Leaders of the disbanded NDFB are seeking to contest the upcoming BTC elections and are reaching out to the BPF in this regard. This was disclosed by BPF chief Hagrama Mohilary. Briefing newspersons, after addressing the BPF’s first campaign rally in Udalguri, Mohilary said that his party would give tickets to the leaders of the […]

The Centre has declared hand sanitizers and face masks as essential commodities till 30th June in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. The central government has also invoked the Disaster Management Act, ensuring price regulation and availability of surgical and protective masks, hand sanitizer and gloves. The Centre further stated that both masks and hand […]

As the scare over outbreak of Coronovirus continues, the operation theatre of Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College and Hospital, Barpeta has been sealed off for 24 hours by the medical college authority. The move followed after it was found that a doctor couple serving at the same hospital had concealed their travel history to Saudi […]

The Opposition Congress in Meghalaya is all set to raise the issue of misinformation about Khasis and Meghalaya in a textbook of Indian School Certificate in the ensuing budget session of the assembly. Reacting strongly, Congress MLA George Lyngdoh said that the content is an ignorance of the Centre as well as other agencies to […]

The total numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in India rose to 83, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Affairs said on Saturday. So far, two deaths due to the lethal infection have been reported in the country. The development came after a 68-year-old woman, who had tested positive for coronavirus, died due to co-morbidity […]

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday said that so far 81 confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported in India out of which 64 are Indians, and the rest are foreign nationals. Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Ministry, while briefing media here, said: “Till now, there are 81 […]

With growing concerns over coronavirus in the country, the finals of the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) 2019-20, scheduled to be played on Saturday between Chennaiyin FC and ATK at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa, will be held behind closed doors in public interest and for the safety and health of the fans. In […]

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s wife, Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau has been tested positive for novel Coronavirus and is currently placed under isolation. According to officials, Sophie has shown mild symptoms and will be kept in isolation for 14 days. Health officials will reach out to those who’ve been in contact with her as necessary, the Prime […]

Two time Congress MLA Rajdeep Gowala will be joining the BJP in a day or two. This was revealed by top BJP leader from Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma. It was only on Thursday that Sarma gave a clear hint that a prominent Congress MLA will join the BJP soon. Sarma had also indicated that few […]

India on Thursday reported its first confirmed case of death due to the novel coronavirus. A 76-year-old man from Kalaburagi in Karnataka, who was a suspected COVID-19 patient, has been confirmed as the first coronavirus related fatality in the country. In an official notification, a senior health official of the Karnataka government Dr Suresh Shastri […]