Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Tuesday said that the government continues to address the key challenges of agriculture in the state and the Northeast region, including low productivity, smallholdings, under utilisation of irrigation potential and inadequate infrastructure along the supply chain. He was speaking at the inaugural session of a national virtual workshop […]

Indigenous COVID-19 vaccine maker Bharat Biotech on Tuesday said the supply price of Covaxin to the Government of India at Rs 150 per dose is a non-competitive price and not sustainable in the long run, hence a higher price in private markets is required to offset part of the costs. “The supply price of Covaxin […]

The Assam government on Tuesday decided to extend the ongoing curfew in the state with slight relaxations in view of the dip in COVID-19 cases, which will remain in effect till June 22. Health Minister Keshab Mahanta made the announcement during a press meet in Dima Hasao. Here’s what has changed under the new standard […]

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Pinjra tod activists Devangana Kalita and Natasha Narwal and Jamia student Asif Iqbal Tanha, arrested under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, in connection with north-east Delhi violence case. A Division Bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Anup Jairam Bhambhani granted bail to Kalita, Narwal and […]

After a fresh tussle with the Centre over new IT rules, Twitter has now been summoned by the Parliamentary Standing Committee for Information and Technology. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information and Technology has called on Twitter to appear before the panel in Parliament Complex on June 18 at 4 pm and give representation on […]

A team of bomb disposal squad from Manipur’s Imphal successfully disposed off a 51 inch para mortar bomb recovered from Churachandpur on Monday. As per reports, villagers from Tuinom village in Churachandpur, found the bomb while out in the jungle searching for mushrooms. The villagers then informed the Churachandpur police following which a Bomb disposal […]

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Monday said seizure of rice from a godown in Assam has nothing to do with the public distribution system (PDS) or COVID relief but was “meant for the social welfare department”. “It has nothing to do with the PDS, nothing to do with the COVID relief that was […]

The two minor girls who were found hanging form a tree in Assam’s Kokrajhar district have been raped and murdered. This was stated by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on social media. CM Sarma took to social media and stated that the two girls are the victims of rape and murder. The Assam CM […]

India reported 60,471 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest count after 75 days, while the daily positivity rate further dropped to 3.45 per cent, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday. The daily positivity rate is below 5 per cent for 8 consecutive days. The active cases further declined to 9,13,378, taking […]

Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Monday presented a Rs 9852.85 crore budget for the financial year 2021-22, saying that the Covid-19 pandemic has damaged the backbone of small Himalayan state’s economy. Of the Rs 9852.85 crore, the net outgo has been kept at Rs 9588.65 crore, Tamang said while presenting the budget on […]