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. […]

India’s longest river ropeway over Brahmaputra inaugurated in Guwahati

India’s longest passenger ropeway over the Brahmaputra river was formally inaugurated in Guwahati on Monday. In a major boost to tourism, the 1.8 km long ropeway was inaugurated across the mighty Brahmaputra today by Assam Finanace Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma along with Guwahati Development Minister Siddhartha Bhattacharya. The ropeway connects Guwahati and North Guwahati and […]

5 new medical colleges to be set up in Assam, announces Himanta Biswa Sarma

The Assam government is going to set up five new medical colleges in the state, announced health, finance and education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on the occasion of 74th Independence Day celebration in Morigaon. Speaking on the occasion, Sarma said, “This year we have initiated to establish new medical colleges at Biswanath Chariali, Charaideo, Goalpara […]

With 2,796 fresh cases, COVID-19 tally in Assam rises to 71,795

With 2,796 positive cases detected out of 61,318 tests conducted in last 24 hours, the COVID-19 tally in Assam has reached 71,795 on Thursday. Among the fresh cases,  418 cases have been reported from Kamrup (M), 307 are from Cachar, 248 from Kamrup (R) and 207 cases have been detected in Dibrugarh. The active cases […]

COVID-19: Assam conducts record 1.43 lakh tests; reports highest single-day spike of 4,593 cases

Achieving a milestone in the fight against COVID-19, the Assam health department on Wednesday conducted 1,43,109 tests in a single day, taking the total number of tests carried out so far to 15,73,800. The department had set a target of 1 lakh tests in one day. However, showing exemplary hard work, the health workers and […]