Assam CRPF sub-inspector dies of COVID-19 in Delhi

A CRPF personnel hailing from Assam died of Coronavirus in Delhi’s Safdarjang hospital on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased, a resident of Barpeta district, has been identified as Mohammed Ikram Hussain and was a sub-inspector in the CRPF. This is the first Covid-19 casualty among the central para-military forces. The 55-years old victim was posted at […]

Coronavirus cases in India nears 30,000-mark; recovery rate improves to 23.3 per cent

The number of coronavirus cases in India surged to 29,974 on Tuesday evening after 1594 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. Addressing a press conference here, Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary MoHFW, said that no new COVID-19 cases have been reported from 17 districts of […]

COVID-19: Assam govt announces Rs 50 lakh insurance cover for journalists

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday lauded the frontline journalists who are covering COVID-19 and said that the state will give them insurance cover of Rs 50 lakh. “Frontline journalists have been bravely covering COVID-19 against all odds, risking their lives and they are our real heroes. Our government will cover each one of […]

Assam reports second COVID-19 case in a day; state tally reaches 37

A second positive case of COVID-19 was reported from Goalpara district in Assam. With this the total number of positive cases in the state has reached 37. Currently, there are 9 active cases in Assam. Earlier in the day, a girl from neighbouring Bongaigaon district tested positive for the deadly virus. Both the patients are […]

COVID-19: 16-year-old girl tests positive in Assam’s Bongaigaon, tally at 36

A 16-year-old girl from lower Assam’s Bongaigaon district has tested COVID-19 positive taking the state’s tally to 36. The girl is a secondary contact of Nizamuddin Markaz attendee, informed Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Twitter. “Alert ~ A 16-year-old girl from Salmara Bongaingaon, secondary contact of a Markaz attendee, has tested #COVID positive. […]

Supreme Court staffer tests positive for COVID-19

A staffer of the Supreme Court tested positive for coronavirus on Monday, triggering alarm bells in the highest court of the country. The employee, working with the judicial section of the apex court, was on duty on April 16 and had come in contact with two apex court registrars, who have been advised self-quarantine as […]

COVID-19 cases in India surge to 28,380

With 1,463 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the last 24 hours and 60 deaths, India’s total count of coronavirus cases has surged to 28,380, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday. The total cases are inclusive of 6,361 cured and discharged patients, one migrated and 886 deaths. At present, there […]

Five out of eight states in region coronavirus-free now, says Jitendra Singh

The DoNER Ministry said that five out of the eight states in the Northeast are corona-free now. He said that the five states are – Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Tripura. The three states in the region – Assam, Meghalaya and Mizoram – are not corona-free but there have been no new positive cases […]

India needs to give importance to economy, continue fighting COVID-19: PM Modi during meet with CMs

Hinting that a phase wise exit from lockdown was on the cards, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that the country needs to give importance to the economy as well as continue the fight against COVID -19. The Prime Minister’s remarks came during his interaction with Chief Ministers of all states via video conferencing to […]