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A professor from the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, Mihir Kumar Purkait, was awarded the prestigious Abdul Kalam Technology Innovation National Fellowship by the Indian National Academy of Engineering on August 30, a statement by IIT-G on Wednesday informed.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of heavy rainfall in Assam and Meghalaya from Wednesday till October 5 by issuing an “yellow” alert, which may deteriorate the flood situation in Assam.
Congress leaders and workers clashed with the police on Wednesday when they were leading a protest march against the SI (sub-inspector) recruitment scam leading to the arrest of at least 400 people. The Assam Congress has demanded the resignation of chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal. The question paper leak in the SI entrance exam has become an issue for political opponents ahead of the assembly election due early next year.
A businessman from Assam’s Karbi Anglong district, who was arrested for his involvement in rhino horn smuggling two days ago, told Kaziranga National Park authorities on Wednesday that he had sold a broken piece of horn to a former MLA in Nagaland in August.
The upcoming Durga Puja may see fewer animal sacrifices this year to avoid crowding at temples in view of the raging Covid-19 pandemic.
Congress leaders and workers clashed with the police on Wednesday when they were leading a protest march against the SI (sub-inspector) recruitment scam leading to the arrest of at least 400 people. The Assam Congress has demanded the resignation of chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal.
The upcoming Durga Puja may see fewer animal sacrifices this year to avoid crowding at temples in view of the raging pandemic.
Chairman and managing director (CMD) of Oil India Limited (OIL) Sushil Chandra Mishra said on Tuesday that it would take another eight weeks to kill the Baghjan gas well in Tinsukia district, which exploded on June 9 following a blowout.
The Assam government has decided to create more food for animals in the wild to prevent them from coming out their habitats which frequently results in man-animal conflicts. The government has identified elephant concentrated areas as high priority area.
Assam MP Dilip Saikia, who was named national general secretary of BJP on Tuesday, said “formation of regional party does not mean emergence of strong regionalism”.
The Assam unit of Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh (BGP), the national social organisation of Indian Gorkhas, has expressed their resentment over their non-inclusion as one of the indigenous communities of Assam in the Clause 6 report by Assam’s chief secretary Kumar Sanjay Krishna.
The Assam government has intelligence inputs that some leaders and cadre of the now-disbanded National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB), who are possibly unhappy with the Bodo Territorial Region (BTR) Accord signed in January last, may form renegade groups to achieve the unfinished objective of secession of Bodo-inhabited areas of Assam from India.
Assam has carried out over 2 lakh Covid tests since Monday to detect hidden positive patients and stop the disease from spreading ahead of the festive season.
More than a week after the lid was blown off a mega government job racket in the state, police have found that there could be at least two groups at work — one allegedly led by former DIG PK Dutta and the other led by a BJP leader Diban Deka — each having their own modus operandi.
Almost 3.17 lakh people were affected in 13 districts as Assam was hit by the third wave of floods.
Assam Congress on Monday staged a protest march to the Raj Bhavan here against the farm bills.
Patients in Assam can be sent home for home isolation if they test Covid-positive in a private hospital only after their health status is recorded and the district administration gives its nod.
Dozens of theatre actors joined the BJP in Assam on Monday with the hope to revive their industry which has been severely hit by the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns caused by it.
Arunachal Pradesh, one of the most picturesque states and a favourite destination of domestic and international tourists, is planning to roll out the red carpet for visitors after October.
Patients in Assam can be sent home for home isolation if they test Covid positive in a private hospital only after their health status is recorded and the district administration gives its nod.
Assam Congress on Monday staged a protest march to Raj Bhawan in Guwahati against the farm bills.
Earthquakes measuring 4.2 and 5.5 on the Richter scale have jolted two districts of Mizoram more than 100 times in the past three months. Experts fear this might just be a prelude to a major disaster in the state.
The mushrooming of regional political parties will pose no threat to BJP in the upcoming assembly elections to be held in Assam next year, state BJP president Ranjeet Kumar Dass said on Sunday.
