The initiative seeks to equip young people with advanced technological skills while promoting self-employment, start-ups and employment opportunities Dimapur: The Drone Centre of Excellence in Kohima has selected 70 candidates under the Nagaland Skill and Entrepreneurship Development Mission for training in various drone-related courses, while 72 trainees have already completed drone training under it, empowering…
Imphal:Manipur home minister Govindas Konthoujam on Monday said the state govt will pursue 1951 as the base year for updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Manipur with the Centre, in accordance with resolutions adopted by the assembly.Konthoujam made the statement in the assembly while responding to a question from opposition MLA K Meghachandra…
Guwahati: Suspected militants allegedly torched a school and a house in Lhungjang village of Manipur’s Kangpokpi district around 5am on Monday, destroying the school building and student records.The office of the chief of Lhungjang Village accused Naga militants of carrying out the attack and strongly condemned the burning of Lhungjang Primary School and the house…
Two greater one-horned rhinoceroses at Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Morigaon Guwahati: A proposed Rs 534-crore safari and rescue centre in Dibrugarh could expand Assam’s wildlife rescue and care infrastructure while supporting research and eco-tourism in upper Assam.Forest and environment minister Jayanta Malla Baruah said on Monday the centre would come up across around 235 hectares…
Guwahati: The Manipur govt is examining cases of unlawful and criminal activities involving individuals in the wake of the violence that erupted in May 2023, CM Yumnam Khemchand Singh told the assembly on Monday, while clarifying that neither village volunteers in the hills and valley nor Arambai Tenggol have been declared banned organisations by the…
Guwahati: Manipur home minister Govindas Konthoujam on Monday told the assembly that the resettlement and rehabilitation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) would be completed once the law and order situation in the state improves.He made the statement in response to Congress MLA Kangujam Ranjit Singh’s query on govt plans to compensate IDPs for movable property…
Aizawl: The Lawngtlai district administration has barred foreigners and refugees from renting houses in Lawngtlai town from Sept 2026 until further orders, according to an order issued by deputy commissioner Donny Lalruatsanga.The order also requires foreigners and refugees seeking manual labour or other employment to obtain work permits from the concerned village councils and Young…
Agartala: Two men from Bihar were arrested with two foreign-made pistols, three magazines and eight rounds of live ammunition during a vehicle-checking operation near BSF Tripura Frontier headquarters on Agartala-Khowai road on Monday, police said.The arrests were made ahead of ADC Village Council elections scheduled for Sept 28 and the Durga Puja festivities, prompting heightened…
The apprehended persons were identified as Kekho Namet and Yumsen Mannow Dibrugarh: Two suspected overground workers linked to the NSCN (IM) were apprehended by the Lekhapani Battalion of Assam Rifles during a joint operation in the Wara area of Arunachal Pradesh near Tinsukia on Saturday.The operation followed intelligence inputs on the movement of overground workers…
Aizawl: Mizoram’s final electoral roll published after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) includes 8,35,869 electors, a net increase of 6,963 from the draft roll, chief electoral officer Garima Gupta said on Monday.The final roll includes 4,32,689 females and 4,03,179 male electors. It also lists one third-gender elector in Siaha district, though district election officials later…
