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Final killing operation to douse OIL's Baghjan well blaze underway

The well number 5 at Baghjan in Tinsukia district has been spewing gas uncontrollably since May 27 and it caught fire on June 9, killing two firefighters of the OIL at the site

Three Assam districts still flood-hit; 11,900 people remain affected

Three districts of Assam - Dhemaji, Lakhimpur and Baksa are still inundated and 11,900 people are reeling under the impact of the flood on Monday, an official bulletin said here. Lakhimpur is the worst-hit with 9,500 people affected by the deluge, while the number of victims in Dhemaji and Baksa is 2,100 and 300 respectively, Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said in the bulletin. The total number of people losing their lives in this year's flood and landslide stands at 138 across the state. While 112 people died in flood-related incidents, 26 were killed in landslides. At present, 28 villages and 1,535 hectare of crop areas are under water in the three flood-hit districts, ASDMA said. More than 11,800 people of 31 districts in those three districts were affected by the deluge on Sunday. ASDMA said that the authorities are running three relief camps and distribution centres in two districts, where 136 people are currently lodged. The Brahmaputra riv

Assam flood situation improves marginally; 11,000 affected in 3 districts

Lakhimpur remained the worst-affected district with 9,600 flood-hit people, followed by 1,912 in Dhemaji and 300 in Baksa

Assam coronavirus update: Death toll rises to 182, tally reaches 74,501

The Covid-19 death toll in Assam rose to 182 after seven people succumbed to the disease, while the number of the state's coronavirus caseload has gone up to 74,501

Why Covid-19 surged by 59% in two weeks among Assam's health workers

The first Covid-19 case in Assam was reported on March 31 and by July 27, 720 health workers had tested positive in the state

Assam issues Covid lockdown guidelines with relaxations for August 16-31

A total of 2,796 COVID cases were detected out of 61,318 tests conducted in Assam on Thursday

Preparation on to cap damaged OIL well in Assam spewing gas for 78 days

Two attempts to cap the well, which is situated in Tinsukia district, made in a fortnight have failed

Assam DGP Bhaskar Jyot Mahanta tests positive for coronavirus

Director General of Assam Police Bhaskar Jyot Mahanta tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday, officials said.

Complaints filed against Assam BJP MLA over controversial remarks

Over half-a-dozen complaints have been filed against controversial Assam BJP MLA Shiladitya Dev by various organisations days after he termed revered scholar Syed Abdul Malik an "intellectual jihadi"

Assam Baghjan well fire: Oil India objects to committee's report in NGT

The Committee of Experts has not made a site-visit till the filing of the Preliminary Report

Covid-19 patient flees from facility in Assam's Dhubri, booked hours later

A Covid-19 patient fled from a medical facility in Assam's Dhubri district, and was brought back on Tuesday after an operation that lasted for hours

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Assam unlocks as infection rate declines

Kerala to train, export nurses and paramedics, why so many vaccines are being developed, and are children strong spreaders of Covid-19?-news on how India is dealing with the pandemic

Flood water recedes in Assam, 1.1 million people still distressed

With the flood water receding in most affected districts, Assam flood situation further improved significantly on Saturday

Covid-19: Assam govt plans to reopen schools, colleges on September 1

The Assam government has made preliminary plans to reopen educational institutions on September 1 but the final decision will depend on the directives of the Centre

Assam to set up 40-member committee to analyse New Education Policy 2020

The Assam government will set up a 40-member committee to initiate implementation of the Centre's New Education Policy (NEP) in the state, a minister said on Saturday.

Attempt to cap gas well at Baghjan failed, reasons being examined: OIL

Well number 5 at Baghjan has been spewing gas uncontrollably for the last 66 days since May 27 and it caught fire on June 9, killing two of OIL's firefighters at the site

Bhutan king writes to Assam CM, thanks him for support during lockdown

Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar has written to Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, thanking him for allowing movement of vehicles carrying essential commodities to the neighbouring country

Covid-19: Assam govt reduces quarantine period for returnees to 10 days

The Assam government has decided to reduce the quarantine period for passengers arriving from outside the state to 10 days from the existing span of two weeks, officials said

Assam floods update: 1 more dead, 2.63 million affected in 27 districts

With the death of one person in Morigaon district, the toll in this year's flood and landslides has risen to 123

Assam coronavirus update: Tally at 28,791 with 1,047 new cases; toll 70

Covid-19 tally in Assam reached 28,791 with 1,047 more people testing positive for the disease in 24 hours, and the death toll climbed with 70 with four people succumbing to the disease