Guwahati
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Guwahati landslide kills one; people asked to shift
India | Jun 28, 2020, 08:52 PM ISTA woman student was killed in a landslide near the Raj Bhawan here, prompting the administration to ask people living in vulnerable areas to move to safer places," officials said.
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Huge rush at market in Guwahati ahead of complete lockdown
News | Jun 28, 2020, 01:48 PM ISTComplete lockdown will be imposed in Guwahati for 14 days from 7 pm on June 28.
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Complete lockdown will be enforced in Guwahati for 14 days: Police
News | Jun 28, 2020, 09:01 AM ISTGuwahati will remain under lockdown for 14 days. Commissioner of Police of Guwahati, Munna Prasad Gupta said, "Complete lockdown will be enforced in Guwahati city from 7 pm on 28th June for 14 days.
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Boulder stopped water flow, Bhutan cleared blockage: Assam Chief Secretary
News | Jun 26, 2020, 03:54 PM ISTAssam Chief Secretary Kumar Sanjay Krishna on Bhutan Water controversy said that there is no dispute with Bhutan and it will be wrong to say that Bhutan has stopped the flow of water.
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Brahmaputra River's water continues to rise, crosses warning level in Guwahati
News | Jun 25, 2020, 08:52 AM ISTThe water level of Brahmaputra River continues to rise in Assam's Guwahati. Water has crossed the warning level following heavy rainfall.
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COVID-19: Potters in Guwahati struggle to earn their daily bread
News | Jun 23, 2020, 07:37 PM ISTCOVID-19 pandemic has impacted the country from all fronts, daily wage workers and roadside sellers are among worst at receiving end.
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Guwahati-based restaurant owner redesigned robots to serve food, medicines to COVID patients
News | Jun 20, 2020, 08:15 AM ISTIn order to prevent COVID-19 infection, SN Farid, a restaurant owner from Guwahati redesigned robots to serve food and medicines to COVID patients.
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Lockdown could be reimposed in Guwahati; govt awaits result of 50,000 COVID-19 samples
India | Jun 14, 2020, 07:38 AM ISTAs coronavirus cases in Guwahati spike, Assam Health Minister Dr Hemanta Biswa Sarma, on Saturday, said that the city could see another spell of lockdown. Sarma said that the govt is waiting for the test results of 50,000 samples after which a final decision will be taken.
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Health Department will conduct 50,000 random tests in Guwhati city: Sarma
India | Jun 13, 2020, 08:20 PM ISTThe Health Department will conduct 50,000 random tests in Guwahati city following the recent spike in COVID-19 positive cases, Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday.
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Kamrup Metro containment zones: 3 new areas added in Guwahati | Full list of 26 hotspots
India | Jun 11, 2020, 04:04 PM ISTKamrup (Metropolitan) district in Assam has 26 active containment zones of total 46 such notified zones in the district as on Wednesday, June 10.
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Guwahati's Fancy Bazaar gets 'fancier' with COVID-themed awareness paintings on walls
News | Jun 04, 2020, 11:20 PM ISTGuwahati's biggest marketplace Fancy Bazaar got a touch of art on walls. Coronavirus-themed paintings on walls are now spreading awareness.
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Assam COVID-19 cases near 2,000-mark, Hojai records highest number of 79 cases
India | Jun 04, 2020, 10:27 PM ISTThe number of COVID-19 cases is approaching the 2,000-mark in Assam with the addition of 158 fresh ones on Thursday, after the state recorded the highest single-day spurt of 269 cases the previous day.
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Brahmaputra water level rising by 2 cm every hour due to incessant rainfall in Guwahati
India | May 25, 2020, 06:03 PM ISTFollowing incessant rainfall in Assam, the water level of the Brahmaputra river is rising every hour in Guwahati. Sarat Chandra Kalita, a Central Water Commission official said, "Water level is rising by 2 cm every hour today. It has been increasing since May 16, because of rain".
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Water level of Brahmaputra River rises after incessant rainfall in Guwahati
News | May 23, 2020, 11:06 PM ISTWater level of Brahmaputra River has risen to 45.00 metre after incessant rainfall in Guwahati.
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Guwahati Red Zones: Tarun Nagar among new containment zones. List of hotspots
India | May 23, 2020, 04:50 PM ISTDinesh Ojha Path in Tarun Nagar locality in Guwahati city of Assam has been marked as a containment zone on Saturday following the detection of COVID-19 cases in the area, the Kamrup (M) administration confirmed on Saturday.
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COVID-19: Artists paint street walls in Assam's Guwahati to spread awareness
News | May 08, 2020, 07:47 AM ISTPeople around the country are coming up with different ideas to spread awareness regarding coronavirus pandemic. Artists in Assam's Guwahati have painted street walls in a market.
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Ambubachi Mela at Kamakhya temple cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
India | Apr 23, 2020, 06:08 PM ISTThe four-day annual Ambubachi Mela at the Kamakhya Temple from June 22 will not be open for devotees this year due to coronavirus outbreak.
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Unexpected dust storm hits Guwahati | WATCH |
India | Apr 15, 2020, 07:42 PM ISTAccording to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD),Guwahati could witness a spell of shower and lightning in the coming days
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Odd-Even scheme to limit vehicles of 'essential services' begins in Guwahati. All you need to know
India | Apr 10, 2020, 03:26 PM ISTThe system, which was first implemented in Delhi to tackle air pollution by limiting the number of cars as per the last digit of their registration number, came into force after vehicles with stickers saying "essential services" clogged roads in some areas of the city.
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Assam govt to trace and quarantine all returnees from Nizamuddin's Tablighi Jamaat
India | Mar 31, 2020, 06:24 PM ISTThe Assam government on Tuesday asked the Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police of all the 33 districts to take swift and strict measures to ensure that all those who returned to the state after attending a religious congregation organised by the Tablighi Jamaat in New Delhi are put on quarantine.