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Total lockdown in Mizoram for seven days from May 10
North East

Total lockdown in Mizoram for seven days from May 10

Aizawl, May 8: The Mizoram government on Friday announced a 7-day "total lockdown" commencing from 4 am of May 10 to curtail the spread COVID-19 in the state, a government order said.The "total lockdown" will remain in force till 4 am of May 17 and no resident of the capital and district headquarter...
Manipur reports highest ever single-day COVID-19 spike with 600 new cases
North East

Manipur reports highest ever single-day COVID-19 spike with 600 new cases

Imphal, May 8: Manipur on Friday reported the highest ever single-day surge of COVID-19 with 600 new infections to push the overall tally of COVID-19 infections to 34,333.The active cases of the disease surpassed the 3500-mark and the death toll also increased to 449 with two new fatalities,...
Mizoram govt employees to contribute a days salary to fight COVID-19
North East

Mizoram govt employees to contribute a day's salary to fight COVID-19

Aizawl, May 7: In a collective effort to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the employees of the Mizoram government will contribute their one day's salary to the state, according to an official of the umbrella body of the employees associations on Friday. Federation of Mizoram Government Employees and...
After Bengal defeat, BJPs woes rise in Northeast
North East

After Bengal defeat, BJP's woes rise in Northeast

Kolkata, May 7: The electoral defeat in West Bengal has suddenly opened a can of worms for the BJP in the Northeast.In Assam, the BJP failed to gain a majority on its own, winning 60 of the 126 seats. Its allies AGP won 9 and BPF 4 seats, but the competition for the post of chief minister is...
Night curfew in Arunachal Pradesh from Saturday, no ILP to be issued in May
North East

Night curfew in Arunachal Pradesh from Saturday, no ILP to be issued in May

Itanagar, May 7: Night curfew from 6.30 pm to 5 am will be imposed in Arunachal Pradesh for the entire month, starting Saturday, and all shops and business establishments have been told to down shutters by 4 pm, as part of the state government's measures to check the spread of COVID-19, a senior...
PM Modi speaks to Manipur, Sikkim, Tripura CMs on COVID situation
North East

PM Modi speaks to Manipur, Sikkim, Tripura CMs on COVID situation

New Delhi, May 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke to the chief ministers of Manipur, Sikkim and Tripura on the COVID-19 situation in their states, government sources said.Modi had on Thursday spoken to the chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Jharkhand and Telangana besides the...
Tripura: INPT announces merger with TIPRA
North East

Tripura: INPT announces merger with TIPRA

Agartala, May 7: A month after their alliance won the state tribal council polls, the Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra (INPT), the oldest tribal party in the state, has merged with the Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance (TIPRA) to achieve their "common goal of Greater...
Arunachal reports 222 fresh cases, 140 recoveries
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Arunachal reports 222 fresh cases, 140 recoveries

Itanagar, May 7: The surge in COVID-19 infections continued in Arunachal Pradesh as 222 more persons in the State have tested positive for the contagion on Thursday. With this, the State's active caseload mounted to 1,858 and the overall tally of confirmed cases to 19,634. On the other hand, as...
Manipur: Tribal body opposes burial of academician who died of COVID-19
North East

Manipur: Tribal body opposes burial of academician who died of COVID-19

Imphal, May 7: A tribal body in Manipur opposed the burial of academician Nehginpao Kipgen who died of COVID-19, stating that he was not "indigenous" to the State. Nehginpao, 46, headed the Centre of South East Asian Studies at OP Jindal Global University in Haryana's Sonipat.He died on May 2 at...
ASF yet to be contained in Mizoram, over 1,700 pigs dead
North East

ASF yet to be contained in Mizoram, over 1,700 pigs dead

Aizawl, May 7: The African Swine Fever (ASF), which killed more than 1,700 pigs in over a month in Mizoram, is yet to be contained, an official said on Friday. The disease is spreading to other areas even though the daily death toll in the epicentre showed a declining trend for a few weeks, Animal...
Arunachal reports 220 fresh COVID-19 cases, tally rises to 19,412
North East

Arunachal reports 220 fresh COVID-19 cases, tally rises to 19,412

Itanagar, May 6: Arunachal Pradesh reported 220 fresh COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally to 19,412, a health department official said on Thursday. The Capital Complex Region recorded the maximum number of new infections at 64, followed by Lower Dibang Valley (27) and Lower Subansiri (20), he...
Sikkim logs 221 new COVID-19 cases, four more deaths
North East

Sikkim logs 221 new COVID-19 cases, four more deaths

Gangtok, May 5: Sikkim reported 221 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours pushing the tally to 8,919, a health department bulletin said on Wednesday.The COVID-19 death toll rose to 155 as four more persons succumbed to the disease, the bulletin said. Of the 221 new COVID-19 cases, East Sikkim...
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