Dibrugarh: The District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) of Golaghat has issued an order directing all concerned govt departments and agencies to immediately identify and remove dry, dead, diseased and otherwise vulnerable trees across the district, citing rising fatalities and injuries caused by falling trees during adverse weather conditions in the state.The order issued by the…
Dibrugarh: In a move aimed at easing traffic congestion and improving road safety, the Dibrugarh District Administration has ordered the shifting of the city’s Bus and Traveller Stand to the Murlidhar Jalan Bus Terminus (MJBT) with effect from June 19. The order issued by District Commissioner Bikram Kairi on Tuesday marks a turning point for…
Dhubri: Police on Tuesday arrested four persons — a teacher accused of sexually harassing a Class VI student and three others who allegedly helped him evade arrest. Among those arrested was the principal of the govt school where the girl studied.The main accused, a Hindi teacher at the school, allegedly attempted to molest the student…
Silchar: Tension prevailed along the India-Bangladesh border in Assam’s Cachar district on Tuesday after a 66-year-old Indian farmer was allegedly abducted and taken into Bangladesh by a group of suspected Bangladeshi miscreants, officials and local residents said.However, the farmer was handed over to the Border Security Force (BSF) by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in the…
Shillong: Two-time Paralympic medallist archer Harvinder Singh on Tuesday said Meghalaya’s hosting of the 39th National Games next year reflects the state’s “strong vision and commitment to sports”, and will inspire local youth to pursue sporting careers.Singh, visiting Meghalaya for the first time, made the remarks while attending the Meghalaya Sports Conclave.In the 2024 Paris…
Shillong: Meghalaya, which is going to host the National Games next year, aims to look at sports as an economy in the long run, similar to the concert economy in which the state has emerged successful.Speaking to TOI exclusively, chief minister Conrad K Sangma said, “Our long term goal is to see that we are…
Shillong: Meghalaya has intensified preparations to host the 39th National Games next year, with CM Conrad K Sangma saying the push is part of building a long-term sporting ecosystem and positioning the state as a rising sports hub.The state on Tuesday held the Meghalaya Sports Conclave, bringing together sports personalities including Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker…
Representative image created using AI BARPETA: The Assam Police have apprehended three juvenile boys for the alleged gang-rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl in the Barpeta district, a law enforcement official stated on Tuesday.According to Barpeta Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sameeran Baishya, the girl was returning home early from school because she was…
Aizawl: HC Lalthawmliana, executive member (EM) for taxation in the Lai Autonomous District Council (LADC), said on Tuesday the council’s taxation department is stepping up efforts to stop illegal trading from across the border, mainly Myanmar, in south Mizoram’s Lawngtlai district.Addressing a meeting with representatives of the Lawngtlai District Merchants Association (LDMA), Lalthawmliana said additional…
Itanagar: The Arunachal Pradesh govt has reduced compliance requirements across 51 reform areas in what an official report on Tuesday described as one of the most comprehensive deregulation exercises in the state’s history.Implemented in two phases under the Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP) framework of the central govt’s DPIIT, the report said 16 priority areas…
