Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya receives a warm welcome from Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Guwahati: Assam is poised to become a power-surplus state soon, with construction already underway on projects involving 3,200 MW of supercritical thermal power capacity and 4,200 MW of pumped storage hydropower, Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya said in the state assembly on…
Guwahati: Four suspected cattle smugglers have been detained after they lodged a fake robbery complaint.Jalukbari police said two others are on the run. The suspects have been identified as Riku Ali, Asif Ahmed, Bijul Ali and Farmud Ali.“The group, travelling with Rs 21 lakh from Meghalaya, said two persons dressed as army personnel searched them…
Silchar: Cachar police seized a consignment of banned cough syrup valued around Rs 2 crore during a checking operation on NH-27 near Puticherra toll gate under Barkhola police station on Thursday night, reports BB Goswami.Police intercepted a six-wheeler truck and searched it, leading to the recovery of 21,600 bottles of codeine phosphate syrup packed in…
Assam CM dedicates newly constructed Syama Prasad Mookerjee Flyover to public Guwahati: The city got its 31st flyover on Friday, after CM Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated the flyover named after Syama Prasad Mookerjee, marking the first major infrastructure inauguration after his state election victory.“This flyover will drastically reduce travel time for patients travelling from B…
Dibrugarh: With the monsoon season just weeks away and the threat of vector-borne diseases looming large, health authorities in Dibrugarh district organised a series of community awareness and bednet treatment camps across dozens of villages, tea garden colonies and urban wards on Friday, focusing primarily on Japanese Encephalitis, dengue and malaria.Japanese Encephalitis, a mosquito-borne viral…
Guwahati: Manipur chief minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Friday urged people to resolve grievances through dialogue rather than resorting to bandhs, blockades or shutdowns, which he said hurt daily wage earners the most.Speaking at the inauguration of three bridges — Akham, Salam and Maklang — in Imphal West’s Lamsang assembly constituency, Khemchand emphasised that building…
Shillong: CM Conrad K Sangma on Friday laid the foundation for over Rs 150 crore worth of development projects for Tura, headquarters of the West Garo Hills district, aimed at transforming the town and boosting its infrastructure.The CM, who represents the Tura assembly constituency, said the Najing Bazar Redevelopment Project has been sanctioned at Rs…
Aizawl: Security personnel seized an illegal firearm and ammunition during a joint operation by the Assam Rifles and Mizoram Police at Tuikhuahtlang in Aizawl on Wednesday.Officials said the operation was launched based on specific intelligence inputs regarding the illegal possession of arms and ammunition in the area.During the search operation, the security forces recovered one…
Aizawl: Donny Lalruatsanga, district magistrate of Lawngtlai district, on Friday issued an order banning the sale of oil from the district to Myanmar and other foreign countries, citing a possible shortage and the need to enforce austerity measures on petrol, diesel and cooking gas.Lalruatsanga said those given special permits by competent authorities will be exempted…
Aizawl: Police in southern Mizoram’s Lunglei district have launched a manhunt after a truck driver from Silchar in Assam’s Cachar district was allegedly attacked and robbed by two unidentified men on the highway near Thaizawl on Wednesday night.The truck, on its way to Lawngtlai, was intercepted by the robbers near the Myanmar refugee camp at…
