COVID-19 positive cases surge across Assam
CORRESPONDENTS
BAKSA: Two persons on Saturday tested COVID-19 positive in Kumarikata area along the Indo-Bhutan border under Tamulpur subdivision and two others in Tamulpur in the district of Baksa.
The two persons have been identified as Kishori Sharma (52) of Darangamela Garage Line and Rakesh Murmu (34) of Sukanjuli village. On the other hand, one person named Ritu Kalita (35) of Dongragaon village and Jyotish Kalita (58), who came from Guwahati to get COVID vaccine, tested positive during testing at Tamulpur Primary Health Centre on Saturday.
There are 36 active cases in different parts of Tamulpur subdivision in Baksa district.
Assam: Mob Attacks Forest Dept Officials, 6 Injured in Kokrajhar
No casualty was reported in the firing which took place near the India-Bhutan border when 6 members of Assam forest dept were attacked by a mob
| 14 Jan 2021 6:58 AM GMT
KOKRAJHAR: Forest department officials in Assam opened fire when a six-member was allegedly injured in an attack by a mob attempting to occupy its land in Assam.
According to reports, the incident occurred in Assam s Kokrajhar district at Goraibazar village near Indo-Bhutan Border when forest official opened fire to control the situation.
However, no casualty was reported in the firing incident.
Forest official stated that when they asked the locals to clear the forest area, they refused and attacked the team members leaving six of them injured
Updated Jan 07, 2021 | 09:47 IST
A Bhutan cop politely requesting Indian revellers to vacate border area owing to COVID-19 cases in Hindi has won the hearts of netizens. Watch viral video: A video of a Bhutan cop politely requesting Indian revellers to vacate border area owing to COVID-19 cases has gone viral. | Photo Credit: Facebook
A video of a Bhutan cop politely requested Indian revellers at the Indo-Bhutan border to vacate the area owing to COVID-19 lockdown has gone viral on social media.
The 2-minute-and-11-second clip shows the policeman speaking in Hindi to the Indian revellers on the other side of the river. He requests them to vacate the area as it was about to get dark. He also asks them to put on their face masks and stay indoors.