Aizawl: Mizoram state election commission (SEC) has issued showcause notices to agriculture minister PC Vanlalruata and Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) legislator Lalmuanpuia Punte, who also serves as adviser to the chief minister, for allegedly violating the model code of conduct (MCC) during the ongoing campaign for the Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) elections.Officials said both leaders…
Aizawl: Mizoram governor Vijay Kumar Singh on Friday flagged off a basic life support ambulance funded through the CSR initiative of NBCC (India) Ltd, aimed at improving healthcare access in remote border regions of the state.The ambulance will serve Silsury and nearby villages in the aspirational Mamit district, located along the India-Bangladesh border. Speaking at…
Silchar: At least nine people, including three women, were injured — five of them critically — in a head-on collision between an autorickshaw and a motorcycle at Kalacherra under Bazaricherra police station in Assam’s Sribhumi district, police said.The accident took place on the Lowairpoa–Kanmun road on Thursday evening when the two vehicles collided, prompting locals…
Shillong: The two prominent indigenous tribal languages of Meghalaya — Khasi and Garo — are now full-fledged official languages of the state, alongside English, which had been the sole official language until the cabinet on April 16 approved the Meghalaya Official Languages Ordinance, 2026, repealing the Meghalaya State Language Act, 2005.Khasi and Garo had previously…
Dibrugarh: Massive erosion by the Brahmaputra, over the past week, has wiped out at least five residential houses and a temple in Dibrugarh’s Tengabari Mirigaon, while leaving several other structures on the edge along the riverbank.The affected area includes Bindhakota, which is the birthplace of Union minister and former Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal.For the villagers…
Dhubri: Dhubri witnessed a vibrant celebration of culture and unity as Bohag Bihu and the Bengali New Year were celebrated aboard the vessel MV Pratima on the Brahmaputra on Wednesday evening.The nearly four-hour-long programme was packed with lively Bihu dances, soulful songs, and captivating musical and cultural performances presented by artists from Nrityangan, a socio-cultural…
Guwahati: Come May 4, if UPPL president Pramod Boro manages to win from the Tamulpur constituency, he will stand out as a rare figure in the country’s political system — simultaneously straddling three tiers of governance as a Rajya Sabha MP, a Bodo Territorial Council member, and an MLA.Boro, a former president of All Bodo…
Image used for representative purpose only (Photo credit: PTI) AIZAWL: The Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) has lodged a formal complaint with the Mizoram People Forum (MPF), alleging violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by a minister and an MLA, who also serves as adviser to the CM, during the ongoing campaign for…
Itanagar: The self-enumeration process under the house listing and housing census began across Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday.CM Pema Khandu and deputy CM Chowna Mein took part in the self-enumeration process in Itanagar and Namsai, respectively.In a social media post, Khandu wrote, “Took part in the self-enumeration phase of the Houselisting and Housing Census under Census…
Himanta leads 50-memberAssam brigade into Bengal GUWAHATI: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma onThursday stormed into WestBengal’s campaign arenawith a 50-member delegationof MPs, ministers, MLAs andstate office bearers, carryingAssam’s playbook into theneighbouring state againstCM Mamata Banerjee andTrinamool Congress.Pitching Assam’s decadelong governance record as amodel at three campaign rallies in Cooch Behar, Kalchiniand Phansidewa, Sarma said, “In…
