Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday slammed the Congress party for its policy on the Polio immunisation programme during its term in power. The criticism came to light between Congress’s repeated attack on the BJP-led Central government for the policy adopted for coronavirus vaccination to the people of the country. When asked about […]

The validity of the Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) qualifying certificates has been extended from seven years to lifetime with retrospective effect from 2011, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal “Nishank” announced on Thursday. “The government has decided to extend the validity period of the Teachers Eligibility Test qualifying certificates from seven years to lifetime with a […]

The health ministry has finalised arrangements with Hyderabad-based vaccine manufacturer Biological-E to book 30 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses, set to be manufactured and stockpiled from August to December this year. As per a health ministry statement on Thursday, an advance payment of Rs 1,500 crore will be made to Biological-E from the Centre. This is […]

Noted Assamese litterateur and Padma Shri awardee Lakshmi Nandan Bora passed away at a private hospital in Guwahati on Thursday after suffering from COVID-19 complications. He was 89. Suffering from ailments associated with old age, he was admitted to the hospital more than a week ago after he tested positive for COVID-19. Bora, who was […]

In a joint operation by Indian Army and Nagaland Police, two active cadres of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-R) were apprehended at Chekiye Village in Dimapur district, informed PRO Kohima on Thursday. The team also rescued Shakil Ahmed of MSF Andhra Fish Company and handed over the cadres to the state police. “#SecurityForces […]

 India reported 1,34,154 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s infection tally to 2,84,41,986, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday. India’s active caseload further declined to 17,13,413 as active cases decreased by 80,232 in the last 24 hours. The daily positivity rate also declined to 6.21 per cent, remaining below […]

A coordinated effort is being made by different departments to formulate plans to mitigate flood and erosion in the Kaziranga National Park, Assam’s Environment and Forest Minister Parimal Suklabaidya said on Wednesday. A high-level meeting was held between the ministers and officials of the Environment and Forest, Water Resources and Agriculture, and Veterinary Departments as […]

As Mizoram battles the COVID-19 crisis, CM Zoramthanga on Wednesday highlighted how the state fought against the onslaught of COVID-19 pandemic. In a 12-minute-long video speech released by the Chief Minister’s Office, Zoramthanga spoke about how youths from the state voluntarily took up the crucial task of sealing off and monitoring Mizoram’s international border with […]

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Wednesday interacted with leaders of different faiths and religions at Chief Minister’s Secretariat in a bid to create more awareness on COVID-19 among the masses. Public Health Engineering Minister L Dikho, CAF and PD Minister Th Satyabrata, MP Maharaja Sanajaoba Leishemba, representatives from All Manipur Christian Organization, Sanamahi […]

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday in his first visit to the national capital since assuming office last month. The Prime Minister’s Office shared a picture of their meeting. During the meeting, several issues of the state as well as various policies adopted by the government in the […]