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24 Jun

No cardiologist at Silchar Medical College despite efforts, people suffer

editor0 CommentsAssam, Health, North East

Many organizations in Silchar have taken expectations to the cardiology department of the Silchar Medical College and Hospitals (SMCH) not having a doctor till today. What has offended them more is the fact that despite the authorities at SMCH having selected a doctorfor the said department and sending a file in relation to his appointment to Dispur back in the month of March itself the appointment is yet to take place due to alleged red tape.Due to absence of a cardiologist, many patients, over a long time , have had to suffer. Some of them even had to face death…

22 Jun

Kamakhya Devalaya is set to perform all the rituals related to Ambubachi on June 22.

editor0 CommentsAssam, North East

The temple doors will remain closed from June 22 to June 25 during the Ambubachi which is celebrated to observe the annual menstrual cycle of Goddess Maa Kamakhya. This year the temple authority will not allow any visitors and pilgrims to attend the rituals during Ambubachi as the state along with the rest of the country is fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic.Last year, the mela saw a huge footfall of domestic as well as foreign pilgrims

18 Apr

India Revises FDI Policy To Shield Firms During This Pandemic

editor0 CommentsNorth Bengal, North East, Sikkim

Companies in any country that shares a border with India will have to approach the government for investing in India and not go via the automatic route, the Commerce and Industry Ministry said in a press note spelling out its new foreign direct investment or FDI policy for neighbouring states.FDI in India is allowed under two modes - either through the automatic route, for which companies don't need government approval, or through the government route, for which companies need a go-ahead from the centre.The revised FDI rule seeks to curb "opportunistic takeovers or acquisitions of Indian companies due to the…

17 Apr

IAF’s Brand New Apache Chopper Makes Emergency Landing In Punjab Field

editor0 CommentsNorth East, Sikkim

A brand new Apache attack helicopter of the Indian Air Force (IAF) made an emergency landing in a field in Punjab's Hoshiarpur today. The two pilots are safe and the district police are in touch with the IAF's base in Pathankot.Reports said there was no damage to the helicopter."An Apache helicopter of the IAF got airborne from Pathankot airbase. The helicopter, after approximately one hour of flying had indications of a critical failure and carried out a safe landing west of Indora, Punjab," the IAF said in a statement.

17 Apr

Centre Adds More To List Of What Is Allowed After April 20 Amid Lockdown

editor0 CommentsHealth, North East

The government has made new additions to the list of activities that will be allowed amid lockdown in parts of the country that are least affected by coronavirus.Non-banking finance corporations and micro-finance institutions will be marked essential services that can resume. Coconut, spice bamboo, areca nut and cocoa plantations, and forest produce by scheduled tribes have also been added to the list.Construction in rural areas of water supply and sanitation and laying of power lines and telecom optical fibres and cables will also be allowed, according to a notification put out by the home ministry.

16 Apr

Delhi Man Dies Of COVID-19, Guard Blamed For Infection Tests Negative

editor0 CommentsHealth, North Bengal, North East, Sikkim

A security guard who was accused of infecting a family of 3 with COVID-19 in Delhi's Defence Colony, got tested recently and the reports were found to be negative. The three family members were being treated in Max Hospital, Saket. An elderly man in his 80s died yesterday and his son is on the ventilator. The man's wife has recovered and has been discharged.The family had blamed their security guard, accusing him of visiting the Tablighi Jamaat gathering last month, which emerged as a major virus hotspot linked to cases across the country.

16 Apr

Plasma Trials For COVID-19 To Begin Soon In Delhi

editor0 CommentsNorth East

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today that the Delhi has got the Centre's approval to carry out clinical trials of plasma therapy to help critically ill coronavirus patients. The plasma therapy is only for COVID-19 patients who are on ventilator support and seriously ill. Multi-Centre trials were expected to begin for this, after clearance from the Drug Controller of India."Trial of Plasma Enrichment technique will begin in the next three or four days. If successful, we can save the livesof serious COVID-19 patients," Mr. Kejriwal said.

05 Apr

Modi seeks help to Manmohan, Pranab, Mamata

editor0 CommentsArunachal Pradesh, Assam, Health, Lifestyle, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, North Bengal, North East, Sikkim, Technology, Travel, Tripura

The whole world is fighting with the deadly coronavirus epidemic and India so. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called two former President and two Prime Ministers of the country seeking advice on the fight against the virus. A source at the Indian Prime Minister's Office confirmed the information. Narendra Modi also spoke to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee about combating Coronavirus. He also spoke to the chief ministers of several other states and heads of almost all political parties. According to a source at the Prime Minister's Office, the Indian news agency ANI said that Prime Minister Modi…

03 Apr

Coronavirus: Global death toll reaches 53,190

editor0 CommentsHealth, Lifestyle, North East

The global death toll from coronavirus jumped to 53,190 on Friday, reports UNB. It has so far infected 1,015,466 people around the world, according to worldometer. Of them, 750,047 are currently being treated with 37,696 being in serious or critical condition. So far, 212,229 people have recovered.

28 Mar

India’s confirmed coronavirus cases cross 900-mark, death toll at 19

editor0 CommentsArunachal Pradesh, Health, North East

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in India rose to 918 on Saturday, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Of them, nine cases are being assigned to states to initiate contact tracing and 47 are foreign nationals. The total number of active cases in the country rose to 819, while 80 patients have been cured and discharged, including one migrated patient. The number of deaths due to the infection stood at 19. Deaths have so far been reported from Maharashtra (5), Gujarat (3), Karnataka (2), Madhya Pradesh (2) and one each from Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Punjab, Delhi,…