The Manipur government on Wednesday extended Covid curfew in seven districts of the state till July 10, which was scheduled to end on June 30. The curfew was first imposed on May 8 and repeatedly extended in the districts of Imphal West, Imphal East, Bishnupur, Kakching, Thoubal, Churachandpur and Ukhrul due to a surge in coronavirus […]

A day after external affairs minister S Jaishankar said he has taken up with European Union to accept COVID-19 vaccines, such as Covishield and Covaxin, for Indian nationals travelling to Europe, Switzerland, Iceland and seven European Union countries on Thursday allowed the Serum Institute-manufactured Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine. According to sources, Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, […]

A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court on Thursday cleared Sibsagar MLA Akhil Gogoi in all cases registered against him related to the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) violence in Assam in December 2019. The court said there is insufficient material against Gogoi to frame charges against him. With this, Akhil walked out of the Gauhati Medical […]

After almost one and a half month of lockdown in the state, Covid-induced restrictions in Nagaland have been eased from today onwards. This is the first phase of unlocking economic and other activities for a period of 10 days. During this period, shops will be allowed to open on rotational basis. Churches, weddings and funeral […]

As many 48,786 new COVID-19 cases were reported in India in the last 24 hours, informed the Union Health Ministry on Thursday. Less than 50,000 daily new cases have been reported since four consecutive days, said the ministry, adding that this is a result of sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States […]

India reached another amazing achievement on Tuesday as Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Prakash Javadekar inaugurated NATRAX – the High-Speed Track (HST) in Indore which is the longest such track in Asia. According to a press release, NATRAX, developed in an area of 1,000 acres of land, is a one-stop solution for all […]

In pursuance of their long-standing demand for implementation of 7th UGC Pay, the Federation of Government College Teachers Association, Manipur or FEGOCTA has decided to boycott online classes and examinations in the government colleges from July 1, if the state government fails to meet their demand by June 30. In a press release, the teachers’ […]

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has said that 73 gram panchayats in the North Eastern border state have achieved 100 percent vaccination. Deb shared the update on Monday in a post in his official Koo handle, now increasingly being preferred by BJP politicians, ever since a row of sorts erupted between Twitter and the […]

Meghalaya will get its 12th district, Mairang, a sub-division in West Khasi Hills district, which is set to become functional before Independence Day this year. Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Monday announced that Mairang will be the 12th district of the state and to be made functional before August 15. Speaking to mediapersons, the […]

Mumbai-based pharmaceutical multinational Cipla on Tuesday received approval from the country’s drugs regulator to import the COVID-19 vaccine developed by US pharma major Moderna Inc. for restricted emergency use. This will be the fourth vaccine for India. Niti Aayog member (Health) VK Paul said new drug permission for restricted use has been granted for Moderna’s […]