After witnessing an unprecedented surge in COVID-19 cases in the Itanagar Capital Region (ICR), the district administration has decided to impose night curfew from May 1 to contain the spread of Coronavirus. The restrictions will come into effect at 9 pm tonight and will remain in place till 5 am until further orders. Earlier on […]

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said that the government is giving utmost priority to the development of infrastructure and has set a target of road construction of worth Rs 15 lakh crores in next two years. Gadkari was confident that the Ministry for Road Transport and Highways will achieve the […]

The first instalment of the central share of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) of Rs 8873.6 crore for the year 2021-22 has been released to all the states, said the Ministry of Finance on Saturday. The ministry said that up to 50 per cent of the amount released i.e. Rs 4436.8 crore can be […]

Manipur police on Friday arrested three cadres of the banned militant group United Nation Liberation Front and recovered 34 hand grenades from their possession. Police said the arrest of the cadres and subsequent seizure of the hand grenades was made by a team of Thoubal police. It is learnt that the hand grenades were recovered […]

Delhi-based senior Assamese journalist Kalyan Baruah succumbed to COVID-19 related complications on Saturday morning. Baruah, who worked with The Assam Tribune, as New Delhi Bureau Chief, died in a private hospital around 8:40 am today after being on ventilation support for the past few days. His death comes a day after his journalist wife Nilakshi Bhattacharya, […]

As India widens the scope of inoculation to include those above 18 years, only six states commenced the third phase of vaccination drive on Saturday amid a shortage of vaccines in the country. All other states and Union territories have either deferred vaccination for this age group by a few days or are uncertain about […]

Bollywood actor Bikramjeet Kanwarpal, who has been a part of many popular films, TV shows and web series, passed away on Friday due to COVID-19 complications. He was 52. Kanwarpal made his acting debut in 2003 after retiring from the Indian Army. He starred in films like Page 3, Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year, Aarakshan, […]

US President Joe Biden on Friday signed a proclamation barring the entry of non-US citizens who travelled to India during the 14-day period preceding their entry into the United States. This proclamation is effective from May 4 and will remain in effect until terminated by Biden. The comes as the COVID-19 situation in India worsened. […]

India for the first time has reported more than 4 lakh new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. A total of 4,01,993 fresh COVID-19 cases were recorded in the last 24 hours taking the cumulative count of the cases to 1,91,64,969, the Union Health Ministry reported on Saturday. With 3,523 people succumbing to the […]

With the rapid spread of the second wave of COVID-19 in Assam over the past week, the Assam government on Friday extended the ongoing night curfew for six more days. Issuing an order for the same, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said that the state-wide night curfew will remain in force till May […]