In the wake of inconceivable gush in the number of COVID-19 cases, the Election Commission on Tuesday banned all victory processions on or after the day of counting of votes on May 2. The order copy by the Election Commission read, “In view of the surge in COVID 19 cases throughout the country, the Commission […]

The Indian Air Force (IAF) C-17 on Monday airlifted six cryogenic oxygen containers from Dubai airports and landed at West Bengal’s Panagarh Airbase, the IAF said. It further stated that within the country, oxygen containers were airlifted from Jaipur to Jamnagar Airbase. Earlier on April 25, the IAF had said that as part of its […]

Amidst the devastating second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, India reported 3.23 lakh fresh coronavirus cases and over 2,700 related deaths in the last 24 hours. A total of 3,23,144 new COVID-19 cases, 2771 related deaths and 2,51,827 recoveries were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the total active cases to 28,82,204, as per […]

The country has enough medical oxygen at present but its transportation is a challenge and the Centre and state governments are working together to minimise the time taken in movement of tankers, a senior government official said on Monday. “There is no need to panic. I assure you that at present union government and state […]

A total of 3,137 positive COVID-19 cases were detected in Assam on Monday, out of the 73,181 tests conducted in the last 24 hours. Among all the districts, Kamrup Metro has registered the highest number of COVID-19 cases as it crossed the 1,000-mark. The district reported 1,153 fresh cases. The overall positivity rate in the […]

For more than 40 hours now, the massive forest fire which broke out in Mizoram’s Lunglei district on Saturday is still raging on the hill slopes of the district and has now spread to the forests of the neighboring districts. However, as per latest reports, the fire was stopped from reaching nearby inhabitated areas in […]

Setting a new record, the cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 14.19 crore on Monday, the union health ministry has stated. The vaccination drive, which was launched by the central government on January 16, completed its 100 days on Sunday. According to the health ministry, cumulatively, 14,19,11,223 vaccine doses have […]

Assam Health and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday assured that the state has surplus supply of oxygen and is in a comfortable situation at least for the next 10 days. Addressing a press meet in Guwahati, Sarma informed that the state currently is consuming around 20 Metric Tonnes (MT) of oxygen. The total […]

As sensation over the whereabouts of the third abducted Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) employee Ritul Saikia continues, an Assam police constable was arrested from Sadiya in Assam’s Sivasagar district in connection with the abduction case of three oil staffers. The police constable has been identified as Basanta Buragohain, who was posted with 25th […]

Amid an unprecedented surge in COVID-19 cases in India, Google will be providing funding of Rs 135 crore for medical supplies and to help communities in general, informed CEO Sundar Pichai on Monday. CEO of Google and Alphabet, Pichai tweeted, “Devastated to see the worsening Covid crisis in India. Google & Googlers are providing Rs […]