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Assam coronavirus update: State reports 1,973 new cases, tally at 94,592

As many as 1,973 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Assam on Tuesday, taking the total number of cases to 94,592

Host of artistes join BJP, Congress ahead of Assam Assembly polls 2021

A host of artistes from diverse fields in Assam joined the ruling BJP and Congress, a move that workers from both parties believe will add colour to the campaign for 2021 Assembly polls in the state

Assam coronavirus update: State reports 8 more deaths, 1,973 new infections

Assam's coronavirus tally rose to 94,592 after 1,973 cases were reported, while eight people succumbed to Covid-19 taking the death toll to 260

Assam coronavius update: State reports 10 more deaths, 1,879 new cases

The COVID-19 death toll rose to 252 in Assam after 10 people succumbed to the disease while 1,879 new infections took the states tally to 92,619

Assam health minister launches serological survey for Coronavirus

The first serological survey in Assam was launched here by Pijush Hazarika on Sunday to assess whether people surveyed have developed immunity to novel coronavirus.

Ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi may be BJP's CM candidate in Assam: Tarun Gogoi

If the former CJI could go to the Rajya Sabha, he might also agree to be the next chief ministerial candidate of the BJP in Assam, said Tarun Gogoi

OIL suspends work for dousing Baghjan gas well blaze as casing valve cracks

The well no. 5 at Baghjan in Tinsukia district has been spewing gas uncontrollably for 85 days since a blowout on May 27 and it caught fire on June 9

Gauhati Medical College selected for COVAXIN 2nd phase clinical testing

The Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) has been selected for the second phase clinical testing of India's indigenously developed coronavirus vaccine, COVAXIN

Final killing operation to douse OIL's Baghjan well blaze underway

The well number 5 at Baghjan in Tinsukia district has been spewing gas uncontrollably since May 27 and it caught fire on June 9, killing two firefighters of the OIL at the site

Three Assam districts still flood-hit; 11,900 people remain affected

Three districts of Assam - Dhemaji, Lakhimpur and Baksa are still inundated and 11,900 people are reeling under the impact of the flood on Monday, an official bulletin said here. Lakhimpur is the worst-hit with 9,500 people affected by the deluge, while the number of victims in Dhemaji and Baksa is 2,100 and 300 respectively, Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said in the bulletin. The total number of people losing their lives in this year's flood and landslide stands at 138 across the state. While 112 people died in flood-related incidents, 26 were killed in landslides. At present, 28 villages and 1,535 hectare of crop areas are under water in the three flood-hit districts, ASDMA said. More than 11,800 people of 31 districts in those three districts were affected by the deluge on Sunday. ASDMA said that the authorities are running three relief camps and distribution centres in two districts, where 136 people are currently lodged. The Brahmaputra riv

Assam flood situation improves marginally; 11,000 affected in 3 districts

Lakhimpur remained the worst-affected district with 9,600 flood-hit people, followed by 1,912 in Dhemaji and 300 in Baksa

Assam coronavirus update: Death toll rises to 182, tally reaches 74,501

The Covid-19 death toll in Assam rose to 182 after seven people succumbed to the disease, while the number of the state's coronavirus caseload has gone up to 74,501

Why Covid-19 surged by 59% in two weeks among Assam's health workers

The first Covid-19 case in Assam was reported on March 31 and by July 27, 720 health workers had tested positive in the state

Assam issues Covid lockdown guidelines with relaxations for August 16-31

A total of 2,796 COVID cases were detected out of 61,318 tests conducted in Assam on Thursday

Preparation on to cap damaged OIL well in Assam spewing gas for 78 days

Two attempts to cap the well, which is situated in Tinsukia district, made in a fortnight have failed

Assam DGP Bhaskar Jyot Mahanta tests positive for coronavirus

Director General of Assam Police Bhaskar Jyot Mahanta tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday, officials said.

Complaints filed against Assam BJP MLA over controversial remarks

Over half-a-dozen complaints have been filed against controversial Assam BJP MLA Shiladitya Dev by various organisations days after he termed revered scholar Syed Abdul Malik an "intellectual jihadi"

Assam Baghjan well fire: Oil India objects to committee's report in NGT

The Committee of Experts has not made a site-visit till the filing of the Preliminary Report

Covid-19 patient flees from facility in Assam's Dhubri, booked hours later

A Covid-19 patient fled from a medical facility in Assam's Dhubri district, and was brought back on Tuesday after an operation that lasted for hours

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Assam unlocks as infection rate declines

Kerala to train, export nurses and paramedics, why so many vaccines are being developed, and are children strong spreaders of Covid-19?-news on how India is dealing with the pandemic