Full list: Unlocking begins in some states, Covid curbs to remain in many othersStates like Maharashtra, Haryana, Odisha, Telangana, Sikkim, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Goa have extended their lockdowns. Meanwhile, Uttar Pra...
31 May, 2021, 11.40 PM IST
Kerala, Goa, Puducherry join several other states in extending COVID lockdown and restrictions"Although the prevalence of the disease is declining significantly in the state, we have not yet reached a stage to remove restrictions. Th...
30 May, 2021, 08.45 AM IST
Delhi extends lockdown for one more week till May 24Test positivity rate in Delhi has dipped to 11 per cent while new cases have shown a steep drop to around 6,500 per day.
16 May, 2021, 03.15 PM IST
Lockdown in West Bengal, restrictions extended in several statesChairing a high-level meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke of augmenting healthcare resources in rural areas and asserted that local...
15 May, 2021, 09.59 PM IST
Nagaland to impose total lockdown for seven days from May 14State government spokesperson on COVID-19 and Minister Neiba Kronu said that essential services including agricultural activities will be e...
11 May, 2021, 02.24 PM IST
Nagaland govt announces summer vacation in schools & collegesIt said all coaching/vocational institutions and student hostels have been closed but online/distance learning shall continue to be permitt...
29 Apr, 2021, 10.12 PM IST
Weekend curfews, partial lockdowns hurting business: Retailers' bodyFor retailers, over 45 per cent of the week's entire business happens over the weekends, Saturday and Sunday, RAI said in a statement. It a...
25 Aug, 2020, 03.14 PM IST
COVID-19: Tripura government announces three-day lockdown from July 27 to July 30The order added that the inter-district and inter-state transport services shall remain suspended. All public transport services shall rema...
25 Jul, 2020, 11.24 PM IST
Pubs double up as shelter homes in BengaluruWhen pub owners could not pay salaries to their staff, thousands of employees, mostly from North East India, were thrown out of their house...
16 Jun, 2020, 09.00 AM IST
Assam hikes liquor prices by 25 per centAssam cabinet held its meeting on Friday through video conferencing. Assam Industries and Commerce Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said the...
08 May, 2020, 09.46 PM IST
Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh may levy COVID cess on liquorAssam finance minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “We had an informal discussion with these states and we may increase the tax on liquor. T...
07 May, 2020, 10.06 PM IST
Southern Railway sends milk, medicines to Assam RiflesThe train from the Salem division left from that city, carrying 1.15 lakh litres of milk (in tetra packs) and eight tonnes of medicines to ...
30 Apr, 2020, 05.46 PM IST
Nagaland impose Covid-19 cess on petrol and diesel salesWhile Nagaland is the first state to impose a Covid-specific cess, Assam recently increased taxes on petrol by Rs 6 and on diesel by Rs 5, ...
30 Apr, 2020, 08.15 AM IST
Spitting in public now an offence under Disaster Management Act: MHASpitting in public is an offence under municipal laws in various cities, but it is hardly taken seriously by the people in the country.
15 Apr, 2020, 06.13 PM IST
India gets nod from Bangladesh to make cargo flights reach north-east, 50% trucks now movingMinister of state for PMO and Department of North-East Region (DONER) Jitendra Singh said air cargo to the north-east has been put on prior...
06 Apr, 2020, 08.33 AM IST
IAF transports around 25 tonnes of medical supplies in last 3 days across country due to coronavirus pandemicThe medical supplies include personal protective equipment (PPE), hand sanitiser, surgical gloves, thermal scanners, the IAF said in a stat...
01 Apr, 2020, 05.22 PM IST
Covid-19: Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya and Manipur announces lockdownAssam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, while stating that there is no case of COVID-19 in Assam, said anyone found violating the lockdo...
24 Mar, 2020, 11.09 AM IST