At least 337 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, pushing the total caseload in the northeastern state to 22,799, a senior health department official said here on Thursday. The COVID-19 death toll in the state rose to 89 with one more person succumbing to the infection on Wednesday, the official said. The […]

With 192 new COVID-19 cases reported in Mizoram, the total caseload in the state reached 9,444 on Thursday, informed the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), Mizoram. As per state government data, 7,271 people have been discharged in the state after recovering from the infection. There are 2,143 active cases in the state, while […]

A heavy shower lashed Guwahati on Thursday afternoon. The rain is also accompanied by lighting and thunder. Some other parts of the state are also witnessing rain. Heavy clouds, thunderstorms, wind over Guwahati…now pic.twitter.com/EDpdraVRm4 — Kumar Sanjay Krishna (@KrSanjayKrishna) May 20, 2021

Following the lead of India’s cyclone-hit southern and western states, parts of Northeast India are now set to witness some intense rainfall activity as well, with heavy rains set to lash the region for the next three days. According to The Weather Channel’s met team, a cyclonic circulation located over Northeast India will give rise […]

Reviewing flood preparedness ahead of the rainy season in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday directed that relief items should immediately reach the areas expected to be hit by inundation. Chief Minister Sarma at a meeting in Guwahati reviewed the functioning of the Revenue and Disaster Management Department and took stock of the […]

The National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC) on Wednesday recommended that the COVID-19 vaccination should be deferred by three months after clinical recovery of the illness. According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, NEGVAC’s fresh recommendations are based on the evolving situation of the COVID-19 pandemic and emerging global […]

Meghalaya recorded 872 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, pushing the tally to 25,744, a senior official said. Twenty-four more fatalities raised the death toll to 379, Health Services director Aman War said. As many as 411 persons have recuperated from the infection since Tuesday, increasing the total number of recoveries to 19,596, the senior official […]

India on Wednesday reported the highest number of Covid-19 deaths, with the official figure spiking to 4,529, although the number of fresh positive cases has dropped in the last few days. Health experts that ANI spoke with stated that the trend may continue to rise for another week at least before the numbers start settling […]

Amid the rapid surge in COVID-19 cases in several districts in Assam, 52 inmates of the Dibrugarh Central Jail tested positive for Coronavirus. Among the fresh cases, recently arrested ULFA-I leader Jibon Moran who is in judicial custody at the Dibrugarh prison also tested positive for the virus. The senior ULFA-I leader, who managed the banned […]

The Assam government on Wednesday took a slew of key decisions during a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in Dispur. To ensure sufficient oxygen  supply in the state, the state government has announced 100 percent free power supply to new oxygen plants and for reviving closed plants. In case of expansion of […]