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21 Jun

Tarajan declared as containment zone

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One person from Tarajan,Jorhat found covid positive yesterday and what shook him up truly was his residence being marked as a containment zone as well even though the official notification from the deputy commissioner’s (DC) office clearly placed his residence outside the demarcated boundaries. Multiple visits to the DC’s office bore no fruit towards the removal of the tag. Handique reached out to his former ward councillor who expressed helplessness in the matter having remained out of power for close to two years now ever since the dissolution of the last Guwahati Municipal Corporation Council which completed its tenure on 31st…

18 Jun

ASSAM COVID-19 UPDATE | 82 new cases have been reported in Assam.

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ASSAM COVID-19 UPDATE | 82 new cases have been reported in #Assam. 22 Baksa, 14 Karbi Anglong, 11 Chirang, 9 Dibrugarh, 7 Dhubri, 5 Golaghat, 2 Sibasagar, 2 Nagaon, 2 Barpeta, 2 Kamrup(M), 1 Biswanath, 1 Nalbari, 1 Charaideo, 1 Tinsukia,1 Kokrajhar and 1 Dhemaji.

18 Jun

A girl hailing from Assam died due to COVID-19 in Delhi.

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GUWAHATI: A girl hailing from Assam died due to COVID-19 in Delhi. The deceased identified as Sonia Deuri hails from Narayanpur in Lakhimpur district and was employed at a private institution for the past 12 years. The girl was detected as COVID positive on Tuesday and breathed her last late Wednesday evening at the AIIMS trauma centre. Meanwhile, it has been alleged that the patient was denied treatment in at least 3 COVID treatment facilities in the national capital.

18 Jun

No new COVID-19 case reported in Nagaland

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Imphal: Out of 317 samples tested in Nagaland, no new COVID-19 case has been reported in the state on Thursday, the State Government said. The total number of coronavirus positive cases stands at 193 in the state. Of these, 90 cases are active and 103 patients have recovered.“Out of 317 samples tested, no COVID-19 positive case has been reported. Total number of positive cases in the state stands at 193, of which 90 are active, and 103 have recovered,” S Pangnyu Phom, Minister for Health and Family Welfare tweeted.

15 Jun

AIUDF chief Maulana Badruddin Ajmal said that the Ajmal Foundation would extend financial support to Rituparna Pegu’s widow.

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GUWAHATI: All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief Maulana Badruddin Ajmal said that the Ajmal Foundation would extend financial support of Rs 1 lakh to Rituparna Pegu’s widow.In a video message, the AIUDF chief said that he is deeply hurt by the brutal killing of 26-year-old Rituparna Pegu by some persons in broad daylight at Noonmati area. Ajmal also demanded that the culprits be hanged. Rituparana was killed by a group of around five persons, including a minor, following an argument that took place at a shop in Noonmati. The whole incident was captured in CCTV cameras.Pegu’s murder has been…

15 Jun

NEWS | The district administration has converted the Dhubri Girls’ College building into a designated jail.

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GUWAHATI: In a bid to prevent the spread of coronavirus amongst the inmates and staff of the Dhubri Jail, the district administration has converted the Dhubri Girls’ College building into a designated jail. As such, prisoners who will be awarded with judicial custody will be lodged in the college building. Reportedly, the newly forwarded inmates will be kept in the designated jail for 14 days and would be shifted to the main jail only after their swab tests are conducted and result negative for coronavirus. The health of the original prisoners as well as the staff of the jail is our top…

14 Jun

বাঘজানলৈ আঁচনিৰ ঘোষণা

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কেন্দ্ৰীয় মন্ত্ৰীৰ উপস্থিতিত বাঘজানক নতুনকৈ গঢ়াৰ বহুতো আঁচনিৰ ঘোষণা মাননীয় মুখ্যমন্ত্ৰী সৰ্বানন্দ সোণোৱাল ডাঙৰীয়াৰ। ↗️বাঘজানত বান খহনীয়া প্ৰতিৰোধৰ বাবে ২৭ কোটি টকাৰ ঘোষণা।↗️বাঘজানত হ'ব মডেল হস্পিটেল আৰু পশু চিকিৎসাল।↗️বাঘজানত স্থাপন হ'ব উচ্চতৰ মাধ্যমিক বিদ্যালয়।↗️বাট-পথৰ উন্নয়নৰ বাবেও বিশেষ আঁচনি।↗️মাগুৰি বিল পৰিষ্কাৰ কৰাৰ দায়িত্ব লব অইল ইণ্ডিয়াই↗️মাগুৰি বিলক পৰ্যটন ক্ষেত্ৰ হিচাপে গঢ় দিয়া হ'ব।↗️যুৱ উন্নয়নৰ বাবে স্থাপন কৰা হ'ব দক্ষতা বিকাশ কেন্দ্ৰ।↗️গঠন কৰা হ'ব মহিলাৰ বিশেষ আত্ম সহায়ক গোট।

14 Jun

Nearly a year ahead of the assembly elections in Assam, politics is back on the radar of the ruling saffron brigade.

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Nearly a year ahead of the assembly elections in the state, politics is back on the radar of ruling saffron brigade.Amidst the Coronavirus pandemic which is threatening to go out of all measurable proportions, parties have now shifted their focus to election strategies and campaigns. The ruling BJP, which a few weeks ago, was showered with praise for controlling the epidemic in a very efficient manner is first out of the block. The party has drawn up an ambitious plan to carry out a virtual campaign in the run up to the elections starting from June 16 this year.Notwithstanding the…

13 Jun

The 25 COVID-19 cases without travel history are found to be related to the areas having godown and parking of the trucks.

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GUWAHATI: "Coronavirus situation in Guwahati can be said to be serious as 25 people have tested positive do not have any travel or contact history," said health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in a press interaction on 13th June.He cited the entering of goods trucks in the state as a possible carrier of the virus." The truck workers take two to three days to load and unload. The 25 cases without travel history are found to be somewhat related to the areas having godown and parking of these trucks," said Sarma. As such all truck parkings, godowns, petrol pumps and even…

13 Jun

Assam hospital discharges wrong Covid-19 patient

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Guwahati | Updated: June 13, 2020: A civil hospital in Assam discharged a Covid-19 patient after mixing him up with a recovered person with a similar sounding name, sparking panic in the community. The mix-up occurred when a state government-approved list of recovered persons was read out loud by hospital staff before the patients. This list of 14 names received by Mangaldoi Civil Hospital in Darrang district included one Hamid Ali, a migrant worker who was being treated since June 5. However, when his name was called out, it was another patient who responded—Hanif Ali, who had been admitted since June 3 and had not…