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In most N-E states, security personnel form large percentage of Covid casesSubscriber Only
August 12, 2020 05:27 IST
According to data, 337 (52.9%) of the total 637 active cases in Arunachal Pradesh are from the forces, including Army, CRPF, BSF and others.
Wed, Aug 12, 2020
MHA’s Clause 6 panel sets 1951 as year to determine AssameseSubscriber Only
August 12, 2020 04:50 IST
As protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act spiralled across Assam since December last year, the Sarbananda Sonowal-led state government promised a speedy implementation of Clause 6 as an antidote to the agitation and a measure to protect the interests of the “indigenous” people of Assam.
Wed, Aug 12, 2020
Assam: Asst prof booked for Facebook post on RamSubscriber Only
August 10, 2020 03:08 IST
The comments were posted by Anindya Sen on August 5—on the day of the bhoomi pujan ceremony for the Ram temple in Ayodhya—and a case was filed on August 8 after a complaint from one Rohit Chanda, whose Facebook profile describes him as an ABVP member.
Mon, Aug 10, 2020
India’s easternmost locality gets mobile network but awaits road, powerSubscriber Only
August 05, 2020 10:20 IST
The installation of solar panels, developed in collaboration with Arunachal Pradesh Energy Development Agency (APEDA), is underway. Test calls through the tower have been successful.
Wed, Aug 05, 2020
Assam unlocks with evening curfew and weekend lockdownSubscriber Only
August 03, 2020 05:13 IST
All malls, gymnasiums and restaurants in the state will be allowed to open from Monday to Friday till August 15, with movement of individuals to be strictly prohibited between 6pm and 6am on all weekdays.
Mon, Aug 03, 2020
Assam works out start of schools come SeptemberSubscriber Only
August 02, 2020 02:19 IST
Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the proposal includes holding Classes 5 to 8 in the open and 9 to 12 in a staggered way.
Sun, Aug 02, 2020
Wary of large-scale spread, Assam keeps close watch on tea gardensSubscriber Only
August 01, 2020 04:01 IST
The tea tribe community accounts for 17 per cent of Assam’s population. It is economically backward and most tea workers live in quarters next to tea gardens in poor health conditions.
Sat, Aug 01, 2020
Former Assam CM Gogoi writes to PM Modi, urges him to withdraw draft EIA notificationSubscriber Only
July 31, 2020 10:01 IST
An EIA is carried out before the implementation of a project to assess its impact on the environment. The recent draft has run into criticism, with environmental experts pointing out dilution of safeguards against rampant infrastructural development without necessary checks for environmental protection.
Fri, Jul 31, 2020
3 Assam Rifles personnel killed in ambush in Manipur’s Chandel districtSubscriber Only
July 30, 2020 12:33 IST
“The Assam Rifles team was returning to their base at Khongtal when an IED exploded followed by indiscriminate fire,” a police officer in Chakpikarong, under which the area falls, said.
Fri, Jul 31, 2020
Manipur activist booked for sedition over Facebook postSubscriber Only
July 29, 2020 01:45 IST
Jogeshchandra Haobijam, SP of Imphal East, told The Indian Express, “A case has been registered under Sections 153, 124(A) and 505 of the IPC. Investigation is going on.”
Wed, Jul 29, 2020
Guwahati jail, a Covid hotspot, now on slow path to recoverySubscriber Only
July 25, 2020 01:54 IST
A senior government official told The Indian Express that 10 out of 31 jails in Assam have been affected by the outbreak and about 535 inmates have tested positive.
Sat, Jul 25, 2020
Asked govt staff to declare kin link with underground outfits on Guv’s insistence: Nagaland govtSubscriber Only
July 24, 2020 00:15 IST
An office memorandum issued by the Home Department of the Nagaland government dated July 7 had asked all its employees to self-declare if any of their family members and relatives are members of underground organisations.
Fri, Jul 24, 2020
Nagaland: NSCN-IM slams order to govt staff to declare kin link with underground organisationsSubscriber Only
July 22, 2020 00:23 IST
The July 7 office memorandum issued to the employees was seen as a step to bolster the law and order situation in the state, which had been criticised by Governor R N Ravi.
