The Nagaland government on Wednesday announced an extension of the ongoing Covid-related lockdown till June 18 with easing of some restrictions. The decision was taken by the states High Powered Committee on COVID-19 at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio two days before the current lockdown was to
Month: June 2021
Free rice in return for a COVID-19 jab, and as much as 20 kg. The prospect turned out to be lucrative enough to dispel rumours around vaccination among villagers of an administrative circle in Arunachal Pradesh, as over 80 of them turned up on foot for the inoculation within days
Nagaland on Wednesday recorded the highest single-day recovery of 965 COVID-19 patients while 186 fresh cases were detected, health department officials said. This is also the fourth consecutive day that the state recorded more recoveries than fresh infections. The previous highest single-day recovery was on May 21 when 225 patients
State-owned Food Corporation of India (FCI) has so far supplied 69 lakh tonnes of foodgrians to states and union territories for free distribution under the Prime Minister Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), an official statement said. On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced extension of the scheme (PMGKAY-III) till Diwali.
An annular solar eclipse is going to occur on Thursday but it will not be visible in India except in some parts of Arunachal Pradesh and Ladakh for a few minutes before the sunset, a prominent astrophysicist said. The annular solar eclipse occurs when the sun, moon and the earth