City waste plant on track: Assam govt to NGT

Assam has completed the technical evaluation of bids for installation of solid waste processing plant in Guwahati and is examining its viability. This was informed by the state government through an affidavit before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently.

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Littered Brahmaputra sandbars raise eyebrows

A sight of the sandbars on the Brahmaputra river, extending up to several kilometres, littered with plastic waste and other garbage, including remains of immersed idols, have raised eyebrows of conservationists as well as local visitors.

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Schools to reopen, curfew to be eased as Covid cases dip

With significant improvement in Covid scene in Assam, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said he is hopeful that schools will reopen in the state from February 15.

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Second Ahom capital Habung to be tourist hotspot: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said all efforts will be undertaken by the state government to transform Habung, the erstwhile capital of the Ahoms in upper Assam’s Dhemaji district, into a grand tourist destination.

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Assam elementary schools to reopen from mid- February, curfew to be eased as Covid cases dip

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Industry eyes hike in MSME allocation in Union Budget

With over 90% of all business enterprises in northeast and Assam being under micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) category now, industry bodies have high hopes for this key sector in the Union budget.

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Assam Covid scene better, Mizoram remains a worry

One-fourth decline in daily Covid cases in Assam in last 10 days has brought a major relief amid third wave of the pandemic, but the frontier state of Mizoram remains the only state in the northeast where a surge in daily cases continues with an an alarming positivity rate.

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Dibrugarh univ gets third V-C in-charge in 12 months

Assam governor and Dibrugarh University chancellor Jagdish Mukhi has appointed registrar Prof Jiten Hazarika as the new vice-chancellor in-charge in wake of the retirement of the present vice-chancellor in-charge Prof Lila Kanta Nath.

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PM lauds Assam efforts to reduce rhino poaching during Mann Ki Baat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded the Assam government’s relentless efforts in preventing poaching of one-horned rhinos during his monthly radio address Mann ki Baat.

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Sort out Hindu foreigners’ issue: RSS chief to Sarma

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat called the attention of Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on incidents of declaring Hindus and those Bengali-speaking, in particular, living in the state as foreigners.

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Cop injured during eviction protest in Karbi Anglong

A police officer was injured after locals protesting against eviction allegedly hurled stones at the district administration officials and security personnel at Bokajan in Karbi Anglong bordering Nagaland on Sunday.

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‘Assam to frame new coal policy’

Assam cabinet ministers Jogen Mohan and Bimal Borah heard the views of the stakeholders for formulating a policy for easy import of coal in various industries of Barak Valley and export of betel nuts produced in this southern Assam area.

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Oppn waits & watches on job generation in Budget

Opposition political parties and workers’ organisations are keeping an eye on the Union Budget to corner the government on job loss during the pandemic, if it fails to bring good news on employment generation.

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BJP, AGP to fight municipal polls together, says Kalita

Assam BJP president Bhabesh Kalita, after taking stock of the organisational strength in several minority-inhabited lower Assam districts on Saturday, said the AGP and the BJP will fight the upcoming municipal polls together but left it to the district committees of the two parties to

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Murder suspect hurt in police firing during bid to escape

A man, who was arrested from a village in Patharkandi block of Karimganj district on Friday in connection with a murder case, sustained critical injuries after being shot at while he was allegedly trying to escape from police custody on Saturday.

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Move for cultivating multiple crops in rice-fallow places

The Assam Agricultural University (AAU), with technical support from the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), has successfully tested four cropping systems by cultivating green pea, mustard, potato and lentil after sali (kharif) rice in six districts.

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Arunachal boy not kidnapped by PLA, claims China daily

China’s state-run Global Times has reported that Miram Taron (17) of Arunachal Pradesh was “not kidnapped” by the PLA but was temporarily detained after he strayed across the unmarked border and later repatriated in accordance with the practice between the two countries.

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Cachar DC awarded with CM’s Karmashree award

After the ECI’s “Best Electoral Practices Award for Voters Education and Electoral Participation,” Cachar district deputy commissioner Keerthi Jalli has been honoured with CM’s “Karmashree” award for excellence in public administration for the year 2019-20 when she was the deputy

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GMCH files FIR against 3 APDCL staff over fake medical bills

Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on Friday lodged an FIR against three Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) employees alleging fraud in medical reimbursement bills.The accused employees are Hiteswar Das, Surjyakanta Boro and Debajoit Konwar.

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HC seeks Centre’s reply over green act flout in Dehing Patkai

The Gauhati high court has asked the central government to clear its stand on why no measures have been taken to implement the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.

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Assam CM to meet RSS chief Bhagwat in Silchar

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will meet Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat in Silchar on January 30. Bhagwat is currently on a four-day visit to this south Assam town and set to leave for Nagpur on January 31.

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Submit plan on waste management plant in city: HC tells govt

The Gauhati High Court, as a last opportunity, has directed the state government to submit a concrete plan before the court within 45 days as to what action has so far been taken on construction of the proposed waste management plant in Guwahati.

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‘Covid 3rd wave peaked in Assam on Jan 22’

The SUTRA mathematical model backed by the Centre to track the progression of the Covid-19 pandemic in India in its latest report has stated that the third wave has peaked in Assam on January 22, five days earlier then the predicted date.

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Elephant dies after being hit by train in Kamrup

A male elephant died after it was hit by a freight train, travelling from Guwahati to Delhi, in Assam’s Kamrup district in the early hours of Thursday. The incident took place at 2.

