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Another Assam MLA tests positive for coronavirus

Another Assam MLA tests positive for coronavirus

Silchar: Assam BJP MLA Mihir Kanti Shome tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, the eighth legislator to get infected by the novel coronavirus in the state. Cachar District Health department official Suman Choudhury said that Shome tested positive and has been admitted to Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH). The

Assam reports 2,679 new COVID-19 cases, 6 more deaths

Assam reports 2,679 new COVID-19 cases, 6 more deaths

Guwahati: Assam on Friday reported 2,679 new cases of COVID-19, while six more patients died due to the virus that took the toll to 132, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The state at present has 18,137 active cases, being treated in different hospitals and Covid Care Centres (CCC) across

Assam flood situation improves further; over 12,000 affected

Assam flood situation improves further; over 12,000 affected

Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam further improved on Friday as the water receded from four more districts and currently 12,528 people and 5,375 hectare of cropland across six districts are affected, a government bulletin said. Flood water ebbed from Bongaigaon, Goalpara, Kamrup and Nagaon districts since Thursday when 84,100

14 killed, 123 injured in Kozhikode plane crash

14 killed, 123 injured in Kozhikode plane crash

Kozhikode: Fourteen passengers died and 123 were injured, including 15 seriously, when a plane coming from Dubai met with an accident at Karipur airport in Kozhikode, Malappuram Superintendent of Police (SP) said on Friday. Air India Express Dubai- Kozhikode IX-1344 flight, carrying 190 people on board from Dubai under the