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After Suspected Custodial Death, Assam Tweaks Counter-Insurgency Ops SOP

Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Wednesday June 17, 2020, Guwahati

Two days after a 30-year-old man allegedly died in custody after being caught by the Army in a counter-insurgency operation in Assam's Jorhat district, the state government said that security forces involved in such operations will have to be accompanied by the village headman or the line head of the tea estates.

Assam Hospital Releases COVID-19 Patient Due To Confusion Over Names

Press Trust of India | Saturday June 13, 2020, Guwahati

What's in a name? It turned out to be a lot in Assam's Darrang district as a COVID-19 patient was discharged from hospital instead of a recovered person due to confusion over their similar-sounding names.

Environmentalists Fear Long-Term Impact Of Oil Well Fire On Assam Biodiversity

Press Trust of India | Friday June 12, 2020, Guwahati/Tinsukia

The raging fire at an oil well in Assam's Tinsukia district has caused irreversible damage to the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park and the Maguri Motapung wetland area besides jeopardising livelihood of people dependent on the land, conservationists said on Friday.

Fire At Oil Well Leaking Gas For Days, Assam Wants Army, Air Force Help

Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Tuesday June 09, 2020, Guwahati

A massive fire has engulfed a natural-gas producing well of Oil India Limited (OIL) in upper Assam's Tinsukia district, that has been leaking gas for the last 14 days. Sources say the fire, that began this afternoon, may spread to adjoining areas.

Hit By Flood, COVID, Assam Adds Social Distancing Rules To Disaster Relief Manual

Written by Ratnadip Choudhury , Edited by Sumana Nandy | Tuesday May 26, 2020, Guwahati

Assam, which has been hit by the first wave of floods and a continued spike in coronavirus cases, has rolled-out a flood relief and rescue operation manual while also ensuring strict adherence to rules put in place to curb spread of the contagion.

Row Over 2 Environment Clearances In Protected Wildlife Areas In Assam

Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Thursday May 21, 2020, Guwahati

There is a controversy brewing in Assam over environment clearances given for two separate projects. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has given clearance for hydrocarbon drilling to Oil India Limited at seven locations under the Dibru Saikhowa National Park in Assam's Tinsukia district at time when there is already a lot of criticism in the state over the centre allowing coal mining in the Dihing Patkai wildlife sanctuary, spread over Tinsukia and Dibrugarh districts.

After Its Highest Spike, Assam Comes Up With Strict Quarantine Rules

Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Friday May 15, 2020, Guwahati

With Assam witnessing its highest spike of 22 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, that too from Guwahati, a green zone, and at a time when the special passenger trains are arriving with stranded people from outside, the state government has tweaked its quarantine protocol and has come up with a strict SOP.

Not Testing Samples Of Girl Who Died Of COVID-19 A Mistake: Himanta Sarma

Press Trust of India | Sunday May 10, 2020, Guwahati

Doctors at the government-run ESIC Hospital committed a "mistake" by not testing samples of a 16-year-old girl, who later died of Covid-19, Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday.

Coronavirus: Guwahati Medical College Closed For New Patients After Doctor Tests COVID-19 +ve

Written by Ratnadip Choudhury , Edited by Stela Dey | Saturday May 09, 2020, Guwahati

Assam has 'temporarily' shut down the Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) - the biggest medical college of the northeast and the B Borooah Cancer Institute in Guwahati after four coronavirus cases were reported from their premises. Guwahati was a green zone before these cases were reported.

Assam To Reopen Borders With Northeast States From Sunday

Written by Ratnadip Choudhury , Edited by Sumana Nandy | Saturday May 02, 2020, Guwahati

Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said state borders with all states in the northeast, except Sikkim, will be opened to "ease the return" of those stranded in the other states in the region.

Guwahati Journalists Get Special Suits In Fight Against COVID-19

Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Saturday April 04, 2020, Guwahati, Assam

Special protection suits have been arranged in Assam's Guwahati for journalists covering the coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed at least 68 people in India, infected nearly 2,900.

Coronavirus: Assam Asks Schools To Continue Teaching Via WhatsApp

Press Trust of India | Saturday March 21, 2020, Guwahati

The Assam government on Saturday directed the schools to provide students with course materials and give them homework through WhatsApp to prevent learning gaps and subsequent dropouts during the closure of educational institutes due to the coronavirus outbreak, officials said.

In Guwahati, Press Club Goes To Polls After 17 Years Today

Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Thursday March 12, 2020, Guwahati

An election of a different kind has caught the imagination of people in Guwahati with its intense campaign, using traditional outreach methods like banners, posters, festoons and the new age mediums like social media bulk messages, WhatsApp broadcasts and audio-visuals (AVs) and not to forget door-to-door visits campaigns.

400 Quarantined In Assam After US Tourist Tests Positive For Coronavirus

Press Trust of India | Monday March 09, 2020, Guwahati

At least 400 people in Assam have been quarantined after they came in contact with an American tourist who tested positive for the new coronavirus, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday.

Scribe Alleges Eve-Teasing In Guwahati, Journalist Body Expresses Concern

Press Trust of India | Saturday February 15, 2020, Guwahati

The Journalists' Forum Assam (JFA) expressed concern on Friday over an incident of alleged eve-teasing of a senior woman journalist near the Guwahati Press Club.