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Chief secy to hold public hearing on Nagaon firing incident today

Assam additional chief secretary Paban Kumar Borthakur will hold a public hearing on Friday in connection with the Nagaon police firing incident in which former All Assam Students’ Union (Aasu) worker Kirtikamal Bora was shot at by police.

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Covid deaths continue to worry health experts

Covid test positivity rate (TPR) and case numbers are declining, but higher daily Covid fatalities continue to be a worry, mostly among the patients with comorbid conditions. Daily Covid deaths were on the rise in the state since January 23 when 13 fatalities were reported in the state.

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Assam-Meghalaya land-swap deal hits satra wall

For the ruling BJP in Assam, safeguarding the Vaishnavite satras (monasteries) and namghars (prayer halls) was the prime agenda in 2021 assembly polls, where it registered a thumping win.

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Assam: Covid deaths continue to worry health experts

Covid test positivity rate (TPR) and case numbers are declining, but higher daily Covid fatalities continue to be a worry, mostly among the patients with comorbid conditions in Assam.

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Traffic won't be halted for chief minister's convoy, orders Assam govt

The Assam cabinet on Thursday decided that from now onwards, traffic on any road cannot be disrupted for the chief minister’s carcade and, if necessary, it may be halted but not for more than two minutes

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Footfall dips by 50% in NE airports after Cov test curbs

The state governments’ decision in the northeast asking for mandatory RT-PCR test reports of each passenger or Covid testing on arrival, has resulted in about a 50% decline in footfall in the NE airports since December last year.

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Start-up drones of IIT-G to fly high on Republic Day

From lending assistance during harrowing times of cyclone Amphan to helping the authorities to chalk out plans to minimise erosion through technology in Asia’s biggest riverine island Majuli in upper Assam, IIT Guwahati start-up drones will fly high in the Republic Day event in north

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Assam addl DGP, 13 others to get police medal on Republic Day

The President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service will be conferred on Assam Police additional DGP (special branch) Hiren Chandra Nath, while 13 other police officials from the state have been named for the Police Medal for Meritorious Service.

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‘Harassing innocents in name of war against drugs unacceptable’

Nilkamal Bora, father of Kirtikamal Bora (22) who was shot at by police on Saturday in Assam’s Nagaon district and is currently undergoing treatment a Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), said harassing innocent people in the name of anti-drug war is unacceptable and police should

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Kokrajhar dy commissioner Varnali Deka receives best electoral practice award

Kokrajhar deputy commissioner, IAS officer Varnali Deka — who went from door to door to identify Persons with Disability (PwD) voters, distributed combs with poll date inscribed on the handle and sanitary napkins with poll messages to women to increase their electoral participation in

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Lt-Gen Kalita first from NE to head Eastern Command as GOC-in-C

Lt-Gen Rana Pratap Kalita, an alumnus of Sainik School Goalpara, will take over as the GoC-in-C of Army’s Eastern Command at Fort Williams in Kolkata on February 1.

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Cash-strapped Assam freedom fighter chooses a life of dignity over govt aid

The 94-year-old freedom fighter, Paresh Chandra Das, who had later turned into a hardcore Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangha (RSS) pracharak and one of the founding members of BJP from Assam, has never compromised with values, ethics, ideals and self-esteem in life, said his son Bireswar Das

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Omicron: Republic Day crowd restricted to 1,200 at Khanapara

Owing to the Omicron fear, Assam will celebrate Republic Day centrally here in Guwahati with a gathering of just 1,200, that too double-dosed, at the venue at Khanapara, which has a seating capacity of around 3,000.

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Not worried about BPF in House: Boro

In politics people do not have permanent friends or foes, said United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) president Pramod Boro after CM Himanta Biswa Sarma endorsed Hagrama Mohilary’s Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) for floor coordination in state assembly ahead of Rajya Sabha polls.

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Guwahati may have crossed 3rd Covid wave peak: Experts

Assam capital Guwahati, the gateway to the northeast, might have crossed the peak of the third wave on January 18 and 19 when the overall daily positivity rate had surged beyond 20% in Kamrup (Metro) that alone logged nearly 2,000 cases or one-fourth of the state’s total cases.

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Stir over ASTU’s offline semester examination plan

Students of some constituent engineering colleges staged a massive protest in front of the Assam Science and Technology University (ASTU) here on Monday opposing the offline end-term examination for odd semesters from February 8.

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In five years, 42% of Manipur Cong MLAs switched over to BJP

Forty-two per cent of Congress legislators in poll-bound Manipur, who won in 2017, have switched over to BJP in the last five years.

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Governor Mukhi honours 18 with state civilian awards

Assam governor Jagdish Mukhi presented the state’s civilian awards to 18 recipients for their remarkable contribution in different fields at a function held here in Guwahati on Monday.

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Border row: Nagaland, Assam for ‘out-of-court’ settlement

After nearly six decades of an inter-state border row, interspersed with bloody conflicts and lying pending in the Supreme Court for over three decades, Assam and Nagaland are now on the same page for an “out-of-court settlement” to the vexed problem.

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PLA confirms ‘boy from Indian side’ in custody

China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has traced a boy in their territory, who may be 17-year-old Miram Taron, reportedly captured by the PLA somewhere near the LAC in the Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday.

