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With only One Covid-19 fatality, Bhutan Shows The Way: Neighboring Country By And Large Successful In Containing COVID

Posted on May 25, 2021 - 12:08pm by UT/NET News Desk
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Registering only a single fatality from COVID-19, Bhutan has exhibited an exemplary COVID management system which is being praised globally. The birthplace of the philosophy of Gross National Happiness, Bhutan has contained the spread of COVID 19 without even imposing … Continue reading →

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Assam Rifles Seizes Arms And Ammunition In Mizoram, Apprehends One Individual

Posted on May 19, 2021 - 12:00pm by UT/NET News Desk
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In a major success in its crusade against smuggling activities, the Serchhip Battalion of HQ 23 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of Headquarter Inspector General Assam Rifles (East) recovered one point 22 Revolver along with five live rounds on … Continue reading →

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Manipur Journalist Wangkhem, Activist Erendo Arrested Over ‘Derogatory’ Facebook Posts

Posted on May 15, 2021 - 8:43pm by UT/NET News Desk
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Imphal-based journalist Kishorechandra Wangkhem and activist Erendro Leichombam have been arrested by the Manipur police for their respective Facebook posts which were allegedly against the state BJP president Saikhom Tikendra Singh who succumbed to COVID-19 on May 13 evening. The … Continue reading →

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Assam Cabinet Minister Names Announced, State BJP President Ranjeet Dass Gets PnRD Dept

Posted on May 11, 2021 - 7:48pm by UT/NET News Desk
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Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma: Home, Personnel, PWD & any other Chief Minister, Assam Department not allotted to any other Minister. Ranjeet Kumar Dass: Panchayat & Rural Development, Public Health Minister Engineering, Food & Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Atul Bora: … Continue reading →

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Himanta Biswa New Chief Minister of Assam

Posted on May 9, 2021 - 12:20pm by UT/NET News Desk
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Himanta Biswa Sarma is going to be the next Chief Minister of Assam, however, the formal announcement shall be made at the BJP legislature party meeting at 1200 hours. Meanwhile, incumbent chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal tendered his resignation at Raj … Continue reading →

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India Records Over 4.14 Lakh New COVID-19 Cases in Last 24 Hours

Posted on May 7, 2021 - 12:25pm by UT/NET News Desk
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India recorded 4.14 lakh new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours ending 8 am Friday, taking the country’s total caseload to over 2.14 crore. Out of these, over 36 lakh cases are currently active while over 1.76 crore people … Continue reading →

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Assam Tribune Delhi Chief Kalyan Barooah Succumbs to COVID

Posted on May 1, 2021 - 1:00pm by UT/NET News Desk
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A senior journalist from Assam, Kalyan Barooah succumbed to the fatal coronavirus in Delhi. Barooah was the bureau chief of the Delhi edition of the English daily from Northeast – The Assam Tribune. Barooah has been associated with Assam Tribune … Continue reading →

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Massive Forest Fire in Mizoram, Spreads to Towns and Villages

Posted on April 25, 2021 - 10:45pm by UT/NET News Desk
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Massive forest fires have broken out in several parts of Mizoram damaging vast tracts of land and vegetation focing Chief Minister Zoramthanga to seek central help, an official of the state disaster management and rehabilitation department said on Sunday. Lunglei … Continue reading →

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India Records World’s Biggest Single-Day Rise in COVID-19 Cases

Posted on April 22, 2021 - 8:23pm by UT/NET News Desk
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India on Thursday reported 314,835 new cases of the novel coronavirus over the previous 24 hours, the world’s largest one-day rise in case numbers, while deaths rose by a record 2,104. Meanwhile, the country is facing its worst health challenge … Continue reading →

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PM Modi Rules Out Nationwide Lockdown, Says It Should Be Our Last Resort

Posted on April 20, 2021 - 10:51pm by UT/NET News Desk
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In his address to the nation on the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) situation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the nation has fought against the coronavirus pandemic with discipline and patience and must continue to do so. In his address to … Continue reading →

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