Assam: Govt resumes 6 colleges from today

GUWAHATI: Assam Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday informed that six college will be resumed at Kazinranga, Tinsukia, Kakopathar, Doomdooma, Katlicherra in Cachar, Karbi Anglong. He further informed that the state government has taken the initiative so that no students have to go outside for further studies.

“The students will not go outside this year for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and to provide better education to the students these colleges have been started at the earliest,” said Sarma.

The minister also said that the appointment process of the colleges have been handed over to the managing committee as it gets delayed if it would have been given to public service commission.

The APSC have to conduct many exams and therefore, the government has given the responsibility to the managing committee of the colleges, said the minister.

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COVID-19 cases in Assam:

102 new cases of novel coronavirus were reported in Assam on Friday, according to the State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

As many as 85 people recovered from the lethal infection yesterday, pushing the tally for recovered cases to 2,10,697 in the state. The recovery rate was recorded at 97.88 percent as of December 18.

A total of 2,15,250 cases of Covid-19 have been reported here so far including 3,539 active cases, Sarma informed via his Twitter account.

Meanwhile, with 22,889 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, India's total cases reached 99,79,447, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday.

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