The Assam government on Tuesday decided to start the state’s own civilian awards on the lines of Bharat Ratna and Padma awards for eminent personalities from various fields, by providing cash rewards and a slew of other benefits. While Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian honour in India and the Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and […]

For the first time, the Indian Army has selected two women Army officers to train them as helicopter pilots starting this month at Combat Army Aviation Training School at Nashik in Maharashtra. Till now, women officers were assigned only in air traffic control and ground duties in the Army Aviation Corps. These pilots will undergo […]

The Arunachal Pradesh government is making a coordinated effort to tackle the menace of drug trade in all districts of the state. Leading the coordinated effort, Arunachal DGP RP Upadhaya is in touch with SPs of all the districts as the state fights a decisive battle against drug menace. With Arunachal Home Minister Bamang Felix […]

A bomb hurled by suspected underground elements exploded near an office of the All Manipur Students’ Union (AMSU) in Imphal on Tuesday. However, no casualty has been reported in the incident. According to reports, unidentified miscreants who lobbed the bomb at around 7:20 PM in the evening fled the spot. The All Manipur Students’ Union (AMSU) […]

A 40-year-old woman was killed in a massive landslide which took place on Tuesday at Sichey in Gangtok. As per reports, the woman was in her building when the landslide hit the structure. Meanwhile, the deceased’s 70-year-old mother and a woman residing in the same building sustained minor injuries. Unfortunately the deceased was in the […]

As the country records less than one lakh cases for the second successive days, the daily positivity rate of India has declined to 4.66 per cent, informed to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Wednesday. “The weekly positivity rate is currently at 5.66 per cent while the daily positivity rate stands at […]

The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday informed that the Centre has placed an order to purchase 25 crores doses of Covishield and 19 crore doses of Covaxin. “The Union Health Ministry has placed an order with Serum Institute of India for 25 crore doses of Covishield and with Bharat Biotech for 19 crore doses of […]

The Assam government has approved a Rs 160 crore package to rehabilitate 4,036 former cadres of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB). The package was approved by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma during a meeting in Guwahati to review implementation of the Bodo Territorial Region (BTR) accord signed in New Delhi in January last […]

The Mizoram government has decided to reduce admission fees by 30 per cent in all state-run schools for students seeking admission in class 11, Education Minister Lalchhandama Ralte said on Monday. Addressing a felicitation function at the Mizo Higher Secondary School here, Ralte said the decision was taken in view of the hardship being faced […]

India reported less than one lakh new COVID-19 cases for the first time after 63 days in the last 24 hours, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday. With 86,498 new cases reported in the last 24 hours; the daily cases are the lowest in 66 days. On Monday, the country had […]