Dimapur: Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio virtually launched the CM’s Yarn Bank Scheme from Kohima on Friday, marking the 12th National Handloom Day.Calling it a landmark step to strengthen Nagaland’s handloom sector, Rio said the initiative would improve the livelihoods of thousands of weavers across the state. He said the day is not only a celebration…
Aizawl: Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP), Mizoram’s apex students’ body, has appealed to the All Assam Students’ Union (Aasu) to intervene in the case involving the alleged gang rape of two minor Mizo girls from Kolasib district in Assam’s Cachar district on Aug 3, urging it to help ensure a fair and speedy trial.In a letter…
Shillong: East Khasi Hills has banned heavy and commercial vehicles from parking on national highway carriageways and paved shoulders.Vehicles may park only at designated parking bays, lay-bys or wayside amenities, district magistrate Abhilash Baranwal ordered.“Heavy/commercial vehicles are being habitually parked on the carriageway/shoulder of national highways, obstructing traffic and endangering human life, in contravention of…
Guwahati: Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu on Friday firmly rejected claims of a fresh Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) incursion and face-off in the state’s border areas, asserting that the Indian Army was effectively safeguarding the country’s territory.“We don’t think there was an incursion as the Indian Army personnel are deployed and maintaining the…
Shillong: Meghalaya’s handloom industry remains a key source of sustainable rural employment, supporting the livelihoods of over 50,000 households, with women making up more than 70% of the workforce, textiles minister Metbah Lyngdoh said while launching Handloom Week during National Handloom Day celebrations in Shillong on Friday.Lyngdoh said handloom is central to preserving the state’s…
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Imphal: Amid growing public demand to conduct NRC before the census in Manipur, the state home department and Manipur state population commission on Friday started a two-day consultative meeting-cum-seminar on the state’s demographic profile at Classic Grande, Imphal.Inaugurating the event, chief minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh said he was confident the suggestions and resolutions adopted at…
Agartala: Election Commission of India will begin the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Tripura on Sept 5.Chief electoral officer (CEO) Brijesh Pandey said the revision will focus on identifying and removing duplicate entries and names linked to people who have shifted, died or are ineligible, while ensuring every eligible citizen gets an…
Aizawl: In a joint operation, Assam Rifles and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Aizawl, have seized 15 kg of methamphetamine tablets near Sakei Bangla Restaurant in Seling village of Aizawl district, Assam Rifles said in a press release on Friday. They also arrested three persons in this connection.The joint team intercepted an ambulance carrying the…
NEUFC players during a practice session ahead of their Durand Cup game against Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC in Guwahati Defending champions NorthEast United FC will look to strengthen their position at the top of Group F when they take on debutants Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC in their second match of Durand Cup at…