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Himanta orders probe into Nagaon cop firing

Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday directed additional chief secretary Paban Kumar Borthakur to conduct an inquiry into the police firing in Nagaon district on Saturday, which left a former All Assam Students’ Union (Aasu) worker with bullet injuries, and submit his report within

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56% double vaxxed infected in Assam’s third Covid wave

Over 56% of Covid patients reported in Assam in the third wave since January 1 had taken their second dose, whereas 11.3% got vaccinated with the first dose but still turned Covid positive.

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Congress ally in 2021 election, BPF to sit next to BJP in assembly: Himanta Biswa Sarma

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Assam Baibhav award for Ratan Tata

Though Ratan Tata won’t be present at the event, he is deeply touched by the state government’s decision. “Thank you for understanding my inability to personally receive the award at the function to be held in Guwahati on January 24th and for your willingness to present it to me at a later date in Mumbai,” Tata wrote to Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in a letter.

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56% double jabbed infected in Assam's third Covid wave

Senior health department officials said the data compiled by the department has revealed that vaccination cannot prevent the infection, especially when a highly infectious variant like Omicron has already intruded into the community, but it has reduced the severity of the disease among the vaccinated.

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Concern over booster dose hesitancy in Assam

The health department has expressed concern over the reluctance by healthcare and frontline workers in the state to take the precautionary booster dose against Covid-19 despite becoming eligible for the third shot.

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Ghatowar emerges as top Congress contender for Rajya Sabha election

With opposition Congress certain of winning one of the two Rajya Sabha seats from Assam, the election to which is likely to be held in March, former Union minister and tea community leader from upper Assam Paban Singh Ghatowar has emerged as the top contender from the party.

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Covid-19: Concern over booster dose hesitancy in Assam

The health department has expressed concern over the reluctance by healthcare and frontline workers in the state to take the precautionary booster dose against Covid-19 despite becoming eligible for the third shot.

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Assam: Criminal flees from Lakhimpur hospital's Covid ward

A criminal who was caught by the police after he sustained bullet injury during an encounter in Lakhimpur district last year escaped from the Covid care ward of Lakhimpur Medical College Hospital (LMCH) early on Saturday.

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Assam: Paban Singh Ghatowar emerges as top contender from Congress for Rajya Sabha polls

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Arunachal kicks off celebrations ahead of statehood day on Feb 20

Arunachal Pradesh on Friday kicked off the month-long celebration of naming of the state 50 years ago as a Union Territory, which will culminate in the 50th statehood day on February 20 next.

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Celluloid bid to preserve Assam’s Ojapali and Deodhani dance forms

Two folk dances of Assam — Suknani Ojapali and Deodhani — will be featured in an Assamese film to be released during Durga Puja in October in a bid to create awareness about the unique but neglected art forms.

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Conrad tests +ve for Covid

Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma informed that he has tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday with “mild symptoms.” Taking to Twitter, he said, “All those who came into contact with me last few days are requested to observe their symptoms and test if necessary.

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President’s nod to probe IPS officer’s ‘graft’ case

The chief minister’s special vigilance cell, Assam, has got the President’s nod to conduct a probe against IPS officer Rounak Ali Hazarika, who is currently in jail, in connection with a disproportionate assets case.

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NGOs collecting waste face norm-flout slur

A few NGOs, engaged by the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) for primary collection of household solid waste in its jurisdiction, have been charging higher rates from the city residents flouting the civic body’s notification on user charges.

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Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma tests Covid-19 positive

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Mortality rate in third wave as low as 0.17% since Jan 1

Even as the daily Covid-19 cases in Assam are increasing at an alarming pace, the death rate in the third wave has been as low as 0.17 % since January 1. In the second wave (considered from April 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021), the state’s mortality rate was 1.

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Assam sees this year’s first rhino poaching case

Assam recorded the first case of poaching of a one-horned rhino this year at Kaziranga National Park, a UNESCO world heritage site, as the carcass of a full-grown rhino was found in the Kohora range of the park on Thursday.

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Non-availability of EVM technicians may delay Assam civic polls

The assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh and other other states may delay the municipal elections in Assam that were earlier planned to be held in February.

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Assam registers 7,929 new Covid cases, 12 fatalities

Covid-19 cases continue to rise in the northeast with Assam leading the tally with 7,929 cases and 12 fatalities on Thursday. The positivity rate in the state further surged to 12.92% even as the daily test numbers dropped to 61,359 from 64,699 done on the previous day.

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Arunachal CM: Diplomatic channels activated with China to trace missing boy

Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu on Thursday said the defence ministry has activated diplomatic channels with China to locate and bring back 17-year-old Miram Taron who, according to the Army, has been “reportedly captured by the Chinese PLA across the LAC” in the state’s Upper

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Assam logs highest single-day spike of 8,339 Covid cases

Assam on Wednesday reported the highest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases for the third day in a row, with 8,339 people testing positive for the infection, pushing the tally to 6,70,128, health minister Keshab Mahanta said.

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Cov spurt shuts three schools in Dibrugarh

The inspector of schools on Wednesday shut down three schools for a period of seven days in Dibrugarh district following the detection of multiple Covid-19 cases on the school premises.

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95% Covid-19 patients in Assam in home isolation, says NHM

As many as 95% of the confirmed Covid-19 patients in Assam in the third wave have opted for home isolation, according to the National Health Mission, while no death has been reported so far for such cases.

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Assam restricts Cov leave for govt staff to 7 days

The Assam cabinet on Wednesday approved a new protocol for state government employees, restricting Covid-19 sick leave period to seven days from the day of testing positive, except for those requiring a longer period of hospitalisation.

