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‘Lockdown’ a Temporary Containment Measure

Charles Chasie Kohima Following the news of a Covid-19 positive case originating from Dimapur and the reports in some local newspapers of health infrastructure in the State being grossly inadequate, the e

Public Space / 16th April 2020
Two more test positive for COVID-19 in Assam; total climbs to 34

Guwahati, April 16 (PTI): Two people tested positive for COVID-19 in Assam on Thursday, taking the total in the state to 34, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said here. Both the cases

North-East / 16th April 2020
Provide assistance to Mizo community in Meghalaya: Zoramthanga writes to Conrad Sangma

Aizawl, April 16 (PTI): Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga on Thursday wrote to his Meghalaya counterpart Conrad K Sangma seeking his assistance to extend humanitarian aid to the Mizo community, who are living

North-East / 16th April 2020
COVID-19: Manipur releases 11 inmates to decongest prisons

Imphal, April 16 (PTI): A total of 11 inmates were released from Manipur Central Jail, Sajiwa here on Thursday as per the Supreme Court guidelines to decongest prisons in the wake of the coronavirus p

North-East / 16th April 2020
Gauhati HC directs to release 'declared foreigners' in Assam in 7 days

IANS File Photo. Guwahati, April 16 (IANS): The Gauhati High Court has asked the Border Wing of the Assam Police to release on bail the "declared foreigners" in seven days to comply with the a

North-East / 16th April 2020
Mizoram launches website to help residents stranded in other states due to lockdown

Aizawl, April 16 (PTI): The Mizoram government on Wednesday launched a website to help the residents of the state stranded in different parts of the country due to the lockdown. Chie

North-East / 16th April 2020
Women in Jammu help enforce lockdown

IANS File Photo SRINAGAR, APRIL 16 (IANS): While shocking visuals of traffic rush emerged on Wednesday, the most of Jammu is following the lockdown in letter and spirit with women helping at s

India / 16th April 2020
Japan's Abe expands state of emergency nationwide to halt virus spread

A large screen on a building shows Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declaring a state of emergency, at Tokyo's famous entertainment district Kabukicho, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in

World / 16th April 2020
COVID-19: BSL-3 lab equipment reaches Nagaland

The C-17 Globemaster III, the biggest Transport aircraft in Indian Air Force on April 16 brought 18 tons of medical equipment for Nagaland Government. "The plane landed at 9:15 AM. The aircraft delivered the CO

Nagaland / 16th April 2020
Israel's Netanyahu, Gantz miss government deal deadline, deadlock persists

A combination picture shows Benny Gantz, leader of Blue and White party, in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 23, 2019 and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Kiryat Malachi, Israel on March 1, 2020. (REUTERS

World / 16th April 2020
John Krasinski to enter the Marvel universe?

Actor John Krasinski has reportedly met with Marvel Studios for an unspecified project. Although details about the project are awaited, Geeks Worldwide claims that Marvel has been holding "virtual meetings"

Entertainment / 16th April 2020
Treatment of Africans in southern China sparks diplomatic backlash

An African restaurant is closed off along with other businesses in Guangzhou's Sanyuanli area, where a neighborhood is in lockdown after several people tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-1

World / 16th April 2020
Millions face hunger as African cities impose coronavirus lockdowns

An elderly woman is seen with a food parcel she received from volunteers at a relief distribution, during a lockdown by the authories in efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Lag

World / 16th April 2020
Pakistani child bride wrongly jailed for murder courts justice

A view of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in Islamabad, Pakistan on April 20, 2017. (REUTERS File Photo) KARACHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Married as a child and wrongly imprisoned for near

World / 16th April 2020
China says WHO has said no evidence coronavirus was made in a lab

Travellers wearing face masks wait in line to have their health codes examined at a railway station, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tongzi, Guizhou province, China on April 16.

World / 16th April 2020
Bangladesh coast guard rescues 396 Rohingya from drifting boat; 32 dead

Rohingya refugees who were rescued by Bangladesh Coast Guard, sit on the shore in Teknaf, subdistrict of Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh on April 15, 2020. (REUTERS Photo) DHAKA, April 16 (Reuters): A

World / 16th April 2020
G20 countries agree debt freeze for world's poorest countries

A man stands next to a board with the G20 Meeting of Finance Ministers logo in Buenos Aires, Argentina on March 19, 2018. (REUTERS File Photo) DUBAI/RIYADH/WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters):

World / 16th April 2020
Hydroxychloroquine may not be effective against COVID-19: Chinese study

IANS File Photo BEIJING, APRIL 16 (IANS): To treat people infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19), many, including the US President Donald Trump, have supported the use of the anti-malar

Health / 16th April 2020
Disagree with PM, but this is no time for blame game: Rahul

Congress ,leader Rahul Gandhi addresses a press conference via video conferencing, during the extended nationwide lockdown imposed to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, in New Delhi on April 16. (IANS Ph

India / 16th April 2020
Govt defers SSC examination dates till May 3

NEW DELHI, APRIL 16 (IANS): With the nationwide lockdown extended till May 3, the central government has deferred all the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) examinations. The new dates will be announced afte

India / 16th April 2020