US giant drug maker Moderna’s COVID-19 messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine is likely to reach India this week, reported news agency ANI on Monday citing sources. Moderna’s vaccine is the fourth COVID-19 jab to be available in India after Covishield, Covaxin and Sputnik. The vaccines will be distributed among government hospitals across the country. “On behalf […]

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday made it clear that there will be zero political interference in the state police department. Addressing a conference with Officers-in-charge of all police stations in the state, Sarma laid the base for redefining policing standards in Assam. All OCs will now be posted in a particular police […]

As COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Meghalaya with no signs of receding, the Meghalaya government has advised people to follow micro-level Covid appropriate behaviour to curb the infection. The majority of positive cases in the state are detected from the rural areas on a daily basis. According to reports, at least one in […]

India will offer the CoWIN platform as a digital public platform to other countries to run their own COVID-19 vaccination drives to fight the pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Monday at the CoWIN Global Conclave. While addressing the conclave, PM Modi said the biggest lesson from the pandemic is that for humanity and […]

African Swine Fever (ASF) continues to wreak havoc in Mizoram with 10 out of the total 11 districts currently affected by the deadly viral disease. Over 9,000 pigs have died in the last three months, according to the state’s animal husbandry and veterinary science department. According to a data released by the department on Sunday, […]

The Sikkim government on Monday opened its doors for fully vaccinated tourists who have taken both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. All persons, including tourists, who have been fully vaccinated, shall be allowed entry from Melli and Rangpo check post, without RT-PCR Negative report, on production of valid vaccination document at the border check post. […]

Representatives from the Assamese Muslim community has sent out a clear message that they would like to be first regarded as an Assamese rather than identified only as a religious minority group stating that they are an integral part of the Assamese society. The response came during a meeting on Sunday convened by Chief Minister […]

India’s cumulative active tally of COVID-19 cases surged to 4,82,071 on Monday with 39,796 new infections reported in the last 24 hours, informed the Union Health Ministry. The country continues to witness a gradual decline in COVID-19 cases as it has registered less than 40,000 cases again since June 29. On June 29, India registered […]

Assam Forest minister Parimal Suklabaidya on Saturday formally inaugurated the newly notified Dihing Patkai National Park in Dibrugarh district, making it the 7th national park of Assam. The event was attended by many dignitaries, including Union minister Rameshwar Teli. It is a red-letter day for Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts and the state as a whole […]

Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said he is hopeful of finding a middle path to start peace talks with the banned ULFA as the insurgent group has been demanding that negotiations should be centred around ‘sovereignty’ whereas he took oath to protect India’s ‘sovereignty’. Sarma said if the ULFA and the […]