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CRPF man dies due to COVID-19 in Delhi in first such case among CAPFs

9:45 pm April 28, 2020

New Delhi: A 55-year-old Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel died on Tuesday due to coronavirus infection, officials said. This is the first death due to the pandemic among the about 10 lakh personnel strong Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) or the paramilitary forces that function under the Union Home Ministry for upkeep of internal […]

Concerned over how quickly COVID-19 cases are rising in India: Indian-origin expert

COVID-19 death toll rises to 872 in country; cases climb to 27,892: Health ministry

5:16 pm April 27, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 872 and the number of cases climbed to 27,892 in the country on Monday, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 20,835 while 6,184 people were cured and discharged, and one patient has migrated, the ministry said. The […]

Assam man walks, hitch-hikes from Gujarat amid lockdown

10:51 pm April 22, 2020

Guwahati: Jadav Gogoi, a migrant labourer from Assam working in Gujarat, has successfully completed a 2,900-km journey for reaching his home town in Nagaon district amid the nationwide lockdown, partly by walking and at times hitchhiking. Starting his journey on March 27, Gogoi reached his home district in central Assam on April 20 night after […]

Northeast Frontier Railway modifies 315 coaches as isolation wards

9:03 pm April 10, 2020

Guwahati: The Northeast Frontier Railway has modified 315 coaches as isolation wards with 2,520 beds for various locations in Assam, Tripura and West Bengal in case of any contingency amid the coronavirus pandemic, an official said on Friday. Equipped with all basic facilities needed for isolation as per guidelines issued by the Railway Board, these […]

India's smartphone segment set to script double-digit growth story in 2021

Assam woman arrested for inflammatory social media post

12:13 am April 10, 2020

Hailakandi: A woman was arrested from Hailakandi district in south Assam on Thursday for spreading inflammatory content on social media, police said. A case was registered against the woman at the Lala police station. She was interrogated and released on a PR Bond and asked to appear again after a week, a police officer said. […]