Dimapur: Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) patients in Nagaland will get medical aid up to Rs 3.5 lakh under the revised Dr Ambedkar Medical Aid Scheme for 2026.The Dr Ambedkar Foundation under the Union ministry of social justice and empowerment has revised the scheme to provide enhanced medical assistance to eligible SC and…
Itanagar: A special NDPS court in Arunachal Pradesh has sentenced a woman to 30 years of rigorous imprisonment and her son to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for possessing a commercial quantity of heroin and operating an interstate drug trafficking network from a hotel.Special judge (NDPS), Yupia, Hirendra Kashyap sentenced Sahida Khatun alias Anju to…
Aizawl: The Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP) on Thursday denied allegations that its members extorted Rs 2 lakh from non-tribal workers at a fuel station, saying the amount was voluntarily donated for the Mizo students’ apex body’s upcoming statewide gathering at Darlawn village.In a press statement issued on Wednesday, the All Mizoram Petroleum Dealers Association (AMPEDA)…
Itanagar: The Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has raised strong objections to the recently released United Nations world map depicting Arunachal Pradesh between Indian and Chinese claim lines.APCC president Bosiram Siram termed the representation inaccurate and unacceptable, asserting that Arunachal Pradesh is an integral and inalienable part of India. He rejected any foreign attempts to…
Guwahati: Scientists have discovered a rare fish species native to the Tibetan and Chinese plateaus in a high-altitude lake in Arunachal Pradesh, marking its first recorded presence in India.Researchers from ICAR-Central Institute of Coldwater Fisheries Research (ICAR-CICFR), Bhimtal, confirmed Schizopygopsis waddellii in a lake in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang district bordering China.Ten specimens collected in July…
Aizawl: Mizoram Police have seized drugs valued at over Rs 14.47 crore in four operations since Monday, arresting six people.Champhai police seized 994 grams of methamphetamine worth Rs 79.52 lakh from a maxi-cab passenger at the Chalbawia Junction check gate on Wednesday. The passenger, Hrang Thawm Hnim (39) is from Myanmar.In another operation that day,…
Heavy rain triggered soil erosion on the evening of Sept 3, damaging the track between Jamira in Assam and Bairabi in Mizoram Aizawl: Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) expects to restore the rain-damaged Jamira-Bairabi track by Sept 14, an official said Thursday.NFR chief public relations officer Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said, “Restoration work at the affected location…
A meeting on the project was held in Khawzawl district on Thursday Aizawl: A meeting on the conservation and restoration of catchment areas of the Barak river in Assam, Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland was held at the deputy commissioner’s conference hall in Khawzawl district on Thursday.The meeting on the project, titled “Conservation & Restoration of…
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu on Thursday honoured 30 state-level toppers under the state’s Golden Jubilee Meritorious Students Awards.The awardees, from Classes III to XII, were recognised for the 2024-25 academic session. Around 840 students were honoured at district-level events.Instituted in 2022 to mark 50 years since the state was named Arunachal, the awards…
Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu Itanagar: Politicians across Arunachal Pradesh are riding social media’s throwback-to-the-’80s trend, turning their present-day portraits into retro avatars.CM Pema Khandu joined the trend by sharing an AI-styled photograph of himself in 1980s-inspired attire.“Everyone’s doing it, so here I am. Good old days, 80s edition. #80sVibes #80sEdition #BackToThe80s,” Khandu posted on…
