Rajya Sabha that a pilot project has been approved to replace the existing old design or composite fencing with a new "anti-cut" and "anti-rust" modular fencing in 7.

Pilot project approved to replace existing border fencing in Amritsar: Centre in RS

After receiving the reports of 49 deaths and 190 positive cases of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in Assam, the Sarbananda Sonowal government on Saturday said that it has kept on hold leaves for all doctors and paramedical staff across the state.

Acute Encephalitis Syndrome outbreak: Assam government keeps leaves of doctors, paramedics on hold

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Sunday dispatched a central team to review the Japanese Encephalitis (JE) situation in view of recently reported cases in Assam and also directed the Ministry to extend all support and assistance to the state government.

Centre dispatches team to review Japanese encephalitis situation in Assam

An additional exclusion list comprising the names of 1,02,462 persons to the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) was published in Assam on Wednesday. The persons whose names appear in the additional exclusion list are the ones who were included in the draft NRC published on July 30 last year, but subsequently found ineligible.

Additional exclusion list to draft NRC published in Assam, 1.02 lakh people named

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