572g heroin seized, 2 arrested in Assam

Two persons have been arrested and 572 gm heroin seized from their possession in Assam's Karbi Anglong district, police said on Tuesday.

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Assam: Woman stripped, paraded in Barpeta

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Northeast’s first serological testing for Covid antibody begins

The CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology (NEIST) has started serological testing for antibody for SARS-CoV-2 in Jorhat — the first time this is being done in the northeast.

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Guwahati gets northeast’s first kids-only Covid facility

Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday inaugurated the northeast’s first Covid unit only for children at the Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital (MMCH).

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Assam: FIR against doctor after Nalbari girl dies of ‘lack of treatment’

An FIR has been filed against a doctor of Nalbari Civil Hospital after a four-year-old baby girl died allegedly due to medical negligence, which prompted the Nalbari district administration to order an inquiry into the incident.

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Assam to send report to Centre for ST status for six ethnic communities: CM Sarbananda Sonowal

The Assam government would send to the Centre soon the report of the Group of Ministers (GoM) constituted for preparation of modalities for granting of ST status to the six ethnic communities of the state, said chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal.

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Petition in Gauhati HC against delay in implementation of Bodo Accord

Coronated Bodo prince Prithviraj Narayan Dev Mech and IIT graduate Thulunga Basumatary — two mediators of the Bodo peace accord signed in January — have moved Gauhati high court, accusing the Centre and the state government for failing to implement the pact in “letter and spirit”.

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Assam: Locals object to cremation of Covid-19 patient in Nagaon

Locals in central Assam’s Nagaon district denied the cremation of a Covid-19 patient late on Saturday, compelling the authorities to take the body back to the hospital morgue. The 60-year-old man was later cremated at another crematorium on Sunday.

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Northeast’s first Covid hospital for children at MMCH

Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday inaugurated northeast’s first Covid unit exclusively for children at the Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital (MMCH).​

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Assam wants ST status for 6 ethnic communities: CM

The Assam government wants to accord Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to six ethnic communities and will soon send the report of a Group of Ministers (GoM) formed to suggest the modalities to the Centre, chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal has said.

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Assam to charge patients for cabins, quick RT-PCR results

The sustained outflow of funds from the coffers for Covid-19 management for five months now has forced the Assam government to bring some free services under chargeable domain. However, life-saving drugs will continue to be provided free of cost.

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Covid-19: Assam cases cross 1 lakh, need for oxygen support spiking

Assam’s cumulative Covid-19 count crossed the one lakh-mark on Friday, five months after the first case was reported in Silchar. However, while 80% of them have already recovered, the number of active patients slipping into critical condition requiring oxygen support has increased over the period.

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Clear reduced school fees till September: Gauhati HC

Stepping in to provide parity between private schools and parents of students over a state government notification enforcing a 25% cut in monthly fees from May till physical and formal opening of schools, the Gauhati high court has ordered that fees payable at reduced rates should be paid on time, minimum up to September.

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Assam to witness low-key Muharram with no 'tazia' procession

Assam will witness a low-key Muharram on Sunday, with no “tazia” procession and a gathering of not more than 20 people allowed at one place.

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Assam's cumulative Covid-19 count crosses one-lakh mark

Assam’s cumulative Covid-19 count crossed the one lakh mark on Friday, five months after the first case was reported in Silchar. While 80% of them have already recovered, the number of active patients slipping into critical condition requiring oxygen support has increased over the period.

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PMAYG deadline rush triggers infection fears at Aadhaar centres in Assam

The desire to own a concrete house under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Gramin (PMAYG) has compelled hundreds of people to throng Aadhaar enrollment centres in the state, risking their lives amid an ongoing pandemic.

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Assam to open govt-run schools, colleges from September 15 as trial run

The ministry of home affairs in its guidelines of unlock 4.0 issued on Saturday, has said that “schools and colleges, educational and coaching institutes will continue to remain closed for students and regular class activity up to September 30.”

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‘Govt negligence towards paper mills will hit them in 2021 polls’

Two paper mill unions on Friday slammed the BJP government, accusing it of betraying the trust of the people of Assam by neither reviving the mills nor paying the dues and salaries of the employees.

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Students’ body wants Assam University to defer final semester exam

The Cachar district committee of the All India Democratic Students’ Organisation sent a memorandum to the vice chancellor of Assam University, Dilip Chandra Nath, seeking postponement of the final semester examinations scheduled for September owing to the Covid-19 situation of Assam.

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Assam eases curbs for govt staff, bankers on Saturdays

The Assam government on Friday partially relaxed lockdown restrictions on working Saturdays across the state to allow movement of employees of all central and state government departments, PSUs, banks and essential services to attend office.

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Almost 50% cast ballots in Mizoram village elections

Elections to the village council and local councils (urban local bodies within Aizawl municipal corporation area) passed off peacefully on Thursday with many people stepping out to exercise their franchise, despite the pandemic.

