Assam’s focus is on 2 districts along Bengal: Minister
Guwahati/Agartala, April 24 (IANS) The Assam government would give special attention to conducting tests in the districts along West Bengal to identify the coronavirus-affected persons...
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Fresh Covid-19 case in Assam after 7 days, border vigil tightened (Roundup)
Guwahati/Agartala, April 23 (IANS) After seven days, a fresh Covid-19 positive case was reported from Assam on Thursday, taking the state’s coronavirus tally to 35,...
Assam’s ‘Ambubachi Mela’ cancelled over Covid-19 scare
Guwahati, April 23 (IANS) To check the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, the five-day annual “Ambubachi Mela” at the centuries old historic Kamakhya Temple in...
Cabinet gives ‘Aadhaar’ reprieve to Assam, Meghalaya, J&K, Ladakh
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval to relax the mandatory requirement of Aadhaar...
Fearing revenue loss, Assam ups petrol, diesel prices
Guwahati, April 22 (IANS) The Assam government has increased the prices of petrol and diesel predicting at least 50 per cent revenue loss due to...
Amid row, Assam not to use PPE kits imported from China
Guwahati, April 18 (IANS) Amid a controversy in Assam, the state government would not, for now, use the 50,000 PPE kits that it imported from...
Assam’s testing ratio higher than other states: Minister (Roundup)
Guwahati/Shillong/Agartala, April 18 (IANS) Assam’s swab samples testing ratio is better than many states and samples from Meghalaya and Mizoram are being tested in the...
Andhra urges Assam to allow hassle-free movement of seafood trucks
Amaravati, April 18 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday urged his Assam counterpart to take steps to ensure hassle-free movement...
Gauhati HC directs to release ‘declared foreigners’ in Assam in 7 days
Guwahati, April 16 (IANS) The Gauhati High Court has asked the Border Wing of the Assam Police to release on bail the “declared foreigners” in...
Assam receives 50,000 imported PPE kits from China
New Delhi/Guwahati, April 15 (IANS) The Assam government on Wednesday imported 50,000 personal protective equipment (PPE) kits from China for the frontline healthcare workers combating...
Assam to loss 80 million kgs of tea, worth Rs 1,218 crore, claims tea body
Guwahati, April 15 (IANS) In view of the lockdown and COVID-19 pandemic, the tea industry in Assam has estimated a loss of 80 million kgs...
One more Covid-19 case in Assam, NE tally rises to 38 (Roundup)
Guwahati/Shillong/Imphal, April 14 (IANS) With one more coronavirus positive case reported in Assam on early Tuesday, the total number of such cases in the state...
After weeks of closure, work in tea gardens in Assam, Tripura starts
Guwahati/Agartala, April 14 (IANS) Most of the 850-odd tea gardens in the northeastern states, mostly in Assam, have started plucking and processing after weeks of...
SC orders release of those in Assam detention centres for 2 years
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the release of detainees declared foreigners and...
Most Covid-19 patients in Assam fine, to be discharged soon
Guwahati, April 13 (IANS) Most of the 30 Covid-19 patients in Assam are recovering and their discharge from hospitals is expected to start on Wednesday....
COVID-19: Two more positive cases in Assam, NE tally 37
Guwahati/Kohima, April 13 (IANS) With two more coronavirus positive cases reported in Assam on Monday, the total number of such cases in the northeast reached...
Liquor shops, warehouses to reopen in Assam, Meghalaya for few hours
Guwahati/Shillong, April 12 (IANS) All liquor shops and wholesale warehouses in Assam and Meghalaya will open from Monday for limited hours, official orders said on...
Assam sees first Covid-19 death, second case in Tripura (2nd Lead)
Guwahati/Agartala, April 10 (IANS) Assam reported its first death due to coronavirus on Friday while one more positive case was detected in Tripura, taking the...
COVID-19 : Assam reports first death, total active cases 28 (Ld)
Guwahati/Silchar, April 10 (IANS) Assam reported its first death due to novel coronavirus on Friday even as the five samples of state’s existing 28 positive...
COVID-19: Assam reports 1st death, total cases 29
Guwahati/Agartala, April 10 (IANS) Assam reported its first death due to novel coronavirus on Friday even as the state’s total positive cases went up to...