Dimapur: An endangered slow loris was rescued by a resident of Sukhalu village in Zunheboto district on Saturday. After its rescue, Nihoto K Yepthomi handed over the animal to the Zunheboto District Tourism Association for appropriate care and conservation.Following consultation with the authorities, the association released the rescued Slow Loris into its natural habitat at…
Aizawl: Mizoram has 8,28,906 electors — 3,99,025 male and 4,29,881 female — as per the draft electoral roll published on Saturday for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, while the state has 4,185 service voters (4,091 male and 94 female), Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Garima Gupta said.The draft electoral rolls were simultaneously…
Aizawl: District administration officials in Mizoram have completed biometric enrolment of 1,679 refugees from the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh and have finished 98.88% of the biometric enrolment of refugees from Myanmar, state home department officials said on Saturday.The officials said the process for Bangladesh refugees was completed with enrolment of 1,361 people sheltering in…
Aizawl: A meeting was held on Saturday between the chief electoral officer (CEO) of Mizoram, Garima Gupta, and representatives of various political parties after the Draft Electoral Roll was successfully published under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2026. The meeting was held at the I&PR Conference Hall, Lianchhiari Run, in Aizawl.Addressing the meeting, Gupta…
Dibrugarh: Charaideo women’s cooperative societies on Saturday were urged to use social media platforms, including YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, at an awareness programme at the district commissioner’s office to expand their market for handloom and textile products.The programme, held under the special cooperative week celebration, and chaired by district commissioner Neha Yadav, saw members…
Dibrugarh: A 3-year-old female leopard was captured by the forest department at Puranimati tea estate in Jorhat on Saturday morning, easing fear among residents who had been on the edge for several days.The leopard had been prowling around the tea estate area, preying on livestock belonging to local farmers and tea garden workers. Villagers reported…
Guwahati: A 17-year-old girl, who was injured in a machete attack by a youth after she rejected his love proposal, died at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on Friday, after battling for her life for more than a month.The deceased, Mridumudra Deka, was a Class XI student in Assam’s Nalbari district.“She was kept in…
Guwahati: The Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) on Friday carried out an eviction drive across multiple parts of the city, including Fancy Bazar, Sijubari, Jalukbari and Bhangagarh, as part of its effort to reclaim public spaces and improve urban infrastructure, officials said.“Our continued efforts are aimed at ensuring orderly urban development. The drive focused on removing…
Silchar: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday conducted simultaneous searches at two residences of Silchar-based businessman Abub Majumder as part of an investigation into an alleged Burmese arecanut smuggling and money laundering racket.ED teams from Guwahati and Kolkata, assisted by security personnel, searched Majumder’s home in the Itkhola Ghat area and another house on Ghaniwala…
Silchar: SUCI (Communist) held a demonstration in Silchar on Friday, highlighting the poor condition of roads and persistent waterlogging and demanded immediate repairs and a permanent solution to what it called the town’s recurring artificial flood crisis.The protest was held near the Khudiram Bose statue in Club Road area. Party workers carrying placards urged the…
