Shillong: A high-intensity constituency development workshop hosted by the Meghalaya assembly was held at the State Convention Centre in Shillong on Friday to equip legislators with “data-driven tools” to address local challenges and accelerate constituency-level development.Organised by the Meghalaya Institute of Governance in partnership with the Government Innovation Lab, the Harvard Growth Lab, the State…
Aizawl: A fresh influx of over 150 refugees from Myanmar has reached Zokhawthar village in Mizoram’s Champhai district after a devastating airstrike on Khawpuichhip village in Falam township of Chin state killed seven people, including six children, on Friday.Village leaders in Zokhawthar, speaking to TOI over phone, said the aerial bombing took place at around…
Guwahati: Senior AICC leaders overseeing the Assam elections met on Saturday to finalise Congress’s strategy for counting day, with Assam election co-incharge and Karnataka deputy CM DK Shivakumar, saying the party is on alert to “protect its candidates” from alleged BJP “mischief”.After the closed-door meeting at a city hotel, Shivakumar told reporters that BJP, fearing…
Dimapur: Two Naga villages — one belonging to the Angami Naga tribe and the other to the Ao Naga tribe — celebrated 25 years of brotherhood at Ungma village under Mokokchung district on Saturday.To reaffirm their commitment for the future, the two villages formally adopted the ‘Ungma Declaration’, pledging to continuously strengthen and carry forward…
Agartala: Tripura CM Manik Saha signed a reform-oriented MoU with the central govt under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) 2.0, extending the mission deadline to Dec 2028 to achieve 100% rural tap water connectivity in the state.The revised timeline targets “Har Ghar Jal” within two years for Tripura. The state has already covered 86.34% of rural…
Guwahati: Blood-stained clothes that Samim Ahmed was wearing and had disposed of before fleeing the spot of the fatal road accident that claimed three lives on Apr 26 was recovered by the police on Friday from a location near the accident spot at Mathaghari in Guwahati, police said.The mobile phone of one of the deceased…
Guwahati: A major rally was organised in the Panbazar area on International Labour Day under a presidium comprising representatives from multiple trade unions. The rally drew large numbers of workers and activists, swelling into a significant gathering as it progressed.Participants raised slogans demanding stronger protection of workers’ rights and changes to labour policy. “We demand…
Dibrugarh: A joint inter-state boundary survey along the Arunachal Pradesh-Assam border has formally commenced, with teams beginning ground-level work across multiple sectors simultaneously as part of a structured effort to achieve scientific demarcation of the long-disputed boundary.The department of border affairs, Arunachal govt, confirmed on Thursday that the Joint Inter-State Boundary (ISB) Survey has been…
Dibrugarh: Devotees gathered at the Boudha Vihar in Sivasagar town on Friday to observe Buddha Purnima, with special programmes organised to mark the 2570th Buddha Jayanti.The day’s observances included prayers and the lighting of lamps and candles at the Buddhist temple. A community prayer session was also held, attended by members of the local Buddhist…
Dibrugarh: Three insurgents belonging to the NSCN-K (Nikki Sumi) faction were apprehended by a joint team of the Assam Rifles and Arunachal Pradesh Police during an operation in the Wancho Colony area of Khonsa in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tirap district on Thursday.The three individuals taken into custody have been identified as Wingan Agan, 33, Jhonny Riba,…
