Farmers prepare Muga Silk threads in Dhakuakhana Guwahati: The DoNER ministry and Assam govt on Tuesday rolled out a ₹411‑crore project — Mission Muga Silk ‘Senehjori’ — aimed at empowering 2.6 lakh weavers and rearers engaged in the state’s famed golden silk industry.Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma virtually launched the…
Shillong: A high‑level meeting of political representatives, senior civil and police officials, and local body members from Meghalaya and Assam held at the Assam Police Camp on Tuesday reached a consensus to continue cultivation and maintain peace in the Lapangap area of difference along the inter‑state boundary.The meeting was convened as part of the ongoing…
HC VanlalruataAizawl: Mizoram govt on Tuesday issued a notification allowing individuals to consume and possess liquor on health grounds under Section 45 B(1) of the Mizoram Liquor Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 2025.Applicants seeking the permit, known as the ‘Red Card’, must pay Rs 50 for the application and an annual fee of Rs 5,000 for possession rights under the scheme.The…
Aizawl: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged Myanmar’s coup leader‑turned‑president Min Aung Hlaing to expedite completion of the long‑delayed Kaladan Multi‑Modal Transit Transport Project (KMMTTP) linking Myanmar’s Sittwe port with Mizoram, during the latter’s ongoing visit to India from May 30 to June 3, according to a joint statement issued on Tuesday.Construction of Rakhine’s Sittwe port…
Guwahati: Four minor girls have gone missing in the city after leaving home for school, police said. Police have launched an investigation and are reviewing the CCTV footage from key transit points across the city.Kapil Pathak, OC of Basistha Police Station, said the girls left their homes on Monday morning for school but did not…
Dimapur: The Nagaland govt has directed all villages in the state to strictly implement segregation of household waste at source in accordance with the Solid Waste Management Rules 2026.The state home department issued a notification on Tuesday in pursuance of Rule 5(b) of the Solid Waste Management Rules 2026, notified by the Union ministry of…
Aizawl: Mizoram CM Lalduhoma on Tuesday inaugurated the Mizo Ginger USP Mission Projects , the price support scheme for arhar (tur), sesame, and sunflower, at the National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL) Ginger Export Awareness Workshop at the youth recreation centre in Falkland locality on the northern outskirts of Aizawl.In his address, the CM said ginger…
Aizawl: Mizoram’s information & public relations minister B Lalchhanzova on Tuesday urged visiting Union minister of state for information & broadcasting and parliamentary affairs L Murugan to provide central assistance for setting up animation, visual effects, gaming and comics (AVGC) content creator labs in 200 schools and 50 colleges in the state.Lalchhanzova and information &…
Biswendu BhattacharjeeAgartala: At least six forest guards, including a range officer, were injured when timber smugglers attacked them in a remote area of Kanchanpur in North Tripura on Tuesday. The attackers also caused significant damage to two departmental vehicles. However, no arrest has been made so far.Police said acting on a tip-off about timber smuggling,…
Imphal: The newly formed Native Peoples’ Committee Manipur (NPCM) — a joint civil body comprising Meitei and Naga communities — in its first convention on Tuesday demanded abrogation of the suspension of operation (SoO) agreement with Kuki militant groups, replacement of Assam Rifles with the Border Security Force (BSF) in the state, and updating of…
