Assam government

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COVID-19: Over 67,000 home quarantined in Assam

11:58 pm April 7, 2020

Guwahati: The Assam government on Tuesday said it has home quarantined 67,209 persons to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus. A total of 77,954 persons who returned from COVID-19 affected countries and states in India have been identified so far, the Health and Family Welfare Department said in its bulletin. “Out of them, 10,745 people […]

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Assam to set up four 300-bedded temporary hospitals for coronavirus patients: Minister

9:46 pm March 26, 2020

Guwahati: The Assam government will set up four temporary hospitals with 300 beds each across the state for treatment of COVID-19 patients, a minister said on Thursday. It is also constructing an isolation facility for 700 persons with separate rooms and 200 attached lavatories at the Sarusajai Sports Complex, which will be ready within a […]

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Assam govt issues directive to schools, colleges amid

10:09 pm March 14, 2020

Guwahati: The Assam government on Saturday announced a series of measures to be taken at educational institutions in the state in wake of the coronavirus outbreak, including cancelling of assembly programmes and excursions. The directive said that no exhibitions should be held in school, colleges and higher educational institutions and no excursions and other visits […]

NRC Rejection Slip likely from Mar 20: Assam Government

11:34 pm March 2, 2020

Guwahati: The NRC Authority plans to start issuing the ‘Rejection Slip’ to over 19 lakh people excluded from the National Register of Citizens (NRC) from March 20, the Assam government said on Monday. The Rejection Slip will mention the reasons for excluding a person’s name from the final NRC. At present, work related to scanning […]

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Assam govt wants to bring Sharjeel Imam to Guwahati for interrogation: Himanta Biswa Sarma

11:03 pm January 30, 2020

Guwahati: The Assam government wants to bring Sharjeel Imam, arrested in a sedition case over his controversial “cut off-North-East-from-India” remark, to Guwahati for interrogation, state Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday. Sarma, who also holds the charge of the Education and the Health departments, was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an […]