Wed, Jul 22, 2020
Student activist Sharjeel Imam tests positive for Covid-19 in Guwahati jailSubscriber Only
July 21, 2020 18:28 IST
Till now at least 435 inmates of the Guwahati Central Jail — which houses a little over 1,000 prisoners — have tested positive.
Wed, Jul 22, 2020
In sixth heaviest deluge, highland & corridors shelter Kaziranga rhinosSubscriber Only
July 21, 2020 04:00 IST
Already 113 animals, including 11 rhinos, have died — two of the rhinos succumbed to natural causes. And with this year's deluge said to be the “sixth heaviest” in the park's history, the fear is that the animal toll will rise.
Tue, Jul 21, 2020
Assam: Three suspected Bangladeshi cattle-lifters killed by mob in KarimganjSubscriber Only
July 19, 2020 15:51 IST
The lynching of the three alleged Bangladeshi cattle smugglers is the second such incident in this same area of Karimganj in less than two months.
Mon, Jul 20, 2020
Assam govt orders partial unlock of Guwahati after three weeks of lockdownSubscriber Only
July 19, 2020 02:54 IST
The unlock order comes at a time when the state government has received an intimation by the Centre that by August 15, Assam would report around 65,000 Covid cases while Kamrup (Metro) district alone, under which Guwahati city falls, is projected to have over 32,000 cases.
Sun, Jul 19, 2020
Lockdown and early floods: Double trouble for Assam farmersSubscriber Only
July 18, 2020 04:04 IST
Noor Jamal, 25, lives at Satrakanara village in Barpeta district, which is heavily flooded. “In the lockdown, I could not sell our produce of vegetables and jute. And now there is flood water in the paddy field, it will damage the crops,” he said.
Sat, Jul 18, 2020
Amid political outcry, CID to investigate journalist’s arrest in AssamSubscriber Only
July 17, 2020 20:49 IST
Rajib Sharma, a correspondent of DY365 channel in the border district of Dhubri in western Assam, was arrested at 2 am on Thursday from his rented house in Gauripur, where he was staying with his ailing father. The father died hours after Sharma was arrested.
Sat, Jul 18, 2020
Gauhati HC grants bail to Akhil Gogoi in 3 cases, NIA court to decide on 2Subscriber Only
July 16, 2020 21:17 IST
Akhil Gogoi, charged with sedition by the NIA, is currently undergoing treatment for Covid-19.
Fri, Jul 17, 2020
Wedding at Assam resort triggers Covid concerns in MeghalayaSubscriber Only
July 15, 2020 02:15 IST
Despite this, a reception was held on July 2 in Shillong and two wedding attendees subsequently tested positive, with the state launching intensive contact-tracing and inquiry into the ceremony.
Wed, Jul 15, 2020
Six NSCN-IM militants killed in Arunachal encounter: ArmySubscriber Only
July 12, 2020 03:45 IST
The Indian Army, Assam Rifles and Arunachal Pradesh Police launched a joint operation near Nginu in Longding in the early hours of Saturday based on specific inputs about the presence of armed cadres of the proscribed group in the area.
Sun, Jul 12, 2020Lockdown in Guwahati extended by a weekSubscriber Only
July 11, 2020 22:11 IST
Over 15,500 persons have tested positive in Assam till Friday and the state has reported 35 deaths. Guwahati was under a strict 14-day lockdown since June 28 evening.
Sat, Jul 11, 2020
Assam: Activist Akhil Gogoi tests positive for Covid-19 in Guwahati jailSubscriber Only
July 11, 2020 21:17 IST
The development comes amidst a growing concern by political parties and civil society members about Gogoi's health.
Sat, Jul 11, 2020
Assam loses its first policeman to coronavirusSubscriber Only
July 11, 2020 02:17 IST
The policeman tested positive for the virus on July 7 and was admitted at the Covid Care Centre established at the IIT-Guwahati campus.
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