The Union Health Ministry on Thursday informed that the 24 states have reported a decline in active coronavirus cases since last week and asserted that the national recovery rate touching 90 per cent is a positive indication. Speaking at a press briefing, Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary at Union Health Ministry, said: “24 states have reported […]

The Assam government has raised its stake in Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) to 26% from the initial level of 12.35%, said chief minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma at a media conference on Thursday. “Govt of Assam today raised its stake in NRL to 18.59%; another 7.41% shall be acquired in near future. Total investment of […]

The 44 Assam Rifles, along with district health officials, have set up a COVID-19 vaccination Centre in Manipur’s Tamenglong district. The initiative has been taken under the aegis of 22 Sect AR/IGAR(E), the Assam Rifles informed on Thursday. Presently, there are only four such centres including the 44 Assam Rifles vaccination centre, it added. Earlier […]

Police in various states across the country are hunting for four men after a video went viral showing them stripping and sexually abusing a young woman with Mongoloid features. A woman was also seen in the video assisting the men in the criminal act as music played in the background. The police action started about […]

At least 846 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Meghalaya, taking the tally in the state to 32,295, an official said on Wednesday. The death toll in the northeastern state rose to 512 as 10 more patients succumbed to the disease, Health Services Director Aman War said. Of the 10 fatalities, eight were reported […]

Security forces have arrested one person and seized 136 kg of gunpowder from his possession in Mizoram’s Lawngtlai district, which shares borders with both Myanmar and Bangladesh, an Assam Rifles officer said on Thursday. Acting on a tip-off, Assam Rifles personnel along with Mizoram Police made the seizure and arrest in Vaseikai village on Tuesday. […]

The active caseload in the country has reduced to 24,19,907, with a net decline of 75,684 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. India reported 2,11,298 new COVID-19 cases and 3,847 deaths in the last 24 hours. According the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), the daily COVID-19 […]

India achieved a significant landmark in its ongoing COVID-19 vaccination drive as the cumulative number of coronavirus vaccines administered surpassed 20 crore mark on Wednesday, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MohFW). The Ministry said that 20,06,62,456 doses including 15,71,49,593 first dose and 4,35,12,863 second dose of COVID-19 vaccines have been […]

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Wednesday inspected the proposed buildings to be converted into makeshift Corona Care Centres in three locations of Shillong. The Corona Care Centres will be equipped with oxygen cylinders and concentrators to cater to the needs of covid patients. The Basic Training Centre located at Malki has a capacity of […]

By imposing the new IT Rules that would require the messaging services to “trace” the origin of particular messages sent on the service, the Government of India does not intend to break encryption, said sources. “Intermediary Guidelines require identifying the originator only when other means of finding out the culprit are not possible. And, the […]