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Aizawl: Mizoram Police have arrested two persons for allegedly uploading obscene content on social media, an official statement said.The investigation was launched after authorities received inputs about obscene material being circulated online through two YouTube accounts.The channels had uploaded multiple videos containing sexually explicit content accessible to the public, including minors, the statement said.“The content…

Aizawl: Mizoram Police have arrested two persons for allegedly uploading obscene content on social media, an official statement said.The investigation was launched after authorities received inputs about obscene material being circulated online through two YouTube accounts.The channels had uploaded multiple videos containing sexually explicit content accessible to the public, including minors, the statement said.“The content…

Agartala: The Tripura govt has implemented a project aimed at addressing the human-elephant conflict in the Atharomura hill region of Tripura’s Khowai district.The project involves the installation of solar fencing, elephant proof trenches and the establishment of an anti-depredation squad, which is a community-based troop responsible for managing elephant ravages, district forest officer Khowai Ashok…

Agartala: CM Manik Saha said the state has successfully built 42 dams to tackle flood issues and outlined plans for implementing 193 flood control projects aimed at mitigating river erosion across Tripura.He highlighted that all 10 major rivers in Tripura that flow into Bangladesh are facing siltation problems caused by soil erosion from deforestation in…

Narcotics Bureau cracks major India-Myanmar drug syndicate; key Myanmar-based kingpin Chintuang arrested Guwahati: Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has cracked a major transnational drug trafficking network operating along the India-Myanmar border with the arrest of a key Myanmar-based kingpin who emerged as a major cross-border supplier of methamphetamine and heroin, officials said on Sunday.The arrest was…

Imphal: Talks are underway among civil society organisations, representatives of the Manipur govt and security forces to ensure the safe release of those who are still being held hostage by armed groups, officials said on Saturday.Thirty-one of around 38 people belonging to the Kuki and Naga communities, who were held hostage by armed groups in…

Shillong: The first phase of Census 2027 operations in Meghalaya started from Saturday with the launch of the house listing and housing census field operations in 9,950 house listing blocks (HLBs) across the state.The month-long exercise will continue till June 14, covering all 12 districts through a fully digital mode of data collection. The online…

Silchar: A Rs10.7-crore under-construction bridge collapsed into the Jatinga river in Cachar district on Friday evening, triggering massive public outrage over alleged corruption and criminal negligence. Locals claimed the structure came crashing down because the contractor used temporary wooden supports instead of concrete pillars.Located in the Borkhola assembly constituency, the middle section of the RCC…

Shillong: Meghalaya chief electoral officer (CEO) BDR Tiwari on Saturday said the state election commission was fully prepared for the upcoming Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.Earlier, on Thursday, the Election Commission of India (ECI) had announced the third phase of SIR for the remaining states and Union Territories, including Meghalaya. Oct 1 has…

Guwahati: Amid possibility of advancement of monsoon onset over northeast, persistent pre-monsoon rain across the region has triggered flooding in several areas of Assam since Friday night, affecting more than 6,000 people. Although conditions improved considerably by Saturday evening, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) remained on alert after the IMD’s Regional Meteorological Centre…