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Assam coronavirus update: 1,179 new Covid-19 cases, 20 fresh fatalities

Assam reported 20 fresh fatalities due to Covid-19 on Friday, while 1,179 more people tested positive, pushing the total number of infections to 565,209, the National Health Mission said

Assam coronavirus update: 1,299 new Covid-19 cases, 20 more fatalities

Assam's COVID-19 tally rose to 5,64,030 on Thursday as 1,299 people tested positive for the infection, while 20 fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 5,221, a bulletin said

Mizoram govt demands central intervention to lift blockade by Assam

Mizoram government Wednesday said miscreants from Assam have removed railway tracks and blocked National Highway (NH) 306 disrupting transportation to the state

LIVE: Karnataka CM-elect Basavaraj Bommai promises pro-people governance

News live updates: Centre says it can only be a facilitator between states in their border disputes, reacting after six Assam policemen were killed in clashes.

Assam locals threaten economic blockade post border clash with Mizoram

At least six persons were killed and 60 others, including an SP, injured in a bloody clash between the police forces of the two states along the Assam-Mizoram border on Monday.

Assam to move SC for protection of forests post border clashes with Mizoram

The border dispute erupted into bloody clashes with security personnel and civilians from the two states going after each other on Monday

Assam declares 3-day mourning to honour cops killed in border clash

Assam's Barak Valley districts of Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi share a 164-km border with Mizoram's Aizawl, Kolasib and Mamit districts.

Home minister has 'failed' country: Rahul on Assam-Mizoram border violence

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the violence at the Assam-Mizoram border

6 Assam Police personnel killed in border clash with Mizoram counterparts

As many as six Assam Police personnel have died in an exchange of fire with their Mizoram counterparts, said Assam BJP MLA Kaushik Rai on Monday.

Assam-Mizoram: 6 Police personnel killed, 50 injured; Shah speaks to CMs

At least six Assam police personnel were killed and 50 others, including an SP, were injured in a sudden escalation of the border dispute between Assam and Mizoram

6 Assam cops killed, 50 hurt as violence at border with Mizoram intensifies

A tense situation prevailed along the disputed Assam-Mizoram border following clashes

Amit Shah speaks to CMs of Assam, Mizoram; asks them to ensure peace

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday spoke to the chief ministers of Assam and Mizoram over the ongoing border row between the two states and asked them to ensure peaceful resolution

8 huts set ablaze, tension escalates along Mizoram-Assam border

Tension flared along the Mizoram-Assam border after eight farmers' huts were set ablaze by unidentified miscreants, a senior police officer said on Monday.

Assam did not address irregularity queries of Rs 215,286 cr in 25 yrs: CAG

The CAG said that the alleged irregularities were pointed out in 2,734 inspection reports (IRs) issued between 1994-95 and 2018-19 covering 55 departments of the state government.

Bhupen Bora replaces Ripun Bora as Assam Congress chief

Months after defeat in Assam assembly polls, Congress on Friday appointed two-time MLA Bhupen Kumar Bora as the state unit chief of the party with immediate effect.

Assam CM calls for defininig secularism in context of 'Indian civilisation'

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday asserted that the concept of secularism needs to be defined in the context of 'Indian civilisation'.

CAA, NRC nothing to do with Hindu-Muslim divide: RSS chief Bhagwat

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) have nothing to do with Hindu-Muslim divide

Prices of essential commodities have risen in Assam in last 5 yrs: Minister

Retail prices of almost all essential food items have increased in Assam since 2016, with the rates for onion and mustard oil registering the highest spike

Lockdown to continue in five Assam districts with high positivity rate

Five districts of Assam will continue to be under total lockdown owing to their high COVID-19 positivity rate

Assam makes Covid-19 test mandatory for travellers from NE states

The Assam government on Monday made the COVID-19 test mandatory for all passengers from the North-Eastern region entering the state through airports and railway stations, an official order said. Earlier, people from North-Eastern states who arrived in Assam by air or train and directly proceeded to their destination state were exempted from undergoing the COVID-19 test. The decision was taken due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the neighbouring states, a notification issued by the Health and Family Welfare department said. It comes five days after the state government had made COVID-19 testing compulsory for vaccinated travellers, withdrawing its earlier order that exempted mandatory testing for fully vaccinated travellers arriving via air and train. The mandatory testing will be applicable until further orders, the notification said.