Shillong: Meghalaya will roll out self-enumeration for Census 2027 from Friday as part of India’s first fully digital census to be conducted through mobile applications and the Census Management and Monitoring System portal.Director of census operations, Meghalaya, Biswajit Pegu said residents can opt to self-enumerate via an online portal between May 1 and May 15.“This…
Shillong: The Ri-Bhoi district police force has busted a gang of inter-state ATM thieves, active across the country, and arrested six accused in connection with an ATM theft case that occurred two years ago in the district, the state police department said on Thursday.Following an incident of theft or break-in that occurred at Meghalaya Cooperative…
Shillong: Meghalaya Police have arrested a 32-year-old man from Haryana in connection with the April 14 ATM break-in at Wapung village that saw miscreants decamp with Rs 9,57,900 using a gas cutter.An FIR was registered with the Khliehriat Police Station under relevant sections of the BNS and an investigation was started.The accused has been identified…
Shillong: A 15-year-old girl from Uttar Pradesh lost her life after being swept away by strong currents near Weisawdong Falls in Sohra (Cherrapunjee) after she reportedly slipped while taking a photograph, standing precariously on the waterfall edge.Her body was recovered by police on Thursday, a day after she went missing. She was on a holiday…
Aizawl: Forty-three cadres of the underground Hmar People’s Convention – Democratic (HPC-D), the Lalhmingthanga Sanate faction, have surrendered their arms at a ‘home coming and laying down of arms’ ceremony held at the Central Training Institute ground in Sesawng village on Thursday.With this development, Mizoram no longer has any active underground ethnic insurgent groups.Addressing the…
Aizawl: The Mizoram govt’s disaster management & rehabilitation (DM&R) department along with a private firm launched an app called ‘Khuarel’, the disaster incident & reporting management system, on Wednesday.The app was officially launched by minister of DM&R department Prof. Lalnilawma.While delivering his speech at the launch, Prof. Lalnilawma said the Khuarel App is designed to…
Dimapur: The Dimapur Municipal Council employees have declared an indefinite ‘no pay, no work’ protest from May 5, citing their long-overdue salaries and pending dues.The decision was taken at the executive meeting of the Dimapur Municipal Council Employees’ Welfare Union after the authorities failed to address their long-pending demands despite repeated representations. Source link
Agartala: A five-year-old boy was killed when a mud wall of their kitchen unexpectedly collapsed in Fatikroy of Tripura’s Unakoti district on Wednesday evening.The boy, Ankush Malakar, along with his brother Ayush Malakar, was inside the house when the incident took place.The house was owned by their father, Nibas Malakar.Relatives took them to Fatikroy Hospital,…
Guwahati: The Election Commission will debut a QR code-based photo identity card module on its ECINET platform during the counting of votes on May 4 for the Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry assembly elections, along with bypolls in seven constituencies across five states.The move aims to prevent the possibility of any unauthorised…
Dibrugarh: With monsoon season barely weeks away, Sivasagar district administration has swung into action, launching a drain cleaning initiative across town to prevent waterlogging.On Thursday, large-scale cleaning operations were carried out along two of the town’s busiest thoroughfares — AT Road and Darbar Road — covering Wards 1, 2, 9, 10 and 11. Workers cleared…
