Aizawl: Indian International hockey player and an Olympian, Mizoram’s Lalremsiami Hmar has been selected for the prestigious Arjuna Award 2025-26 for her achievements in hockey, according to an announcement made by the ministry of youth affairs & sports on Tuesday. Lalremsiami will be the first sportsperson from Mizoram to be conferred the Arjuna Award for…
Dibrugarh: Tinsukia has made registration mandatory for all businesses dealing in molasses to curb illicit liquor production.District magistrate Sumit Sattawan issued the order on Monday under Section 152 of the BNSS, 2023, after authorities found that molasses, commonly known as “Lalee”, imported from outside Assam was being diverted for the illegal manufacture of country liquor…
District Committee meets in Dibrugarh to chart roadmap to eradicate human trafficking and witch hunting District Committee meets in Dibrugarh to chart roadmap to eradicate human trafficking and witch hunting District Committee meets in Dibrugarh to chart roadmap to eradicate human trafficking and witch hunting District Committee meets in Dibrugarh to chart roadmap to eradicate…
Dibrugarh: Jorhat has imposed a night curfew along the Assam-Nagaland border following intelligence inputs about possible extremist infiltration.District Magistrate Jay Shivani on Friday prohibited the movement of people and vehicles within a five-kilometre belt on the Assam side of the border from 8 pm to 5 am.The order cited inputs from the Intelligence Branch and…
Hopun has developed 13 electric vehicles for industrial and field operations Hopun has developed 13 electric vehicles for industrial and field operations Hopun has developed 13 electric vehicles for industrial and field operations Hopun has developed 13 electric vehicles for industrial and field operations Hopun has developed 13 electric vehicles for industrial and field operations…
Shillong: Five pilgrims from Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district, including two boys, died in a fire at Hotel Bideshini Yatri Nibas in Tarapith in West Bengal’s Birbhum district early on Monday. Six others from the region were injured and rescued, officials said. The five deceased were among nine who were killed in the blaze. As…
Imphal: The Campaign for Just and Fair Delimitation (JFD) has called a 48-hour general strike across Manipur from Monday midnight, demanding an update of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) before the 2027 Census is conducted in the state.JFD organisation secretary Longjam Ratan said essential services and religious ceremonies would be exempt from the shutdown….
Guwahati: A shortage of Braille teachers and specialised courses is limiting education and employment opportunities for Assam’s blind students, the All Assam Blind Students’ Union claimed.The union on Monday accused the state govt of failing to address its long-pending demands on education, employment, skill development and social security despite repeated memoranda.Union general secretary Rituraj Das…
Aizawl: Assam Rifles, acting on intelligence inputs, conducted a joint operation with Mizoram Police at Ngopa town in Saitual district on Sunday and seized 1.612 kg of heroin at two locations. In the first action, one person was arrested after a modified concealed chamber was found behind a vehicle’s rear number plate. The compartment contained…
Aizawl: Chakma organisations in Mizoram on Monday observed the 11th “Chakma Black Day” to mark the allocation of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) to erstwhile East Pakistan during Partition in 1947.The programme was held at the Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC) Art and Culture Hall in Kamalanagar in south Mizoram’s Lawngtlai district, which borders Bangladesh.It…
