The total number of people infected with the UK strain of the Coronavirus in India now stands at 71, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Wednesday. According to an official release, there is a steady decline in the number of daily deaths recorded in the country. Less than 300 new deaths […]

Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari on Wednesday has been sworn in as the 21st Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court. Governor Ganga Prasad administered the oath of office to the new Chief Justice in a glittering ceremony at Raj Bhavan. Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang, cabinet ministers and Judges of the High Court of Sikkim […]

The Manipur government will provide appropriate compensation to the deceased NDRF personnel from Manipur, who was found dead at the base camp of Mount Esii near the Dzuko range. Chief Minister N Biren Singh visited the residence of the deceased NDRF personnel Nongthombam Binoy and met the family members at Luwangsangbam Maning Leikai in Imphal […]

Assam Police apprehended four drug peddlers from Railway Gate No. 2 in Guwahati and seized drugs from their possession, a release said on Tuesday. Based on secret information, police apprehended the peddlers on Monday night and seized drugs kept in small containers by them, the Assam Police Headquarters release said. A case under Narcotic Drugs […]

The global economy is expected to expand by 4 percent in 2021, assuming an initial COVID-19 vaccine rollout becomes widespread throughout the year, the World Bank has said. A recovery, however, will likely be subdued unless policymakers move decisively to tame the pandemic and implement investment-enhancing reforms, it said in its latest Global Economic Prospects […]

Union minister of state for youth affairs and sports Kiren Rijiju has conveyed his greetings to the people of Arunachal Pradesh on the occasion of Si-Donyi, a popular festival of the northeastern state. Rijiju who hails from Arunachal Pradesh wrote on Twitter, “On the auspicious occasion of very important Si-Donyi Festival, I extend warm greetings […]

Assam Police on Wednesday morning recovered illegal arms and ammunition from Chirang district under the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR). The police team recovered AK Series Rifle with two magazines and 26 rounds live ammunition of 7.62 mm from north of Kumarsali village under Bijni Police Station. “The effort to clean up Assam of unlawful weapons […]

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Mizoram on January 9, government sources informed on Wednesday. As per reports, the home minister will be on a two-day tour to the northeastern state. Shah’s visit comes only a few days after he visited Assam and Manipur in the month of December, during which he […]

India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,03,74,932 with 18,088 infections being reported in a day, while the recoveries are nearing one crore, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll increased to 1,50,114 with 264 people succumbing to the disease in a span of 24 hours, the data updated at 8 […]

Days after Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) gave approval to two COVID-19 vaccines, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Tuesday said that India is prepared to roll out vaccine within 10 days of emergency use authorisation (EUA), subject to government’s nod. “We are prepared to roll out vaccine within 10 days of emergency use […]