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60-year-old woman lodged in Assam detention camp dies, toll rises to 30Subscriber Only
April 07, 2020 11:42 IST
The woman, who was in detention since February 2018 according to jail records, was a cancer patient. With this, the total number of deaths in Assam's detention centres has risen to 30.
Tue, Apr 07, 2020
Assam warns legal action against Tablighi attendees if they do not reportSubscriber Only
April 06, 2020 18:44 IST
Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the government might have to register cases against those Tablighi Jamaat attendees who still have not reported themselves despite repeated requests.
Mon, Apr 06, 2020
Assam detects its first COVID-19 case unrelated to Tablighi Jamaat; 118 quarantined in GuwahatiSubscriber Only
April 04, 2020 18:27 IST
The patient belongs to an upmarket residential complex in the heart of Guwahati and tested positive on Friday night.
Sat, Apr 04, 2020
Tablighi Jamaat event: 16 test positive in Assam, one each in Manipur and Arunachal PradeshSubscriber Only
April 02, 2020 11:19 IST
Assam’s new cases were confirmed by health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in a tweet around midnight Thursday.
Thu, Apr 02, 2020
Assam’s first 16 COVID-19 patients attended Delhi Tablighi Jamaat eventSubscriber Only
April 01, 2020 19:26 IST
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal urged people from the state who had participated in the event to “voluntarily come forward and identify themselves" before the authorities concerned.
Thu, Apr 02, 2020
Coronavirus outbreak: Assam reports its first case as 52-year-old tests positiveSubscriber Only
March 31, 2020 20:18 IST
The 52-year-old is undergoing treatment at the Silchar Medical College and is stable.
Wed, Apr 01, 2020
Meghalaya govt allows home delivery of liquor on health groundsSubscriber Only
March 31, 2020 15:39 IST
Meanwhile, in Assam, the government announced that 58 lakh families would be given free rice under the National Food Security Act from April 1.
Tue, Mar 31, 2020Assam: Stones pelted at policemen for enforcing lockdown, 12 arrestedSubscriber Only
March 28, 2020 18:01 IST
In Bongaigaon district, when policemen went to shut down shops, they were pelted with stones on Saturday morning. In retaliation, police had to fire aerially.
Sat, Mar 28, 2020
How N-E villages are enforcing lockdownSubscriber Only
March 28, 2020 05:42 IST
In Arunachal Pradesh’s Lower Dibang Valley and East Siang districts, there are reports that people are sacrificing dogs and hanging the carcasses at the village entrance, believing that they will ward off evil spirits.
Sat, Mar 28, 2020
No case yet, Assam to convert stadium into quarantine facilitySubscriber Only
March 27, 2020 05:26 IST
The Assam health minister also tweeted that he has held discussions with owners of private hospitals in Guwahati about the ways in which they “can share burden along with govt hospitals”.
Fri, Mar 27, 2020
Assam to turn sports stadium into COVID-19 quarantine facilitySubscriber Only
March 26, 2020 19:43 IST
Assam has zero positive cases so far, however, the government is boosting up its healthcare infrastructure to deal with any emerging situation. A total of 210 samples have been tested from the state and none reported positive.
Thu, Mar 26, 2020
Coronavirus: Himanta sees tough task ahead, Tripura says fully preparedSubscriber Only
March 26, 2020 01:00 IST
Assam has not reported any COVID-19 case so far. Among Northeastern states, Manipur and Mizoram have reported one case each.
Thu, Mar 26, 2020
Coronavirus lockdown: In Assam, lathi charge, placards for people on streets; helpline to ensure essential servicesSubscriber Only
March 25, 2020 19:25 IST
Policemen can be seen chasing people on the roads away, often thrashing them with lathis and shouting that they should be in their homes during the 21-day lockdown period.
Wed, Mar 25, 2020
Coronavirus outbreak: Mizoram pastor, who recently travelled to Amsterdam, tests positiveSubscriber Only
March 25, 2020 15:01 IST
Authorities in Mizoram and Assam said that the patient, a 50-year-old pastor, had returned to Delhi from Amsterdam, flying via Doha on March 15.
Wed, Mar 25, 2020
Manipur woman who returned from the UK is first coronavirus case in NortheastSubscriber Only
March 25, 2020 02:28 IST
Officials in Manipur said her younger brother, who flew in from the US and joined her in Kolkata, before the two flew to Manipur, has tested negative for coronavirus.
Wed, Mar 25, 2020
Jobless and forced to return home, unorganised workers ask: Who will compensate for loss of income?
March 23, 2020 15:35 IST
India’s unorganised workers make up 82.7 per cent or 39.14 crores of the total 47.41 crore estimated employed persons, according to last NSSO Employment and Unemployment Survey, 2011-12.
Tue, Mar 24, 2020
First probable case of coronavirus in Assam, four-year-old tests positiveSubscriber Only
March 21, 2020 23:30 IST
The official said that the minor came from Bihar with her mother and sister to Jorhat on March 19. The family has been now put in isolation ward of the JMCH
Sat, Mar 21, 2020
Covid-19: In Assam, local polls deferred, passengers to be stampedSubscriber Only
March 21, 2020 05:48 IST
Meanwhile, Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday announced that all passengers arriving in Assam by air or train will be stamped, indicating that the person has volunteered to be home quarantined for a period of 14 days from the day of arrival.
Sat, Mar 21, 2020
Coronavirus India update March 20: Railways in near-lockdown mode, cancels over 3,500 trains scheduled for SundaySubscriber Only
March 20, 2020 13:14 IST
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Latest News Updates: The Health Ministry stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for Janta curfew on Sunday will help break the chain of transmission in the country.
Fri, Mar 20, 2020
Rajya Sabha nominations: Congress-AIUDF announce joint candidate in AssamSubscriber Only
March 12, 2020 02:08 IST
The BJP, meanwhile, announced Bhubaneshwar Kalita-the former Congress Rajya Sabha chief whip who resigned from the party last year over its stand on Article 370-as its candidate.
Thu, Mar 12, 2020
Assam budget: 27 lakh families to get monthly fund as medical helpSubscriber Only
March 07, 2020 02:24 IST
Sarma also announced 18 flagship schemes for welfare measures in various sectors including food, electricity, support to youth towards entrepreneurial activities, among others.
Sat, Mar 07, 2020
Explained: Behind Meghalaya violenceSubscriber Only
March 06, 2020 03:00 IST
A clash on the border, a stabbing spree in Shillong and three deaths have thrown the spotlight on the ethnic complexities of Meghalaya. Which communities are in conflict, and where does CAA figure in it?
Fri, Mar 06, 2020
Gauhati High Court sets aside Tribunal order on ‘foreigner’, calls it ‘perversity’Subscriber Only
March 04, 2020 01:56 IST
The order comes after the HC last month upheld Foreigners’ Tribunal orders declaring two women from extremely poor families as ‘foreigners’, ruling that multiple documentary evidence they had submitted were not enough to establish their Indian citizenship.
Wed, Mar 04, 2020
Meghalaya limps back to normalcy after ethnic strifeSubscriber Only
March 03, 2020 03:24 IST
Curfew for the entire evening and night - from 6pm on Monday to 6am Tuesday - was imposed across Shillong city to prevent any law-and-order situation, while in three particular areas of the city curfew remained in place for the entire day.
Tue, Mar 03, 2020
In Meghalaya, 3 deaths widen CAA, ethnic faultlines: ‘Had machetes… planned attack’Subscriber Only
March 02, 2020 04:15 IST
Curfew has been imposed and mobile internet services have been snapped in large parts of the state following the violence.
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