The Meghalaya government on Tuesday temporarily imposed a ban on the import of poultry from neighbouring Assam, as part of its measures to prevent the spread of the highly contagious bird flu, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said. Sangma, which reviewing the preparedness and action plan to deal with the crisis, has directed officials to […]

Nearly one lakh new households here will get water connection in the next three months, making Tripura the best-performing state under Jal Jeevan Mission, said Union Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. On Tuesday, the Union Minister took part in a detailed review meeting at the state guest house on the implementation of various development projects […]

Arunachal Pradesh legislative assembly speaker Pasang Dorjee Sona has been unanimously elected as chairman of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region, Zone-III. Outgoing chairman and speaker of the Assam legislative assembly, Hitendra Nath Goswami formally handed over the charge to Pasang D Sona. Sona sought equal contribution from all the speakers to promote knowledge […]

Serum Institute of India (SII) has dispatched over 90 percent of the COVID-19 vaccine, Covishield, order by the Government of India. Official sources confirmed to ANI that about 10.99 million doses have been already dispatched from SII facility in Pune and only around 90,000 doses are left to be dispatched. Sources have also confirmed that […]

Assam Governor Professor Jagdish Mukhi has formally declared Bajali sub-division as a new district. With this, the total number of districts in the state has reached 34. The newly-formed district of has been carved out of the Barpeta district. “For Administrative Expediency, the Governor of Assam is pleased to sanction the formation of a new […]

The first consignment of the COVID-19 vaccine for Tripura arrived at the Agartala Airport on Wednesday afternoon. The consignment contains five cartons of vaccine consisting of 6,000 vials. “The first consignment of 5 cartons of COVID-19 vaccine consisting of 6000 vials arrives at Agartala Airport much to the delight of the people of Tripura. All […]

35,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine ‘Covishield’ have reached safely in Meghalaya on Wednesday morning, informed State Chief Minister Conrad Sangma. In a tweet, Sangma said, “35,000 doses of Covishield have arrived safely at the State Vaccination Centre, Shillong. This will set in motion the world’s biggest vaccination effort from January 16, 2021. 11 sites have […]

Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal and health, finance, education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma conveyed their greetings to the people of the state on the occasion of Bhogali Bihu. Sonowal in a video statement urged people to celebrate Bihu with peace and amity. He also thanked the farmers for their hard work in strengthening the State […]

China’s COVID-19 cases crossed the 100-mark for the first time in recent months, ahead of Thursday’s visit of the WHO team to Wuhan to probe the origins of the coronavirus. The number of coronavirus cases in China climbed to 115 on Tuesday, the National Health Commission (NHC) said on Wednesday, adding that 107 of the […]

Festive fervour has gripped Assam as the people across the state have geared up to celebrate Uruka tonight with gusto and enthusiasm. Uruka is the night of feast and merriment which is celebrated a day before Bhogali Bihu, the harvest festival of Assam. Most of the markets, particularly fish markets in the state have witnessed […]