Aizawl: Schools across Mizoram remained closed on Tuesday as heavy rain accompanied by gusty winds battered the state, leaving a trail of destruction.Deputy commissioners in almost all districts ordered the closure of schools up to higher secondary level, citing student safety. The shutdown followed heavy rain and strong winds since Monday, with the Indian Meteorology…
Guwahati: Three women who were killed in a road accident in Guwahati on Sunday and their friend who was driving the car they were travelling in had consumed liquor worth Rs 19,000 at a bar in the city’s Bhangagarh area between 11pm on Saturday and 3am on Sunday, police said on Tuesday.Samim Ahmed, who was…
Agartala: Tripura CM Manik Saha on Tuesday directed all eight district magistrates in the state to expedite measures to address the destruction caused by the Nor’wester over the past two days and to extend support to those affected.The state witnessed a severe thunderstorm accompanied by heavy rainfall and strong winds, resulting in widespread damage on…
Dibrugarh: Months after PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the ambitious Rs 10,600-crore Ammonia-Urea Fertiliser Plant at Namrup, a high-level delegation led by JB Ekka, chairman of Assam Valley Fertilizer and Chemical Company Ltd, and SP Mohanty, managing director, Brahmaputra Valley and Fertilizer Ltd, visited the site on Tuesday to spearhead a comprehensive…
Dimapur: Nagaland’s art & culture department has initiated a state-wide manuscript survey under the Gyan Bharatam Mission, a national initiative of the Union ministry of culture.The Gyan Bharatam Mission aims to identify, document and create a comprehensive national database of manuscripts and historically significant records across the country with a view to preserving India’s documentary…
Guwahati: Assam BJP state president Dilip Saikia has issued a stern advisory to all party members, including candidates and office bearers, cautioning them against the use of derogatory terms on social media platforms.The directive comes after certain candidates and party members were found using words such as “chiprang” (spud-bar) and “gaddar” (traitor) on social media…
Guwahati: In a landmark conservation effort, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav on Tuesday released four wild buffaloes sent from Assam’s Kaziranga National Park into the Kanha Tiger Reserve, marking the species’ return to the state after more than a century.Calling it a “historic day for Madhya Pradesh’s wildlife and ecosystem,” Yadav said the reintroduction…
Dimapur: Gauhati high court judge and executive chairperson of the Nagaland State Legal Services Authority (NSLSA), Justice Kalyan Rai Surana, on Tuesday said as long as there are people in need of legal assistance and others striving to exercise their rights, the mission of legal services remains ongoing.Justice Surana made the remarks after flagging off…
Silchar: The Higher Secondary (HS) examination results declared Tuesday delivered a mixed outcome for Barak Valley, with gains in science and commerce across Cachar, Hailakandi and Sribhumi, but a steep slide in the vocational stream — most sharply in Sribhumi — raising concerns over technical education.In science, Sribhumi led the region with a 92.32% pass…
Dimapur: An unidentified person was found hanging from a tree at Khuochiezhu, in Forest Colony of Kohima on Tuesday.According to a release from the Kohima Police, a call was received at around 10:38am reporting a body seen hanging from a tree. Acting on the information, a team from South Police Station, led by its officer-in-charge,…
