Month: September 2020

254 new cases push Manipur’s COVID-19 tally to 9,791

Imphal: The COVID-19 caseload in Manipur rose to 9,791 as 254 more people, including 58 security personnel, tested positive for the disease, an official said Friday. The death toll increased to 63 after a 55-year-old woman from Bishenpur succumbed to the infection, he said, adding that she was undergoing treatment

49 new COVID-19 cases in Mizoram; tally rises to 1,835

49 new COVID-19 cases in Mizoram; tally rises to 1,835

Aizawl: At least 49 people, including 42 security personnel, have tested positive for coronavirus in Mizoram, taking the state”s COVID-19 caseload to 1,835, an official said on Saturday. Of the 42 security personnel, 27 are Assam Rifles personnel posted in Aizawl and 15 Border Security Force (BSF) jawans stationed in

38 new cases push Nagaland’s COVID-19 tally to 5,768

38 new cases push Nagaland’s COVID-19 tally to 5,768

Kohima: Al least 38 more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Nagaland on Friday, taking the tally in the state to 5,768, Health and Family Welfare Additional Director Dr Denis Hangsing said. Thirty-nine people were cured of the disease during the day, which took the total number of recoveries to

Manmohan Singh birthday: Former prime minister turns 88

Manmohan Singh birthday: Former prime minister turns 88

Dr Manmohan Singh, veteran Congress leader and former prime minister who ran a coalition government between 2004-2014, turns 88 today. Before he became the prime minister, his brightest moment was ushering in the 1991 economic reforms under the Narasimha Rao government. He was Rao’s finance minister. The 1991 Budget is