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09 Sep

Assam Doctors successfully treated rare dialysis-induced skin ailment

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A team of doctors at the government-run Guwahati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) in Assam successfully treated a rare dialysis-induced skin ailment by performing kidney transplant on the patient. A report on the operation conducted on a 30-year-old woman patient in December last year by a team of doctors from the super-speciality unit of GMCH led by Dr Sasanka Kumar Barua recently appeared in Cureus, a US-based medical journal. The skin condition called Pseudoporphyria in which multiple lesions that look like burnt and peeling skin occur all over the body of a patient with kidney failure when they start hemodialysis, a…

08 Sep

Gold gains while silver rallies Rs 862

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Gold prices rose by Rs 251 to Rs 51,056 per 10 grams in the national capital on Thursday.In the previous trade, the precious metal had closed at Rs 50,805 per 10 grams, according to the report.Silver also rallied by Rs 862 to Rs 54,934 per kg from Rs 54,072 per kg in the previous trade.

08 Sep

Start-up generates new opportunities for the state

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Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma said that though start-up movement in Assam started late, its progress is not slow. Inaugurating an event to celebrate innovations in Assam’s start-up ecosystem and recognize outstanding Proptech start-ups in NEDFi House, Chief Minister Dr. Sarma said that India’s start-up ecosystem was creating waves in the world. He said that recently in a major success, in the States’ Startup Ranking 2021; Assam Startup has been recognized as a Leader (Category A) in developing a strong startup ecosystem in the state by Government of India. This has been a steep progression from its previous…

08 Sep

40 Bengal-bound exotic animals seized in Assam

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The Assam police on Thursday, September 8, 2022 seized 40 exotic animals from two Delhi-registered SUVs that travelled from the Mizoram-Myanmar border and were bound for Siliguri in northern West Bengal. This was the biggest seizure of smuggled exotic animals in Assam. The animals included joeys or baby wallabies, chimpanzees, monkeys and tortoises. “The Rangiya police intercepted the vehicles following a tip-off and detained two people after finding the rare animals packed in cages. The two said they travelled from the Mizoram-Myanmar border and were heading for Siliguri for delivering the consignment,” Hitesh Chandra Roy, the Superintendent of Police of Kamrup district…

07 Sep

Active Covid cases in India decline

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India saw a single day rise of 5,379 coronavirus infections, taking the tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,44,72,241.Active Covid cases have declined to 50,594, while the death toll has climbed to 5,28,057 with 27 fatalities, including 11 deaths reconciled by Kerala.A decline of 1,742 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.According to the ministry, 213.91 crore doses of Covid vaccines have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive.

07 Sep

Ramesh hits back at Himanta Biswa Sarma after ‘go to Pakistan’ remark

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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh and Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday engaged in banter over Assam Chief Minister's remark that Congress should go to Pakistan for 'Bharat Jodo Yatra'. The senior Congress leader said that Sarma was 'boyish and immature and that he has to keep making such remarks to prove his loyalty. "I don't take Assam CM seriously, because he has to prove his loyalty every day after having been a part of Congress for 20-25 years. He's a recent migrant to the BJP, so he has to make outrageous statements every day," Ramesh quipped.Reacting to Ramesh's barb, Sarma said he didn't…

07 Sep

Congress writes to minorities’ panel to probe madrasa demolition

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Congress leaders from Assam wrote to the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) on Tuesday, urging it to investigate the demolition of a madrasa in Assam’s Bongaigaon area and ensure justice for its 224 students. The Congress legislators in their letter said that the district administration did not give enough time to the 224 residential students of the madrasa, of who most were minors, to vacate the premises. They also alleged in the letter that it was an act of inhumanity towards these students and such an unlawful action denied them the right to education. The letter added the madrasa had…

06 Sep

Shah to discuss roadmap for 144 identified LS seats

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With an eye on the 2024 elections, BJP chief JP Nadda and senior leader Amit Shah will hold a brainstorming session Tuesday with key party leaders to draw a roadmap for winning the 144 Lok Sabha seats it could not in previous elections.The list includes constituencies where the BJP came second or third in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, and also some which the party has never won.The party divided these seats into clusters and appointed one Union minister as their in-charge.Another set of ministers was sent to assess the political situation by visiting all assembly segments within these constituencies,…

06 Sep

Raina retires from all forms of cricket

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Former India batter Suresh Raina on Tuesday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, a move that makes him eligible for competing in overseas T20 leagues.The 35-year-old had followed M S Dhoni into international retirement on August 15, 2020.He continued playing the IPL in 2021 but was released by Chennai Super Kings ahead of the 2022 season."It has been an absolute honour to represent my country & state UP. I would like to announce my retirement from all formats of cricket," Raina tweeted while thanking the BCCI, Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association and CSK.Since an active India or domestic player…

06 Sep

Assam govt declares ‘garden holiday’ on Karam Puja

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The Assam government declared a 'garden' holiday in the tea gardens of the state on the occasion of Karam Puja of the tea tribes and adivasis on Tuesday.The state government in its order said the holiday will be applicable only in the tea gardens of the state.According to the instructions, the garden workers will work on any other holiday or weekly day of rest, which will be decided by the respective tea garden management.Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma wished the people of tea-tribe and adivasi community of the state on the occasion of the festival.