Shillong: Meghalaya CM Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday said ultimate governance lay in serving people and that development was meaningful only when it improved citizens’ lives.Addressing a felicitation programme organised by the joint action committee for the govt’s One Time Settlement (OTS) scheme for commercial vehicles, Sangma said the govt took a “bold and difficult…
Assam grapples with escalating floods, impacting nearly 46,000 residents across six districts. GUWAHATI: Assam’s flood situation showed no signs of improvement on Wednesday, with nearly 46,000 people affected across six districts.According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), one woman died after being swept away by floodwaters in Sissiborgaon in Dhemaji district on Tuesday…
Dibrugarh: A five-day FoSTaC “Serve Safe Food” training programme for street food vendors concluded on Monday, training nearly 200 participants in hygiene and safe food handling.Held from June 26 to 30, the programme was organised by the Commissionerate of Food Safety, Assam, in partnership with Nestle India and the training partner, the National Association of…
Dimapur: Nagaland health & family welfare minister P Paiwang Konyak has appealed to the Centre to review the National Health Mission (NHM) resource allocation formula, seeking greater weightage for terrain, remoteness, population dispersion and the minimum cost of sustaining essential health services, instead of relying predominantly on population.Addressing the 16th conference of the Central Council…
Dimapur: The Nagaland govt has integrated urban health and wellness centres (UHWCs) with existing health units such as sub-centres and primary health centres to deliver healthcare and basic diagnostic services at the neighbourhood level.Director of municipal affairs Temjenrenla Kechu said this at an orientation programme on the effective implementation of the 15th Finance Commission health…
Imphal: Fresh tension gripped the Imphal West-Kangpokpi border on Tuesday after a group of Kukis reportedly attempted to march towards Namdilong in the Kanglatongbi area of Imphal West, expressing anger over the continuing economic blockade being enforced by Naga groups.Sources said around 200 Kukis from Motbung and Gamgiphai in Kangpokpi district gathered at Gamgiphai and…
Silchar: Police recovered the body of a 21-year-old woman from a septic tank in Sribhumi district. Two men have been arrested in connection with the case.The woman had been missing for over a week. The case surfaced after residents reported a foul smell from a septic tank for several days and alerted the gram panchayat…
Kangkan Kalita/Joken EteGuwahati/Itanagar: Over 90,000 people have been affected by relentless monsoon rains that have triggered floods and landslides across Arunachal Pradesh, claiming four lives and leaving two missing. Amid the widespread devastation, Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan arrived in the state on Tuesday to review the situation and assess ongoing relief and rehabilitation…
Guwahati: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said a young gharial has been spotted in the Kekaidong river in West Karbi Anglong and projected it as proof of a steady revival of Assam’s natural ecosystems.The sighting comes less than two months after another gharial, a species that was believed to have disappeared from the state,…
Seized gold in police custody Guwahati: Assam Police have busted a suspected international gold-smuggling racket with links to the Middle East and Myanmar with the arrest of a person hailing from Maharashtra with 37 kg of 24-carat gold worth around Rs 55 crore in Guwahati, police said on Tuesday.The accused has been identified as Akshay…
