Itanagar: A 21-year-old died by suicide in Aalo in Arunachal Pradesh’s West Siang district on Tuesday morning, police said.The deceased was identified as Nitish Kumar Ram, West Siang SP Kardak Riba said.Ram was found hanging from a banyan tree near the DC office complex here at around 7.50 am this morning.The SP said a suicide…
Dimapur: Union minister of state for home Nityanand Rai has called for optimum and systematic utilisation of available resources in Nagaland to promote sustainable agricultural growth and improve livelihoods.Chairing a review meeting with heads of departments and district-level officers at Mokokchung DC’s conference hall on Monday, Rai observed that Nagaland is endowed with favourable natural…
Imphal: More than three years into Manipur’s conflict, the killing of six Naga civilians has triggered renewed protests in Imphal and intensified an economic blockade affecting Kuki-Zo areas that has continued for nearly a month.The six, abducted on May 13 from Leilon Vaiphei, a Kuki village in Kangpokpi district, were later found dead, with their…
Rs 1.30 crore cash, documents seizedAizawl: The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Guwahati Zonal Office, conducted search operations under Section 17 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, at 20 premises across four states, including three business establishments in Mizoram’s Champhai district bordering Myanmar, the agency said in an official statement on Monday.The ED said…
Aizawl: Mizo National Front (MNF), the main opposition party in Mizoram, on Tuesday morning paid rich tributes to Laldenga, the founder of the party, on his 39th death anniversary by organising a solemn function at the former chief minister’s memorial stone where he was laid to rest in 1990.Wreaths were laid at the memorial stone…
Agartala: Tripura TET-qualified candidates have demanded immediate teacher recruitment, saying prolonged delays have deepened a staffing crisis in govt schools.Protesters have been demonstrating for the past few days outside the Tripura Teachers Recruitment Board and the Directorate of Education, but said they have received no assurance.They said qualified candidates remain unemployed while schools across the…
Shillong: Chief minister Conrad Sangma on Tuesday met Union minister of coal and mines G Kishan Reddy in New Delhi and urged the Centre to delegate to Meghalaya, under Section 26 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, the powers to grant previous approval and to approve mining plans for coal.Sangma said…
Itanagar: An undertrial prisoner, who was also convicted in a Pocso case, escaped from the judicial jail in Arunachal Pradesh’s West Siang district, prompting police to launch a massive manhunt, officials said on Tuesday.The prisoner, identified as 29-year-old Dorik Doji, escaped from judicial custody at around 8:30 pm on Monday, sub -Inspector Lakhi Mena said.Doji,…
Guwahati: BRICS nations must build a rapid and secure intelligence-sharing alliance to counter transnational drug trafficking, director general of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Anurag Garg said on Monday, stressing that real-time information exchange and cross-border trust are essential to dismantling global narcotics networks.Addressing the inaugural session of the two-day BRICS Heads of Anti-Drug Agencies meeting…
Guwahati: Over 1.72 lakh illegal immigrants have been identified so far as per the Assam Accord, and just over 31,000 of them have been repatriated from Assam, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said in a written reply to a query by AGP MLA Diptimayee Choudhury.The CM , who holds home and political portfolios, said 1,72,673 illegal…
