Новости за 02.05.2021

Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal of the BJP won from Majuli assembly seat on Sunday defeating Congress candidate Rajib Lochan Pegu by 43,192 votes.

After a close race, Vanathi bagged 53,209 votes while Kamal got 51,481 votes.

The number of coronavirus cases in Gujarat rose by 12,978 to 5,94,602 on Sunday, while the death toll increased by 153 and the recovery count by 11,146, an official said.

Assam Health Minister and senior state leader Himanta Biswa Sarma has won from Jalukbari constituency with a huge margin of over one lakh votes.

A group of Kannadigas from the district have developed an application to help students prepare for several competitive examinations like National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) amid lack of clarity about the functioning of coaching institutions due to surging Covid cases.

​​​Gaurav Jindal (35), the son of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader from Haryana Pawan Jindal, and his friend Sawan (37) were travelling in a BMW when the accident occurred in the early hours, said Praveen, assistant sub-inspector of Police, DLF Phase-2 police station, Gurugram.

Railway minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday informed that the Oxygen Express carrying 30.86 metric tonnes (MT) of liquid medical oxygen (LMO) for Covid-19 patients has departed for the national capital from Odisha.

During the ongoing rabi season, the district administration has till Sunday procured 8,61,081 metric tons of wheat in the various grain markets/ mandis of Ludhiana in Punjab.

Three brothers, who recovered from Covid-19 last year, have collectively donated plasma seven times to help severely ill patients, and they are prepared to do it again, if possible. Social media is currently flooded with appeals for plasma donations as coronavirus infections and hospitalisations continue to climb.​

The actor – politician was ahead of his opponents in Coimbatore South assembly segment.

Employees of the two defunct paper mills in Assam expressed hope that the next state government will consider the issue of revival of the mills on a priority basis.

A fast-track court on Saturday sentenced a 31-year-old man from South Assam’s Karimganj district to rigorous imprisonment for life for attempting to kill a woman and her eight-year-old son in March 2019.

Troops of 6 battalion of the BSF under the aegis of Guwahati Frontier of Border Security Force apprehended a Bangladeshi with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) racketeer along with notes of Rs 19,000 denomination.

As Assam continued to feel aftershocks after last week’s earthquake, IIT-Guwahati has said seismic micro zonation of urban areas should be carried out and the earthquake-resistant design must be strictly enforced in the state as it comes under zone 5, the seismic risk in the present day situation is very high, and the degree of damage due to both primary and secondary effects with multiple hazards taking place simultaneously, would be very high.

The white-bellied heron, a rare and elusive bird, was spotted at Walong in the Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh, officials said on Saturday.

Assam DGP Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta, a day ahead of the counting of votes, urged all leaders and members of political parties to adhere to the Election Commission guidelines regarding ban on celebrations and victory march on Sunday.

Election authorities in Assam on Saturday said a three-tier security apparatus has been arranged in 331 counting halls across the state that voted in three phases elections to ensure smooth conduct of the counting process.

Even as the US government has announced a travel ban on India starting May 4, some categories of travellers -- including Indian students seeking to commence studies in American universities in the Fall semester of 2021 -- have been exempted under the national interest exceptions.

Arunachal Pradesh reported 163 new Covid-19 cases, which pushed the tally in the northeastern state to 18,419, a health department official said on Saturday.

Manipur reported 319 new Covid-19 cases, the highest single-day spike this year, pushing the coronavirus tally to 31,905, an official said on Saturday.

The Meghalaya government on Saturday said people aged between 18 and 44 years will need to wait for four weeks to get the shots, while vaccination for those above 45 will continue in the state, chief minister Conrad K Sangma said on Saturday.