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Assam gas well continues to blaze
09 Jul

Assam gas well continues to blaze

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The well at the company Baghjan oil field had a blow out - uncontrolled release of gas and oil condensate - on May 27 during a work over operation and caught fire on June 9, killing two firefighters and destroying 13 houses located close by. Nearly 9,000 people from the area were shifted to relief camps after the well caught fire. It has been exactly a month since an Oil India Limited’s (OIL) natural gas well caught fire in Assam’s Tinsukia district but it continues to blaze despite efforts to control it. Officials had expected the fire to be put…
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More than 2.52 lakh people have been affected in 16 districts in fresh floods caused by heavy rains in Assam.
27 Jun

More than 2.52 lakh people have been affected in 16 districts in fresh floods caused by heavy rains in Assam.

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Notably, Ten wards of Dibrugarh in Upper Assam were inundated by rain waters causing panic among general public to commute as waterlogging covered most of the areas.Meanhwile, in a press notification, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said that in Assam and Meghalaya rainfall is expected at most places with isolated heavy to very heavy and  extremely heavy falls till June 30.
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No grocery essentials, meat, fish, or vegetable stores will be allowed to open for the first 7 days of the lockdown.
26 Jun

No grocery essentials, meat, fish, or vegetable stores will be allowed to open for the first 7 days of the lockdown.

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GUWAHATI: The state health minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, while addressing a press conference this afternoon, announced a 14-day lockdown in Kamrup Metro. The lockdown would be implemented with stricter rules this time in view of public safety.No grocery essentials, meat, fish or vegetable stores will be allowed to open for the first 7 days of the lockdown; however, these would be exempted from the lockdown 7 days later. Final decision on this is still pending, said the health minister. “Those willing to buy these essentials must do it within today or tomorrow,” said Sarma in the press conference. Pharmacies along…
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The government is now mulling a complete lockdown of the entire city.
25 Jun

The government is now mulling a complete lockdown of the entire city.

editor0 CommentsAssam, North East
After the Kamrup (M) District Admin imposed lockdown in 11 wards of the city, the government is now mulling a complete lockdown of the entire city.After the Kamrup (M) District Administration imposed lockdown in 11 wards of the city, the government is now mulling a complete lockdown of the entire city.Highly placed sources in the government have indicated that it is considering a complete lockdown of the city given the rising number of cases and the people’s apathy towards observing COVID-19 protocols of maintaining social distance and avoiding gatherings. Minister of state for health, Pijush Hazarika, speaking to G Plus…
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Assam student who was upset because he did not have a smart phone to attend online classes, was found dead.
24 Jun

Assam student who was upset because he did not have a smart phone to attend online classes, was found dead.

editor0 CommentsAssam, North East
GUWAHATI: A 16-year-old student, who was upset because he did not have a smart phone to attend online classes, was found dead near his house in Assam’s Chirang district on June 23.According to reports, the student of Class 10, who came from a very poor family, was troubled as he could not take part in online classes and examinations conducted by his school as he did not have a smart phone. From what we have been able to gather after talking to neighbours and others close to the student, it appears he was fed up with the situation and decided…
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Ambubachi has begun at 7:53 AM (Pravritti) on June 22 and will end on June 25 at 8:16 PM (Nivritti).
22 Jun

Ambubachi has begun at 7:53 AM (Pravritti) on June 22 and will end on June 25 at 8:16 PM (Nivritti).

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The temple doors will remain closed from June 22 to June 25 during the Ambubachi which is celebrated to observe the annual menstrual cycle of Goddess Maa Kamakhya. This year the temple authority will not allow any visitors and pilgrims to attend the rituals during Ambubachi as the state along with the rest of the country is fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic.Last year, the mela saw a huge footfall of domestic as well as foreign pilgrims
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The much-hyped Guwahati Smart City project conceptualised in the beginning of 2016 has not moved an inch in the last four years.
22 Jun

The much-hyped Guwahati Smart City project conceptualised in the beginning of 2016 has not moved an inch in the last four years.

editor0 CommentsAssam, North East
The much-hyped Guwahati Smart City project conceptualised in the beginning of 2016 has not moved an inch in the last four years. A project which promised to change the face of Guwahati has been given scant attention by an apathetic government.Since inception, the company - Guwahati Smart City Limited (GSCL) - created as a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), has witnessed work being confined to only boardroom meetings and it has become a victim of red-tapism. In a span of four years it appears as if there is a musical chair competition of sorts going on for the Managing Director’s (MD)…
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Himanta Biswa Sarma on his Twitter handle mentioned that state’s recovery rate has gone up by 63.2 percent.
22 Jun

Himanta Biswa Sarma on his Twitter handle mentioned that state’s recovery rate has gone up by 63.2 percent.

editor0 CommentsAssam, Health
GUWAHATI: Assam Health Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma on his Twitter handle mentioned that state's recovery rate has gone up by 63.2 percent.Meanwhile, in the last 48 hours, 15,000 samples were tested. The total number of samples tested thus far is 2,88,677, the Minister stated.Currently, Assam's COVID-19 positive cases stand at 5,586 of which 3,404 patients have recovered with 2,170 active cases and 9 deaths recorded.
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Assam hospital discharges wrong Covid-19 patient
13 Jun

Assam hospital discharges wrong Covid-19 patient

editor0 CommentsAssam
Guwahati | Updated: June 13, 2020: A civil hospital in Assam discharged a Covid-19 patient after mixing him up with a recovered person with a similar sounding name, sparking panic in the community. The mix-up occurred when a state government-approved list of recovered persons was read out loud by hospital staff before the patients. This list of 14 names received by Mangaldoi Civil Hospital in Darrang district included one Hamid Ali, a migrant worker who was being treated since June 5. However, when his name was called out, it was another patient who responded—Hanif Ali, who had been admitted since June 3 and had not…
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