Aizawl: Mizoram excise and narcotics department officials on Friday seized 6.870 kg of opium at Niawhtlang village in south Mizoram’s Siaha district and arrested two persons, including a Myanmar national, department spokesperson Peter Zohmingthanga said on Saturday.Zohmingthanga said the contraband was seized by the excise and narcotics department officials in a joint operation with local…
Silchar: Newly elected BJP Rajya Sabha member Sushmita Dev was accorded a grand welcome in Silchar on Saturday.It was Dev’s first visit to her hometown after quitting Trinamool Congress and joining BJP. Hundreds of party workers gathered at the BJP district headquarters, waving saffron flags, beating drums and raising slogans as she arrived.Addressing workers, Dev…
Dhubri: The Dhubri Medical College and Hospital’s Central Clinical Laboratory has received NABL accreditation.CM Himanta Biswa Sarma announced the achievement on social media, calling it “another proud milestone for Assam’s healthcare sector” and congratulating the DMCH team. He said the biochemistry, pathology and microbiology departments under the Central Clinical Laboratory earned the accreditation.DMCH principal Dr…
Guwahati: Two powerful stories of resilience, sacrifice and womanhood brought the northeast its only honours at the 72nd National Film Awards 2024, with Assam’s ‘Juiphool’ and Manipur’s ‘Sunita’ winning the Best Assamese and Best Manipuri Feature Film awards, respectively.While ‘Juiphool’ explores the unlikely friendship between two women across the conflict-ridden Assam-Nagaland border, ‘Sunita’ is a…
Guwahati: Assam has transformed its criminal justice system over the past five years, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.Sharing an infographic titled “Assam’s Criminal Justice Transformation (2021–2026 up to June)” on ‘X’, Sarma said sustained policing and justice-delivery reforms had sharply reduced crime and case pendency while improving chargesheet and conviction rates.The govt data…
Silchar: Three persons were arrested, and suspected heroin worth over ₹1.5 crore was seized in Dima Hasao on Saturday.Acting on a tip-off, a Dima Hasao police team searched the Guwahati-bound Rangiya Express when it arrived at New Haflong railway station. The three accused, who boarded the train from Silchar, were intercepted and their belongings checked.Police…
Silchar: Assam Rifles and DRI seized counterfeit cigarettes worth Rs 59.2 lakh in Cachar on Saturday.Acting on intelligence inputs, a joint team launched searches at suspected locations and intercepted a truck carrying the consignment, an Assam Rifles official based in Srikona said. One person was arrested, and the truck was impounded.Preliminary investigation indicated that counterfeit…
Guwahati: Two youths were arrested in Guwahati on Saturday for allegedly defacing a public wall.Police said a patrol team on Friday night found them painting a mural of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on a wall along the road leading to the Jyoti-Bishnu International Auditorium without permission.“Our patrol party found two youths trying to damage a…
Dibrugarh: For 30 underprivileged students in Tinsukia, an Army-backed coaching programme has opened the door to medical college.Thirty of 45 candidates from the National Integrity and Educational Development Organisation’s Tinsukia centre qualified in NEET 2026, marking a major milestone for the free residential coaching initiative supported by the Indian Army’s Red Shield Division under Spear…
Dibrugarh: Dibrugarh police on Friday night seized 1.35 kg of heroin and Rs 14,06,600 in cash from a pickup vehicle and the residential premises of an accused couple in Tingkhong, in what officials described as one of the district’s biggest recent hauls.Acting on specific secret information, a police team under Tingkhong Police Station launched a…
