Dhubri: State cultural affairs department has initiated steps to conserve a 450-year-old bell metal chariot at Ramraikuti Satra in Dhubri district, following a memorandum submitted to CM Himanta Biswa Sarma by the Heritage Conservation Society of Assam.According to sources, the department has begun the process for scientific preservation of the historic chariot. A proposal to…
Aizawl: The Presbyterian Church in Hualngohmun village, about 12 km south of Aizawl city, has started doling out cash to married couples who have children following a call by the Presbyterian Church’s Mizoram Synod to encourage higher birth rates.The ‘cash awards’ are given by church elders to the couples during Sunday morning worship services.According to…
Aizawl: Mizoram chief electoral officer Garima Gupta has been transferred to Delhi during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, according to a ministry of home affairs (MHA) order issued on Thursday. She has served as CEO since May 18Officials said her tenure had ended and she was due for transfer. One official…
Silchar: Assam Police seized 10,000 Yaba tablets, valued at around Rs 1 crore, and arrested two alleged drug peddlers in Sribhumi district on Saturday.Acting on specific intelligence, a team from Sribhumi Sadar police station launched surveillance along the national highway near Sharifnagar on the outskirts of the town after receiving information that two persons were…
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh commerce and industries minister Nyato Dukam on Saturday inaugurated the administrative block of the Rongoge Mega Food Park at Dolikoto here, as part of the state’s push for industrialisation and agro-processing.After the inauguration, Dukam inspected the state-of-the-art infrastructure within the facility, including the Rongoge Animal Feed Plant and common processing units. Dukam…
Shillong: The Meghalaya govt has emphasised the need to expedite pending fencing work on the India-Bangladesh border to curb rampant cattle smuggling.The state has also stressed setting up district-level task forces, joint check points with the Border Security Force in vulnerable areas and a review of the standard operating procedure (SOP) for handling seized cattle.Meghalaya…
Itanagar: Three persons, including an Indian Reserve Battalion (IRBn) personnel and two women, were arrested for running an illicit narcotics network in Siang and West Siang districts on the night of July 9, police said.The network was busted by Siang district police in coordination with the West Siang anti-drug squad. The anti-narcotics operation was executed…
Imphal: Five abandoned houses belonging to Meiteis were set on fire, allegedly by a group of Kuki protesters, at Kanto Sabal and Leimakhong Chingmang in Imphal West district on Saturday afternoon, triggering fresh tension in the sensitive border area between Imphal West and Kangpokpi districts.The incident occurred at around 1pm near Leimakhong, where central security…
Dibrugarh: Border trade between India and Myanmar at Pangsau Pass, suspended for more than six years, is set to resume on July 20, following a bilateral meeting between trade bodies from both sides.Cross-border commerce under the Free Movement Regime (FMR) allows residents living within a 10-km radius on either side of the India-Myanmar border to…
Guwahati: After fines failed to check public urination in parts of Tinsukia town, the Tinsukia Municipal Board (TMB) has started displaying footage of offenders on a public LED screen as part of a behaviour-change campaign.The initiative, being carried out with the help of civil defence volunteers, involves recording violations at public places and screening the…
