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Covid cases: Deaths in Assam touch record highs

11:41 pm May 17, 2021

Guwahati: Assam reported a record 92 deaths due to COVID-19 on Monday, while the number of COVID-19 cases registered an all-time high of 6,394 persons, pushing the total number of infections to 3,35,023, the National Health Mission (NHM) said. With 26 persons in Kamrup Metropolitan, 11 in Kamrup, seven in Sonitpur, six in Darrang, five each in Cachar, Dibrugarh and Tinsukia, three each in Barpeta, Nagaon, Nalbari and Sivasagar, two […]

Assam: PM to launch ‘Mahabahu-Brahmaputra’ on Thursday

10:50 pm February 16, 2021

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch ‘Mahabahu-Brahmaputra’, lay the foundation stone of the Dhubri-Phulbari Bridge and perform the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of the Majuli bridge on February 18 via video conferencing. The launch of ‘Mahabahu-Brahmaputra’ will be marked by the inauguration of Ro-Pax (roll-on/roll-off passenger service) vessel operations between Neamati-Majuli island, North Guwahati-South Guwahati and Dhubri-Hatsingimari Shilanyas of the inland […]

Bailey bridge over Barak river collapses in Manipur, one dies

4:00 pm November 1, 2020

Imphal: One person was killed after a bailey bridge over Barak river in Manipur’s Tamenglong district collapsed on Sunday when a sand-laden truck was passing through it, police said. The incident took place in Taobam village when the Irang bailey bridge caved in around 7 am, a senior officer said. “The bridge collapsed when a 10-wheeler truck […]