As part of Manipur government’s initiative on war against drugs, troops of Assam Rifles under the aegis of IGAR (East) on Friday recovered 1.5 kilograms of Heroin near the Indo-Myanmar border in Sangaikot sub-division of Churachandpur district. The approximate cost of the recovered contraband item is estimated to be around Rs 6 crore. With an […]

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has expressed condolences on the demise of track legend Milkha Singh. The former sprinter died of COVID-19 related complications in a hospital in Chandigarh late on Friday night. “Today is a very sad day for the entire sports fraternity of our country. We are deeply saddened by the passing away of […]

Meghalaya Health Minister Alexander Laloo Hek on Friday informed that the state government has constituted a consultative committee to discuss the exorbitant Covid fees levied by private hospitals. The committee will be headed by the Directorate of Health Services (Medical Institutions). The decision comes after complaints were received from the public against private hospitals for […]

The Assam government has set a target of administering COVID-19 vaccination to three lakh people daily from Monday for the next 10 days. The announcement was made by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday. The Chief Minister asked the district administration to strive to achieve the target of 3 lakh vaccination everyday, from […]

Mizoram has reported four cases of highly transmissible Delta variant of COVID-19, an official said on Friday. This is the first time that Delta variant cases have been detected in the northeastern state. The Delta variant has been detected in four persons, all from Aizawl district, whose samples were sent along with others to the […]

Indian sprint legend Milkha Singh succumbed to post COVID-19 complications Friday night after a month-long battle with the virus. He was 91. The four-time Asian Games gold medallist is survived by 14-time international winner and golfer son Jeev Milkha Singh and three daughters – Mona Singh, Sonia Singh and Aleeza Grover. Earlier this week, Milkha’s […]

India recorded 60,753 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours and the daily positivity rate has dropped to 2.98 per cent, the Union Health Ministry informed on Saturday. The country also witnessed 1,647 deaths due to COVID-19 and 97,743 recoveries in the last 24 hours. With the new cases, the country’s tally has climbed […]

Days after one body was recovered from the flooded coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills where 5 miners have been trapped since May 30, a 12-member Indian Navy diving team is continuing with its operations to recover the other four bodies. According to some sources, another body is in sight but efforts to retrieve […]

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Friday said that a number of samples sent for COVID-19 tests have been detected with the Delta variant of the Coronavirus. At least 18 samples have tested positive for the Delta variant out of the total 20 samples sent for tests. The Manipur chief minister informed that this […]

Former Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal is in the national capital to meet senior BJP leaders, sources said on Friday. His arrival here this afternoon comes amid speculation of an impending reshuffle in the Union Cabinet and his possible induction into it. Sonowal was chief minister of the BJP-led Assam government from 2016 till last […]