Two forest staffers of Kaziranga National Park and three social workers associated with various wildlife protection and conservation activities in the national park, who had been arrested earlier, have now confessed to their involvement in rhino horn smuggling. Sources said that according to their confession they have been involved with the illegal trade since 2018.
The Assam health department has decided to conduct three lakh tests in the next three days after the state government’s drive to get more people to come forward for voluntary testing did not receive the desired response.
Seven rhino horn smugglers were arrested at Kaziranga National Park in two separate incidents on Friday. Forest staff said the arrested persons were infamous smugglers in the state and were involved with the illegal trade since 2016.
The election to the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), which has been put on hold due to Covid-19, is likely to be held only after the State Election Commission (SEC) has a first-hand ground experience of how the EC conducts the three-phase assembly election in Bihar between October 28 and November 7 under the pandemic condition.
Assam will be the first state in the country to allow Covid-recovered persons to enter the state without undergoing a second test on arrival.
Assam is currently engaged in clinical trial of Covid-19 treatment with combination of two drugs—baricitinib and remdesivir to reduce recovery time among patients but while number of positive cases are starting to take more time than before to double but there is an increase in number of severe cases.
A faculty of AIIMS-Delhi would soon be flying in to assess the health condition of former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi, who was shifted to ICU of Guwahati Medical College and Hospital on Thursday following post-Covid complications resulting into sudden drop in oxygen saturation level in his body.
The rise of China as an economic power in the post-Mao era, Jawaharlal Nehru’s foreign policy, the Ayodhya dispute, Gujarat riots, the 2004 elections and the UPA government are some of the topics that have been deleted from the syllabus of the 2021 boards for Class XII final exams.
Conservative estimates peg the number of heart failure patients in India at 80 lakh to 1 crore, but not many can say the difference between heart failure and heart attack. Worse, 23% of heart failure patients in India die within a year of diagnosis.
Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday distributed financial assistance of Rs 40,000 to each of 587 newly wed brides to purchase one tola of gold under the BJP-led state government’s innovative scheme to help poor parents to fulfill their dream of giving the auspicious metal as gift to their daughters on their marriage.
Days after chief minister Prem Singh Tamang's wife Krishna and some other family members tested positive for Covid-19, their son and SKM MLA Aditya has been diagnosed with the disease, state health secretary Pema T Bhutia said on Thursday.
Assam, Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh are among 14 states and Union Territories that have responded better than other states to Covid-19 pandemic with higher tests per million and commensurate positivity rate lower than the national average, said the Union health ministry.
The 22nd convocation of IIT Guwahati created history on Tuesday by opting for a virtual medal distribution ceremony instead of a physical one because of the raging pandemic. Avatars of students received their degree certificates from the avatar of the institute director virtually.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 will bring fame to India by turning it into a global education destination.
Pre-paid taxi services were launched at the Dibrugarh airport on Tuesday.
Assam Congress leaders staged demonstrations in Guwahati against the passing of farm bills and shouted slogans against the BJP-led government at the Centre.
Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday directed the chairman of the State Level Police Recruitment Board (SLPRB), Pradeep Kumar, to reconduct the written test for the posts of 597 sub-inspectors in Assam Police within a month.
I: The Centre believes that the northeastern region, which is so far the least affected by Covid-19, could become the destination for the traditional Europe-bound tourists in the post-pandemic period.
Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang's wife Krishna Rai and some of her family members have tested positive for COVID-19. In a Facebook post she said: "We made all possible efforts to keep corona at bay but unfortunately we got infected. I appeal to those who came in contact with us to get themselves tested and my close contacts to go into quarantine."
The Assam government will launch a massive house-to-house awareness campaign “Jono Jagaron” on Wednesday to accelerate voluntary testing and promote following Covid-appropriate behaviour at home, workplace, and at public places.
Sixteen more people succumbed to Covid-19 in Assam on Monday taking the death toll to 578, while 2,640 new positive cases pushed the tally to 1,59,320, health and family welfare minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
Two medium-intensity earthquakes shook Assam in quick succession early on Tuesday, officials said.
