Amid the spike in cases and rising OMICRON threat, Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong today urged people to vaccinate themselves. Tynsong stated that despite the less severity of the new variant vaccination was a must. Also Read: Covid SOP: Virtual Curfew for non-vaccinated in Assam The Meghalaya deputy chief minister said the testing measures […]

Change in night curfew timings, ramping up testing, suspending junior classes, and above all taking a decisive move to ensure the entire populace gets vaccinated. The Assam Government today made some key announcements to tackle the third wave which is likely to hit the state as early as the 20th of January. Highly concerned over […]

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju has stated that the coming of the Citizenship Amendment Act does not imply that the Chakma-Hajong community will be considered as Tribals of Arunachal Pradesh. Speaking to reporters on January 6th, Rijiju stated that the CAA has given protection to the tribal communities of Arunachal Pradesh and that Home Minister […]

The miscarriage of a pregnant Chinese woman who was denied medical treatment due to the COVID-19 lockdown has stirred up debate over China’s zero-tolerance approach towards covid. As per reports, the woman who was eight-month pregnant was denied entry into a hospital in the city of Xi’an without covid-19 testing. The woman reportedly miscarried outside […]

At least nine cases of the Omicron variant have been detected in Assam so far. Of these, three patients have already tested negative and have been discharged. Meanwhile, six patients are undergoing treatment. All the cases have been reported from Dibrugarh. Also Read: Mizoram issues new SOP for entry points amid covid surge One patient […]

Assam cabinet minister Pijush Hazarika has tested positive for Covid-19. Hazarika, who holds portfolios of Water Resources and Information, tested positive for Covid-19. Hazarika took to social media to say that he is Covid positive and that he is currently in home isolation. Also Read: Mizoram issues new SOP for entry points amid covid surge […]

The Punjab government has submitted a detailed report to the Ministry of Home Affairs on the security breach during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Ferozepur. The report detailing the sequence of events leading up to the security breach was submitted by Punjab Chief Secretary Anirudh Tewari. Also Read: Mizoram issues new SOP for entry […]

In the backdrop of the rising Covid-19 cases, the Mizoram government on Thursday announced new Standard Operating Procedures for the entry points into the state. The state government has come up with the revised Covid-19 SOPs after receiving concerning recommendations from the State Level Expert Team on Covid-19 Management. Also Read: Arunachal Pradesh: Active NSCN […]

In a major breakthrough, security forces have apprehended an active cadre of the NSCN (R) in the Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh. Also Read: Some areas of dispute between Assam and Meghalaya to be solved by 50th Statehood Day: Renikton Lyngdoh Tongkhar Based on a specific input, security forces launched a joint operation with Arunachal […]

In the wake of the surge in Covid cases, Assam will release a new set of SOPs today. This was informed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. A review meeting was held by Chief Minister Sarma yesterday evening with top officials of the government to take stock of the Covid scenario for the state. Sarma […]