Aizawl: Mizoram has emerged as the leader in digitisation of enumeration forms in the ongoing third phase of special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls among 16 states and 3 union territories, completing 68.05% of the process — far ahead of Manipur, which has achieved only 27.11%, state election officials said on Friday.The state’s Khawzawl…
Dimapur: Two villages in Peren district — Jalukiekam and Beisumpuikam — have been selected for the Modernisation of Command Area Development and Water Management (M-CADWM) scheme by the Union ministry of jal shakti to supply irrigation water in the agricultural fields through pressurised pipes, reports Bhadra Gogoi.The M-CADWM scheme aims to shift outdated, canal-based agricultural…
Guwahati: Assam governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya has summoned the budget session of the state assembly from July 6, an official notification said on Friday. The session will be held over a period of 21 days.Earlier, on May 21, the first session of the new assembly was held for four days, where the new speaker was…
Guwahati: Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) has decided to write to the forest department, urging it to set up a joint task force to identify and remove dead and ageing trees that are at risk of getting uprooted and posing a threat to lives.GMC mayor Mrigen Sarania told TOI, “After the incident at Kalipur in Guwahati,…
Guwahati: Assam Police on Friday said they were probing how three boys from two prominent private schools were involved in creating explicit deepfake images and videos of at least 64 female schoolmates and teachers, using photos lifted from individual and school’s Instagram accounts and sold them online.Two students were immediately suspended, and the case has…
Guwahati: A college student in her 20s died and another was injured after a dried-up tree fell on their scooter in the city on Friday.The deceased woman, Parishmita Hazarika, and her friend Jyotirmoy Mahan were on their way to appear for an examination when the accident took place. Both students hail from Sonari in Charaideo…
Guwahati: District Child Labour Task Force (DCLTF) of Kamrup (Metropolitan) rescued eight minors from different locations in Guwahati during a special operation on World Day Against Child Labour on Friday.DCLTF officials said the children were rescued from the city’s Six Mile and Noonmati areas.“Four children, three girls and a boy, working as domestic help at…
Guwahati: Areas along the rapidly expanding city are becoming increasingly vulnerable to extreme heat, owing to dense construction, widening road networks and declining green cover.Several parts of the city are also turning into continuous heat-stressed zones.A recent report prepared by the directorate of town and country planning, named ‘Urban Heat Effects in Assam’, highlighted that…
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Shillong: Meghalaya govt has directed all health care officials and programme officers in the state to expand awareness campaigns on voluntary blood donation to schools, colleges, and public spaces to inspire the younger generation.Highlighting that 51% of Meghalaya’s population is under 25, health and family welfare minister Wailadmiki Shylla described voluntary blood donors as “silent…
