JP Nadda calls Congress leaders ‘political tourists’ in 2nd wave

The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has condemned the statement of BJP national president JP Nadda that Congress leaders are “political tourists”.

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After 72 days, Mizoram begins unlocking

After being under strict lockdown for 72 days due to the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Mizoram government began to relax a number of stringent guidelines from 4 am on Wednesday.

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No cases of Delta Plus variant in Assam so far: RMRC

The Regional Medical Research Centre for Northeast region (ICMR-RMRC, Dibrugarh) in Lahowal stated that no case of the Covid-19 Delta Plus variant has been detected in the state to date.

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Three govt officials among six held by Assam CM special vigilance cell for graft

Chief Minister Special Vigilance Cell, Assam, on Tuesday arrested six persons, including three government officials, on charges of misappropriation of over Rs 25 lakh meant for construction of roads in Mandia development block under the Baghbar legislative constituency in lower Assam’s Barpeta district.

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Heavy rains lash northeast as monsoon picks up pace

Monsoon has gathered pace in the northeast as Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh is being lashed by heavy to very heavy rain since Tuesday.

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SOP soon on uniform Covid management in Assam hospitals

The state health department rolled out a slew of uniform measures for Covid management in government hospitals after 12 deaths on a single day were reported on Monday at the premier Gauhati Medical College Hospital. The deaths came as a big blow to the health department, especially since the positivity rate in the state had dipped to almost 2.01% for a while.

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Vax crisis on, 83% of jab sites closed in Assam

People are returning dejected from Covid vaccination centres (CVCs) across the state as there is an acute shortage of doses. The daily vaccination numbers have dropped drastically from the three lakh figure at the beginning of the inoculation drive on June 21 to about 30,000 now.

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Over 7,000 hit by floods in 2 Assam districts

Over 7,000 people, including 1,877 children of 96 villages in Assam’s two eastern districts—Dhemaji and Dibrugarh have been hit by flood in the last 24 hours.

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Sikkim: 3 Army jawans killed, 3 critically injured as truck falls into gorge

Three Army jawans were killed and three other soldiers critically injured when a truck they were travelling in fell into a gorge in East Sikkim on Wednesday, police said.

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Ensure Covid jab for all above 18 years in Assam: JP Nadda

BJP national president JP Nadda has directed the chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and the newly-appointed state party president Bhabesh Kalita to take Covid-19 vaccination as a mission and ensure vaccination of everyone above 18 years of age.

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Man arrested for 'raping' 16-year-old in Satgaon area

City police arrested a man on Monday night for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl in Satgaon area on Sunday. The accused was arrested on the basis of an FIR lodged by the victim's parents.

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26% unaware of oral cavity cancer screening: Survey

26.8% of the respondents who participated in a survey on awareness of oral cavity or mouth cancer, conducted by city-based Dr. B Borooah Cancer Institute (BBCI), has never heard about oral cavity cancer screening for its early detection.

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Congress's Assam unit to get its new chief this week: Senior leader

The opposition Congress in Assam will get its new state president this week, a senior leader said on Tuesday, nearly two months after Ripun Bora resigned from the post, owning responsibility for the party's drubbing in the March-April Assembly polls.

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Chargesheet against 36 in Hojai doctor assault case

A 56-page charge-sheet was filed in the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hojai, on Tuesday against 36 accused in the doctor assault case that took place in central Assam's Hojai district, about 170 km from Guwahati, on June 1.

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Hindu-Muslim population growth rate difference dangerous, says Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said the increasing difference in the decadal growth rates of Muslim and Hindu population in Assam, as reflected in the last two censuses, was “dangerous” for which he wants to take along intellectuals and socio-political groups from the minority community in the state’s plans for population control measures.

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Boat-clinic brings healthcare to Brahmaputra islands

Hundreds of villages scattered along the Brahmaputra and its islands have not been getting basic facilities of healthcare for long because of inaccessibility. The recurrent threats of floods make them even more remote.

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12 Covid deaths in 24 hours at Guwahati hospital; lack of vaccination, low O2 saturation blamed

The death of 12 Covid patients on Monday at the premier Gauhati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) came as a blow to the state health department at a time when the positivity rate in the state had dropped to 2.01%.

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Hopeful of resolving border dispute with Assam: Conrad K Sangma

Chief minister Conrad K Sangma has said he was hopeful of making progress towards finding a permanent solution to the long-pending Meghalaya-Assam border disputes, especially with a new dispensation at the helm of affairs in the neighbouring state.

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Chandrapur locals protest shifting of dumping ground

The local residents of Chandrapur have strongly opposed and condemned the shifting of the city's garbage dumping site from Boragaon in West Guwahati to the newly-chosen site in Chandrapur in the eastern suburbs of the city, where a significant portion of the landscape still remains virgin, fearing the move will affect the biodiversity of the area.