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Gauhati HC washes hands off suspension of open univ’s ex-VC

Gauhati High Court, pronouncing a judgment in a petition filed by former vice-chancellor of Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University (KKHSOU), Kandarpa Das challenging his suspension order, refused to interfere in the matter leaving it for departmental/disciplinary proceedings.

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Transport dept collected 14cr fine in 8 months last yr

The transport department in Guwahati has collected over Rs 14 crore as fines by cracking down on nearly 20,000 people on charges of violating the Motor Vehicle Act from May last year — when the chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma-led government took over — till December.

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‘3rd wave expected to peak in Assam in January-end’

The third wave of Covid is expected to peak in Assam in the last week of January, an internal assessment by topmost officials of the state health department has revealed.

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Cop summoned for recording phone call with MLA and making it viral

Special DGP (law & order) GP Singh on Tuesday summoned a police officer posted in Lakhimpur district for recording a phone call conversation with a ruling party MLA and making it viral.

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Cov situation alarming as Assam logs over 8K cases

Covid cases in the northeast showed an alarming upward trend with three states — Assam registering over 8,000 infections, Tripura with 1,385 and Arunachal Pradesh with 404 recording their biggest single-day spike.

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Assam Class 12 exam schedule likely today

Assam class 12 state board examination schedule is likely to be announced on Wednesday despite uncertainty following rising cases of Covid-19.

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Assam & Meghalaya to equally divide 36 sqkm of disputed land

Assam and Meghalaya have agreed in principle to divide about 36 sqkm of disputed land at six places between them in almost equal parts to partially end the 50-year-old border row between them.

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Third Covid wave in Assam expected to peak in January end

While daily cases crossed the 6,000-mark in the state on Monday, sources in the state health department said according to the assessment, daily 12,000 to 15,000 cases may be reported during the peak this time in the state.

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Assam: Fall in eastern swamp deer numbers in Kaziranga

Floods have reduced the number of vulnerable eastern swamp deer in Assam's Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR), which has been counted for the first time in the whole KNPTR on January 10 and 11.

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Sarma presents Silpi Award to artistes, remembers JP Agarwala

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma here on Monday presented the Silpi Award 2022 to the state’s eminent artistes, Dr Aparna Bujarbaruah and Pulak Banerjee, on the occasion of Silpi Divas, to mark the death anniversary of state’s cultural icon and freedom fighter Jyoti Prasad

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Covid-19: Cotton University halts offline classes as TPR soars

Amid an alarming surge in Covid positivity rate in Guwahati, Cotton University (CU) has suspended offline classes till January 31.

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Unvaxxed govt staff in Assam barred from entering office

Several unvaccinated government employees across the state were barred from entering their offices and sent home on forced casual leave on Monday when offices re-opened after the Bhogali Bihu holidays.

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Drug peddler tries to flee, injured in police firing

A suspected drug peddler was injured in police firing when he allegedly tried to escape from custody in Karbi Anglong district on Monday. Police had recovered heroin worth Rs 20 crore from the possession of the accused.Acting on a tip-off, a police team intercepted a truck around 1.

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Even CM, ministers can be pulled up for mistakes in democracy: Sarma

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said even the CM, ministers or bureaucrats will be pulled up by people in a democracy if they commit any wrongdoing, even as Congress slammed him for reprimanding the IAS deputy commissioner of Nagaon district for stopping traffic for

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Chargesheet filed against 13 in Jorhat Aasu leader lynching case

Assam police on Monday filed a chargesheet against 13 accused in a case in which All Assam Students’ Union (Aasu) leader Animesh Bhuyan was lynched in Jorhat district on November 29.

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Suspected drug peddler injured in police firing in Assam

A suspected drug peddler was shot at by the Assam Police when he allegedly tried to flee custody in Karbi Anglong district on Monday, a senior officer said.

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Sarma: As promised, Batadrava Than’s beautification under way

Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said as promised, the state government has taken up the Batadrava Than development and beautification project.

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Uncertainty over Assam tableau making Republic Day event cut

Uncertainty looms large whether the tableau of Assam — with the scene where young freedom fighter Kanaklata Barua is seen hoisting the Tricolor — will be selected for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi.

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Kaziranga records lowest poaching figure in 21 years

The removal of encroachments in contiguous areas and adding those to the forest, round the clock vigilance by forest guards in poaching-prone zones and strict monitoring of the guards are some of the reasons that only one rhino was killed last year in the Kaziranga National Park (KNP), the

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Assam police arrest 242 ‘unauthorised FIR writers’ after CM rap

Assam police arrested as many as 242 unauthorised “FIR writers” from outside the police stations across the state till Sunday from Saturday evening.

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Officials: Cov cases doubling in Assam every three days

Active Covid cases in Assam are doubling every three days, making it a matter of concern for the health department in a state where home isolation is being widely endorsed as the policy in the third wave.

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'Flights to Dhaka, Bangkok from Agartala soon'

Union minister of state for social justice and empowerment Pratima Bhoumik on Saturday said international flights will start operating from Agartala airport to Dhaka and Bangkok soon.

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Covid puts brakes on buffalo fights in Morigaon dist

What a Supreme Court order could not totally do, Covid scare did — put a halt to buffalo fights this Magh Bihu.

