Itanagar: Surface connectivity to the strategically vital border outpost of Damin-Huri in Kurung Kumey district of Arunachal Pradesh was restored on Wednesday, less than 48 hours after a flash flood washed away a key bridge, an official report said.The incident occurred on July 13, leaving the frontier area cut off and disrupting the movement of…
Agartala: Tripura has recorded at least a 13% reduction in road traffic accidents even as the number of registered vehicles nearly doubled from about 4 lakh to 8 lakh within a year, transport minister Sushanta Chowdhury said on Wednesday.He said the state govt has rolled out multiple initiatives to improve road safety, strengthen emergency response…
Guwahati: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said direct benefit transfer (DBT) schemes have been the biggest contributor to poverty reduction in the state and asserted that the govt aims to bring the multidimensional poverty rate down to a single digit.Replying to the discussion on the 2026-27 state Budget in the assembly , Sarma said…
Guwahati: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday criticised what he described as “left-liberal” politics, alleging that such groups routinely oppose development projects, and said states must embrace “competitive federalism” to secure greater support from the Centre.Replying to the discussion on the Budget 2026-27 in the assembly , Sarma said people need better hospitals, roads, irrigation…
Guwahati: Facing an annual toll of nearly 150 human deaths in elephant attacks and mounting crop losses across the state, the Assam govt on Wednesday said it will formulate a comprehensive SOP on human-wildlife conflict, marking a shift towards a scientific, region-specific strategy to tackle elephant incursions and the growing monkey menace.Environment, forest and climate…
Guwahati: The Assam govt on Wednesday extended operating hours of city restaurants till 3.30am on Sunday and Monday to enable fans to watch the FIFA World Cup matches.CM Himanta Biswa Sarma authorised the Kamrup (Metro) district administration to extend restaurant hours starting Wednesday, aligning with late-night World Cup fixtures as per Indian Standard Time.Taking to…
Silchar: Hailakandi police have recovered 500 more cartons of stolen soft drinks in overnight raids, taking the total recovery in the cargo theft case to 1,510 cartons. Two persons have been arrested so far.Police said the recovery was made during separate raids conducted between Tuesday night and early Wednesday at Borjurai and Nunkhuli villages. The…
Silchar: The Silchar branch of the Northeast Frontier Railway Employees’ Union (NFREU) has urged Cachar police to act against alleged illegal activities, recurring thefts and deteriorating security at New Silchar railway station, claiming the situation poses a threat to railway employees, their families and railway property.In a memorandum submitted to the superintendent of police, Cachar,…
Dhubri: An illegal abortion racket operating from a house at Rowa Part II village in Dhubri district has come under police scanner after a 35-year-old nurse, Maleka Bibi, died during one such procedure.Acting on an FIR lodged by the victim’s husband, Hazrat Ali, Dhubri Police arrested three persons — Habiba Yasmin, a nurse at Dhubri…
Aizawl: Mizoram CM Lalduhoma on Wednesday urged all those receiving family pension under the Govt of Mizoram through fraudulent or invalid documents to voluntarily surrender their Pension Payment Orders (PPOs) during the voluntary surrender window.The chief minister, who holds the finance portfolio, made the statement at the statewide kick-off programme on “Sensitisation of Voluntary Surrender…
