Over 4 lakh beneficiaries of age group 18-44 vaccinated so far in third phase

More than four lakh beneficiaries, belonging to the age group of 18-44 years have been vaccinated till date since the third phase of the vaccination drive commenced on Saturday, informed the government on Tuesday morning. 4,06,339 people were vaccinated across 12 states and union territories as on May 3. According to the official release by […]

Assam to launch vaccination for 18-44 age group from May 5

The COVID-19 vaccination drive for the age group of 18 to 44 years will be symbolically launched in Assam from Wednesday, May 5. The inoculation drive will be in full swing from May 7, said Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. “While we shall launch this #CovidVaccination symbolically tomorrow, it shall be in full swing from […]

Boxing Federation of India’s Executive Director RK Sacheti dies battling COVID-19

Boxing Federation of India’s (BFI) Executive-Director Raj Kumar Sacheti who was suffering from Covid-19, has passed away. Along with being BFI Executive-Director, Sacheti was IOA’s Associate Joint-Secretary and Meghalaya National Games GTCC Chairman. “Deeply saddened to hear about the sudden demise of IOA Associate Joint Secretary and Meghalaya National Games GTCC Chairman, BFI Executive Director […]

Sikkim to go under 10-day lockdown from May 6

In view of the COVID-19 situation, the Sikkim government has imposed a 10-day lockdown starting May 6. The notification issued by State Home Department informs, “The average test positivity for COVID 19 cases in the State has been more than 20% in the last ten days, owing to which, it is felt that there is […]

Assam postpones HSLC, HS examination amid rising Covid cases

In view of the current COVID-19 situation in Assam, the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC) postponed higher secondary final examinations, scheduled to be held from May 11. Meanwhile, the Matric and High madrassa examinations has also been postponed indefinitely. Board of Secondary Education Assam (SEBA) has postponed the High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) examinations […]

Israel sending life-saving equipment to India to fight COVID-19: Foreign Minister Ashkenazi

Israel will send life-saving equipment to India, including individual oxygen generators to help the country address the difficult situation with the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the country’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. “India is one of Israel’s closest and most important friends. We stand with India, particularly during these difficult times India is experiencing, […]

IPL 2021 postponed; BCCI to arrange for safe, secure passage for all participants

The Indian Premier League Governing Council (IPL GC) and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday, in an emergency meeting unanimously decided to postpone IPL 2021 season, with immediate effect. The BCCI does not want to compromise on the safety of the players, support staff, and the other participants involved in organising […]

India registers 3.57 lakh new COVID-19 cases, 3,449 deaths

India registered a slight dip in COVID-19 cases as it registered 3,57,229 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, informed the union health ministry on Tuesday morning. With this, the cumulative count of the cases has gone up to 2,02,82,833. The daily spike had reached its peak of over four lakh cases on May […]

Assam registers highest single-day spike of 4,489 new COVID-19 cases

Assam reported 29 more deaths due to COVID-19 on Monday, while the number of positive cases rose to 4,489. This is the highest number of confirmed Coronavirus cases registered in a single-day this year. The fresh cases have been detected out of 55,939 samples tested in the last 24 hours. Kamrup (M) alone has registered 1,645 […]