Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday visited Kaziranga University at Jorhat which is being set up on lines of Sarusajai Stadium in Guwahati. Massive screening and quarantine facilities will be set-up at the university to control COVID-19 pandemic. Stranded people coming from other states will be screened and quarantined at the university. Sarma […]

Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh was admitted to AIIMS for observation and investigation after he developed a febrile reaction to new medication, he is stable and under care at the Cardiothoracic Centre of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), sources said. The senior Congress leader is being investigated to rule out other causes […]

With an increase of 4,213 cases in the past 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 count reached 67,152 on Monday, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The number of active cases in the country rose to 44,029, while 20,916 patients have been cured and discharged and one has migrated, according to the Ministry. […]

Tripura has reported 16 more positive COVID-19 cases on Sunday, taking the tally to 152. 16 persons including one official, 6 female and 9 children from BSF’s 86th Battalion at Ambassa tested positive for the virus. Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb tweeted, “16 persons found #COVID19 POSITIVE in Tripura from 86th-Bn #BSF (Official:1, Female:6, Children: […]

After a gap of more than 13 months, poachers killed a rhino in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and took away the horn. The carcass of the rhino was found in the Agaratoli range of the park. According to the forest department, the poachers killed the rhino with AK-47. The forest department officials recovered eight empty […]

Indian and Chinese troops reportedly engaged in a face-off in North Sikkim. This was informed by Army sources to news agency ANI. According to ANI report, ‘aggressive behaviour’ was exhibited by both sides, leading to minor injuries to soldiers on both sides. According to reports, at least 4 Indian soldiers and 7 Chinese soldiers sustained […]

17 persons from BSF’s 86th Battalion at Ambassa have tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, taking the tally of positive cases in Tripura to 136. This was informed by Chief Minister Biplab Deb on his official Twitter handle. Deb tweeted, “17 persons found #COVID19 POSITIVE in Tripura today from 86th-Bn #BSF, Ambassa. No Civilian found […]

Three more positive COVID-19 cases has been reported from Jorhat in Assam on Saturday. 3 people, including an Ambulance driver from Mumbai who drove the 2 other person’s tested positive in Jorhat. The driver has been sent back to Mumbai. 2 positive patients are at JMCH since their arrival in Jorhat. Assam Health Minister Himanta […]

The Itanagar Police handed over 6,000 migrant labourers from Assam stranded in Arunachal Pradesh to the Assam Police on Friday. A total of 6,156 labourers, 5,627 from Naharlagun and 529 from Itanagar were handed over to the Assam police. Also the capital police along with the District Administration escorted 468 labourers from Naharlagun through the […]

Six persons including a Bangladeshi national with quarantine mark have been detained at Abhayapuri under lower Assam’s Bongaigaon district which is a COVID-19 orange zone. A retired policeman Uday Chandra Das handed over the group to Abhayapuri Police when he noticed the men roaming around the town. According to reports, one person in the group […]