One more BSF personnel test positive for COVID-19 in Tripura

Tripura registers one more COVID-19 positive case on Tuesday, taking the state tally to 155. State Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb informed that a BSF official of 138th-Battalion in Dhalai district was found positive. Biplab Deb said, samples of 710 civilians and BSF officials were sent for COVID-19 tests. Of those, 1 BSF official tested […]

11th COVID-19 patient in Meghalaya tests negative

The 11th COVID-19 patient in Meghalaya has tested negative after a fresh re-test. Earlier, the patient had tested positive 4 times. However, a final test will be conducted again after 24 hours. It may be mentioned that Meghalaya’s 11th COVID patient is a primary contact of the first COVID patient of the state. Meghalaya chief […]

Tripura reports two more positive COVID-19 cases

Two more COVID19 positive cases have been reported from Tripura on Monday taking the state’s total count to 154. Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said that the two positive patients are BSF officials in Dhalai district. The chief minister informed, samples of 750 civilians and BSF personnel were sent for COVID-19 tests and out of […]

PM Modi says fight against coronavirus has to be more focused now, economic activities will gain momentum in coming days

Noting that the fight against COVID-19 has to be more focused now, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said economic activities have begun to pick up momentum in several parts of the country and the process will further gain steam in the coming days. In the fifth video conference meeting with the Chief Ministers on […]

Indian Railways to restart passenger train services from Tuesday

The Indian Railways will resume passenger trains operations from tomorrow. This comes as India inches towards the end of the third phase of the countrywide lockdown to fight COVID-19. Starting from tomorrow, the Railways is planning to operate 15 trains to begin with. These trains will run as special special trains from New Delhi to […]

Fact Check: Morphed screenshot of Himanta Biswa Sarma’s tweet circulated

At a time when the Coronavirus crisis continues to be a cause of concern, circulation of fake news is adding to the troubles. An altered and morphed screenshot of a tweet of Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma with numbers changed was circulated by certain unscrupulous elements creating sensation. The morphed tweet claimed that 8 […]

BREAKING | Two more tests COVID-19 positive in Guwahati

Two more have tested positive for COVID-19 in Guwahati on Monday, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in Assam to 64. Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted, “2 persons are tested #COVID19 + in Guwahati. One originally hails from Morigaon, while other is from Guwahati itself.” ↗️ Total #COVID19 patients in Assam 64 ↗️Active […]

With 4,213 fresh cases, India’s COVID-19 count reaches 67,152

With an increase of 4,213 cases in the past 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 count reached 67,152 on Monday, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The number of active cases in the country rose to 44,029, while 20,916 patients have been cured and discharged and one has migrated, according to the Ministry. […]

Tripura reports 16 more COVID-19 positive cases

Tripura has reported 16 more positive COVID-19 cases on Sunday, taking the tally to 152. 16 persons including one official, 6 female and 9 children from BSF’s 86th Battalion at Ambassa tested positive for the virus. Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb tweeted, “16 persons found #COVID19 POSITIVE in Tripura from 86th-Bn #BSF (Official:1, Female:6, Children: […]