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Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu on Friday reiterated the govt’s commitment to merit-based governance.Speaking after felicitating and presenting appointment orders to 461 candidates selected through the Combined Secondary Level Examination (CSLE) 2025 conducted by the Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board (APSSB), Khandu said, “Merit is respected, hard work is rewarded, and honesty is non-negotiable.”A…

Meghalaya’s village women are no longer just saving money together. They are running businesses, growing exports, and reshaping the state’s economy from the ground up. What began as small savings-and-credit groups has evolved into something far bigger. Meghalaya’s self-help-groups (SHGs), rooted in the state’s matrilineal tradition where women hold central roles in household and community…

Agartala: TIPRA Motha secured a resounding victory in the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (ADC) elections, winning 24 out of 28 seats as results were announced on Friday.BJP managed to win only four seats, while neither Congress nor CPM secured any. This marks a significant shift from the 2021 ADC elections, when BJP contested…

Aizawl: Mizo National Front (MNF), the main opposition party in Mizoram, on Friday accused Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) govt of failing to hand over the alleged land scam case involving the acquisition of private lands at Lengpui in Aizawl district to the CBI for probe, as earlier announced. The party alleged that the govt was…

Aizawl: Mizoram state election commission (SEC) has issued showcause notices to agriculture minister PC Vanlalruata and Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) legislator Lalmuanpuia Punte, who also serves as adviser to the chief minister, for allegedly violating the model code of conduct (MCC) during the ongoing campaign for the Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) elections.Officials said both leaders…

Aizawl: Mizoram governor Vijay Kumar Singh on Friday flagged off a basic life support ambulance funded through the CSR initiative of NBCC (India) Ltd, aimed at improving healthcare access in remote border regions of the state.The ambulance will serve Silsury and nearby villages in the aspirational Mamit district, located along the India-Bangladesh border. Speaking at…

Silchar: At least nine people, including three women, were injured — five of them critically — in a head-on collision between an autorickshaw and a motorcycle at Kalacherra under Bazaricherra police station in Assam’s Sribhumi district, police said.The accident took place on the Lowairpoa–Kanmun road on Thursday evening when the two vehicles collided, prompting locals…

Shillong: The two prominent indigenous tribal languages of Meghalaya — Khasi and Garo — are now full-fledged official languages of the state, alongside English, which had been the sole official language until the cabinet on April 16 approved the Meghalaya Official Languages Ordinance, 2026, repealing the Meghalaya State Language Act, 2005.Khasi and Garo had previously…

Dibrugarh: Massive erosion by the Brahmaputra, over the past week, has wiped out at least five residential houses and a temple in Dibrugarh’s Tengabari Mirigaon, while leaving several other structures on the edge along the riverbank.The affected area includes Bindhakota, which is the birthplace of Union minister and former Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal.For the villagers…

Dhubri: Dhubri witnessed a vibrant celebration of culture and unity as Bohag Bihu and the Bengali New Year were celebrated aboard the vessel MV Pratima on the Brahmaputra on Wednesday evening.The nearly four-hour-long programme was packed with lively Bihu dances, soulful songs, and captivating musical and cultural performances presented by artists from Nrityangan, a socio-cultural…