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Konyak Union wants access to SIT, Army reports on Oting

Nagaland’s Konyak tribe has demanded that the reports of the probes on the Oting killings separately being done by the state government’s SIT and the Army’s court of inquiry, be shared with the Konyak Union “for perusal”.Army Chief Gen.

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Assam girl to study Sanskrit at Oxford

Arani S Hazarika, a class 12 final-year student of Holy Child School, Krishnanagar, Chanmari, Guwahati, has brought laurels to the state by securing a place to study an undergraduate course at the University of Oxford, England, which is one of the most prestigious universities of the

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Sarma slams Nagaon DC for halting traffic on NH for his convoy

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday reprimanded Nagaon deputy commissioner (DC) on the national highway for halting traffic to make way for his convoy.

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Assam bars unvaxxed fromeverywhere except hospitals

Unvaccinated people will find themselves under house arrest-like situation in Assam as the state government from Saturday prohibited such persons from entering any public place apart from hospitals.

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Train services resume, ex gratia handed over

Movement of trains resumed between New Domohani and New Mainaguri section under Alipurduar junction division of NF Railway in West Bengal in the early hours of Saturday, after a Guwahati-bound train derailed on Thursday.

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Mizoram woman killed, cops suspect gang rape

A 41-year-old woman was found hacked to death in a vegetable garden near Nghalimlui village in southern Mizoram's Lawngtlai district. Police suspect she was gang raped before being murdered.

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Cong, Channi plotted to kill PM in Punjab: Sarma

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday alleged that Congress high command along with Punjab chief minister hatched a conspiracy to kill Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 5 in Punjab and demanded that his Punjab counterpart Charanjit Singh Channi be arrested.

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Assam cabinet nod to set up youth panel for skill development

The state cabinet on Wednesday approved constitution of the Assam Youth Commission, which will provide youths a platform to register their grievances, besides preparing them for national-level competitive examinations.

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3rd wave sneaks into Assam rural districts

Distant and rural districts of Assam, which were free from third wave to a great extent till last week, have started witnessing a sudden rise in Covid caseload.

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Lovlina appointed trainee DSP

Olympics bronze medalist boxer Lovlina Borgohain was appointed as a trainee deputy superintendent of police (DSP) in Assam police on Wednesday.

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Joint bid to tackle TB in industrial, tea workforce

As the industrial and tea garden workforce has been identified as the key vulnerable population to tuberculosis (TB) infection, the national TB elimination programme and Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) have undertaken a joint venture to diagnose and provide free treatment to the targeted

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Give security to Manipur candidates: Sarma to EC

With a string of incidents of violence taking place in poll-bound Manipur, Assam chief minister and NEDA convenor Himanta Biswa Sarma demanded the election commission (EC) and police to provide adequate security to candidates and political workers in the state to ensure free and fair

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Assam, Meghalaya to settle 6 border disputes

The chief ministers of Assam and Meghalaya on Wednesday in principle reached a settlement on the half-a-century border dispute between the two states in six of the 12 areas.

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Across NE, IOC plans to roll out ethanol-blended petrol

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOC) has planned to roll out 10% ethanol-blended petrol (E10) across the seven NE states with a 100% rollout in the city soon.

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Assam gears up to celebrate Bihu with one eye on rising Cov cases

Amid Omicron fear, Assam has begun celebration of the festival of feast — Bhogali Bihu, which marks the end of harvesting season — from Thursday with great enthusiasm.

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Alarming spike in Covid cases in Assam, other northeast states

Covid cases witnessed an alarming spike in Assam on Tuesday as the number of daily cases jumped close to the 3,000 mark — to 2,837 from Monday’s 2,198 cases.

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Former Ulfa (I) panel seeks rehabilitation of ex-rebels

The ex-United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) co-ordination committee has sought the rehabilitation of former rebels who have given up arms and returned to the mainstream.

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TV journo in Tinsukia kills self

A television journalist from upper Assam’s Tinsukia town allegedly shot himself dead with his licenced pistol on Monday night, said police. Bikash Moran (51) is survived by his wife, two daughters and a son. Police are yet to ascertain what compelled Moran to take the extreme step.

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Transplant jogs Dhani Ram memories

Dr Dhani Ram Baruah’s face lit up with joy but he was unable to express his happiness in words after hearing the news of doctors at University of Maryland School of Medicine in the US successfully transplanting a genetically modified pig heart into a 57-year-old patient with terminal

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HC to Assam: File affidavit on ‘encounters’ in 2 weeks

Gauhati High Court on Tuesday directed the Assam government to file a detailed affidavit within two weeks on the alleged encounters by the state police since May last year.

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Home-test kits fly off shelves as cases spiral in Guwahati

Sale of Covid self-test kits has gone up in most medical stores in Guwahati as the government has recognised home testing to be included in cumulative testing numbers.

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Assam relaxes night curfew for Magh Bihu

Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday announced partial relaxation in night curfew for Bhogali or Magh Bihu celebrations from Thursday. The night curfew timings will be 11 am to 4 am during Bihu, instead of the 10 pm to 6am period.

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Assam’s first sports varsity work gets Sonowal blessings

Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday flagged off the construction of the first sports varsity of Assam — the Sri Sri Aniruddhadeva Sports University — at Chabua in Dibrugarh district.

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MVI, health inspector held for taking bribe

A motor vehicle inspector in Nagaon district and a health inspector in Kamrup were arrested by police and vigilance and anti-corruption sleuths while taking bribes of Rs 35,000 and Rs 5,000 respectively on Tuesday.

