Civil Society Groups Threaten State-Wide Stir From Oct 31 Flames and smoke billow after protesters burn effigies during a protest against the killing of three Meiteis by suspected militants in Imphal Guwahati: Manipur remained tense on Thursday as protests over the killing of three Meitei woodcutters spread across the Imphal Valley, while a Naga village…
Shillong: Durga Puja celebrations remained grand and enthusiastic across Meghalaya despite a series of petrol-bomb attacks near govt offices and puja pandals in Shillong.Security was tightened after a petrol bomb was hurled outside Mawbah Durga Puja pandal on Saturday and an attempt was made to set fire to the welcome gate of Kench’s Trace Puja…
Meghalaya CM Conrad K Sangma during the inauguration of the renovated building of Rimrangpara Higher Secondary School, in West Garo Hills on Thursday Shillong: Meghalaya spends Rs 4,000 crore annually on education, CM Conrad K Sangma said on Thursday.He was speaking after inaugurating the renovated building of Rimrangpara Higher Secondary School in West Garo Hills….
Dhubri: Two people were killed, and five others were seriously injured when a pickup van crashed into an electric pole in Assam’s Dhubri district.The accident occurred at Raniganj while the vehicle was travelling towards Cooch Behar with sound-system equipment used for a Durga Puja programme in Assam.The deceased were identified as Dilip Das of Ghogargaon…
Devotees worship an idol of Goddess Durga before its immersion in the Brahmaputra in Tezpur Guwahati: As Durga Puja celebrations drew to a close, Guwahati bid farewell to Goddess Durga with immersion processions, final prayers and lingering festive memories.The city’s days of colourful pandals, crowded streets and community gatherings culminated in the traditional immersion of…
Aizawl: A meeting on the issuance of fake birth certificates in south Mizoram’s Lawngtlai district, bordering Myanmar and Bangladesh, was held on Thursday.Deputy commissioner Donny Lalruatsanga, who chaired the meeting, said Central Young Lai Association (CYLA) members helped detect a large number of fake certificates. He described the issue as a serious concern and called…
MLA Prasanta Phukan, mayor Saikat Patra and several citizens paid floral tributes to the martyrs at Swahid Udyan MLA Prasanta Phukan, mayor Saikat Patra and several citizens paid floral tributes to the martyrs at Swahid Udyan MLA Prasanta Phukan, mayor Saikat Patra and several citizens paid floral tributes to the martyrs at Swahid Udyan MLA…
Agartala: Veteran Tripura journalist Biman Dhar (82) and his grandson Rajib Paul (30) died in a road accident near Udaipur on Thursday.Dhar was travelling towards Udaipur in a car driven by Paul when it collided with a bus near Kariya Mura on the Agartala-Sabroom National Highway, police said. The car veered off the road and…
Guwahati: The Manipur cabinet on Thursday approved the resumption of helicopter services to remote and hill areas, which have been suspended since Oct 1.It also decided to observe Loktak Day every year as a state festival on the full-moon day of Mera (Thanil of Mera Tha) and paved the way for newspaper houses with a…
Agartala: Police arrested a second suspect on Thursday in the double murder of two brothers in Baruakandi village in North Tripura district along the Tripura-Assam border.Acting on intelligence, a police team raided a house in the village at dawn and arrested Rahul Das (37), police said.Police earlier arrested the alleged main accused, Bijan Das, at…
