‘Endless list’ of people from Assam at Nizamuddin Markaz event
Apr 04, 2020, at 04:39 pm
Guwahati/UNI: With Assam tracing 24 out of its total 25 COVID 19 positive cases to Nizamuddin Markaz event in Delhi, the state government is facing an ‘endless list’ of people who attended the congregation and most are refusing to cooperate with the government.
Eight new cases take Assam's COVID 19 tally to 24
Apr 04, 2020, at 11:58 am
Guwahati/UNI: The COVID 19 positive tally in Assam has touched 24 with eight new cases confirmed on Friday.
Four new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Assam, total count reaches 5
Apr 01, 2020, at 04:25 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Four more positive cases for COVID-19 have been reported in Assam on Wednesday and with this total number of Coronavirus infected cases have increased to five in the state so far.
Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal reviews preparedness of Covid -19 in Dhubri and Kokrajhar
Apr 01, 2020, at 12:59 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday visited Dhubri district to take stock of the measures taken by the district administration and health department to prevent coronavirus outbreak in the region.
Mar 27, 2020, at 11:02 am
Guwahati/IBNS: To combat the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Assam government has started works of two large quarantine centres with capacity of 1000 persons each in Guwahati.
Coronavirus scare : Assam government shuts down all liquor bars, beauty parlors, salon night club
Mar 19, 2020, at 01:54 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Amid Coronavirus (COVID-19) scare, the Assam government has ordered closure of all liquor bar, country liquor bar, night club, beauty parlors, salon (unisex) in the state with immediate effect.
Kaziranga festival postponed for Coronavirus scare
Mar 08, 2020, at 09:34 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: As the Assam government sounded Coronavirus alert across the state, the organizers have postponed the first ever Kaziranga Utsav which was slated to take place in the world heritage site from Mar 12 to 15.
Coronavirus: Assam govt directs DCs, health department officials to keep alert
Mar 05, 2020, at 08:28 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Amid the deadly coronavirus outbreak, which has claimed over 3000 people globally and many cases are detected in India, the Assam government has taken all preventive measures across the state and directed all districts Deputy Commissioners (DCs), health department officials to keep alert.
Assam: Stray out rhino from Kaziranga creates panic among villagers in Biswanath
Feb 17, 2020, at 08:08 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: A full-grown one-horned rhinoceros created panic among the villagers in Assam’s Biswanath district on Monday morning.
Centre prohibits E-cigarette in higher educational institutions
Jan 10, 2020, at 04:33 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Union government prohibited electronic-cigarette and parts thereof through promulgation of The Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Ordinance, 2019.
Within a week after its capture, rogue elephant 'Laden' dies in Assam forest department's custody
Nov 17, 2019, at 08:22 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: A killer elephant named ‘Laden’, captured by a forest team led by an Assam BJP MLA, died at Orang National Park on Sunday.
Assam: Indian army-forest personnel rescue elephant calf and mother from a water tank
Nov 17, 2019, at 05:21 pm
Guwahati/IBNS : Indian army and Assam forest department have jointly rescued an elephant calf and her mother from a water tank located inside an army camp in Guwahati on Sunday morning.
Assam: 'Laden' finally captured
Nov 11, 2019, at 10:23 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Osama Bin Laden may have been killed by the US Navy SEALs eight years back, but his name continued to terrorise in some parts of Assam and finally Laden of the northeast state has been captured.
Flood hits Nagaland’s Dimapur : Indian army, Assam Rifles personnel rescue stranded villagers
Oct 28, 2019, at 09:17 am
Guwahati/IBNS : Around 300 families have been affected after the flood waters of Diphu and Dhansiri river submerged several colonies, villages at Dimapur in Nagaland.
Buffalo dies due to Anthrax in at Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam
Oct 20, 2019, at 08:12 pm
Guwahati/UNI: A buffalo death due to Anthrax has been reported at Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam.
Assam: Pregnant woman carried on handcart to hospital
Aug 25, 2019, at 12:39 pm
Guwahati, Aug 25 (IBNS): In a major embarrassment to the Assam health department, the family members of a pregnant woman have been forced to carry her on a handcart and boat to reach a hospital in Assam’s Barpeta district.
Strayed rhino calf due to flood rescued and released in Kaziranga
Aug 06, 2019, at 11:24 am
Guwahati, Aug 6 (IBNS): The Assam forest department has rescued a rhino calf which strayed into the Karbi Anglong hills area during the flood in Kaziranga National Park.
Tiger population in Assam increases to 190
Jul 30, 2019, at 10:04 am
Guwahati, July 30 (IBNS): With nearly 3000 tigers, India has become the safest habitats in the world for the big cats.
In 2019, 124 have died from Japanese Encephalitis in Assam
Jul 26, 2019, at 08:30 pm
Guwahati, July 26 (IBNS): Japanese Encephalitis has claimed the lives of 124 people this year in Assam with four more casualties being reported in past 24 hours.
Assam flood situation improves, death count now 83
Jul 26, 2019, at 08:13 pm
Guwahati, July 26 (IBNS): The flood situation in Assam has improved with the water levels in the flood-hit areas receding. However, over 27 lakh people are still bearing the brunt of the flood.
Assam floods: 78 dead, 35 lakh affected
Jul 25, 2019, at 06:32 pm
Guwahati, July 25 (IBNS): As many as 35 lakh people have been affected in the Assam floods and 78 people have died.
Assam flood: Water submerges more villages, death toll now 71
Jul 23, 2019, at 07:47 pm
Guwahati, July 23 (IBNS): Floodwaters have submerged more villages in Assam following heavy rain over the past 34 hours.
Assam floods death toll rises to 69
Jul 22, 2019, at 07:37 pm
Guwahati, July 22 (IBNS): The death toll Assam flood has risen to 69 as still over 30.55 lakh people of 18 districts continue to face lot of problems.
Assam flood death toll rises to 67
Jul 21, 2019, at 07:19 pm
Guwahati, July 21 (IBNS): The death toll in monsoon flooding in Assam has risen to 67 as still over 38 lakh people continue to face a lot of problems.
10-feet long king cobra rescued in Assam’s Cachar district
Jul 19, 2019, at 08:07 pm
Guwahati, Jul 19 (IBNS): The Assam forest department on Friday rescued a 10-feet long king cobra from the Chotajalenga village area in Assam’s Cachar district.
Kaziranga flood : 92 animals, including eight rhinos, die
Jul 19, 2019, at 06:24 pm
Guwahati, July 19 (IBNS): The wild animals in Assam’s Kaziranga National park have suffered majorly following the devastating flood submerged over 95 per cent areas of the park.
Jul 19, 2019, at 04:49 pm
Guwahati, July 19 (IBNS): After the only bamboo bridge was washed away by the flood waters, the villagers of Jogipara area in Assam’s Darrang district have been forced to cross a river with the help of a rope by taking risk their lives.
Assam flood: Brahmaputra water level receding towards upstream but overall grim situation
Jul 17, 2019, at 01:04 pm
Guwahati, July 17 (IBNS): The water level of the Brahmaputra river is receding in some parts of the state, but the overall flood situation in Assam is still grim with over 52.59 lakh people have been affected.
Kaziranga flood: 39 animals including five rhinos died
Jul 17, 2019, at 01:01 pm
Guwahati, July 17 (IBNS): At least 39 wild animals including five rhinos have died in the devastating deluge in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park.
Assam flood: Union Jal Shakti minister conducts aerial review, around 43 lakh people affect
Jul 16, 2019, at 03:12 pm
Guwahati, July 16 (IBNS): Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Tuesday conducted an aerial review of the flood situation in Assam.