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Kolasib, Cachar police chiefs discussed action against drug trafficking Aizawl: Administrations of Mizoram’s Kolasib district and neighbouring Cachar district in Assam on Tuesday discussed closer cooperation on border security, drug control and development, as well as preparations for an inter-state border festival in Vairengte next month.Kolasib deputy commissioner H Dolianbuaia met his Cachar counterpart, Rahul…

Dimapur: Nagaland governor Nand Kishore Yadav on Tuesday inaugurated the third Made in Nagaland Centre at YouthNet in Chumoukedima. The centre aims to provide a dedicated platform for locally made products and help entrepreneurs expand their market reach.Speaking at the inauguration, Yadav said the centre marked an important step towards creating an ecosystem in which…

Aizawl: The executive committee of the ruling Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) on Tuesday unanimously endorsed a proposed amendment to the party constitution allowing the Mizoram CM to simultaneously hold an elected party post. The move could pave the way for the CM to become party president.According to a release issued by the ZPM, the committee…

Silchar: A three-and-a-half-year-old boy missing since Monday was found dead in the Rukni river on Tuesday.Fuzayel Ahmed, the only son of Khaspur resident Shamsuddin, was found floating near Islamabad around 8 am, about 1.5 km from his home, police said.Dholai police recovered the body and sent it to Silchar Medical College and Hospital for an…

Silchar: Assam minister Kaushik Rai cut a finger and fainted during a BJP meeting on Sunday night.The incident occurred at the party’s Cachar district office during scrutiny of ward feedback for candidate selection in the Silchar Municipal Corporation election.Sources said Ratabari MLA Bijoy Malakar was opening a piggy bank containing paper slips with a cutter…

Dibrugarh: A century after Bhupen Hazarika’s birth, his songs swept through Sadiya, his immortal melodies resonating with the communities.Hazarika, known as the “Bard of the Brahmaputra”, was born in Sadiya on Sept 8, 1926. Admirers and organisations marked his centenary on Tuesday with music, cultural programmes and discussions on his artistic journey and messages of…

Silchar: Cachar district magistrate Rahul Kumar Gupta has imposed restrictions around an election office ahead of the Sept 11 nomination deadline.The order covers a 100-metre radius of the assistant returning officer’s (ARO) office at Govt Boys’ Higher Secondary School on Sadarghat Road.Issued under Section 163 of the BNSS, it prohibits gatherings of five or more…

Aizawl: Mizoram’s literacy rate has reached 99.8%, state officials said on Tuesday as the govt marked International Literacy Day and renewed efforts to bring the remaining non-literate adults into literacy programmes.The state-level programme marking the 60th anniversary of International Literacy Day was held at Directorate of School Education in Aizawl. School education commissioner and secretary…

Moran was riding home along the Sidhapool-Lakhipathar road when an elephant emerged from the roadside and attacked him Dibrugarh: A 39-year-old motorcyclist was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Digboi’s Gorbasti area on Monday night.The victim, Umakanta Moran, was a farmer and is survived by his wife, who is five months pregnant, and…