As people are taking precautionary measures to combat the spread of the deadly coronavirus, a new scientific study has found that the virus that causes COVID-19 remains for several hours to days on surfaces and in aerosols. The study published in the New England Journal of Medicine said that people may acquire the novel coronavirus […]

The number of confirmed Coronavirus cases has risen to 223 in India even as the Centre continues to step up measures to contain outbreak of the deadly virus. As many as four Coronavirus related deaths have been reported in the country so far. After addressing the nation yesterday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting […]

After the closure of all the educational institutes of Assam because of Coronavirus concerns, Tezpur University and Gauhati University have been conducting online classes for their students. The faculty members of the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism of Tezpur University have been creating video lectures for the students of the department as the physical […]

As part of preventive measures against spread of coronavirus, the Mizoram government has invoked the Epidemic Diseases Act 1897 rolling out regulations that allow forced quarantine of people if the need for the same arises. In this regard, the state government has issued a 10-point regulation called the Mizoram Epidemic (COVID-19) Regulations, 2020 which is applicable to […]

The Assam government has taken all the necessary steps to prevent the spread of Coronavirus. So far, all the total 57 samples from Assam have been tested negative for Coronavirus, informed Assam health minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma. Addressing a press meet in Guwahati today, Dr. Sarma said, “ We have four Coronavirus testing centres […]

The four convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case were hanged to death at 5:30 a.m. in Delhi’s Tihar jail on Friday, bringing the curtains down on the drama surrounding the execution that saw the death warrants cancelled thrice on various grounds over the last two-and-a-half months. The hanging was carried out as […]

Reports have come in that some Indian workers are stuck in Myanmar unable to return to the country. The workers had crossed over for construction of 69 bridges for the trilateral highway in Myanmar. While the India-Myanmar border was sealed on March 9th in the wake of the Coronavirus threat, Myanmarese residents who were in […]

As India continues to step up measures against the novel Coronavirus, the country reported its 4th death due to COVID-19 after a 70-year-old man in Punjab succumbed to the virus. The man had travel history to Germany and Italy. In the meantime, the total number of confirmed cases has crossed 180 on a day India […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appealed to citizens to follow “Janta curfew” on March 22 in the view of novel coronavirus outbreak. “I am seeking one more support from every countrymen today. This is a public curfew. Janta curfew means for the public, curfew imposed by the public on its own. Every citizen must […]

Three minor boys aged between 8 to 10 years from Sheanghah Chingnyu village drowned in the Tizit River this morning in Nagaland’s Mon district. The tragic incident took place this morning around 11 am. As per the locals the 3 deceased boys came to the riverside all by themselves. The victims were studying at DBS […]