The cumulative number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in India crossed 9.43 crore on Friday, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The Ministry said that as per the provisional report till 7 am, India administered cumulatively, 9,43,34,262 vaccine doses through 14,28,500 sessions. “These include 89,74,511 health care workers (HCWs) who have taken the […]

Two NSCN (R) cadres were apprehended in a joint operation by the Assam Rifles and Arunachal Pradesh police from Tirap district in the wee hours of Friday. Meanwhile, two overground workers of the NSCN(R) were also arrested. Arms and ammunition were also seized from their possession. It may be mentioned that one of the rebels […]

Mizoram on Thursday sounded an alert for the second wave of novel coronavirus as the Northeastern state registered a spurt in COVID-19 cases. State spokesperson on COVID-19, Pachuau Lalmalsawma said in a statement that the state government has sounded the alert for the second time. “Considering the present COVID-19 scenario in Mizoram, there is a […]

India registered a record single-day spike of 1,31,968 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, pushing its infection tally to 1,30,60,542, while the death toll increased to 1,67,642 with 780 more fatalities in a day, highest since October 18, the Union Health Ministry data showed. Registering a steady increase for the 30th day in a row, the […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that a challenging situation was emerging again due to COVID-19 and urged states to ramp up testing. Chairing a meeting with chief ministers over the COVID-19 situation in the country, he said many states including Maharashtra, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Punjab had crossed the peak of the first wave in […]

Just after the sensational abduction of Quippo employees abduction by ULFA-Independent ended recently, the rebel group is once again hitting the headlines. This time the focus is once again back on the long drawn tussle between the centuries old tea industry of Assam and the outfit. The ULFA-I on Thursday issued a notice to Amalgamated […]

Doctors of the state-owned JNIMS hospital in Manipur submitted their resignation papers today over inaction by the government regarding their demand for implementation of the 7th Revision of Pay. Nearly 250 doctors, under the banner of JNIMS Teachers’ Association participated in the mass resignation today. The doctors have been staging peaceful demonstrations for several weeks […]

Mizoram Health Minister R Lalthangliana on Thursday urged churches, NGOs and local volunteers to revive efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 as the state has registered a spike in Covid-19 cases since March last week. The Health Minister held an interaction program with representatives of churches, NGOs, Mizoram Village Council Association and Aizawl City […]

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday flagged off 90 basic care ambulances procured by National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL) for several states and union territories across the country. As per a statement, the states and union territories that will avail the benefits of the new service are – Andaman […]

Lt Gen Anil Chauhan, GOC-in-C Eastern Command visited units deployed in forward locations of Arunachal Pradesh on April 6-7. The General Officer interacted with the troops and called upon them to demonstrate professionalism in their conduct during maintenance of peace and tranquillity along the Northern Borders while being well prepared for all eventualities simultaneously. The […]