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Re-elected AGP chief, Atul Bora says eyes set on 2021

Atul Bora was re-elected as Asom Gana Parishad’s president during its general council meeting on Thursday, despite a local court stopping the meet saying it will violate Covid-19 norms of the state. The party, however, said they received the court’s order after the event got over.

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Assam: RT-PCR testing of teachers put on hold due to scarcity of kits

Scarcity of testing kits has brought RT-PCR tests of teachers to a halt in several districts of Assam.

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Nod to 78 new UDAN routes, with special focus on northeast

The Union ministry of civil aviation has approved 78 new routes under the fourth round of Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) — Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) — to further enhance the connectivity to remote and regional areas of the country, with special focus on the northeastern.​

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Archana Mahanta, who took Assamese folk music to new heights, dies at 72

Legendary Assamese singer Archana Mahanta, who along with her husband late Khagen Mahanta took Assamese folk music to new heights and treated audiences for decades, passed away in a city hospital on Thursday after prolonged illness. She was 72.

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ILP renewals to resume in Arunachal from September 1

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Technical snag suspends Guwahati ropeway services

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Viral disease among cattle hits milk yield in Assam

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NPF body to take Naga peace process forward

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Will violate protocol: Court stops AGP meeting

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Former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi tests Covid-19 positive, admitted to GMCH

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‘Assam may lose 3,600-crore/year in remittances as migrants return’

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Assam completes 20 lakh coronavirus tests

Assam has completed 20 lakh cumulative tests for Covid-19 so far, even as the fatality figure increased to 260 with the death of eight more patients on Tuesday.

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Assam artistes take anti-CAA route to join politics ahead of polls

Over 60 frontline members of Assam’s artiste fraternity, who had lent their voices to the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act movement in the state riding on All Assam Students’ Union (Aasu) seven months ago, on Tuesday split into two to join Congress and BJP ahead of the assembly election.

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Ex-Assam CM Tarun Gogoi tests positive for coronavirus

Former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi said on Wednesday that he has been diagnosed with Covid-19.

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Manipur’s first transwoman doc symbol of hope for Nupi Maanbis

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Covid takes sheen off transgender-run parlour biz in Imphal

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IIT Guwahati research on Covid-19 detection sensor to be presented at BRICS conclave in September

A research carried out by IIT Guwahati scholar Sayantan Sinha on a sensor which can detect the Covid-19 virus will be showcased at the BRICS-Young Scientist Conclave (YSC)-2020 to be organized by Russia in September.

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‘Assam has sanctioned credit to the tune of Rs 1.6k crore for MSMEs’

The Assam government has sanctioned credit to the tune of Rs 1,648.218 crore for the MSME sector to bail them out during the current sluggish economy owing the the coronavirus-induced lokcdown.

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Assam: Man held with elephant tusks in Chirang

Chirang Police on Sunday arrested a suspected animal body parts trader and seized two elephant tusks from him.

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Guwahati’s long wait for ropeway over Brahmaputra finally comes to an end

India’s largest river-crossing ropeway across the Brahmaputra river was opened to public on Monday, nearly 11 years after work started on it.

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Atmanirbhar Bharat will get accomplishment through Atmanirbhar Assam: Sarbananda Sonowal

The Assam government has sanctioned a credit to the tune of Rs 1,648.218 crore for the MSME sector to bail them out during the current sluggish economy owing to the coronavirus-induced lockdown.

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Covid in Assam: Lack of kits brings down testing to 18,000 a day

Covid-19 tests in Assam went down by almost 50% to around 18,000 on Sunday because of scarcity of test kits, even as the state continues to record over 1,000 cases every day.

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AAEU, Congress protest against bid to privatise Guwahati airport

The Airports Authority Employees’ Union (AAEU) and Congress staged protests outside Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) Airport here on Monday, opposing the Centre’s move to privatise Guwahati airport.

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Amidst pandemic, Gauhati University finalizes SOP for conducting exams

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BJP welcomes Centre’s move to privatise Guwahati airport

The BJP’s Assam unit on Sunday welcomed the Centre’s move to privatise the Guwahati airport, even as opposition parties strongly criticised the move. The Union Cabinet had last week approved leasing out the Jaipur, Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram airports.

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Covid positivity rate surges to 6.8% in Assam

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Covid-19: Sero survey launched in 9 Assam districts

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Assam Congress yet to receive high command instructions for pre-poll alliance

All India Congress Committee (AICC) has so far not given any instructions to the state unit of the party to explore any possible alliance to fight the coming assembly election scheduled next year.

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Jorhat woman demands justice for son who died in Army custody

A 60-year-old woman, whose only son died in Army custody in June this year, has launched an indefinite hunger strike at the Borholla area of Jorhat district, demanding punishment to the guilty Army men.

