Guwahati: The Assam govt has revised its excise rules to reserve manufacturing license of heritage alcoholic beverages exclusively for tribal and indigenous communities which produce and consume such drinks.The govt has also notified fee reductions to support local businesses, slashing the application fee for a heritage liquor micro-manufactory from Rs 25,000 to Rs 15,000.Similarly, the…
An inspection of the boundary pillar takes place The boundary pillar erected by the CYLA An inspection of the boundary pillar takes place The boundary pillar erected by the CYLA An inspection of the boundary pillar takes place Aizawl: Mizoram’s district council and minority affairs secretary Lalhmunsanga Hnamte led a spot verification to address boundary…
Silchar: Three months after the foundation stone for Silchar’s much-awaited elevated corridor was laid with much fanfare, construction work on the Rs 583-crore project is yet to begin, raising concerns among residents and civil society organisations over the delay.The 3.5-km elevated corridor, proposed from Trunk Road near Capital Point to Rangirkhari on NH-306, is expected…
Agartala: Tripura parliamentary affairs minister Ratan Lal Nath said on Friday the state govt is dedicated to providing employment to family members of those who lost their lives due to political violence over the past three decades.Speaking at a media conference, Nath said, “To date, we have received 38 applications, granted jobs to 18 individuals,…
Silchar: Police seized nearly 46 grams of suspected heroin worth around Rs 20 lakh from a cloth shop in Hailakandi district and arrested a person during an anti-narcotics operation on Saturday.The raid was carried out at Mohanpur under Algapur police station, where investigators suspect the shop was being used as a front for drug trafficking…
Guwahati: Pinning Assam’s economic surge on a normal India-China relation, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said no one will be able to prevent the state’s growth if relation between the two nations normalised and China recognised Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India.Speaking to the media on completion of 12 years…
Silchar: The Assam state election commission has started preparation, updation and publication of electoral rolls for the first election to the Silchar municipal corporation, marking a significant milestone in the city’s transition to a full-fledged urban local body.The commission has notified the schedule for ward-wise preparation of electoral rolls for all 42 wards under the…
The car mangled remains of the vehicle Dibrugarh: In a tragic incident near Arunachal Pradesh’ s East Kameng district on Saturday, five men from Assam’s Lakhimpur district died after their vehicle plunged into a deep gorge near Pagaso stream, along NH-13.While preliminary reports indicate that the vehicle skidded off the road after the driver reportedly…
Dimapur: Nagaland DGP has directed all police stations and district executive forces DEFs across the state not to register FIRs related to civil or commercial disputes.In a circular, issued on Wednesday, the state police chief ordered the station house officers (SHOs) and officers-in-charge to personally scrutinise every complaint involving business dues, loans or contractual matters.The…
Aizawl: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday informed Mizoram CM Lalduhoma that Centre will provide rice worth Rs 10 crore for refugees taking shelter in the state, an official statement said on Saturday.In their meeting at in Kartavya Bhawan in Delhi, Lalduhoma apprised Shah of nearly 40,000 Manipuri, Bangladeshi and Myanmarese refugees having already…
