Assam

Guwahati: Assam's COVID-19 tally surged to 2,43,802 as 3,132 more people tested positive for the infection on Tuesday while 18 new fatalities pushed the coronavirus death toll to 1,233, according to the bulletin issued by the state National Health...

Guwahati: The Assam State Disaster Management Authority Tuesday announced night curfew in the entire state from 8 PM to 5 AM till May 1, 2021 in view of the novel coronavirus surge. Movement of people related to essential services,...

Guwahati: Assam’s first female IAS officer from Assam, Parul Debi succumbed to COVID-19 infection at the Apollo Hospitals in Guwahati on Monday.She had retired from service as the Additional Chief Secretary of Assam.Parul Debi Das had also served in...

Guwahati: Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Monday claimed that the state has a sufficient supply of medical oxygen and it won’t face any problem with ICU beds.Addressing media here, Sarma said that curently, the state has been consuming...

Guwahati: Assam government has suspended classes for students up to class 8 in all the districts with over 100 cases of COVID-19 in a single day.The decision has been made in view of the rising cases of COVID-19 in...

Tezpur (Assam): A 53-year-old woman was killed and her body buried in a forest in a suspected case of "witch-hunting" in Sonitpur district of Assam, officials said on Sunday.According to senior officials, the gruesome incident took place at Geruajuli...

Guwahati: Assam has registered 12 more Covid19 deaths and 2,384 new positive cases in the last 24 hours.The Assam health minister informed that of the new cases, Kamrup Metro district alone has reported 883 cases.The overall positivity percentage of...

Guwahati: Two of the three ONGC employees, who were abducted allegedly by suspected banned United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) cadres, have been rescued.Army, along with Assam Rifles troops, rescued the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) employees during...

Guwahati: The Assam government on Friday revised its discharge protocol for COVID-19 patients superseding the earlier notification on it issued in July last year, an official release said.The revised discharged protocol is aligned with the guidelines on the three-tier...

Guwahati: Assam Police has confirmed that banned ULFA (I) was behind the abduction of three ONGC employees.Special Director General of Police, Law and Order, G.P. Singh, who is camping at Lakuwa in Sivasagar district since Wednesday to supervise the...