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10cr heroin seized in Karbi Anglong, one arrested

Assam Police seized 1.5 kg of heroin worth Rs 10 crore in the international market and arrested one person in Karbi Anglong district on Tuesday. The accused has been identified as Dipak Chetri.

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Swamp deer census in Kaziranga after 3 years

Field exercise for census of the vulnerable eastern swamp deer began in Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR) on Tuesday for the first time since 2018 after three devastating floods.

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Assam: Swamp deer census in Kaziranga national park after 3 years

Field exercise for census of the vulnerable eastern swamp deer began in Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR) on Tuesday for the first time since 2018 after three devastating floods.

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Assam: Daily Covid-19 count inches close to 3,000-mark

Covid cases witnessed an alarming spike in Assam on Tuesday as the number of daily cases jumped close to the 3,000 mark — to 2,837 from Monday’s 2,198 cases.

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Booster dose for all govt staff in phases: Assam health minister

Assam started administering the booster dose on all health care workers (HCWs), frontline workers (FLWs) and 60-plus citizens with comorbidities from Monday.

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Assam temples ban fairs on Bihu amid rising Covid cases

As Assam prepares to celebrate Bhogali Bihu, the post-harvest festival from Friday amid the Omicron threat, temples have cancelled melas and related events fearing the spread of the virus.

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All board examinees vaxxed in Guwahati, hunt on for dropouts

All aspiring board examinees, who got priority in the 15 to 18 age group vaccination, have been inoculated in Guwahati as the deadline for children’s vaccination came to an end on Sunday.

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Cargo ships will start sailing on Brahmaputra later this year: Sarbananda Sonowal

Union minister for ports, shipping and waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday expressed hope that cargo ships will start sailing on the Brahmaputra towards the later part of 2022. The dredging work at critical junctures of the river has already been initiated by the ministry, he said.

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Dibrugarh univ girls’ hostels sealed as 14 test positive

Seven girls’ hostels of the Dibrugarh University were sealed on Sunday after 14 Covid-19 cases were detected.

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Assam to encourage home isolation for Covid patients

The Assam health department has asked district authorities to encourage Covid-19 patients to stay in home isolation in the third wave.

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Gaurav, Akhil question stricter curbs for Bihu

Politics has begun over fresh Covid restrictions imposed by the Assam government through the new SOP which is going to be a dampener in the coming Magh Bihu celebrations in mid-January.

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12-day book fair ends, defies rising Covid cases to record sale of 2 crore

The Assam Book Fair concluded on Sunday with a resounding success as sales of nearly Rs 2 crore was recorded at the 12-day event amid the Omicron fear. The fair recorded an average daily footfall of around 25,000.“The Covid-19 challenges were there in the last edition of the fair as well.

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2nd edition of equestrian championship concludes

The three-day State Equestrian Championship, which witnessed active participation from the equestrian fraternity of Assam, concluded here on Sunday.

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Assam: Gaurav and Akhil Gogoi question stricter curbs for Bihu

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Mizoram logs 903 fresh Covid-19 cases

Mizoram on Sunday registered as many as 903 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the state's tally to 1,45,527, a health department official said on Sunday.

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AHSEC to announce Class 12 board exam schedule soon

Even as uncertainty looms large, with the onset of the Covid third wave, over keeping campus activities functional through offline mode, the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC) will soon announce the schedule of class 12 board examinations.

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At 6.47%, Kamrup-M’s positivity rate is double of Assam’s 3.73%

The new surge in Covid cases may be worrying in numbers, but the infection has been moderate, said health experts.In Guwahati, which has been witnessing the highest daily cases in the state, most people are being allowed home quarantine. However, at 6.

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Ensure strict vigil on Myanmar border: EC

The Election Commission has directed the authorities to ensure strict vigil on the international boundary that Manipur shares with Myanmar to ensure no unlawful cross-border transit and infiltration into the state which remains plagued by insurgency.

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5 skulls of Capped Langur species found in Assam

Five skulls of a sub-species of the Capped Langur, listed as an endangered primate by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), were found in Behali reserve forest of northern Assam, a forest officer said on Saturday.

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Assam cops seize drugs valued at 10cr, 5 arrested

Assam police in Guwahati busted an inter-state drugs racket with banned narcotics called World is Yours (WY) valued at over Rs 10 crore on Thursday night.Police arrested five persons in connection with the case.

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Assam inks MoU with NDDB for dairy devpt in state

Assam on Friday signed an MoU with National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) for holistic dairy development in state through an Rs 2000-crore joint venture company aimed at processing 10 lakh litres of milk daily through six new milk processing units in seven years.

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Free treatment only for BPL, serious Covid patients: Himanta

The Assam government has withdrawn free hospital treatment for all Covid patients except those in BPL category and in serious condition to encourage home isolation so that hospital beds are readily available for the severely infected and not blocked by the non-serious ones.

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Assam to treat every new Covid case as ‘O’ variant

Following a spurt in Covid-19 cases, seven of them testing positive for Omicron variant on Thursday, Assam has decided to treat every new case from now on as Omicron variant without waiting for the confirmatory result from genome sequencing, which takes at least five days to be

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Only double-dosed exempt from test at rly stns, airports

Every incoming rail and air traveller to Assam who are non-vaccinated, partially vaccinated and children below 15 years will be mandatorily tested for Covid-19 on arrival from Sunday.

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Equestrian championship begins in Dibrugarh

The second edition of the Assam State Equestrian Championship kicked off in Dibrugarh on Friday.

