The audit calculated that Rs 19.35 lakh in renewal and fitness fees and Rs 35.17 crore in fines had not been realised Aizawl: The state transport department failed to realise Rs 35.36 crore in fitness fees and fines from 2,977 transport vehicles operating without valid fitness certificates, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has…
Shillong: CM Conrad Sangma has handed over land pattas to 21 families residing on govt land at Ronggi Songgital, bringing relief to residents after years of uncertainty over ownership.The beneficiaries were living on General Administration Department (GAD) land. The documents were distributed in four of the eight Tura localities facing similar land-settlement issues.“For years, encroachment…
Myanmar national Lalpanliana along with the contraband Aizawl: A joint team of Serchhip police, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and the Mizoram Police’s CID (Special Branch) seized 14.26 kg of methamphetamine, estimated at 1.5 lakh tablets, near Tuichang Lei bridge in Serchhip district late Wednesday night.A 29-year-old Myanmar national, Lalpanliana of Falam in Chin State,…
Agartala: Experts have recommended capping rubber plantation growth in Tripura at 170,000 hectares to protect biodiversity, soil health and water availability in streams and springs.The recommendation was made in a study conducted under the IGDC-CREFLAT Project across Dhalai, South Tripura, Gomati, Sepahijala and West Tripura districts. The team assessed rubber, mango, bamboo and other horticultural…
Dibrugarh: Assam Police constable Bicky Chetia was sentenced to life imprisonment by the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge, Dibrugarh, on Tuesday in connection with the 2022 murder of his wife, Jayashree Chetia.Additional District and Sessions Judge Rupak Rajak, who delivered the judgment, also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on Chetia. In default…
Guwahati: With online cab drivers continuing their indefinite protest, commuters across Guwahati are increasingly bearing the brunt of the agitation, facing difficulty in securing rides and having to pay higher fares for alternative modes of transport.The ongoing protest has disrupted an important mode of daily transport in the city, particularly affecting passengers who depend on…
Passing out parade of 32 DSPs & 371 constables at Lachit Borphukan Police Academy in Golaghat on Wednesday Guwahati: Drug traffickers have established a new trafficking corridor from Changlang district in Arunachal Pradesh through Tinsukia in Assam to other parts of the country, in addition to existing routes through Manipur and Mizoram, CM Himanta Biswa…
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Guwahati: A doctor working at a private hospital in the city was found dead on Wednesday, prompting a police investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.The deceased was identified as Prayash Singhal, an ICU physician. Hospital authorities said he was found in an ICU room on the second floor of the hospital’s building.A police officer…
Aizawl: The Lunglei Zonal Headquarters of the Mizoram Chakma Students’ Union (MCSU) has distanced itself from a recent statement issued by the All India Chakma Students’ Union (AICSU) on the historical status of Demagiri, now known as Tlabung, and the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT).In a statement, MCSU’s Lunglei unit said the AICSU statement represented the…
