Mizoram”s COVID-19 tally reached 3,513 on Thursday as 32 more people, including 16 policemen, have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours, an official said on Thursday. Of the 32 fresh cases, seven cases were reported from Aizawl district, one from Saitual district and eight cases each were reported from Kolasib, Serchhip and […]

The Manipur government has announced a cash reward of Rs 30 lakh for the police personnel of Thoubal and Bishunpur districts for seizing a huge quantity of drugs in the state, an official said on Thursday. A Home department statement said Rs 20 lakh would be given to at least 50 police personnel of Thoubal […]

After a dip in daily coronavirus cases counts for some days, India is again witnessing a surge in fresh infections as 45,576 confirmed cases were reported in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday. The country’s COVID-19 tally has risen to 89,58,484 including 83,83,602 recoveries and […]

American drug giant Pfizer on Wednesday said that final results from the late-stage trial of its coronavirus vaccine was found to be 95 per cent effective and had no serious side effects on older people. The findings are based on two doses given to more than 41,000 people around the world, said the US drugmaker […]

Two newly elected legislators were sworn in as members of the Nagaland Assembly on Wednesday. State Legislative Assembly speaker Sharingain Longkumer administered the oath of secrecy to Medo Yhokha of the ruling NDPP and T Yangseo Sangtam who won the recent bypoll as an Independent candidate. Medo Yhokha was elected from 14 Southern Angami 1 […]

The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) has questioned the State Election Commission’s decision to hold the upcoming Panchayat and Municipal elections. The SEC had on Thursday announced that the panchayat and municipal polls would be simultaneously held in the state on December 22, after a delay of almost 2 years. The AAPSU in a […]

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Wednesday met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharam here in the national capital to seek her support for releasing the share of central taxes and the relaxation of the strict timelines for implementation of reforms. In a tweet, Conrad Sangma said, “Met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Ji and sought her […]

The Assam government on Wednesday announced a fresh set of guidelines for air passengers travelling to the State. From next week onwards, flight passengers will have to undergo COVID-19 tests at the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (LGBI Airport) in Guwahati, informed Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma via Twitter. Earlier, passengers had to go […]

SpiceJet’s commercial flight landed at the Pakyong Airport in Sikkim, 31 km south of Gangtok, after almost 17 months. After conducting successful trials of the SpiceJet’s Q400 Bombardier, the flight touched down at the airport on Tuesday. The airport was inaugurated on September 24, 2018 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and commercial flight operations began […]

The Country’s top medical research body–India Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Wednesday said that indiscriminate use of Convalescent Plasma Therapy (CPT) should be avoided as it does not reduce mortality in COVID-19 patients. The apex medical research body issued Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) on plasma therapy and advised states to desist from its indiscriminate […]