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GMC plans to increase wards to 60 from 31

The Guwahati Municipal Corporation will increase the wards under its jurisdiction from 31 to 60 by carrying out a delimitation process before the elections to the GMC and other municipal boards in the state.The elections are scheduled to be held in February.

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Three minor boys charred to death in Assam’s Charaideo

Three boys aged between two and four years were charred to death while playing inside a thatched shed (Bhela ghar) in upper Assam’s Charaideo district on Friday. The shed caught fire when one of the boys accidentally lit a cigarette.

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25k fine for each unvaxxed person in Assam malls, cinemas from Jan 15

As Covid-19 cases are doubling every two days, Assam on Friday announced a fresh SOP cancelling physical classes up to Class 8 from Sunday and barring partially vaccinated and non-vaccinated citizens from boarding public transport and entering public places like malls, restaurants and

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GMC polls to be deferred if Cov situation doesn’t improve: CM

Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said polls for the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) and the municipal bodies will be postponed by one month if the Covid-19 situation does not improve in the state.The elections were supposed to be held in February.

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Local Covid spread overtakes foreign returnees as main concern in Assam

Even as the spike in Covid cases has been most alarming in the last three days in the state ever since the peak of the second wave and the total cases has crossed the 1,500-mark in Assam since Monday, the number of international passengers to have tested positive in the state during the

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NSCN-R cadre surrenders, another held in Arunachal

An active cadre of the NSCN (Reformation) surrendered before security forces in Arunachal Pradesh's Changlang district on Wednesday.The cadre has been identified as as self-styled private Bansam Hangphuk (33), a resident of Watlom village, Yatdam circle.

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Tea production in Assam dips by 8% in 2021: NE body

Assam’s total tea production witnessed a plunge of nearly 8% last year as compared to 2019 for the period of January to November. The state’s tea production in 2020 was hit by the Covid-19 lockdown, and hence not taken into account by the tea industry.

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Assam mins, govt staff head home on spl leave

A host of ministers, bureaucrats and thousands of other Assam government employees started off on Thursday — all on the special bucket of four official holidays comprising two extra days off from work — stretching into a weekend created by the government for them to spend quality time with

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Bulli Bai app creator held in Assam’s Jorhat district

A team of Delhi police’s Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit, in cooperation with the Assam Police, arrested the alleged creator of the Bulli Bai app from upper Assam’s Jorhat district on Thursday.

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IIT-Guwahati a containment zone after 93 test Covid-positive

The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT-G) campus was declared a containment zone by the Kamrup administration on Wednesday, after 93 Covid-positive cases were detected on campus since December 30. An IIT-G spokesperson said about 95% per cent of the infected are students, barring a couple of families of teaching staff.

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AGP students’ organisation wins prez post in Cotton varsity polls

BJP ally Asom Gana Parishad’s students’ wing won the post of the president in the general elections for the students’ union of the Cotton University, while the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti’s students’ union bagged the posts of vice-president, general secretary and assistant general

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‘Broker’ detained for taking 5,000 to arrange ICU bed for GMCH patient

A suspected broker was detained from the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on Wednesday for allegedly taking Rs 5,000 from a patient’s attendant for arranging an ICU bed.

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Assam sees over 3% rise in electors, gender ratio improves to 983

Assam has recorded an increase of over 3% in electors in 12 months with an improvement of over 1% in gender ratio.The fresh electoral roll published by Assam chief electoral officer (CEO) Nitin Khade on Wednesday has 2,37,10,834 electors.

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CM launches AGCL’s portal for new piped gas facility, complaints

Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday visited the Assam Gas Company Limited (AGCL) at Duliajan and launched a portal where consumers can apply for new piped gas connections and lodge complaints as well.

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Two Omicron cases in state, beds ready for 25,000 patients: Mahanta

The number of Omicron-infected patients in Assam has gone up to two, said state health minister Keshab Mahanta on Wednesday evening. He also said the state government is in a position to hospitalise 25,000 Covid patients if the need arises.

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Teen who tested Omicron +ve in Meghalaya goes missing

The mystery of 13-year-old boy from Sonapur area in Assam, who reportedly tested Omicron positive in Meghalaya, deepened on Wednesday after the Meghalaya health department announced that the teen turned back halfway and an Assam search team found him missing.

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Assam CM rules out lockdown, says vaxxed people can continue to work

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said the state’s strategy in view of the onset of the third wave of Covid-19 laced with the Omicron variant would be to keep children below 15 years indoors and allow the vaccinated population to be at work without any lockdown.

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Dinner with Himanta Biswa Sarma sparks buzz of veteran Congress neta joining BJP

Congress heavyweight and tea community leader Paban Singh Ghatowar having dinner with chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and other BJP leaders in Dibrugarh on Monday has become a talking point amid an exodus of Congress leaders and workers to the ruling party.

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Community spread behind surge, not travellers: Assam health minister

Assam health minister Keshab Mahanta said the spike in Covid cases in the state since Sunday is mostly because of the spread within the community and not due to outside travellers.

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3-fold jump in Assam Cov cases in 2 dys

The surge in Covid cases has set off alarm bells in the state, with the number of positive cases going up three-fold since Sunday.The evening bulletin issued by the state health department said, on Tuesday, 475 fresh Covid cases have been detected in Assam after carrying out 36,781 tests.

