Afternoon News - 23 March, 2020
03:25 Share

Assam Government Prohibits train services, passenger vehicles & buses - To contain the possible outbreak of coronavirus, the Transport Department has issued an order prohibiting all inter-state passenger vehicles (i.e. contract carriages, stage carriages, taxi cabs, maxi cabs) to and from Assam, to other States and Union Territories up to March 31, 2020. However, it will not be applicable to goods vehicles, personal vehicles, vehicles used for maintaining essential emergency services and vehicles on government duty.

Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal urges people to stay indoors for two weeks - Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday urged people to remain indoors for the next two weeks; and move out only if it is extremely necessary to prevent spread of the deadly coronavirus.

Coronavirus: ‘Janata Curfew’ hits normal life in Assam - Life in Assam came to near standstill on Sunday as the State observed ‘Janata Curfew’ from 7 am to 9 pm along with the rest of the country to prevent spreading coronavirus through social isolation.

NGO creates awareness in Indo-Bangla border villages - Members of Sabuj Sathi, an NGO working on environment and socio-economic issues, visited village after village to create awareness among the villagers along the Indo-Bangla border about coronavirus.

Plot to abolish posts by NF Railway: Debabrata Saikia - Leader of Opposition of the Assam Legislative Assembly Debabrata Saikia has written a letter to Railway Minister Piyush Goel seeking his intervention into the alleged conspiracy to abolish around 1,000 posts in Tinsukia division of NF Railway.

Chamber of Commerce, Lakhimpur ensures supply of essential commodities - Chamber of Commerce, Lakhimpur has declared its decision to ensure supply of essential commodities and medicines during these days of combat against the spread of coronavirus. It has also taken a strong stand against any kind of unreasonable price hike of essential commodities which might take place in such a situation.

Assam Minority Development Board Schemes yet to get pace - At the fag-end of fiscal 2019-20 the Assam Minority Development Board has started only four of the nine schemes under it. All the four schemes are related to training. Not completing infrastructure related schemes seems to be a chronic problem for the Board.

1 killed, 7 injured in accident at Bhootnath in Guwahati - A person was killed and seven others were injured after a pick-up truck carrying chicken collided with a Dead Body Carrier, at Bhootnath in Guwahati on Saturday night.

No Coronavirus positive case in Assam so far:Himanta Biswa Sarma - No novel coronavirus positive case has been detected in Assam so far, said Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday.

New technologies in land survey system - Assam government will introduce in new technologies in land survey system replacing the age-old land survey system.