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Assam coronavirus update: State reports 1,537 Covid cases, 8 more deaths

Assam reported 1,537 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, pushing the tally to 125,459

Assam coronavirus update: State registers 3,054 Covid cases, 7 more deaths

Assam's COVID-19 caseload rose to 118,333 as 3,054 more people tested positive for the infection, while seven fresh fatalities pushed the northeastern state's coronavirus death toll to 330

Assam coronavirus update: State reports 9 Covid-19 deaths, 2,684 new cases

The COVID-19 caseload of Assam went up to 111,724 after 2,684 fresh infections were reported, while nine more people succumbed to coronavirus infection taking the death toll to 315

Assam coronavirus update: State reports 7 deaths, 1,980 new positive cases

Seven more COVID-19 patients died in Assam taking the total fatalities to 296, while 1,980 new cases pushed the states tally to 105,774, Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said

Covid-19: Assam may face oxygen crisis, Tripura's situation alarming

After Assam, Tripura with 10,879 Covid-19 positive cases is the second most affected state among the eight northeastern states

Assam facing financial stress due to Covid-19: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Sarma also announced the withdrawal of some of the free services offered to Covid-19 patients like reaching them to their homes after discharge from hospitals and levied charges on dedicated cabins

Assam coronavius update: State reports 10 more deaths, 1,879 new cases

The COVID-19 death toll rose to 252 in Assam after 10 people succumbed to the disease while 1,879 new infections took the states tally to 92,619

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

Assam coronavirus update: 859 new cases reported; tally crosses 18,000-mark

Six Covid-19 patients died and 859 new cases were reported on Tuesday with the infection tally crossing the 18,000-mark in Assam, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said

Assam coronavirus update: 1,001 new cases reported; 513 in Guwahati alone

Assam on Monday reported 1,001 new COVID-19 cases out of which 513 were from capital Guwahati alone, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said

Assam coronavirus update: Lockdown in Guwahati may get extended by a week

"Though the health department has said one-week extension will be enough, others are advocating two more weeks in view of the rising infection," Health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said

Assam coronavirus update: Death toll at 16, total cases jump to 13,336

Assam reported two Covid-19 deaths on Tuesday, taking the toll to 16, while 814 new positive cases pushed the state's tally to 13,336, Minister for Health and Family Welfare Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

Coronavirus daily updates: Assam reports 302 fresh cases; total count 7,794

Assam inched towards the 7,800-mark in coronavirus cases with 302 more people, including 172 from the capital city, testing positive on Monday

Revenue and compensation on table at GST Council meeting on Friday

The government has rung up just about Rs 95,000 crore as GST in April and May together, and that is less than half compared with the collection in the corresponding months last year.

Coronavirus outbreak: UP, Assam ease curbs on movement of the stranded

The movement of people will be allowed based on the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Sarma said at a press conference

RBI raises limit on ways and means advances, but states aren't impressed

Ways and means advances (WMAs) are short-term advances the central bank gives to help states tide over temporary mismatches in their cash flow.

Letter to BS: Lockdown should be withdrawn in a phased manner

India is monitoring the world situation to be able to fight the highly contagious virus effectively

From NRC exercise to violent protests over CAA, 2019 kept Assam on the edge

More than 1.9 million people, a sizeable number of them Hindus, were excluded from the final NRC list that was published on August 31

No fresh NRC in Assam if SC accepts demand of 20% reverification: Minister

Sarma said if the sample reverification in border districts do not find anomalies, then the party will take back its words on faulty allegation

Amit Shah meets North-East CMs to discuss the outline of Citizenship Bill

The meetings were attended by chief ministers of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya Sarbananda Sonowal, Pema Khandu and Conrad Sangma respectively