The number of coronavirus infections in India rose to 96.77 lakh, while the active caseload fell below 4 lakh and the recoveries surged to 91.39 lakh on Monday. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 96,77,203 with 32,981 new infections being reported in a day, while the death toll rose to 1,40,573 with 391 new fatalities. […]
4 years agoPolling for the first phase of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) polls began on Monday morning with COVID-19 protocols in place. The first phase of polls will cover 21 seats of Udalguri and Baksa districts. Nearly 14 lakh voters will decide the political fate of 130 candidates. Bodoland People’s Front, BJP, UPPL, Congress and AIUDF and […]
4 years agoCampaigning for the first phase of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections to 21 seats on December 7 ended on Saturday evening, with the ruling BPF trying hard to retain its rule for the fourth consecutive term. All major political parties in Assam participated in a high-decibel campaign to woo voters in the 40 constituencies of […]
4 years agoFarmer group representatives on Saturday said they will walk out of the fifth round of talks with the Central Government if the government does arrive at a decision on the demands of the agitating farmers. “The government should make a decision on our demands, otherwise, we are walking out of the meeting,” farmer leaders said […]
4 years agoPrime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for new Parliament building and will perform ‘Bhoomi Pujan’ on December 10. “On December 10, the Prime Minister will perform Bhumi Pujan for the new state-of-the-art Parliament building,” Lok Sabha Speaker Birla told ANI. Last week, Birla along with officials had taken a round of the […]
4 years agoHaryana’s Health Minister Anil Vij on Saturday has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, just days after he participated in the clinical trials of a COVID-19 vaccine. On November 20, the 67-year-old BJP veteran had volunteered to participate in the third phase trials of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, in which over 25,000 persons were administered trial […]
4 years agoNEDA convenor and BJP mascot Himanta Biswa Sarma, who held more than 50 rallies in the BTR over the last one month, was seen campaigning on the final leg at Baksa on Friday, and this time he chose to pedal his way through the campaign. Himanta Biswa Sarma’s campaign in BTR has received massive turnout […]
4 years agoUPP(L) president Pramod Boro has exuded confidence that the party will clinch power in the Bodo heartland. Boro came out all guns blazing against BPF chief Hagrama Mohilary and blamed him for misrule and corruption including siphoning of welfare funds. Meanwhile, BPF chief Hagrama Mohilary also addressed party rallies in different parts of Bodoland Territorial […]
4 years agoMizoram on Saturday commissioned the first solar power plant at Tlungvel about 58 km from Aizawl. State Power minister R Lalzirliana on Friday inaugurated the grid connecting 2 megawatt solar photovoltaic (SPV) solar power plant. Speaking on the occasion, Lalzirliana said that Mizoram has made its entry into the solar map of the country with […]
4 years agoThe total coronavirus cases in India crossed the 96-lakh mark with 36,652 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday. The overall COVID-19 cases reached 96,08,211, including 4,09,689 active cases and 90,58,822 recoveries. Meanwhile, India reported less than 50,000 cases for the 28th day in a row. With 512 new deaths, the cumulative toll mounted to 1,39,700. According […]
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