The Sikkim government has decided to allow re-opening of colleges and institutes of higher learning a couple of days after it had ordered closure of all institutes till October 31, following detection of COVID-19 cases in schools. A circular issued by the education department said that the State government has decided to reopen all colleges […]

In a major fillip to road infrastructure, the Central government has proposed for the construction of a 15.6 km twin-tunnel under the Brahmaputra river in Assam. The tunnel will be of strategic importance as it will provide round the year connectivity between Assam and Arunchal Pradesh and will also cut the travel time between both […]

As part of Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2021 celebrations, Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani on Sunday flagged off a Poshan cycle rally and also inaugurated Anaemia screening camp in Bishnupur district of Manipur. Speaking on the occasion, Irani extended her gratitude towards all the Covid-19 warriors of Bishnupur and said that the […]

Single-day COVID-19 recoveries outnumbered fresh cases in Arunachal Pradesh, as 57 more people recuperated from the disease while 22 new infections were registered, a health department official said here on Monday. The new cases pushed the total caseload in the northeastern state to 53,732. As many as 52,936 people have recovered from the disease thus […]

As many as 26 Myanmar nationals including 10 women with forged Indian documents such as Aadhaar cards and voter ID made in Mizoram were held from the Rehabari area of Guwahati on Sunday, the police said. They were on their way to Delhi to allegedly study Bible (theology), the police added. An FIR has been […]

India’s cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage surpassed 74 crores, of which 53,38,945 vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday. “With the administration of 53,38,945 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, country’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage surpassed the cumulative figure of 74.38 crores (74,38,37,643) as […]

Union Minister of Women & Child Development Smriti Zubin Irani who arrived in Imphal on Saturday on a two-day visit kickstarted the Manipur leg’s “Rashtriya Poshan Maah”. The Union Cabinet Minister arrived at Imphal’s Bir Tikendrajit International airport, where she was welcomed by Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh along with other officials. As part of […]

The Election Commission of India has sought power to delist inactive political parties in the country. A team of ECI officials met union law minister Kiren Rijiju recently to discuss the issue. The ECI team also discussed other issues like linking Aadhaar to voter identity cards. The ECI sought power to take action against political […]

Noting the various issues of importance on the bilateral and regional front, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said India and Australia exchanged views on Afghanistan, maritime security in Indo-Pacific, and other issues concerning multilateral cooperation. “Today we held comprehensive discussions with Minister Payne and Minister Dutton over bilateral and regional issues. We also discussed […]

Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi has appointed N Loken Singh as the president of the Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee. Loken Singh was earlier appointed interim chief of the Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee following the resignation of party leader Govindas Konthoujam as the president of Manipur unit of the party . The AICC chief has also […]