Shillong: Meghalaya CM Conrad K Sangma on Monday met Union minister of finance and corporate affairs Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi and raised issues related to Externally Aided Projects (EAPs) with her.The Union finance minister assured to deal with the concerns raised by the CM.“I conveyed Meghalaya’s concerns regarding the ceiling on Externally Aided Project…
Itanagar: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) on Monday gave the state govt an August 15 deadline to place the 80:20 job reservation issue before the state cabinet, failing which it threatened to enforce a 12-hour statewide bandh on Aug 17.The announcement came after a meeting of the High-Powered Committee (HPC) at the civil…
Dimapur: A Nagaland University study has identified 47 non-timber forest products (NTFPs) used by tribal communities in Nagaland and Meghalaya villages, highlighting their role in supporting livelihoods, local economies and biodiversity conservation.The study, conducted across 20 villages covering 250 households in Nagaland and Meghalaya, identified 47 plant and animal-based NTFPs and assessed their collection, utilisation…
Dimapur: Nagaland’s taxes department on Monday said total tax collection in the state rose from Rs 1,427.03 crore in FY 2024-25 to Rs 1,597.51 crore in FY 2025-26, registering an increase of Rs 170.47 crore.At a department review meeting chaired by governor Nand Kishore Yadav at Lok Bhavan in Kohima, it was stated that the…
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu on Monday inaugurated the NCC Academy Complex here, describing it as a major investment in character-building, leadership development, and national service for the youth of Arunachal Pradesh.Addressing the gathering, Khandu said the academy will serve as an institutional platform to instil discipline, patriotism, physical fitness, and leadership among young…
Shillong: Congress in Meghalaya on Monday held a protest rally against the proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) and sought the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah.Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee president and former MP Vincent Pala, who led the rally at Don Bosco Point in the…
Guwahati: For nearly three weeks, 300 flood-ravaged Sivasagar families were forced to live alongside their cattle, goats and poultry after floodwaters inundated their villages.During this time of hardship, an old Ahom-era rampart turned into an unlikely refuge for these families and their cattle.In Betoni, one of the worst-hit areas of Bhadhara revenue village, around 50…
The trigger for the firing at Mingmang Badati in Gogamukh revenue circle was apparently an altercation over alleged encroachment of land in Assam by people from Arunachal GUWAHATI: At least 18 people were injured, four of them critically, after unidentified miscreants from Arunachal Pradesh opened fire on residents of an Assam village along the inter-state…
Itanagar: The People’s Party of Arunachal (PPA) on Monday released the findings of its four-member fact-finding committee, stating that reports of Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) intrusions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Taksing area of Upper Subansiri district are “inexplicable yet irrefutable”.The party said the Chinese incursions follow a well-calculated, gradual…
Itanagar: Police arrested two drug peddlers and seized 163 grams of suspected heroin worth around Rs 20 lakh during a late-night operation in the Chimpu area here, officials said on Monday.According to a statement by Capital Itanagar superintendent of police, Jummar Basar, eight soap cases, five tobacco containers, and 18 plastic vials filled with the…
