Dimapur: A three-day training programme for field trainers from Dimapur, Niuland, Chumoukedima, Peren and Mon districts to prepare them for Census 2027 was announced by Dimapur DC and principal census officer Tinojongshi Chang on Monday.The training will be held at Dimapur circuit house from May 27 to 29.The programme is being organised under directives from…
Dibrugarh: Two persons were injured in police firing in the Bogidol area Sivasagar district on Monday evening after they allegedly attempted to collect extortion money on behalf of banned outfit Ulfa-I.The two injured persons, identified as Ritu Gogoi and Jitumoni Gogoi, and four others were travelling on three motorcycles to collect extortion money from local…
Dimapur: The State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) Nagaland on Monday issued an apology for a spelling error in the name of the Khiamniungan tribe that appeared in the Nagaland Heritage Studies (Alternative English) Class VIII textbook.In a letter addressed to the president of the Khiamniungan Students’ Union, Noklak, the SCERT stated that…
Guwahati: A single-judge bench of Gauhati high court on Monday reserved the order in the bail plea hearing of Shyamkanu Mahanta in the Zubeen Garg death case till May 29 after arguments were concluded.Special public prosecutor Z Kamar said, “Argument has been concluded. The court has fixed May 29 for delivery of order.”The court of…
Agartala: The Crime Branch of Tripura arrested four police personnel for alleged misappropriation of a large quantity of confiscated narcotic cough syrup during an anti-drug operation in Teliamura in Tripura’s Khowai district.The accused policemen were identified as inspector Ajit Debbarma, SI Rajendra Reang, woman sub-inspector Sampa Das (all from Teliamura PS), and assistant sub-inspector Sachindra…
GUWAHATI: Assam govt tabled a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in assembly on Monday, proposing a common law on marriage, divorce, live-in relationships and succession, following in the footsteps of Uttarakhand and Gujarat, to enact UCC post-Independence.The ‘Uniform Civil Code, Assam, 2026 bill’ introduced by state parliamentary affairs minister Atul Bora, states that the common…
Agartala: The Tripura govt has introduced a five-day work week for state offices, declaring Saturdays and Sundays as holidays.The decision was taken at a special ministers’ meeting chaired by CM Manik Saha on Monday and took effect immediately.Cabinet spokesperson Sushanta Chowdhury said office hours from Monday to Friday will now be 9.30am to 6pm, replacing…
Guwahati: Fuel prices rose again across India, adding pressure on household budgets. In Guwahati, oil marketing companies have raised petrol by Rs 7.59 per litre and diesel by Rs 7.85 per litre within two weeks since May 14.Petrol crossed Rs 100 per litre in the city on May 15, while diesel moved closer to the…
Dhubri: District administration has deployed armed police and para-military forces in communally sensitive areas across Dhubri, including places of worship, to ensure peaceful Eid-ul-Zuha celebrations on Thursday.Despite Muslim organisations saying that they would refrain from cow sacrifice this year on Eid-ul-Zuha, security has been stepped up to any untoward incidents.Last year, shortly after Eid-ul-Zuha, animal…
Silchar: Severe erosion by the Madhura, a major tributary of the Barak river, has triggered widespread panic at Goshaipur village in Cachar, with over 30 families staring at an uncertain future after continuous rain has caused large stretches of the riverbank to collapse into the river.Locals alleged that despite erosion being a perennial problem, no…
