Sikkim on Friday became a COVID-free state after two years with the last two patients recovering, the Health Department said. Sikkim did not report any new cases with 84 samples being tested in the last 24 hours, it said. The state has reported 39,165 COVID-19 cases altogether. Of them, 37,966
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Meghalaya cabinet on Wednesday hiked taxes on Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) by 1-9 percent, which will inflate the price of alcohol in the state. Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma informed his Twitter followers on Wednesday that the cabinet has decided to increase taxes on ‘few’ IMFL brands to increase revenue
The Supreme Court, in a historical order, told police that they should refrain from interfering and taking criminal action against consenting sex workers, according to indiatoday.in. The apex court added that “prostitution is a profession and sex workers are entitled to dignity and equal protection under the law.” A three-judge Bench under
The Central government has released an advance of Rs 324 crore from the State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF) to the flood-hit Assam. Finance Ministry’s order dated May 25 stated, “Keeping in view of damage caused by floods and landslides in many parts of the State during first of 2022, the
The Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC) to reduce the number of Pink Buses from 25 to 4 due to poor passenger traffic. In a notification issued by ASTC, the number of passengers on pink buses has been declining in recent months. As a result, it has decided to restrict the