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  First newspaper for kids ‘The Young Minds’ launched in Assam

  Good News | August 30, 2020 16:23 IST

  Two Guwahati-based women entrepreneurs have launched a newspaper specifically designed for kids, to promote creative thinking among children and inculcate in them the habit to read and write. The newspaper named 'The Young Minds' is the brainchild of Neelam Sethia and Neha Bajaj.

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  Teachers and official employees of Assam educational institutes to join office from Sep 1

  Education | August 18, 2020 22:06 IST

  All teachers and other official employees of educational institutions in Assam, from primary school to universities, will have to mandatorily attend their office from 1st September, Assam Education and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday.

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  Assam govt directs educational institutions to waive off 25% school fees

  Education | August 14, 2020 22:56 IST

  Assam government on Friday issued an order for 25 per cent fee cut at all private schools from May 2020 till the schools open. This will be applicable for classes from pre-school to Class XII. 

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  Japanese encephalitis kills 48 people in Assam

  India | July 22, 2020 21:59 IST

  At least 48 persons have lost their lives in Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and other such Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) out of 331 cases across Assam this year, the National Health Mission (NHM) said on Wednesday.

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  Assam announces new lockdown relaxation guidelines for Kamrup metro | Check new rules here

  India | July 18, 2020 20:07 IST

  The guidelines will come into from 7 pm of July 19 and remain in force till 7 pm of August 2. According to the latest guidelines, all shops and business establishments are allowed to operate on one side of any street on any given day alternatively between Monday and Friday from 7 am to 5 pm.

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  Golden Tigress in Kaziranga: Here's what caused the colour aberration

  Science | July 15, 2020 15:03 IST

  Guwahati: An adult golden tigress that was recently spotted in Assam's Kaziranga National Park, made news headlines because of its colour.Experts and scientists have now come up with an explanation of the rare golden colour of the tigress. Golden colour is "primarily a singular case of colour aberration caused by a unique gene", experts said on Tuesday. The only such big cat in the Kaziranga National Park, first spotted in 2014 during an all India tiger monitoring exercise, has "lighter

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  Total lockdown in Assam's Golaghat for 8 days from 7 pm today

  India | July 09, 2020 15:44 IST

  The Assam government has decided to impose a "total lockdown" in Golaghat town from Thursday evening for eight days to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease. The restrictions in Golaghat Municipal Board area will be in place from 7 pm on Thursday to prevent further spread of the virus.

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  Assam Lockdown: Week-long ‘total lockdown’ in Jorhat from July 9

  India | July 08, 2020 21:54 IST

  The Jorhat district administration in Assam has decided to impose a week-long "total lockdown" across Jorhat city from July 9 to check the spread of coronavirus

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  Assam Raj Bhavan campus declared containment zone after 2 COVID-19 cases

  India | July 04, 2020 21:12 IST

  The Raj Bhavan campus and its surrounding areas in Guwahati were sealed and declared a containment zone on Saturday after two persons of the Governor's Office tested COVID-19 positive, an official said. 

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  Assam stares at serious flood situation as monsoon rains continue unabated

  India | June 25, 2020 12:17 IST

  Unabated rains have caused a flood-like situation in several districts of Assam. Rains have led to flooding in several low-lying areas. Brahmaputra river was flowing above its normal level while several other tributaries and stream were overflowing causing flood in catchment areas.

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  Assam govt announces total lockdown in Guwahati's 11 wards | List of prohibited activities

  India | June 23, 2020 20:24 IST

  In light of the rising number of novel coronavirus cases, the Assam government on Tuesday announced total lockdown for 11 wards in state capital Guwahati. This lockdown will come into effect from 9 pm on June 23 onwards.

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  Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma diagnosed with kidney stone

  India | June 14, 2020 18:24 IST

  Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the stone was detected during an ultrasonography conducted on him after he complained of extreme stomach pain.

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  Kamrup Metro containment zones: 3 new areas added in Guwahati | Full list of 26 hotspots

  India | June 11, 2020 16:04 IST

  Kamrup (Metropolitan) district in Assam has 26 active containment zones of total 46 such notified zones in the district as on Wednesday, June 10.

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  Assam COVID-19 cases near 2,000-mark, Hojai records highest number of 79 cases

  India | June 04, 2020 22:27 IST

  The number of COVID-19 cases is approaching the 2,000-mark in Assam with the addition of 158 fresh ones on Thursday, after the state recorded the highest single-day spurt of 269 cases the previous day.

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  Assam not to use 50,000 PPE kits imported from China

  India | April 18, 2020 22:30 IST

  Assam was the first state in India which directly ordered the PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) kits from China and a private cargo flight from the port city of Guangzhou carrying the kits had landed at Guwahati airport on April 15 night.

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  Two more test positive for coronavirus in Assam; total climbs to 34

  India | April 16, 2020 19:03 IST

  Both the cases are from Morigaon district of the state and are secondary contacts of attendees of the Tablighi Jamaat event at the Nizamuddin Markaz in Delhi.

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  Assam COVID-19 cases rise to 13 after 8 Tablighi Jamaat attendees test positive

  India | April 01, 2020 22:07 IST

  Sarma said that Centre has provided with a list of 547 people to Assam government on Tuesday. Out 547, 134 were in the Nizamuddin area but not in Tablighi Jamaat. He added that 68 people had stayed back in Delhi and 4 of them tested positive in the National Capital itself.

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  High-powered committee on Assam Accord’s Clause 6 submits report to Sarbananda Sonowal

  India | February 25, 2020 16:14 IST

  Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday along with his entire cabinet received the report of the high-level committee formed to review and suggest measures for implementation of Clause six of 1985 Assam accord. 

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  'Teaching religious texts not Govt's job': Assam to convert Madrasas into regular schools

  India | February 13, 2020 10:49 IST

  Announcing the decision, education minister Himanta Biswa Sharma said that it is not the government's job to teach religion, religious scriptures and Arabic and other languages for religious purposes.

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  Assam’s Mayuri Bhattacharjee first Indian to win ‘Ton Schouten Award’

  India | June 04, 2019 12:56 IST

  Bhattacharjee is currently working on her campaign, #DignityInFloods, wherein she wants to bring more attention to WASH in emergencies. She is also paying special attention to MHM during annual floods in Assam.