Topic: Assam
‘Akhil Gogoi is sick, has symptoms of Covid’ — jailed RTI activist’s wife in Facebook post
Geetashree Tamuly’s post comes in the light of local media reports saying Akhil Gogoi’s health has deteriorated and he has symptoms of Covid.
73 yrs ago, Sylhet Referendum left a Hindu community homeless between Assam and Bangladesh
The Sylhet Referendum of 1947 led to the Partition of the state of Assam, but it left Sylheti Hindus in strife for decades.
Filthy shared toilets in Thane, Covid rising in rural UP and floods in Assam amid pandemic
A recap of some of the best on-ground reporting of the Covid-19 pandemic from ThePrint’s reporters and photojournalists.
From deputy police commissioner to zilla parishad CEO, this Assam district is run by women
Snippets from the vibrant Northeast that capture politics, culture, society and more in the eight states.
Jobless in villages amid floods — Assam’s returning migrants brace for fight to stay afloat
Assam govt's database of migrant workers to map their skills has details of only around 18,000 workers, out of the over 1.3 lakh who have returned.
Why Himanta Biswa Sarma, not CM Sonowal, is once again Assam’s face amid Covid crisis
From what is perceivable, Sarma has single-handedly managed the Covid-19 pandemic in Assam, while Sonowal seems to have taken a back seat.
Arrests for violations, drones to monitor — how Guwahati is ensuring lockdown is a success
Guwahati has recorded more than 1,700 cases. During the lockdown, only pharmacies, hospitals and a few emergency services are allowed to open in the city.
Agra model stops working, Assam under deluge while Navi Mumbai’s war room manages Covid battle
A recap of some of the best on-ground reporting of the Covid-19 pandemic from ThePrint’s reporters and photojournalists.
Assam snake ‘rediscovered’ 129 years after its last sighting by a British tea planter
Snippets from the vibrant Northeast that capture politics, culture, society and more in the eight states.
Registration, Covid test, mass quarantine — how Assam’s Dhubri coped with big migrant influx
After lockdown was enforced, Assam's Dhubri district administration set up makeshift testing and quarantine facilities to cope with the influx of migrants returning home.
ICMR should fast track coronavirus vaccine, not for 15 August but for science
Clinical trials of coronavirus vaccine simply cannot be completed by 15 August. The job of authorities includes the moral duty to say ‘no’ to political leaders.
Economy showing signs of recovery but pandemic may affect business climate: Finance Ministry
Improved kharif sowing, pick-up in electricity and petrol consumption, and higher freight movement indicate green shoots in the economy, ministry report stated.
Defence
PLA troops ‘completely move out’ of Galwan as India-China head towards total disengagement
India and China have begun a second attempt at disengagement in Ladakh after a 61-day stand-off along the western sector of the LAC.
It’s time for China, Pakistan, even India to rethink the fantasy Modi called expansionism
India, China and Pakistan all want territory from another. But it’s a pursuit doomed to fail as they can’t get it without annihilating the other.