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22K Assam govt school teachers to be appointed

The Assam government will appoint 22,000 teachers in government schools by March this year, education minister Ranoj Pegu said on Tuesday. “The appointment process has started. Verification process is going on and it will take some time.

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Sign peace deal with Ulfa’s pro-talks faction first, Assam requests Centre

The Assam government has made an informal request to the Centre to close dialogue and sign the peace deal with the pro-talks faction of Ulfa before taking any step to initiate dialogue with Ulfa-I, the faction led by Paresh Barua, to avoid problems of talking to too many groups at the same

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Five, including Assam visitor found Omicron positive in Meghalaya

The Omicron cases in Meghalaya included two from Saiden, one from Langkyrding, one from Happy Valley and one from Laitumkhrah in the state capital Shillong, health officials informed.

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90,000 teenagers in Assam get Covaxin shot on Day 1

The vaccination campaign for the 15-18 age group kicked off in Assam on Monday, with students showing overwhelming response in the city as well as far-flung districts since morning. The health department had set a target of vaccinating one lakh children in 500 schools on the first day.

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At Duliajan SPs’ meet, Sarma asks police to embrace new technology

Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday inaugurated the second edition of the superintendents of police (SP) conference at the oil township of Duliajan on Monday.

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Book fair sees 25K daily footfall, sales cross 1.5cr

The Assam Book Fair in the city has been a major crowd-puller since it began on December 29 despite the Omicron threat. Books worth over Rs 1.5 crore have been sold till Monday, sources said.

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‘Wear masks to prevent Cov, diseases caused by pollution’

Environmental scientists have advised people to wear face masks not only to protect themselves from the Covid-19 virus but also to prevent other diseases caused by the rising pollution in the city due to the prevailing dry weather.

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Surge in infection: Assam Covid-19 cases double in 24 hrs

The number of Covid-19 infections has seen a major spike in the last 24 hours as positive cases in the state have more than doubled since Sunday. A total of 351 positive cases were detected on Monday, which is almost 200 more than 156 positive cases reported the previous day.

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Teens show overwhelming response to Covid vaccination in Assam

The health department had set a target of vaccinating one lakh children in 500 schools on the first day. With 978 Covid vaccination centres active, over 90,000 children in the 15-18 age group have received the first jab of Covaxin across the state for free (till 6.30 pm).

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Assam records single-day spike of 351 Covid-19 cases

Assam recorded a single-day spike of 351 Covid-19 on Monday, which is an increase of little less than 200 cases recorded on Sunday.

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Jumbo kills elderly man in Digboi

A man was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Balijan Nepali Gaon in Digboi in upper Assam’s Tinsukia district on Sunday.The deceased person has been identified as Nirmal Singh Chetry (71). The incident took place when he went to cut grass for feeding his goats in the morning.

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In relief for eateries, commercial LPG cylinder prices cut by 102.5

The price of commercial LPG cylinders (19 kg) has been reduced by Rs 102.50, thereby offering some relief to owners of hotels and restaurants in Guwahati. The price of a commercial LPG cylinder now stood at Rs 2,127.50, which was being sold at Rs 2,230 in December last year.

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Assam aims to jab 3L kids daily to vaccinate all teens

The Assam government has set up nearly 20 Covid vaccination centres in each district of the state to jab those in the 15 to 18-year age group as the state faces a Herculean task to cover about three lakh children everyday to fulfill the target of vaccinating all eligible teens by January

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Assam CM to launch SPs’ meet today

Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will inaugurate the second edition of the superintendents of police conference at Duliajan on Monday. Over 120 top officers of Assam police will participate in the two-day conference to be held at Zaloni Club.

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CM Himanta Biswa Sarma rolls out Phase-2 of Assam micro finance scheme

Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday rolled out the second phase of the Assam Micro Finance Institutions Relief (AMFIR) scheme at Biswanath, with a clarion call to the women borrowers to use the money judiciously to get more loans in the future.

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'Special leave only to spend time with parents, in-laws’

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Daily Covid-19 infections double in a week in state

The daily Covid cases in Assam have nearly doubled in a week amid the Omicron threat. A total of 192 cases were reported in the state on Friday night compared to 100 infections detected last week.

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BJP will form govt on its own in Manipur, to stay put in NE: CM

Assam CM and Neda convener Himanta Biswa Sarma said the BJP on its own will form the next government in Manipur, where polls are likely to held in March, and asserted that the BJP is here to stay in the northeast and its electoral victories between 2016 and 2019 was not an one-off

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Assam: Raha Congress MLA Sashikanta Das suspended from party for 'supporting BJP'

The Congress has suspended MLA Sashikanta Das, who had stirred a controversy by touching the feet of chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and state BJP president Bhabesh Kalita.

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Daily Covid-19 cases double in a week in Assam

Senior officials of the state health department are keeping their fingers crossed, though they are yet to ascertain whether there will be a surge in cases. However, considering the upward spike in cases across the country and the experience of the two waves of the pandemic, they are apprehensive that the trend in Assam is suspicious.

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No road mishaps on New Year's Eve in Assam: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

The New Year's Eve in Assam passed off without witnessing a single road mishap as a result of a clampdown by state police, district administrations, transport and excise departments on rash and drunken driving.

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Assam to rationalise allotment of personal security officers: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam cabinet started the New Year on Saturday with some key decisions involving the chief minister, which include downsizing the chief minister’s motorcade by 50% and discontinuation of providing government house and security cover to all prospective ex-CMs from now onwards.

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