Year: 2020

One more COVID-19 positive in Assam

One more COVID-19 positive in Assam

Alert ~ One new #COVID19 positive case confirmed at Barpeta Medical College, where the tests were done. The patient is at Kokrajhar Quarantine Centre. ↗️Total cases 189 ↗️Recovered 48 ↗️Active cases 134 ↗️Deaths 04 ↗️Migrated 03 Update 9:20 am / May 21 #AssamCovidCount https://t.co/73lMMxIuDC

Work resumes at tea estates in Assam

Work resumes at tea estates in Assam

Dibrugarh: Following health precautions and social distancing norms, work has resumed at tea estates in Assam. The resumption comes after the government permitted operations under the revised guidelines for the fourth phase of nationwide COVID-19 lockdown. Rakesh Mishra, Manager, Manohari Tea Estate told ANI, “We’ve resumed work after the government

Migrant worker from Assam commits suicide in Surat

Migrant worker from Assam commits suicide in Surat

Surat, May 20 (PTI) A 20-year-old migrant labourer from Assam, who had lost his job due to the COVID-19-enforced lockdown, allegedly committed suicide at a slum in Gujarat’s Surat city on Wednesday, police said. Sunil Rijajagan Maheli was found hanging from the ceiling of his tenement in the Bhestan locality