Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has said that 73 gram panchayats in the North Eastern border state have achieved 100 percent vaccination. Deb shared the update on Monday in a post in his official Koo handle, now increasingly being preferred by BJP politicians, ever since a row of sorts erupted between Twitter and the […]

Meghalaya will get its 12th district, Mairang, a sub-division in West Khasi Hills district, which is set to become functional before Independence Day this year. Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Monday announced that Mairang will be the 12th district of the state and to be made functional before August 15. Speaking to mediapersons, the […]

Mumbai-based pharmaceutical multinational Cipla on Tuesday received approval from the country’s drugs regulator to import the COVID-19 vaccine developed by US pharma major Moderna Inc. for restricted emergency use. This will be the fourth vaccine for India. Niti Aayog member (Health) VK Paul said new drug permission for restricted use has been granted for Moderna’s […]

Sikkim on Tuesday reported 142 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, pushing the overall tally in the state to 20,324. The Himalayan state reported the death of one more person due to the viral infection taking the toll to 305. Of the fresh cases, East Sikkim registered 85 new cases followed by […]

Assam Health Minister Keshav Mahanta paid a surprise visit to the Gauhati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) late on Monday night. The state health minister visited the GMCH premise at around 1 am and inspected the functioning of the hospital. The visit came in the wake of the rise in the Covid related deaths in the […]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that by July 31, 2021, all states and Union Territories must implement the ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ scheme that allows migrant labourers to get ration benefits from any part of the country, irrespective of the place where their ration card is registered. ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ is […]

Three people are missing after the famous Sangam bridge in Arunachal Pradesh collapsed when a overloaded truck filled with stone boulders was crossing it. The bridge is vital for the state as it connects Pangin with Boleng in Arunachal’s Siang district, and is used extensively by defence personnel. According to sources, the mishap occurred at […]

India on Tuesday reported 37,566 fresh COVID-19 cases, the first time in 102 days that daily cases dropped below the 40,000 mark, the Union Health Ministry informed. With this, the country’s total COVID-19 tally stands at 3,03,16,897, including 2,93,66,601 recoveries and 5,52,659 active cases. The COVID-19 death toll has mounted to 3,97,637 with 907 fatalities […]

The Assam Police on Monday rolled out three initiatives that will strengthen its capabilities in handling cybercrime, including financial cyber frauds, and ensuring speedy delivery of services to the people. Director-General of Assam Police Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta inaugurated the Cyber Forensic Lab cum Training Centre, while also launching the Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and […]

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Monday said that he had an unofficial discussion with his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma on the inter-state border row besides other pertinent issues between the two states. Stating that the Centre wants the inter-state border dispute to end at the earliest, Chief Minister Sangma significantly stated that all […]