SHILLONG, Aug 30 – In the wake of the African Swine Fever outbreak, 19 villages in Meghalaya have been declared as the ‘epicentres’ of the disease. The State Government has imposed restrictions on the movement of people and pigs from these ‘epicentres’ spread across East Khasi Hills, West Khasi Hills,
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GUWAHATI, Aug 30 – Assam is staring at shortage of medical oxygen, leaving a worried health department to explore the option of importing it from outside the State. Currently, there are 433 COVID-19 patients on oxygen support. “In the month of July, we required 5 metric tonnes of medical oxygen
Guwahati: Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said the state is gradually facing financial stress because of huge expenditure incurred while dealing with the COVID-19 situation, including treatment of the patients. He announced the withdrawal of some of the free services offered to COVID-19 patients like reaching them
Shillong: Forty-three more people, including eight security personnel, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Meghalaya, taking the northeastern state”s caseload to 2,283 on Saturday, a senior health official said. East Khasi Hills district reported the highest number of fresh infections at 26, followed by West Garo Hills (15) and South
GUWAHATI: The Ashura is the tenth day of the first Islamic month of Muharram. It is a day of great significance for the various Muslim denominations across the globe. The term Muharram means ‘forbidden’ or ‘prohibited’. Therefore, a few things are banned during this month. Read on to know why