Three high-capacity pumps drain floodwater into the Brahmaputra as a fourth unit is being installed Three high-capacity pumps drain floodwater into the Brahmaputra as a fourth unit is being installed Three high-capacity pumps drain floodwater into the Brahmaputra as a fourth unit is being installed Three high-capacity pumps drain floodwater into the Brahmaputra as a…
Excavators razed houses and shops allegedly built without authorisation on govt or public land along AT Road Dibrugarh: Authorities demolished illegal structures in Naliapool on Thursday as part of Dibrugarh’s intensified campaign against encroachment.Excavators razed houses and shops allegedly built without authorisation on govt or public land along AT Road. The operation targeted residential and…
Aizawl: A fast-track court in north Mizoram’s Kolasib district on Thursday sentenced a 42-year-old woman from Kawnpui town to 12 years’ rigorous imprisonment for forcing her minor daughter into prostitution. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 15,000.Judge R Vanlalena convicted the woman under Sections 96 and 98 of the BNS, 2023, read with…
Residents gather outside their flood-affected homes amid mud and debris following floods, in Sivasagar district Guwahati: Nearly 43,000 flood-hit families in Sivasagar have received the state govt’s Rs 15,000 interim assistance.Assam minister Pijush Hazarika on Thursday reviewed post-flood rehabilitation in the upper Assam district and directed officials to expedite payments to all eligible families. Several…
International NGOs and a national coalition of tribal communities in India are calling for the release of indigenous activist Pranab Doley, who remains incarcerated in Golaghat jail after taking part in a protest against a luxury hotel being built on tea tribe-owned land that borders Kaziranga National Park.Doley, who belongs to the Mising tribe and…
Shillong: The East Khasi Hills district election office on Wednesday released the draft electoral rolls at the deputy commissioner’s office in Shillong following the completion of an intensive electoral roll revision exercise across the district.Deputy commissioner and district election officer Abhilash Baranwal commended booth-level officers (BLOs), BLO supervisors, electoral registration officers and assistant electoral registration…
GUWAHATI: The puppy is alive. The boy who risked his life to save it is not. At the home of 13-year-old Class VII student Ridip Panika in Bamunpukhuri village of Nazira, Sivasagar, the little puppy called Barun quietly moves around the portrait of the boy who called him ‘jaan’.Visitors come to pay tribute to Ridip,…
Aizawl: The youth wing of the ruling Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM), “ZPM Thalai,” on Wednesday condemned the Mizoram Pradesh Youth Congress Committee (MPYCC) for allegedly disrespecting CM Lalduhoma’s image during a protest and criticised the opposition Mizo National Front (MNF) for calling a statewide bandh.In a statement, ZPM Thalai said the MNF had no reason…
Aizawl: The body of a missing 15-year-old girl was found near her school in Mualthuam North village in Lunglei district on Wednesday, with police suspecting homicide.H Ramdinpuii, a Class X student at Mualthuam North High School, was reported missing on Monday night. Her relatives and village volunteers found her body in a thicket near the…
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh governor KT Parnaik inaugurated the new governor secretariat building at the Lok Bhavan in Itanagar on Wednesday.CM Pema Khandu, senior state govt officials and secretariat staffers attended the ceremony.Dedicating the facility to the public, Parnaik said the Lok Bhavan serves as a platform for dialogue, cultural exchange, youth engagement and public outreach…
