Tripura: 13 more including 2 minors from BSF camp test COVID-19 positive

13 more including two minors have tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 29. All positive cases belong to the 138th unit of the Border Security Force (BSF) camp, stationed at Ambassa in Tripura’s Dhalai district. Among the others active cases, two minors have been […]

COVID-19 cases rise to 42,836 in India; 2,573 cases reported in last 24 hours

A total of 2,573 new COVID-19 cases and 83 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 42,836 in the country, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Monday. The total number of cases include 29,685 active cases, 11,762 cured/discharged/migrated and 1,389 deaths. “2,573 new cases […]

COVID-19: Himanta Biswa Sarma visits Bongaigaon to take stock of preparedness

Assam Health and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday visited Bongaigaon along with Minister of State Pijush Hazarika to review the COVID-19 situation. The Health Minister took first-hand assessment of the containment zone and checked preparedness at the Quarantine facility in Bongaigaon Civil Hospital. Sarma advised the district administration to ensure proper care for the […]

12 more BSF jawans test positive for COVID-19 in Tripura

12 more jawans from the 138th unit of the Border Security Force, stationed at Ambassa in the Tripura’s Dhalai district have tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, a day after two jawans were found to have been infected with the deadly virus. With the 12 new cases, the total number of positive cases in the […]

Assam: Lockdown 3.0 begins today with ‘considerable relaxations’

The third phase of the lockdown with ‘considerable relaxations’ to contain the spread of COVID-19 has come into force from today in Assam. The country has been divided in three zones — Red, Orange and Green – based on coronavirus risk-profiling. The third phase has been marked by the relaxations stricter than those given by […]

Amid pandemic, African swine fever hits Assam; govt mulling mass culling of pigs

Amidst the COVID-19 crisis, outbreak of deadly African Swine fever virus in Assam has been confirmed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research High Security Disease Laboratory in Bhopal. Earlier samples of domestic pigs from affected districts in the state were sent to the lab on April 26. Over 2,000 pigs have died across Assam […]

Armed forces to conduct fly pasts, shower petals in gratitude to corona warriors on Sunday

The Armed Forces will conduct special activities on May 3 as a mark of gratitude towards doctors, medical staff and other front-line workers battling the COVID-19 outbreak. The special activities would be in honour of the COVID-19 warriors including doctors, sanitation workers, media and policemen, who continue to serve the country amid COVID-19 crisis. In […]

Assam govt releases helpline number for people stranded outside state

The Assam Government has put in place an elaborate plan to facilitate entry of people from the state who are stranded outside. Briefing media persons, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said those who want to return to the state can give a missed call at 7428159966, once following which they will get a link in […]

2 BSF jawans test positive for COVID-19 in Tripura

Two persons from Ambassa unit of the Border Security Force (BSF) in Tripura were found to be COVID-19 positive, taking the total number of positive cases to 4. Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb informed that two more positive cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the state. Taking to Twitter, Deb wrote, “Alert! In […]