Under fire from various quarters for his comment that Rabindranath Tagore was “an outsider” in Shantiniketan, Visva-Bharati Vice-Chancellor Prof Bidyut Chakraborty on Friday apologised for the comment but insisted...
States
Assam state president Ranjeet Kumar Dass has said that BJP would win seven extra seats in upper Assam in the 2021 state assembly election. According to Ranjeet Kumar Dass,...
At least 10 fishermen were missing after four boats capsized in two different incidents at Malappuram district. One boat with six fishermen from nearby Ponnani coast capsized mid-sea. They...
The Assam Legislative Assembly on Thursday passed three bills to create autonomous councils for the Moran, Motok, and Koch-Rajbongshi communities in the state. The Moran Autonomous Council Bill, 2020,...
Over 9,000 people were shifted to safer places in Gujarat’s Bharuch, Narmada and Vadodara districts with the Narmada river swelling due to heavy inflow from upstream dams, officials said...
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Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand relaxes inter-state travel norms, removes 2000 visitors per day ceiling
In an effort to boost tourism revenue, one of the major sources of income of the state, Uttarakhand government has relaxed norms to visit the state and has removed...
The Government of Mizoram has issued its own set of ‘Unlock 4’ guidelines days after the Centre released its list of relaxations to resume economic activities after the prolonged...
Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday told the State Assembly that COVID-19 treatment in the State is free and it will remain free. Replying to the Opposition’s...
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has tested positive for COVID-19. He is asymptomatic and under home isolation. In a tweet today the chief minister said: “I wish to inform...
The flood situation in Bihar remains unchanged with 1333 panchayats in 130 blocks of 16 districts still remained affected. A population of over 83 lakhs is facing the deluge...