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Containment zones in three Guwahati wards from tomorrow
Guwahati

Containment zones in three Guwahati wards from tomorrow

Guwahati, May 5: Containment zones have been declared in parts of three municipal wards of Guwahati, Assam's main city, as COVID 19 positive cases surged in the city over the last few days.Kamrup (Metro) deputy commissioner Biswajit Pegu said here today that parts of Ward no. 8, 16 and 28 have been...
Sonowal, Himanta scout for support for CMs position
Guwahati

Sonowal, Himanta scout for support for CM's position

Guwahati, May 3: While the BJP-led alliance retained power in Assam with a convincing majority, uncertainty over who shall be the next chief minister of the state continued.Incumbent Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal was projected for the position by the BJP ahead of 2016 Assembly election, which it...
BJP-led ruling alliance retains majority in Assam
Guwahati

BJP-led ruling alliance retains majority in Assam

Guwahati, May 3: The BJP-led ruling alliance in Assam has retained power in the state by winning 75 seats between the three partners, as per the final result tally of the Election Commission of India (ECI). BJP failed to secure an absolute majority on its own and had to contend with 60 seats in the...
Akhil Gogoi first to be elected from behind bars in Assam
Guwahati

Akhil Gogoi first to be elected from behind bars in Assam

Guwahati, May 2: Jailed peasant leader Akhil Gogoi became the first in Assam to win an election while lodged behind the bars. Gogoi won with 57,219 votes in Sibsagar LAC, as per ECI official data.He had contested as a Raijor Dal candidate, which was formed last year with an eye on the state polls....
ARMT pulls the string puppetry for COVID norms
Guwahati

ARMT pulls the string puppetry for COVID norms

Guwahati, April 30: When the entire country is gripped into second wave of COVID-19, the Guwahati-based Dr. Anamika Ray Memorial Trust (ARMT) adopts another innovative way to create mass awareness on Covid appropriate behaviours.ARMT in its collaborative initiative with UNICEF Assam has produced...
Assembly Polls: EC issues detailed guidelines for counting
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Assembly Polls: EC issues detailed guidelines for counting

Kolkata, April 28: Considering the alarming spike in the number of Covid cases in the country, the Election Commission of India has made it mandatory that no candidate/agent will be allowed inside the counting centres without undergoing RT-PCR/RAT test or without having taken two doses of vaccine...
AJP demands control of skyrocketing prices of food items
Guwahati

AJP demands control of skyrocketing prices of food items

Guwahati, April 26: The Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) has expressed concern over the sharp rise in prices of essential commodities in the market. Jagdish Bhuiyan, general secretary of the party, said in a press release, "Prices of vegetables and fruits alone have gone up by 30 per cent. This is...
Kamrup (M) district administration forms home quarantine committee
Guwahati

Kamrup (M) district administration forms home quarantine committee

Guwahati, April 25: Amid a spike in Covid-19 cases in Assam, the Kamrup Metro district administration on Sunday formed home quarantine committee to monitor compliance of government guidelines for home quarantine of COVID 19 persons. Deputy Commissioner of Kamrup Metro Biswajit Pegu informed...
Assam govt will provide support to private hospitals in setting up of oxygen units
Guwahati

Assam govt will provide support to private hospitals in setting up of oxygen...

Guwahati, April 25: Assam has installed eight oxygen plants in government hospitals and the state government would provide support to private hospitals and nursing homes for setting up of their own units, Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday.After the COVID crisis...
Massive fire breaks out in Bamunimaidan daily market
Guwahati

Massive fire breaks out in Bamunimaidan daily market

Guwahati, April, 25: Massive fire broke out at Bamunimaidan Railway Colony Market near Railway Hospital field around 1 am in Guwahati today. Fire from the market place entered the adjacent railway quarters, no loss of life has been reported till now. Dozens of shops were gutted under fire.The fire...
FOGSI launches Manyata initiative in Assam to train health care staff on maternal care
Guwahati

FOGSI launches 'Manyata' initiative in Assam to train health care staff on...

Guwahati, April 25: To provide quality maternal care in Assam which has the highest Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR), the Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI) has launched an initiative 'Manyata' to train health care staff by leveraging digital platforms.The initiative...
Kamrup(M) admin authorised to close down educational institutions, hostels if COVID-19 cases touch 1000: HBS
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Kamrup(M) admin authorised to close down educational institutions, hostels if...

Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today informed that the Kamrup-Metro district administration has been authorised to take a decision on closing down hotels and educational institutes if the daily caseload of the city touches 1000-mark.Further, the minister said that the state...
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