Northeast Covid Alert: Cases spike in Assam, Mizoram and Manipur

Assam registered a slight increase in COVID cases with a total of 2,294 fresh cases in the last 24 hours. Of these, a total of 535 fresh cases were reported from the Kamrup Metropolitan district. This puts the total active caseload in Assam at 28,788. As a result, the COVID positivity rate is 6.41 percent. […]

Mizo girl Hmangaihzuali receives nearly Rs 2.8 crore for pursuing studies in AUW, Dhaka

Mizoram’s Hmangaihzuali, daughter of a small landholding farmer is all set to pursue studies at the prestigious Asian University for Women (AUW) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, after receiving a scholarship of $375,000 ( equivalent to nearly Rs. 2.8 crore). Hmangaihzuali, hailing from a humble background, is one of the five recipients of a scholarship from Syngenta, […]

Northeast Covid alert: Cases spike in Mizoram, Meghalaya, Tripura; Manipur sees a marginal dip

Mizoram continues to witness a spike in the number of daily COVID-19 cases. In the last 24 hours, the state reported a total of 2,064 cases, taking the active COVID tally in the state to 13,721 and the positivity rate to 27.32%. On the other hand, 1,046 patients recovered from the illness in the same […]

Mizoram: Khamrang-Sihhmui railway line to be completed by Dec 2023

In a bid to assess the progress of the ongoing construction of the Khamrang to Sihhmui rail route, Lok Sabha MP C Lalrosanga today visited the construction site of the rail project in Mizoram. Lok Sabha MP C Lalrosanga said that soon after the completion of the rail line from Khamrang to Sihhmui, there will […]

Panic ensues in Assam village after armed Mizo men enter & take photos

Reports of fresh tension have come in from the Assam-Mizoram border. As per reports, two armed men from Mizoram’s side entered the Dholaikhal village inside Assam’s territory yesterday. Reportedly, the two men started taking photos and videos in the village. When locals questioned them, an argument followed, after which the two went back into the […]

Fresh Myanmar violence stokes refugee fears in Mizoram

A fresh offensive by the Myanmar military in Chin State areas near the Indian border has triggered fears of more people crossing over to Mizoram. Reportedly, Lunglei district alone has 432 Myanmar nationals seeking refuge in the district. Out of these, 13 are currently putting up at three makeshift camps at Phairuangkai, Vanhne and Rotlang […]

Northeast COVID update: Assam registers 2837 cases, Mizoram 880

Assam’s COVID tally has shot further up with a total of 2,837 fresh cases. Of these, 870 cases have been reported from the Kamrup Metropolitan district. The state has reported two COVID-related deaths in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, the COVID positivity rate now stands at 5.69 percent. Also Read: Assam: Olympic medalist Lovlina Borgohain […]

Covid Cases continue to rise in Assam and Mizoram

Assam has witnessed a further spike in COVID cases. A total of 1,254 fresh COVID cases have been detected in the state in the last 24 hours. Of these, the highest number of 472 cases has been detected in the Kamrup (Metropolitan) district. Also Read: Shillong Shops to close by 8 pm as Covid cases […]

Mizoram issues new SOP for entry points amid covid surge

In the backdrop of the rising Covid-19 cases, the Mizoram government on Thursday announced new Standard Operating Procedures for the entry points into the state. The state government has come up with the revised Covid-19 SOPs after receiving concerning recommendations from the State Level Expert Team on Covid-19 Management. Also Read: Arunachal Pradesh: Active NSCN […]