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Assam power department collected Rs 12 crore fine last month

The Assam power department has collected nearly Rs 12 crore as fine from different stakeholders/ factories/ individuals in the past one month for non-payment of electricity consumption bill.

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Assam: 45-year-old man jailed for sexual assault of minor

A 45-year-old man has been arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act for "sexually assaulting" a nine-year-old girl in Assam's Baksa district. The district falls under Bodoland Territorial Region.

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Recovery rate in Mizoram low due to rigid discharge protocol: IMA

Indian Medical Association (IMA) Mizoram state branch attributed the low recovery rate of Covid-19 infected people in Mizoram to the state government's refusal to change the Covid-19 discharge protocol. Mizoram's recovery rate was 78.21% as against 96.80% in India as on Monday.

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Covid-19: Spike in number of infected children in Dibrugarh

Dibrugarh district has witnessed a spike in the number of children infected with Covid-19 during the second wave of the Covid pandemic.

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Children comprise 12% of cases in Assam in second wave

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Assam: Ease hours stretched, city buzz returns; districts still under vigil

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Vaccines in poor supply, 50% jab centres closed in Assam

Shortage of vaccines has forced the state government to reduce the number of operational vaccination centres by 50% from the 2,000 CVCs (Covid vaccination centres) earmarked for the mega inoculation drive on June 21.

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Gauhati HC directs legal body to provide relief to needy in Nagaon district

The Gauhati high court has directed secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Nagaon, to provide immediate relief in the form of food and other daily needs to families of marginalized and daily wage workers residing in the central Assam district.

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Guwahati: Private rehab units prepare road maps to fight drug menace

A total of 32 private drug rehabilitation centres in Guwahati have prepared a road map to assist the government in the fight against drugs. A proposal of eight significant points will be submitted before chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in next three-four days.

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Assam logs 1,523 new Covid-19 cases, 37 deaths

Assam’s Covid-19 positivity rate went up to 2.76% on Sunday, though the total number of active cases dropped to 1,523 due to lesser testing.

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Delta strain may not give Assam respite from second wave in July

Assam may not get total respite from the second wave of Covid-19 in July.This was stated by health officials following detection of Delta virus in many samples collected randomly from various parts of the state.

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Market rush puts safety norms to test on eve of lockdown in 3 Assam districts

Ahead of the week-long lockdown in three districts of Assam, starting Monday, people made a beeline for markets and shops in three districts of Assam, scrambling to buy essentials and much more and putting social distancing and Covid norms to the test, the reason the lockdown had to be imposed in the first place in a bid to control the spread of the virus.

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Centre okays Rs 1,536 crore for Assam MSMEs

The Centre has sanctioned over Rs 1,536 crore for the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Assam under Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan to help out this worst pandemic-hit sector from the crisis.

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Assam unlikely to get respite from Covid second wave in July

Assam may not get total respite from the second wave of Covid-19 in July. This was stated by health officials following detection of delta virus in many samples collected randomly from various parts of the state.

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Hundreds of fish found dead in Guwahati pond

Hundreds of fish have been found dead in Dighalipukhuri in Guwahati suspectedly due to depletion of oxygen level in the pond, a fishery department spokesperson said on Sunday.

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Don’t practice communal politics in Assam: Akhil Gogoi to CM

Jailed activist Akhil Gogoi, granted parole for two days by an NIA court, has said that he was “aware of all the conspiracies that are being hatched against him” and appealed to Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for ensuring that the norms of traditional democracy are sustained.

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Assam: Case against ASP for ‘bribe’ demand

Assam Police have registered a suo moto case against an additional superintendent of police (ASP) in Bongaigaon district for allegedly demanding a bribe from a jailed businessman.

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Assam: Lights go off for showbiz in Covid pandemic

The film industry in Assam is staring at huge losses ever since curtains came down on cinema halls nearly 15 months ago in the wake of the rapid spread of Covid-19 forcing hall owners to shut down their business temporarily.

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Delta variant may have turned second wave deadlier: Experts

The second wave of Covid-19 may have taken a deadlier turn in Assam mainly due to the presence of the Delta variant, health experts said.

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Assam plans to home-deliver contraceptives in 8 districts

The National Health Mission (NHM), Assam, is rolling out a slew of measures, including home delivery of contraceptives and higher incentives for male and female sterilisation, in eight select districts for the forthcoming World Population Day on July 11.

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Assam hails home guard who refused drug mafia’s bribe

When home guard Borsing Bey seized a consignment of drugs worth Rs12 crore by turning down a huge bribe amount in Assam’s Karbi Anglong recently, little did he know that his honesty would pay rich dividends and fulfil his dream of becoming a policeman.

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Assam’s ‘leteku’ exported to Dubai

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Sarbananda Sonowal may get inducted in Union ministry; Congress gears up for possible Majuli bypoll

The state Congress has shifted its focus on Majuli, with speculation gaining ground that the former chief minister, Sarbananda Sonowal, who represents this riverine constituency, is likely to be inducted in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet in the expected expansion on June 30.

