Guwahati: Rising costs, shrinking customer demand and an uncertain future has left plant vendors at Kachari Market struggling to sustain a trade that has supported their families for decades.One of Guwahati’s oldest hubs for plants and gardening supplies, at first glance, the market appears to be thriving—rows of ornamental greens and flowering varieties such as…
Aizawl: Mizoram joined the global community in observing International Day of Yoga on Sunday, with the state-level programme being held at the 34 Assam Rifles Helipad in Zokhawsang near Aizawl, with the theme “Yoga for Healthy Ageing”.Governor Gen Vijay Kumar Singh and health & family welfare minister Lalrinpuii, along with 300 participants, including personnel from…
Aizawl: With monsoon having set in the northeast, the FCI on Sunday announced that Mizoram had enough foodgrain stocks to last for four months, effectively covering the entire span of the season.According to a press release issued by the FCI divisional office on Sunday, Mizoram’s total stock of foodgrains—rice and wheat—stored in FCI godowns across…
Dibrugarh: Continuous heavy rainfall in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh has sent the Depi and Dikhari rivers into spate, causing severe flooding in Jonai circle of Dhemaji district and damaging infrastructure, homes and agricultural land.The Depi river’s swift current washed away seven houses in the Galighat area on Saturday. Several other households, anticipating a further rise in…
Agartala: Tripura chief minister Manik Saha on Friday urged the Centre to remove the ceiling on externally aided borrowings for NE states, stressing the importance of Externally Aided Projects (EAPs) in accelerating development.Speaking at a session on “Leveraging Externally Aided Projects in the North Eastern States” in Shillong alongside Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Saha…
Imphal: Hundreds of people from the Naga and Meitei communities took part in a rally in Imphal on Saturday, demanding justice for six Naga civilians abducted and killed by suspected Kuki militants.Organised by the All Naga Students’ Association, Manipur (ANSAM), the peaceful solidarity rally began from Tangkhul Baptist Church at Kabo Leikai and proceeded through…
Guwahati: Nagaon Police on Saturday arrested a professor of Nagaon Medical College and Hospital for allegedly taking bribes to manipulate post-mortem reports, officials said.The accused, Dr Manoj Kumar Sinha, worked in the forensic department and allegedly altered autopsy reports to help some families claim money from insurance companies. Officials alleged that when money was not…
Dhubri: Two persons were killed on the spot in high-intensity lightning strikes at two different locations in the Gossaigaon sub-division of Kokrajhar district on Saturday.In the first incident, lightning struck one Rafendra Narzary (40) of Jaraguri village while he was ploughing the field. He died on the spot and was found by other villagers, who…
Shillong: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the Jowai-Nartiang-Kdiap-Khanduli (JNKK) Road at Wahiajer Football Stadium in West Jaintia Hills on the second day of her visit to Meghalaya on Saturday.The road, funded by the New Development Bank at an estimated cost of over Rs 59 crore, aims to enhance connectivity, improve access to markets and…
Guwahati: Altogether 19,224 people lost their lives in road accidents across northeastern states from 2020 to 2024, with Assam alone accounting for eight of 10 road crash deaths in the region.The road crash data released by the road transport ministry for 2024 shows that Assam also recorded the fifth-highest fatality rate per vehicle in India….
