Assam Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma (File)

Assam to shut down govt-run madrasas, Sanskrit tols

Guwahati: The Madrasa Board in Assam would be dissolved and all state-run madrasas would be converted into general schools, state Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday. The Minister said that the Sanskrit tols (schools) would be closed down as well by the Assam government. Sarma said that the government has no intention of closing […]

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55 inmates of Guwahati jail test positive for coronavirus

Guwahati: As many as 55 inmates lodged in Guwahati Central jail have tested positive for coronavirus, causing concern among the authorities, health officials said on Saturday. A senior officials of the Health and Family Welfare Department said that the authorities of both health and prison departments are inquiring how the jailbirds were infected by the contagious […]