A prisoner, undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at the Diphu Medical College and Hospital in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district, escaped, police said on Saturday. The prisoner was admitted to the COVID ward of the hospital on Thursday afternoon after he tested positive, they said. He escaped from the hospital on Friday night, they added. The prisoner […]

Mizoram’s COVID-19 tally crossed the 19,000-mark on Saturday as 232 more people, including 49 children, tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said. The fresh infections have pushed the state’s caseload to 19,091, it said. As many as 238 more people were cured of the disease, taking the total number of recoveries to 14,554, […]

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday handed over appointment letter to home guard Borsing Bey as constable in Assam Police. Bey has been awarded for showing example of integrity by refusing huge amount of bribe money and confiscating drugs worth Rs 12 crore. CM Sarma appointed Bey as constable in the police at […]

India’s total COVID-19 caseload rose by 48,698 cases to 3,01,83,143, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday. This maintains the trend of the number of new cases remaining below 60,000 for the seventh consecutive day. The number of active cases dropped by around 17,300, and the total figure now stands at 5,95,565. The country also recorded 64,818 recoveries and 1,183 […]

As many as 50 cases of Delta Plus variant of COVID-19 have been recorded across 11 states in India, government sources said on Friday. The Union Health Ministry, during a press conference earlier in the day, had informed that as many as 48 Delta Plus cases have been reported in the country, while the government […]

India and China on Friday agreed to maintain dialogue and communication to reach a mutually acceptable solution for complete disengagement in all friction points along the Line of Actual Control(LAC) in eastern Ladakh to enable progress in the overall bilateral ties. The two countries agreed to this as they held another round of diplomatic talks […]

The Confederation of Meghalaya Social Organisations or the CoMSO has expressed hope of meeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah during his proposed visit to the state in July. Speaking to Northeast Live, CoMSO chairman Robert June Kharjahrin said that they are hopeful of meeting Amit Shah to discuss the long pending demand for implementation of […]

In a major boost to road infra in the state of Manipur, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate the bridge over the Makru river next month. Chief Minister N Biren Singh informed that Gadkari will visit the state on July 2nd when the project will be inaugurated. The bridge is […]

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that the day is not far when India’s Navy will figure in the world’s top three mightiest navies. He was addressing officers and sailors of Southern Naval Command. “I have visited Kochi and Karwar. Yesterday, I also reviewed Project Seabird at Karwar, which will be Asia’s largest Naval […]

Manipur police on Thursday arrested 16 persons, including 3 juveniles, who are members of a social media group involved in uploading and sharing of obscene and derogatory content. Earlier, various rights bodies, including Manipur State Commission for Women, had lodged complaints against the Facebook group ‘Kanglei emagi….’ for sharing and uploading posts of women without […]