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Delta variant may have turned second wave deadlier in Assam: Experts

In the last 15 days, out of the 66 samples tested for the new variant, about 70% were found positive with the delta virus. The rest were detected to be the lesser virulent Kappa variant. Health minister Keshab Mahanta urged people to exercise restraint, even as the state government is set to adopt stricter restrictions in several districts that have been tagged 'Red' due to the continuous spread of the virus.

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Assam: National Health Mission rolls out slew of measures for population control

After the CM expressed serious concern for population control, particularly among immigrant Muslims in the state, the National Health Mission Assam is rolling out slew of measures for the upcoming World Population Day on July 11, including home delivery of contraceptives and of higher incentives for male and female sterilization in eight select districts.

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Homeguard appointed constable in Assam Police for refusing bribe

On ‘International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking’ observed on June 26 every year, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma honoured and rewarded a home guard, Borsing Bey, with an appointment as a constable in Assam Police for display of honesty when he refused bribe from drug dealers and seized a consignment of methamphetamine drugs valued at Rs 12 crore from a bus in Karbi Anglong.

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Ex-armyman among 3 held with drugs from Silchar hotel

Three persons, including a retired armyman, were arrested along with drugs from a hotel in Silchar.

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Assam: Re-examine answer sheets, says special court

A special court in Assam on Friday granted permission for re-examination of the answer sheets of the combined competitive exams (CCE) conducted by the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) in 2013.

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NGT directs Assam, OIL to file counter affidavits

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Assam government and Oil India Limited to file counter affidavits in relation to the petition challenging the environment clearance granted to OIL allegedly in violation of the Environmental Impact Assessment Notification, 2006.

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Gogoi Akhil granted permission by NIA court to meet family

A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Guwahati has granted permission to Raijor Dal MLA from Sivasagar legislative constituency Akhil Gogoi, who is currently in judicial custody, to meet his family members in upper Assam's Jorhat district.

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Total lockdown in three Assam districts and 1 subdivision from Monday

Assam on Friday declared total lockdown in three districts — Biswanath, Marigaon and Goalpara — and one subdivision (Bokakhat) of Golaghat district for a week from Monday as these places have 247 hotspot areas that have reported more than 10 new Covid-19 cases each every day in the last seven days.

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Egret nests destroyed over ‘Covid-19’ plaint in northern Assam’s Udalguri district

A nesting hub of egrets in Tangla town in northern Assam’s Udalguri district has been destroyed by the local administration in the breeding season, citing a complaint based on an ‘apprehension theory’ that bird droppings spread Covid-19. Hundreds of egret chicks were killed when the trees were axed.

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Prohibitory orders clamped in Tinsukia district to check the spread of infection

The Tinsukia district administration has clamped prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC which bans gathering of five or more people at one place. The order, issued with an aim to contain the spread of Covid-19, also prohibits taking out any procession, dharna, rally without permission of the authorities.

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Review rates for Covid treatment in private hospitals, Gauhati HC tells govt

The Gauhati High Court has directed the state government to reconsider the rates fixed by it for the treatment of Covid-19 patients in private hospitals, including the rates of single cabins, after hearing a petition filed by the Advocates' Association of Indigenous Rights of Assamese (AAIRA).

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Raise allocation of ventilators to northeast, Gaurav Gogoi urges Harsh Vardhan

Congress's Kaliabor MP Gaurav Gogoi has written to Union health minister Harsh Vardhan for raising the allocation of ventilators to the northeastern states, citing "discernible inequity" in allocation of ventilators while alleging "slanted treatment" to the region by the central government.

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Assam declares total lockdown in 3 districts and 1 sub-division from Monday

Assam on Friday declared total lockdown in three districts—Biswanath, Marigaon and Goalpara and Bokakhat sub-division in Golaghat district for a week from Monday, which contain 247 hotspot areas that have reported more than 10 new Covid-19 cases every day in last seven days.

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Assam: CM Himanta assures rape-murder victim's kin of speedy justice

Assam chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Friday assured of speedy justice to the parents of a nine-year-old girl who was allegedly raped and murdered in Morigaon district a few days ago.

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Panel to identify 9 elephant corridors at Kaziranga park

The Assam government has decided to constitute a committee to make an on-the-spot verification of the areas for delineation of nine elephants corridors in the Unesco world heritage site of Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR).

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Assam boards to do away with announcement of rank holders this time

With the new evaluation strategy without tests almost ready, the Assam state boards are set to do away with the system of announcing the names of 10 rankholders in Class X and XII board examinations this year.

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Assam: Barak Valley to get four-lane road under Bharatmala project

A four-lane road from Cachar’s Ramnagar to Churaibari in Karimganj district in south Assam will be constructed soon under the Bharatmala Pariyojana (Bharatmala Project), a senior official of the Cachar district administration said on Thursday.

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