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Gauhati

American

[gou-hah-tee] / gaʊˈhɑ ti /

noun

a city in W Assam, in E India, on the Brahmaputra River.

Gauhati British

/ ɡaʊˈhɑːtɪ /

noun

a city in NE India, in Assam on the River Brahmaputra: centre of British administration in Assam (1826–74). Pop: 808 021 (2001)

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The personal belongings of cremated COVID-19 victims lie strewn around the grounds of the Ulubari cremation ground in Gauhati, the biggest city in India’s remote northeast.

From Seattle Times

Gauhati, the Assam state capital, is the main trading hub for India’s eight remote northeastern states with a population of 45 million.

From Seattle Times

There are 2,100 beds reserved in government centers for COVID-19 patients in Gauhati, with hundreds more planned.

From Seattle Times

The private Royal Global University in the state capital, Gauhati, has been converted into a hospital with 1,000 beds.

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“This is expected to give a tough fight to the BJP in Assam,” said Akhil Ranjan Dutta, professor of police science at Gauhati University.

From Seattle Times

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