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Assam’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA and state education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said a notification will be issued in November regarding the closure of all state madrassas. About 100 Sanskrit tols will also be closed in the state, he added. “All state madrassas will become regular schools or, in …

After a sudden spike in September, the Covid-19 positivity rate in Assam has declined this month, prompting Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to say that the pandemic curve is flattening out in the state. “In September, the positivity rate reached 8% of the total samples analyzed. But since last week, …

File photo of Himanta Biswa Sarma (Image: PTI / Archive) Assam’s Education and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the state government will issue a formal notification in this regard in November. IANS Guwahati Last update: October 10, 2020 8:55 AM M. IST FOLLOW US: Assam government to close all …

GUWAHATI: Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday he announced that the state government will close all government madrassas in Assam because it cannot allow religious education with public money. Sarma said a notice will be issued next month. “Institutes of religious education will not be allowed to run on …

A retired officer from Assam’s Indian Police Service was arrested on Tuesday a month after he was named as the main defendant in a job recruitment scam. PK Dutta had been on the run since the Assam government canceled a written exam to recruit police deputy inspectors after their question …

NEW DELHI: For two weeks in a row, India has maintained a steady trend of registering less than 10 lakh of active Covid-19 cases, while the number of people who have recovered from the disease rose to 55,86,703, leading the recovery rate at 84.34%. the Health Ministry said Monday. State …

So far, the police have arrested nine people in connection with the case while searching to catch others. Among those killed was a 50-year-old widow, Ramawati Halua, who was believed to be a “witch” and responsible for the death of another woman in the village. News18 Last update: October 2, …

The Election Commission announced Tuesday that 54 assembly constituencies and one parliamentary constituency in 10 states would go to the polls on November 3 and 7, respectively. Two assembly constituencies in Manipur will also go to the polls along with the Valmiki Nagar parliamentary constituency in Bihar on November 3. …

NEW DELHI: The second ICMR sero-survey shows that the Indian population is still far from achieving herd immunity against coronavirus infection, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday, while underscoring the need to continue appropriate Covid behavior. He also emphasized that masks should be worn even in places of …

The veteran congressional leader and former prime minister of Assam, Tarun Gogoi, was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of Guwahati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) on Thursday after a drop in his oxygen saturation level. Last month he had tested positive for the coronavirus. The 85-year-old man, who was …