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Institutional or home quarantine violators will be slapped with criminal case: Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday declared that 14 day quarantine will be sine qua non for those coming to the state. H...

Assam to adopt 'ruthless quarantine strategy with a humane heart' to check coronavirus spread

The state government has done away with the paid quarantine system and will "bear the entire cost which will be a huge financial burden, bu...

Sikkim to reopen educational institutions from June 15

Senior official in the state government said, “In phased manner classes will start from class nine to university level from June 15. Howeve...

Assam prepares database of skilled and experienced migrants returnees to engage them in industries

Industries and Commerce Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary held a Video Conferencing discussion with the General Managers (GMs) of District In...

No disturbance to environment and Dibru-Saikhowa national park is envisaged: OIL

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has accorded environmental clearance for extension drilling & testing of Hydrocarbons at...

Most Assam migrants say they will look for jobs locally

They feel that it was lack of opportunities that drove them to work outside the state, now they have vowed to create opportunities locally.

Indo-Naga ceasefire covers all Naga territories, says NSCN (I-M)

In a statement, NSCN-IM stated United Committee Manipur (UCM) has fired a salvo against the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN) in...

PepsiCo in partnership with Smile Foundation to provide 2.5 lakh meals to the underprivileged communities in Assam

The programme will provide over 2.5 lakh meals to the underprivileged communities which have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic in G...

Floods: Assam asks Deputy Commissioners to make arrangement as per relief manual, three killed in landslide in Arunachal Pradesh

According to Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), around 1, 94, 916 people were affected in seven districts during the on-goi...

Refrain from shopping for the EID festival: Lok Sabha MP and chief of AIUDF Badruddin Ajmal

Ajmal who is alumnus of Darul Uloom Deoband tweeted, “Please refrain yourself from shopping for Eid. Wearing new clothes in Eid is not Farz...

7 BSF jawans among 11 new COVID-19 cases in Tripura, total at 167

With the fresh cases, a total of 159 BSF personnel based in Ambassa in Dhalai district have tested positive for coronavirus. So far, 12,667...

Rejuvenating Assam's economy: SITA hands over impact assessment studies and action plans to government

Underling the benefit that can be accrued from the economic stimulus package worth Rs. 20 lakh crore announced by the Prime Minister recent...

COVID-19: Self help groups in Assam start producing masks amidst growing demand

With the brand name ‘Asomi’, 84 stalls have been opened to sell masks in 33 districts of the state and a total of Rs 7.15 crore has been ea...

Indian Army troops in a joint operation with Assam police bust a recruitment racket of ULFA (Independent) militants

United Liberation Front of Assam (independent) is a proscribed militant outfit.

Assam CM asks Numaligarh Refinery to play proactive role in promoting agro-based economy

The Chief Minister made this call during a review of the Numaligarh Refinery Expansion Project (NREP) and Bio Refinery Plant at the NRL Hea...

IIT, Singapore medical school develop alternative model to assess COVID-19 situation in states

The data-science model, developed by the team, is a combination of all three different models being used in the country at present. The mod...

Assam has surpassed Kerala in number of Covid tests conducted: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Sarma tweeted, “In a strong testimony to excellent team work and our steely resolve to do the best in a crisis like #COVID19, I am humbled ...