As many as seven back-to-back earthquakes rattled Assam and other parts of the Northeast on Wednesday morning, causing extensive damage to buildings and forcing people to scamper out of their homes. The first and strongest of the shocks measuring 6.4 magnitude on the Richter Scale originated in Sonitpur, Tezpur of Assam, which lasted for at […]

More than one crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with states and union territories, and another 57 lakh doses will be received by them in the next three days, the union health ministry informed on Wednesday. Centre has so far provided 15,95,96,140 vaccine doses to states and union territories free of cost. Of this, […]

Everyone above 18 years of age can register for vaccination against COVID-19 using the CoWIN platform, Aarogya Setu app and UMANG App from 4 pm on Wednesday. “Registration for 18 plus to begin on http://cowin.gov.in, Aarogya Setu App and UMANG App at 4 PM on 28th April. Appointments at State Govt centers and Private centers […]

Witnessing a continuous surge in coronavirus infections across the country, India reported over 3.60 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases and close to 3,300 related deaths in the last 24 hours, its biggest single-day hike since the onset of the pandemic. A total of 3,60,960 new COVID-19 cases, 3,293 related deaths and 2,61,162 recoveries were reported in […]

A massive earthquake of magnitude 6.7 on the Richer scale rocked Guwahati and different parts of Assam on Wednesday morning. The National Center for Seismology reported the 6.7M quake in Tezpur, Assam at 7:51 a.m. local time, and said it occurred at a depth of 17 kilometers. The earthquake lasted for several seconds. Aftershocks were […]

Assam on Tuesday reported 3132 fresh cases of COVID-19, out of 62628 tests conducted in the last 24 hours. The overall positivity rate is recorded at 5 percent, while Kamrup Metro has registered 1313 positive cases. Taking to Twitter, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma wrote, “Summary of 27/4/2021 Today’s Total 3132 Overall Positivity Percentage (3132 […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s aunt Narmadaben Modi who was undergoing treatment for coronavirus infection died at the civil hospital here on Tuesday, the family said. Narmadaben (80) lived in the New Ranip area of the city with her children. “Our aunt Narmadaben was admitted to the civil hospital some ten days ago after her condition deteriorated […]

The state of Meghalaya has stepped up measures to deal with the second wave of COVID-19. With number of restrictions in place, the state government is mulling more containment strategies to tackle the spread of the virus. As night curfew continues to be on place and a partial lockdown imposed, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on […]

In a bid to boost the health services in the state of Nagaland, the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) has donated 24 ambulances to the Nagaland Government. Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Tuesday flagged off the ambulances donated by the NHIDCL under Corporate Social Responsibility initiative at the Civil Secretariat Plaza in […]

In a dramatic crackdown on Monday evening, Tripura West District Magistrate Dr Shailesh Kumar Yadav on Monday raided two marriage halls in Agartala for flouting Covid protocols and allowing marriage functions during the night curfew hours. The two wedding venues – Manikya Court and Gulab Bagan conducted the marriage ceremonies way beyond the time limit […]