In view of the bird flu outbreak in some parts of the country, the Assam government has imposed a temporary ban on import of poultry from the western states. The state government in a statement said the highly pathogenic Avian Influenza is a highly contagious viral infection having zoonotic potential of causing huge loss in terms […]

India reported 18,222 fresh coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s tally to 1,04,31,639. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), 228 people died while 19,253 patients recovered from the disease in the same time frame. With more recoveries reported than fresh cases, the number of active cases dropped […]

After almost two weeks of relentless firefighting, the raging wildfire at the Dzuko Range on the Manipur side has been brought under control on Friday. With concerted efforts from the first responders, the local volunteers from the nearby Mao villages, the Manipur Fire Services, Manipur Police, SDRF, NDRF and air support from the IAF, the […]

The two-day proposed visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to Mizoram beginning Saturday has been cancelled, state government sources said on Friday. No reason has been cited for cancellation of the trip, they said. During the visit, Shah was to inspect a land customs station at Zokhawthar village in Champhai district on the Indo-Myanmar […]

A total of 82 persons were found with the new mutant variant of coronavirus so far, informed Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Friday. “The total number of cases infected with the new strain of the novel coronavirus, first reported in the UK, now stands at 82,” the ministry said in a […]

The Assam State Zoo on Friday banned the import of poultry meat as a precautionary measure after several states across the country reported outbreaks of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in poultry, crows, and migratory birds, commonly known as bird flu. Confirmed cases of bird flu have been reported from Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal […]

Israel on Friday appointed an Honorary Consul in the Northeast region who will be based in Assam. The Embassy of Israel in India appointed Joyshree Das Verma as Honorary Consul in the region with jurisdiction over the States of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Tripura and Sikkim. Announcing the appointment, Ambassador of Israel […]

The first budget session of Pramod Boro-led Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) was held on Friday at Kokrajhar in western Assam. BTC chief executive member (CEM) Pramod Boro presented the budget for the year of 2020-21. “We will spend more on education, health, agriculture and infrastructure development. We have decided to increase the number of executive members (EM) also,” […]

Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia, Judge of the Uttarakhand High Court has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court, reported Live Law. Gauhati High Court has been functioning with Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh as the Acting Chief Justice since September 20, 2020, following the retirement of the previous Chief Justice Ajai Lamba. “In exercise […]

US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) finally conceded defeat in the presidential elections held in November and said that a new administration will be inaugurated on January 20. “Now Congress has certified the election results, a new administration will be inaugurated on January 20. My focus now turns to ensure a smooth, orderly, […]