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COVID-19 positive cases surge across Assam
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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.
Hemant Soren
RANCHI: Keeping his poll promise made during the assembly polls, chief minister Hemant Soren in a tweet on Saturday said his government has reduced the application fees of the state civil service examinations. “I am committed to every promise that we made to our people during the election,” Soren said on his official Twitter account.
According to the notification of the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC), the application fee for the general category has now been reduced by Rs 500 and it now stands at Rs 100 and while it has been reduced to Rs 50 for the reserved category. Earlier, those in the reserved category had to pay Rs 150. “Application forms will be out on February 15 on the JPSC website,” a JPSC official said.