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Police seize 100k Yaba drug tablets in Guwahati worth Rs 20 cr, 2 held

Guwahati city police on Sunday busted an inter-state drugs network and recovered one lakh Yaba tablets worth Rs 20 crore.The police also arrested two drug peddlers including one employee of the Manipur police.Based on intelligence input, a team of Guwahati city police led by Joint Commissioner of Police Partha Sarathi Mahanta launched an operation at Basistha area in Guwahati city and intercepted a car coming from Manipur.During search, the police team recovered 1 lakh Yaba tablets from the car.Partha Sarathi Mahanta, Joint Commissioner of Police, Guwahati said that the car was coming from Manipur."We have recovered 1 lakh Yaba tablets from the car and arrested two persons including an employee of Manipur police. The drugs consignment was coming from Moreh area in Manipur and planned to send it to Bengaluru. We had conducted the operation based on our intelligence input," Partha Sarathi Mahanta said.The arrested persons have been identified as Letmin Singh Haokip and Thaukhuging ...

Assam reports 736 fresh Covid-19 infection, 136 recoveries, one death

Assam on Saturday evening reported as many as 736 fresh COVID-19 cases, the State Health Department informed

Flood situation in Assam improves; 10,000 remain affected

The flood situation in Assam has improved although over 10,000 people remained affected in three districts, an official bulletin said. More than 10,000 people are suffering from the deluge in Cachar, Morigaon and Tamulpur districts, the bulletin issued by Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said. Cachar district was the worst hit with over 6,600 people suffering, followed by Morigaon (2,600) and Tamulpur (900). Around 17,200 people were affected by the deluge in four districts till Thursday. The toll due to floods and landslides in the state this year stood at 197. Presently, 44 villages are under water and 210 hectares of farmland have been damaged. Around 1,084 people, including 190 children, have taken shelter in seven relief camps in two districts. Erosion has been reported in Bongaigaon, Nagaon and Nalbari districts. Embankments, roads, bridges and other infrastructure have been damaged by floodwaters in Baksa, Kamrup and Tamulpur districts. No river is flowi

Assam reports 800 fresh Covid-19 cases, positivity rate at 10.10%

As many as 800 fresh Covid-19 cases have been reported in Assam in the last 24 hours, the state health department informed on Friday evening

Assam reports 720 fresh Covid-19 infections, two more fatalities

Assam registered 720 fresh COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally to 7,33,212, while the death count mounted to 8,010 with two more fatalities, the National Health Mission (NHM) said in a bulletin

Business chamber, NEDFi sign MoU to promote investments in north east

A business chamber and North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd (NEDFi) signed a memorandum of understanding to work jointly towards promoting investment in Assam and other states

Oppn parties question Assam CM's campaign to hoist 8 mn national flags

Assams two main opposition parties, the Congress and the AIUDF, questioned Himanta Biswa Sarmas campaign to hoist 8 mn national flags at houses, offices and commercial establishments across the state

Assam reports 830 new Covid-19 infections, 2 deaths in last 24 hours

Assam reported 830 new Covid-19 infections in the past 24 hours, taking the active caseload in the state to 5,243, according to an official bulletin on Wednesday

Assam logs 764 Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths in 24 hrs; caseload at 730,907

Assam reported 764 new Covid-19 cases, 615 more than the previous day, with the tally rising to 730,907

Over 8 mn national flags to be hoisted across Assam from Aug 13 to 15

Along with the rest of the country, 80 lakh national flags will be hoisted in houses, offices and commercial establishments across Assam from August 13 to 15, 2022.

Covid: Assam reports 149 new infections, three deaths, 718,452 recoveries

Assam's COVID-19 tally rose to 7,30,143 as 149 more people tested positive for the infection while three new fatalities pushed the death toll to 6,668, said a National Health Mission (NHM) bulletin

Himanta Sarma launches Chief Minister's Institutional Plantation Programme

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday launched the Chief Minister's Institutional Plantation Programme at Janata Bhawan in Guwahati

Assam reports 672 new Covid-19 cases, two deaths in last 24 hours

One person each died in Charaideo and Kamrup Metropolitan districts due to Covid-19 on Saturday

Working to minimise people's problems during floods: Assam CM Sarma

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said the state government is working to minimise the problems faced by people during the ongoing floods in the state

Assam reports over 700 new Covid cases, one more death in last 24 hours

Assam logged 706 fresh Covid-19 cases, pushing the tally to 729,322, while the death toll mounted to 6,646 with one more fatality, a National Health Mission (NHM) bulletin said

Assam, Arunachal CMs sign pact to resolve decades-old border dispute

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu and his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday inked a pact to end the decades-old border dispute between the two states

Assam reports 707 new Covid cases, two deaths; positivity rate at 11.5%

The total number of affected now stands at 7,28,616 and the positivity rate has increased to 11.55 per cent during the last 24 hours from the previous day's 10.75 per cent

Assam's Cachar district makes face masks mandatory as Covid cases rise

Amid the rise in COVID-19 cases, the Cachar district administration of Assam has made it mandatory to wear face masks in all offices and public gatherings in the district.An order issued by the Deputy Commissioner of the district read, "In view of the increasing trend of Covid-19 cases in Cachar district in last one week, the district-specific COVID guidelines are hereby notified and are to be followed by all concerned - All the Officers or Officials within Cachar district are to wear a mandatory face mask in their respective offices or areas (Both Government & Private) while performing regular public services and Covid appropriate behaviour need to be maintained.""All the Doctors, Paramedical Staffs and other Staffs of Health Institutions/Hospitals (BothGovernment & Private) are to use compulsory face masks during service delivery (i.e. in OPD, Emergency, IPD, OT, Labor room, Laboratory. Waiting areas, Registration Counter etc.). All people are to mandatory use face mask .

Assam logs 590 new Covid cases, highest single-day spike in over 5 months

The state registered a nearly 36 per cent jump in daily infections from the previous day

NTPC launches Girl Empowerment Mission in Assam, to train 40 minors

The programme -- Girl Empowerment Mission (GEM) -- is being conducted by the power major across the country since 2018 and was launched in Assam for the first time