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Assam police to file attempt to murder case against SOP violators: DGP
Guwahati

Assam police to file 'attempt to murder' case against SOP violators: DGP

Guwahati, May 12: The Assam police will register 'attempt to murder' case if any one violates the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) enforced to curb the Covid-19 pandemic, Director General of Police Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta said on Wednesday. He requested the people to strictly follow all the...
Drake to receive Artist of the Decade honour at Billboard Music Awards
Entertainment

Drake to receive Artist of the Decade honour at Billboard Music Awards

Los Angeles, May 12: Canadian rapper and singer Drake will be honoured with Artist of the Decade Award at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards.The announcement was made by NBC and Dick Clark Productions in a statement posted on the official website of Billboard Music Awards (BBMA) on Tuesday.Drake holds...
At 4,205, India reports record Covid deaths in a day
National

At 4,205, India reports record Covid deaths in a day

New Delhi, May 12: India saw a record 4,205 COVID-19 fatalities in a day taking the death toll to 2,54,197, while 3,48,421 new coronavirus infections were reported, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.The total tally of COVID-19 cases in country now stands at...
COVID-19: Assam Govt announces new restrictions from Thursday
Assam

COVID-19: Assam Govt announces new restrictions from Thursday

Guwahati, May 12: The government of Assam in a press conference held on Wednesday in Guwahati announced new restrictions to control the spread of coronavirus in the State. These are the additional restrictions in respect of the Urban areas and peri-urban areas within 5 km from the periphery of...
Sahitya Akademi awardee Homen Borgohain no more; to be cremated with full state honours
Assam

Sahitya Akademi awardee Homen Borgohain no more; to be cremated with full state...

Guwahati, May 12: One of the most prominent literary figures of Assam and a Sahitya Akademi awardee Homen Borgohain has passed away due to post COVID-19 related complications in the morning hours on May 12. He was 89.Borgohain was also known for his journalism works and was associated with a number...
Indian woman in Israel killed in rocket attack by Palestinian militants
International

Indian woman in Israel killed in rocket attack by Palestinian militants

Jerusalem, May 12: A 30-year-old Indian woman in Israel has been killed in a rocket attack by Palestinian militants from Gaza, according to officials.Soumya Santosh, who hailed from Kerala's Idukki district, worked as a caregiver attending to an old woman at a house in the southern Israeli coastal...
New guidelines for controlling COVID-19 situation in Assam to be announced tomorrow
Assam

New guidelines for controlling COVID-19 situation in Assam to be announced...

Guwahati, May 11: New guidelines and restrictions will be announced for controlling the COVID 19 situation in Assam on Wednesday, State Health Minister Keshab Mahanta said here today. Briefing the media at the end of the first Cabinet meeting of the new government, Mahanta said, "The COVID 19...
Assam gets a woman Finance Minister
Assam

Assam gets a woman Finance Minister

Guwahati, May 11: If it's Nirmala tai at the Centre, it's Ajanta baideu in the State now. As a woman heads the Finance Ministry in the Centre, Assam also has a woman at the helm of affairs in the Finance Department in the State now. Ajanta Neog, who was sworn-in as a Cabinet Minister in the Dr....
Tripura CM orders inquiry into attack on CPI(M) leaders
North East

Tripura CM orders inquiry into attack on CPI(M) leaders

Agartala, May 11: Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Tuesday ordered a probe into the attack on Leader of Opposition in the Assembly, Manik Sarkar, and other CPI(M) members in South Tripura district a day ago, allegedly by workers and supporters of the ruling BJP.Deb has given directions for...
India records 3.29 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases, 3,876 fatalities
National

India records 3.29 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases, 3,876 fatalities

New Delhi, May 11: New cases of coronavirus in India fell to 3.29 lakh after 14 days taking the total tally of COVID-19 infections to 2,29,92,517, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.A total of 3,29,942 infections were reported in a span of 24 hours, while the death toll...
12-yr-old boy in Assam killed in grenade blast
Assam

12-yr-old boy in Assam killed in grenade blast

Tinsukia (Assam), May 11: A 12-year-old boy was on Tuesday killed in a grenade blast in Tinsukia district of Assam, a senior police officer said.The victim, identified as Sujoy Hajong, was riding a bicycle when he found a grenade lying on the road at Hajong village in Jagun police station area of...
FDA allows emergency use of Pfizer-BioNTech vax in adolescents aged 12 to 15
International

FDA allows emergency use of Pfizer-BioNTech vax in adolescents aged 12 to 15

Chicago, May 11: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday authorised the emergency use of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 in adolescents aged 12-15 for the prevention of Covid-19 vaccine caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).The FDA has determined that...
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