Guwahati, June 16 (IANS): With coronavirus infections on the rise, ahead of the formulation of new strategies, the Assam government has decided to launch the Assam Targeted Surveillance Programme (ATSP) on Wedn
Guwahati, June 14 (IANS): Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday was diagnosed with kidney stone, health officials said.
Doctors at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) detected
Guwahati, June 14 (IANS): Experts from the US and Canada joined hands with Singapore-based M/s Alert to douse up oil well fire in Assam's Tinsukia district as the flames continued to erupt on the sixth day
Guwahati, June 13 (PTI): The Health department will conduct 50,000 random tests in Guwahati city following the recent spike in COVID-19 positive cases, Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday
Guwahati, June 13 (IANS): The state-owned Oil India Ltd (OIL) lost 638 MT of crude oil production from 66 producing wells and 0.46 MMSCMD of natural gas from three gas wells due to blockades by the local people
Guwahati, June 10 (PTI): Two staffers of the Oil India Ltd (OIL) have been suspended for alleged negligence of duty in the gas well blowout at Baghjan in Assam''s Tinsukia district, a company official s
Silchar, June 9 (IANS): At least 13 monkeys have been found dead in a reservoir in southern Assams Cachar district. Officials said on Tuesday that the deaths were due to "consumption of poison".
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Guwahati, June 8 (PTI): Assam reported 12 new coronavirus cases on Monday, taking the COVID-19 tally to 2,693 in the state, Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
Assam had crossed th
Guwahati, June 7 (PTI): The flood situation in Assam remained serious on Sunday with nearly 60,000 people still affected by the deluge in six districts, officials said.
The flood waters receded from Lakhim
Guwahati, June 7 (IANS): A three-member central team, on a week-long visit to Assam, is studying the state's Covid-19 management and has held a series of discussions with senior state officials, a top offic
Guwahati, June 7 (PTI): Assam reported 92 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, taking the total number of infections in the state to 2,565, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
Of the fresh cases, 39 are fro
Guwahati, Jun 5 (PTI): Assam reported 42 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of people infected in the state to 2,115, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
The state has witnessed a st
Guwahati/Agartala, June 3 (IANS): Over 98 per cent of the 2,434 Covid-19 positive cases of eight northeastern states are asymptomatic, health officials said on Wednesday.
Health officials and medic
Guwahati, June 3 (PTI): Assam''s COVID-19 count crossed the 1600-mark, with 60 more people testing positive for the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, state Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
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Guwahati, June 3 (PTI): As many as 111 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Assam on Wednesday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 1,672, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
Guwahati/Agartala/Aizawl, June 2 (IANS): The return of 3.50 lakh natives from south and north India has led to a surge in coronavirus cases in the eight northeastern states to 2,156, including 1,623 active case
To maintain supply of essential and other commodities in its jurisdiction
Guwahati, June 2 (MExN): The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has already operated more than 1300 inbound freight trains du
Guwahati, Jun 1 (PTI): Forty-five more people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Assam, taking the number of cases to 1,384 on Monday, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
There are
Guwahati, June 1 (PTI): Assam has reported 22 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of infected to 1,361, Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday.
Fourteen fresh cases w
Guwahati, May 31 (PTI): Assam reported 56 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, taking the total in the state to 1,272, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
Of the 56 cases, 18 are from Lakhimpur, 12 from Bar