Agartala: The elections to 587 village committees (VCs) under the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (ADC) will be held on Sept 28 after a decade, the state election commission (SEC) announced on Monday.State election commissioner Dr PK Chakraborty said counting of votes would take place on Oct 5, with the entire election process scheduled…
Aizawl: Mizoram minister of state for power and electricity F Rodingliana on Monday reviewed the installation of smart meters under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), along with implementation challenges and consumer complaints, at a meeting with senior departmental officials.The meeting, held in Aizawl, discussed the importance of smart metering as part of the Centre’s…
Aizawl: The Mizoram BJP on Monday criticised CM Lalduhoma’s remarks on alleged financial “mismanagement” in the state’s three Autonomous District Councils (ADCs), blaming the Zoram People’s Movement-led govt for for the fiscal crunch being faced by the councils.Speaking at a a political session in Aizawl, BJP MLA K Hrahmo said the chief minister’s remarks during…
Aizawl: The Federal Council of the Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP), the apex Mizo student body, on Monday urged the Mizoram govt to safeguard the state’s boundaries with Assam, Tripura and Manipur and take action against benami businesses allegedly run by non-tribal traders through local Mizo traders.At its meeting in Aizawl, chaired by its vice-president Sanghmingthanga,…
Aizawl: A meeting of senior district officials and civil society representatives in Mizoram’s Lawngtlai district on Monday decided to prohibit the renting out of houses to foreigners, including refugees within the district, from Tuesday.The meeting, chaired by district deputy commissioner Donny Lalruatsanga, agreed that the DC’s office will issue an order or notification on the…
Aizawl: A college under Mizoram’s Higher and Technical Education department made irregular salary payments totalling Rs 2.02 crore to an associate professor during his unauthorised absence, a Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) report tabled in the state legislature on Aug 27 said.A test check at Govt Kolasib College found that the professor’s salary…
Guwahati: Ten tribal-fringe villages along the Kulsi River on the western outskirts of Guwahati are embracing a greener future and turning to vanilla cultivation as an alternative sustainable livelihood, in an effort to move away from unregulated sand mining and heavy dependence on forest resources.Officials said promoting livelihoods in homesteads and other non-forest areas in…
Mini-bus collided head on with a truck at Sonapur, on the outskirts of Guwahati, n Sunday night leaving six dead on the spot and six injured Guwahati: Poor maintenance of NH-27 contributed to Sunday’s Sonapur accident that killed seven and injured six, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday.The accident occurred at Khetri in Sonapur,…
Silchar: Police seized 10,000 suspected Yaba tablets worth Rs 3 crore and arrested a man in Lakhipur on Monday.Acting on information, Lakhipur police intercepted a car at Talengram and recovered the suspected contraband during a search.The accused was identified as Fakrul Hussain Choudhury (32) of Chengjur Grant in Cachar’s Binnakandi area. Police said the tablets…
The drivers alleged harassment of Assam truckers in Mizoram Silchar: Goods vehicle movement between Assam and Mizoram remained paralysed for a second day on Monday as the Barak Valley truckers continued their indefinite “steering down” agitation.The drivers, protesting alleged harassment of Assam truckers and restrictions on sand-laden vehicles entering Mizoram, have been demonstrating at Channighat…
