In wake of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) came up with a unique initiative to convey the awareness about the spread of the viral infection using graffiti in public places. As per Siddharth Shiv Jaiswal, Agartala Municipal Commissioner. the initiative was taken as part of the city beautification […]

Manipur Police booked a journalist and another activist under the National Security Act (NSA) on Monday, over their “offensive” social media posts on the death of Manipur state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief S Tikendra Singh, who passed away due to Covid-19 infection last week. Journalist Kishorchandra Wangkhem and activist Erendro Leichombam were arrested on […]

India recorded the highest single-day COVID-19 fatalities with 4,529 new deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry’s data on Wednesday. Meanwhile, India’s daily spike of coronavirus cases remained below the 3 lakh mark for the third consecutive day as only 2,67,334 fresh infections were recorded during a 24-hour period. At […]

The Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Tuesday said his firm has “never exported vaccines at the cost of the people of India.” Referring to India’s vaccination drive, Poonawalla, in a media statement issued today said being the second most populous country in the world and the vaccination drive for such […]

Days after the ULFA-Independent declared a unilateral truce, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma urged cadres of the rebel group to come over ground. He said that unilateral ceasefire is a welcome step but talks have to be based on a give and take approach. Reaching out to ULFA-Independent chief, Chief Minister Sarma urged Paresh […]

Bharat Biotech is set to begin the phase II and III clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin in children in the age group of 2 to 18 years in the next 10-12 days, informed VK Paul, Member (Health), Niti Aayog on Tuesday. “Covaxin has been approved by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), for […]

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Tuesday held consultations via video conference with his Assam counterpart Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and discussed collective efforts and cooperation between both states to contain the spread of Coronavirus. “Conrad Sangma thanked Himanta Biswa Sarma for the support being extended by the Assam government to provide oxygen to […]

Two road construction workers who were abducted from Tenyak village in Eastern Arunachal Pradesh’s Longding district on May 10 were released by their abductors on Monday night. Speaking exclusively to Northeast Live, B Tangjang, DSP of Longding informed that the two abducted persons, namely, Bikash Rava and Phukhi Konyak, both of whom are JCB drivers, […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held a meeting with field officials from states and districts about their experience in handling the COVID-19 pandemic. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa also attended the virtual meeting where Union Home Minister Amit Shah was present. Office of Madhya Pradesh Chief […]

Arunachal Pradesh recorded its highest single-day spike of 304 new COVID-19 cases, which pushed the tally to 22,106, while four more fatalities raised the toll to 85, a senior official said here on Tuesday. Accordingly, the number of active cases climbed to 2,346, State Surveillance Officer Dr Lobsang Jampa said. Of the 304 fresh cases, […]