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Protest against extraction of stones from Diyung river

In protest against extraction of stones from the Diyung river in Dima Hasao district, residents of several villages like Boro-Waphu, Kelolo, Pura, Longma, Borohaflong, N Leikul, Longma II staged a sit-in protest below the Dayang Railway bridge from 11 am to 4 pm on Friday.

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KMSS to launch party to contest polls in 2021, Akhil Gogoi to be CM face

The Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) on Saturday announced that it will launch a political party to fight the upcoming Assam elections, and its jailed leader Akhil Gogoi will be the chief ministerial candidate.

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Assam: Sanitize all schools before September 1, teachers urge govt

In wake of the threat posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Assam State Primary Teachers’ Association appealed to the state government to sanitise all educational institutions before teachers rejoin their duties on September 1.

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Couple dies by suicide over loan dues in western Assam’s Dhubri district

Fed up with financial constraints, a married couple of western Assam’s Dhubri district allegedly died by suicide by setting themselves on fire using kerosene. They have left behind a 4-year-old boy.

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Contraband worth lakhs seized across Assam

Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel of NF Railway have recovered several consignments of contraband items from stations and trains of NF Railway zone in the last two days.

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Assam plans to start paid services for nCoV patients in govt hospitals

The Assam health department is mulling paid services for Covid patients in government hospitals of the state as it believes that offering treatment free of cost may not be possible for a long time without central assistance.

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Assam: KMSS to float new political party to fight 2021 Assam election

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Assam mulls paid services for Covid patients in govt hospitals

The Assam health department is mulling paid services for Covid patients in government hospitals of the state as it believes that offering treatment free of cost may not be possible for a long time without central assistance.

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Six cyber frauds held in Assam, cash seized

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Activists urge Himanta Biswa Sarma to include sanitary pads in flood relief kit

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AGP to stay with BJP, focus on strengthening regionalism

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Assam: Woman dies after ‘hospitals refuse admission on pretext of Covid’

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Expedite work of Dibrugarh sports complex: Assam CM

Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal, while reviewing the progress of construction work of the multipurpose sports complex at Khanikar in Dibrugarh on Thursday, directed officials to expedite work to ensure its completion within the given timeline.

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One dead, 20 in hospital after having chickpeas

One person died and at least 20 people were hospitalised with “severe complications” after consuming “poisoned” bootma (chickpeas) at Bezara near Baihata Chariali in Kamrup district, about 20 km from Guwahati, on Thursday.

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Conflicting opinions in Congress over poll alliance with AIUDF

Congress in Assam has decided to stitch a pre-poll alliance with all anti-BJP parties but is riddled with conflicting internal opinions over Badruddin Ajmal-led AIUDF as a choice to partner with in the coming assembly election scheduled next year. The new assembly has to be elected before May 31.

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Focus on ramping up testing in Dibrugarh, Tinsukia: Assam CM

Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday asked health authorities to focus on more testing in the two upper Assam districts of Dibrugarh and Tinsukia in wake of the rise in Covid-19 cases.

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Students take up online internships for lockdown work experience

The trend of college and even school students taking up summer internships may have been disrupted by the pandemic but tech-savvy students have worked around the difficulties by opting for virtual internships with top companies.

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New political parties will only divide the anti-BJP vote bank: Ranjeet Kumar Dass

The BJP and Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) has welcomed the first step taken by influential student organization All Assam Students' Union (Aasu) and leading student-youth body Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) to float a new political party ahead of the 2021 assembly polls, though with different motives.

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NPF pulls out of forum after Naga talks ‘stalemate’

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Assam polls: Final electoral rolls on January 15 next year

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Online drive in city for cycling to stay fit and break chain of virus

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Many areas in city flooded after 3-hr rain

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Over 40 Army men donate plasma for Covid-19 treatment in Assam

Responding to the Assam government’s request, over 40 personnel of Gajraj Corps of Indian Army who have recently recovered from Covid-19 donated their blood plasma at Tezpur Medical College for treatment of other patients.

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Assam to give scooties to 22,000 girl students

Unveiling two flagship programmes in the poll-bound state, Assam education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday announced to give scooties to 22,000 girl students who secured first division marks in this year’s Class 12 state board examinations and opened up recruitment for posts of over 14,000 high, ME and LP school teachers along with provincilastion of nearly 4,000 existing teachers.

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Baghjan gas well capped after 83 days, operations start to douse fire

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Stay alert over infiltration: CM to Dhubri residents

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Cong hit by internal fights 8 months ahead of polls

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Virtual folk concert to raise funds for Assam’s artistes

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Guwahati buses return, many flout Covid norms

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BJP & allies will win 100+ seats in Assam polls: Dass

The ruling BJP in Assam on Monday pitched its tent to prepare for the assembly election early next year with strong claims that the party and its allies will retain power by winning more than 100 seats in the 126-member assembly.

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