7-year jail term for attacking Covid warriors, Govt brings in ordinance

The Centre has brought an ordinance to end violence against health workers, making it a cognizable and non-bailable offence with imprisonment up to seven years for those found guilty. Speaking on the matter, Union minister Prakash Javdekar said the ordinance has been brought in to protect health workers and other Corona warriors. Under the ordinance […]

No new COVID-19 case reported in Assam in last 7 days: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that no new positive cases of COVID-19 has been reported in the State in the last seven days. “The situation of coronavirus in India is much better than in the world. A total of 5,789 people have been tested so far. The result of 214 people […]

On World Earth Day, PM gives a shout-out to frontline workers in COVID-19 battle

On the occasion of World Earth Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the people to work towards a cleaner, healthier and more prosperous planet. PM Modi also gave a shout-out to all those working at the forefront to defeat COVID-19. “On International Day of Mother Earth, we all express gratitude to our planet for the […]

India’s COVID-19 cases near 19,000-mark; ICMR halts rapid testing as kits found faulty

Over 1,300 fresh COVID-19 cases and 44 related deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours, taking the tally of positive cases in the country to 18,985. With 3,260 people recovering from the deadly virus, now the total number of active cases stands at 15,122. Meanwhile, the death toll in India has crosses the […]

Three more at Mizoram House in Mumbai test COVID-19 positive

As many as 3 more persons at Mumbai’s Mizoram House have tested positive for COVID-19. With this, the total number of people in Mizoram House, Mumbai to have tested positive for COVID-19 has gone up to 7. While the first Covid positive case from Mizoram House, Mumbai was reported on April 13, three more people […]

COVID-19 crisis: US oil prices plummets to negative for first time in history

United States oil prices on Monday plunged to negative for the first time in the history as the demand for energy collapsed in the backdrop of coronavirus pandemic. According to The New York Times, the concerns have grown that storage tanks in the United States were near capacity and unable to hold all the unused […]

One person in Rashtrapati Bhavan tests positive for COVID-19

One coronavirus positive case has been found in Rashtrapati Bhavan and 125 people have been put under self-quarantine, said Satyendar Jain, Delhi Health Minister, on Tuesday. “While as per yesterday’s data a total of 2081 people were tested positive, today one person has been tested positive of coronavirus in Rashtrapati Bhavan,” Jain told reporters. He […]

Assam govt offices resume functioning amid lockdown

Amid COVID-19 lockdown, all government offices in Assam have resumed functioning from Tuesday onwards. Officers from secretary level to superior ranks will have to be present in the state secretariat. Meanwhile, 30% percent of third and fourth grade employees will be required to be present. All the officers of the rank of deputy secretary and […]

46,470 people contribute Rs 100.50 cr to Assam Arogya Nidhi

Assam Arogya Nidhi has received total contributions of Rs. 100.50 crores as on Monday. Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated in a tweet that 46,470 people have donated a total amount of Rs. 100.50 crores to state COVID-19 fund. Himanta Biswa Sarma also expressed his gratitude to the people for their generous donations. “This […]