Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with Chief Ministers of states via video conferencing to discuss measures to combat COVID-19 today. Prime Minister Modi thanked the States for supporting the decision of lockdown. He also praised how all the States have worked together as a team to check the spread of the virus. He however forewarned […]

Wipro Ltd, Wipro Enterprises Ltd and Azim Premji Foundation, have together committed Rs 1,125 crore towards tackling the unprecedented health and humanitarian crisis arising from the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. “These resources will help enable the dedicated medical and service fraternity in the frontline of the battle against the pandemic and in mitigating its wide-ranging human […]

The number of positive COVID-19 cases in Assam has further risen to 13 with eight new cases being reported a whille ago. All these persons attended Tablighi Jamat at Nizamuddin Markaz in Delhi and returned to Assam. Earlier in the day, 4 more people, three from Jagiroad and one from Nalbari had tested positive for […]

In the biggest spike since the outbreak of COVID-19 in India, as many as 386 new cases have been reported in the last 24 hours. With this the total number of positive cases in the country has risen to 1,637. According to the Union Health Ministry, the spike in the number of cases is due […]

In a span of less than 24 hours, Assam has reported as many as 5 COVID-19 positive cases. While, a man in Karimganj was tested positive for the deadly virus yesterday, another 4 persons were tested positive for COVID-19 at the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital on Wednesday. Notably, all 5 persons, who have been […]

The 52-year old man from Assam’s Karimganj district who has been tested positive for Coronavirus at Silchar Medical College and Hospital and reconfirmed at NIV, Pune stayed in Athgaon area in Guwahati on his way to home from Delhi. According to the reports, the person who is the first Coronavirus patient in the state went […]

To help the government in its effort to contain the spread of coronavirus, Indian Railways said it would prepare 20,000 coaches which can accommodate up to 3.2 lakh beds for isolation needs. “As part of COVID-19 preparedness, it has been decided by Indian Railways that it would be prepared to modify 20000 coaches into quarantine […]

The total number of coronavirus cases in India rose to 1,397 with several cases being reported from many states, including Maharashtra and Kerala. According to the Health and Family Welfare, there are 1,238 active cases while 124 were cured till Tuesday evening. The total figure also includes 35 fatalities in the country. Maharashtra topped the […]

A migrant worker from Meghalaya on Monday allegedly committed suicide at Agra in Uttar Pradesh. The deceased has been identified as Aldrin Lyngdoh. Hours before allegedly hanging himself inside his rented accommodation, Aldrin Lyngdoh, who was working in a restaurant at Agra, had posted in his Facebook, accusing his employer of not supporting him during […]

A 52-year old man from Assam’s Karimganj district has become the first from the state to test positive for COVID-19. The man’s sample had tested positive in Silchar Medical College and Hospital and was sent for a second test to National Institute of Virology, Pune where it was confirmed as COVID-19 positive. As per reports, […]