Students pursuing higher education opposing the UGC's declaration have taken it to social media launching the campaign #ExamsInCovidASuicide in a bid to urge UGC to cancel the exams due to the outbreak of coronavirus.
In a tragic calamity, three people were killed and as many as nine are missing due to a cloud burst in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, reported several dailies.
BJP leader and Dispur MLA Atul Bora on Monday tested positive for coronavirus infection.
A wild elephant was found dead on Monday at the roadside at the Indo-Bhutan border in Baksa. The elephant is suspected to be dead due to electrocution in the eastern part of Goirari in Daorajhar.
The United Kingdom has signed agreements to purchase 90 million doses of vaccines developed by drug companies such as Pfizer Inc., BioNTech SE, and Valneva SE.
70 staff of Raj Bhavan in Guwahati city has been infected with the coronavirus infection so far.
Assam loses another coronavirus infected victim on Monday. Assam Police informed on twitter that NK Rajesh Narzary of 9th APBn succumbed to the disease today.
In a recent development on Monday, the ministry of health and family welfare stated, the case fatality rate in the country continues to register a steady downfall and has dropped to 2.46%.
The Arunachal Pradesh health department informed the state's coronavirus tally has climbed to 740 after 90 new cases have been recorded on Monday.
Two journalists on Monday have been severely wounded in a road accident at Milanpur of Rangiya in Kamrup Rural district.
Community transmission has started in Golaghat's Shahid Kushal Konwar Civil Hospital. 3 patients of the hospital have tested COVID-19 positive of late.
In a shocking and gruesome incident, a person named Rajesh Chetri was violently thrashed by a Home Guard at Guwahati Medical College and Hospitals (GMCH) today. Chetri reportedly sustained severe head injuries.
A Sivasagar-based journalist has been threatened by a drug peddler named Tafique Shah for exposing the latter's illegal business.
Jorhat, one of the worst affected Assam districts in this ongoing pandemic, will end its lockdown soon. It will begin its 'unlock' process from Thursday, that is July 23.
Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, ICC has postponed the Men's T20 Cricket World Cup, scheduled to be held from October 19 to November 15, 2020 in Australia.