Year: 2020

129 people return from Bangladesh, quarantined

129 people return from Bangladesh, quarantined

Agartala: 129 people, including 105 residents of Tripura, returned from Bangladesh amid coronavirus pandemic. Each of them will undergo a COVID-19 test and 7-day institutional quarantine. They all arrived here on Thursday through Akhaura-Agartala Integrated Check Post in Agartala. The administration has arranged facilities for the returnees in view of

9 districts of Assam affected by incessant rainfall

9 districts of Assam affected by incessant rainfall

Guwahati: Incessant rainfall in Assam and the rising water level of rivers have affected nine districts — Dhemaji, Nagaon, Hojai, Darrang, Nalbari, Goalpara, West Karbi Anglong, Dibrugarh and Tinsukia so far, as per the state disaster management authority. Scores of people across Kamrup district were affected by flash floods caused