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…
A 25-year-old married woman was allegedly murdered in Guwahati’s Basisthapur area (Picture credits: X) GUWAHATI: A 25-year-old married woman was allegedly murdered, with her severed head found packed in a polythene bag inside a refrigerator at a flat in Assam’s Basisthapur area in Guwahati, officials said on Monday.The victim has been identified as Riya Talukdar…
Dimapur: A long-awaited homecoming is taking shape for the ancestral human remains of 39 Nagas, with origins in Nagaland, held for decades in the collection of the Pitt Rivers Museum (PRM), University of Oxford. The museum has agreed to return the remains to their homeland.PRM director Prof. Laura Van Broekhoven conveyed the decision in a…
Guwahati: A 17-year-old boy was found hanging with his hands tied behind his back at his home in Khetri on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Gyandip Lahon Sharma, a student of Sonapur Kendriya Vidyalaya. Police said he was alone at home when the incident occurred.“The boy’s parents had taken his younger brother to tuition. When…
Dhubri: Students and volunteers from across the northeast pledged to dedicate themselves to selfless service as the two-day Students For Seva (SFS) Northeast Zonal Workshop concluded in Dhubri on Saturday night.The workshop brought together SFS workers and students to discuss social responsibility, youth participation and community initiatives.Addressing the concluding session, Northeast Zonal SFS convener Bibek…
Guwahati: A man allegedly attacked a homeowner after entering his house in Guwahati’s Hatigaon area on Sunday, police said.The incident took place at House No. 8 in Anupam Nagar, between Hatigaon and Sijubari, Hatigaon police station OC Anjad Brahma said.“The incident took place at the residence of Muktadir Rahman. The miscreant entered the house and…
Guwahati: Assam Police detained nine suspected Bangladesh nationals in Biswanath district on Sunday, officials said.Seven of those detained are women. The arrested persons were identified as Sahara Khatun, Nurzamal Sheikh, Bijal Khatun, Akbar Ali, Champa Ful, Shahida Khatun, Fatema Khatun, Rahima Begum and Mamuni Begum.“Based on that information, we detained nine people whom we suspect…
Aizawl: Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has found that Mizoram Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation (UD&PA) Department extended undue favour to a consultant-contractor, in violation of rules, while constructing a multi-level car park-cum-multi-utility centre at Zodin Square.The audit flagged excess expenditure of Rs 99 lakh and said delays rendered expenditure of Rs 8.06…
Lalduhoma meets former Mizoram chief secretaries, seeks lessons for governance Aizawl: Mizoram CM Lalduhoma has said the state still has a long way to go in its development, adding that its strengths in literacy, social cohesion, unity and cooperation among its people would help it realise its potential.Lalduhoma made the remarks at an interactive meeting…
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