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    Jorhat COVID death toll rises to 123, 266 found positive
    Assam

    Jorhat COVID death toll rises to 123, 266 found positive

    Jorhat, May 29: One more person expired due to COVID-19 thereby raising the total number of cumulative COVID deaths in the district to 123. Jorhat Deputy Commissioner Ashok Kumar Barman informed that Dimbeswar Saikia (M, 80) of Charigaon, Jorhat died due to COVID.Barman stated that altogether 266...
    Former cricketer, member of Assam Ranji squad Subir Dutta Roy passes away
    Assam

    Former cricketer, member of Assam Ranji squad Subir Dutta Roy passes away

    Silchar, May 28: Former cricketer and member of Assam Ranji squad Subir Dutta passed away on Friday evening . He was 65. Sources informed that he was the younger brother of Sujoy Dutta Roy, vice president of District Sports Association(DSA) Silchar. Babul Hore, president DSA...
    Dilapidated road: Health workers ferry COVID-19 patient on bicycle to ambulance
    Assam

    Dilapidated road: Health workers ferry COVID-19 patient on bicycle to ambulance

    Silchar, May 28: When 108 ambulance driver and his technician colleague found that the last mile of road to the Telichora village in Borkhola constituency of Cachar district, where they had gone to pick up two Covid positive patients, was inaccessible and unmotorable, they decided to do the next...
    AJYCP stages stir seeking Govt intervention to check pvt hospitals charging hefty fees from COVID patients
    Assam

    AJYCP stages stir seeking Govt intervention to check pvt hospitals charging...

    Jorhat, May 28: The Jorhat district unit of AJYCP on Thursday staged a protest in front of the office of the Joint Director of Health Services seeking Government's intervention in the issue of exorbitant rates charged by private hospitals for providing treatment to COVID-19-infected patients. The...
    Silchar MP, Deputy Commissioner, OSD PWD inspect construction work for oxygen plant, ICU at SMCH
    Assam

    Silchar MP, Deputy Commissioner, OSD PWD inspect construction work for oxygen...

    Silchar, May 27: Amidst the rising cases of COVID-19 in Cachar district, the Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH), the only health institution catering to the COVID-19 treatment of people from the entire south Assam, is in dire need of an infrastructure facelift. Till Wednesday evening, 10...
    COVID-19 positive man who fled from hospital brought back to SMCH
    Assam

    COVID-19 positive man who fled from hospital brought back to SMCH

    Silchar, May 27: A person with criminal charges who fled from the COVID-19 ward at the SM Dev Civil Hospital on Wednesday has been traced and recovered.According to OC Silchar Sadar Ditumoni Goswami, the person is accused of committing crime and was hospitalised after being tested for COVID-19...
    Sonbeel boat capsize: Bodies of two missing persons recovered
    Assam

    Sonbeel boat capsize: Bodies of two missing persons recovered

    Silchar, May 27: In a major development, the rescue team of SDRF recovered bodies of the two persons who went missing on Wednesday after a hand boat reportedly capsized at Sonbeel lake under Ram Krishna Nagar police station in Karimganj district. Karimganj SP Mayank Kumar informed on Thursday...
    COVID-19 positive patient who fled from SMCH brought back
    Assam

    COVID-19 positive patient who fled from SMCH brought back

    Silchar, May 26: The patient admitted at the COVID-19 ward at Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH) who had fled from the hospital on Wednesday morning was brought back to the hospital by police on the same evening. According to police, on the basis of the complaint filed by the SMCH...
    Ministers Suklabaidya, Brahma visit residence of deceased MLA Majendra Narzary
    Assam

    Ministers Suklabaidya, Brahma visit residence of deceased MLA Majendra Narzary

    Gossaigaon, May 26: Minister for Environment and Forest, Fisheries and Excise, Parimal Suklabaidya and Minister for Handloom & Textiles etc, Urkhao Gwra Brahma visited Gossaigaon residence of deceased MLA Majendra Narzary. Majendra Narzary, a four-time MLA from BPF, died due to post-COVID...
    COVID-19 positive patient flees from SMCH, Assam
    Assam

    COVID-19 positive patient flees from SMCH, Assam

    Silchar, May 26: In a bizarre turn of events, a patient admitted at the COVID-19 ward at Silchar Medical College and Hospital has allegedly fled from the ward on Wednesday. The incident has triggered curiosity and tension at the same time. Hospital authorities , however, informed that the...
    Yeomen service by NSS volunteers of Womens College, Silchar
    Assam

    Yeomen service by NSS volunteers of Women's College, Silchar

    Silchar, May 26: Student volunteers under the National Service Scheme (NSS) unit of Women's College Silchar distributed facemasks and urged people young and old to remain alert on the ill-effects of COVID-19 and stressed on the need for hand sanitisation at regular intervals.Dr Sanghamitra Debnath,...
    New Karimganj DC prioritises containing COVID-19, tackling flood situation in district
    Assam

    New Karimganj DC prioritises containing COVID-19, tackling flood situation in...

    Silchar, May 26: Newly joined Deputy Commissioner of Karimganj District, Khageshwar Pegu has made his intentions clear- containing the ongoing wave of COVID-19 and tackling with flood, should there arise any situation, are his top priorities for now.In his first formal interaction with the media on...
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