BTC elections not possible now: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday clearly stated that council elections in the Bodo Heartland is not in any way possible considering the prevailing COVID-19 situation. He further added that the Bodo Territorial Council will be formally known as the Bodo Territorial Region as per the historic Bodo Accord signed in January this […]

Sarbananda Sonowal, Himanta Biswa Sarma meet Amit Shah in New Delhi

Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal and health, finance and education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met union home minister Amit Shah at his official residence on Sunday to discuss a range of issues concerning the state. “The home minister assured that centre will back Assam’s plea for verification of 20 per cent applications of NRC in […]

Centenarian woman beats COVID-19 in Guwahati; Health Minister greets survivor

100-year-old Mai Handique, who had tested positive for COVID-19 was discharged from hospital on Wednesday in Guwahati after recovery. She was undergoing treatment at the Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital (MMCH) in the city. Handique has now tested negative and was discharged from the hospital today. The hospital authorities gave a warm farewell to their patient, […]

Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurates week-long plasma donation drive

Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday inaugurated ‘Lohitanjali’, a weeklong plasma donation drive organised by Junior Doctors’ Association with National Health Mission (NHM), Assam. In view of rising COVID-19 patients, Sarma inaugurated the plasma donation drive at a programme held at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH). “Request recovered patients to come forward […]

COVID-19 patients opting for cabins to be charged: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday clarified that COVID-19 patients who opt for paying cabins will have to pay for it. Sarma reiterated that Covid treatment is still free in the state to a large extent. Addressing a press meet in Guwahati, Sarma said that only the patients who are in paying cabins […]

Kamrup (M) district tops Assam’s COVID-19 fatalities

The Kamrup (M) district has recorded the highest number of COVID-19 deaths in Assam, said Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma while addressing a press conference in Guwahati on Saturday. The death toll in the district currently stands at 64. Kamrup (Metro) district is followed by Dibrugarh with 39 deaths reported due to COVID-19. On the […]

Assam’s COVID-19 tally crosses 1 lakh mark with 2,560 fresh cases

With the addition of 2,560 fresh cases, the COVID-19 tally in Assam crossed the 1-lakh mark on Friday. The overall tally in the state now stands at 1,01,367. The fresh cases were detected out of 40,102 tests conducted in the last 24 hours, of which, 562 cases were reported from Kamrup (M), 167 from Jorhat, […]

Assam reports 2,179 new COVID-19 cases, tally reaches 96,771

Assam on Wednesday reported 2,179 cases of COVID-19 out of 36,225 tests conducted in last 24 hours. The overall coronavirus cases tally rose to 96,771. Of the new cases, 531 cases were detected from Kamrup (M), 152 from Dibrugarh, 136 from Cachar, 134 from Jorhat and 122 from Kamrup (R). Taking to Twitter Health Minister […]

Not interested in contesting polls, winning 100 seats for BJP only ambition: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam finance, health and education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday announced via a tweet that he will not be contesting the 2021 assembly polls in Assam. In a series of tweets, Sarma revealed that his only ambition is to see Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government win more than 100 seats in the upcoming polls. […]