Shillong: A video circulating on social media showing a youth being brutally beaten to death inside a village dorbar hall in Pynter, under Pynursla Civil Sub-Division of East Khasi Hills district, has led to the filing of an FIR against the village headman and members of the village defence party (VDP).The video shows the headman,…
Aizawl: Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) adviser John Siamkunga on Friday criticised CM Lalduhoma for attending the swearing-in ceremony of Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, describing the act as “unfortunate” and politically questionable.Addressing Congress workers at the Congress Bhavan in Aizawl, Siamkunga said Lalduhoma’s presence at the event, despite not being an ally of NDA,…
Aizawl: Mizoram minister for social welfare and women & child development (WCD) Lalrinpuii on Friday launched a promotional video on the emergency panic button at her office in the Mizoram Secretariat, Aizawl.The video, produced by the Mizoram state commission for protection of child rights (MSCPCR) in collaboration with the WCD department, aims to raise public…
Dimapur: Disturbed by the recent killings and abduction of Naga civilians in several districts of Manipur, the Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) on Friday said “no act of hostility can intimidate the Nagas”.Condemning what it described as an “outrageous” and “inhuman ambush” on church leaders of the Thadou Baptist Association between Kotzin and Kotler in Manipur’s…
Aizawl: Renowned Mizo songwriter, translator, and ex-civil servant V Thangzama passed away late on Thursday night at Aizawl Hospital, marking the end of a remarkable life devoted to music, literature, public service, and the church. He was 91.Family sources said Thangzama breathed his last at around 11:30pm following age-related health complications. His funeral was held…
Agartala: The Tripura high court has ordered the formation of an SIT to probe allegations of assault, corruption, misconduct, and biased investigation involving police personnel at the East Agartala Police Station, after finding apparent lapses in the initial investigation.The order came in response to a writ petition filed by Ratna Roy, a resident of Dhaleswar,…
Guwahati: The killing of Manipur’s top church leader, Rev V Sitlhou, along with two other church leaders on Wednesday in Kangpokpi district is being seen as a potential turning point in the Centre’s push to restore order in the violence-torn state.A top security source said the central govt is already in the process of pulling…
Family members of Wilson Thanga, who was killed in Noney district when suspected militants fired at his vehicle, mourn in Imphal on Thursday Guwahati: Manipur’s ethnic unrest that began three years ago between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo has now hardened into entrenched hostility, and widened to include Naga groups, particularly in Ukhrul and Kangpokpi districts.The…
Guwahati: Long before austerity measures adopted by the govt following the West Asia conflict and PM Narendra Modi’s appeal to save fuel, BJP MLA from Khumtai assembly constituency, Mrinal Saikia, had quietly made it a way of life.Cycling since his childhood and encouraging others to adopt it as a mode of transport for short distances,…
Guwahati: Two persons — one each from Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh — were arrested on Thursday for allegedly attempting to rob a lower-court magistrate in Nalbari district on Wednesday night, police said. Three-four members of the gang are currently on the run.The accused are Ritesh Kumar of Jharkhand and Mahesh Kumar of Uttar Pradesh.Nalbari SSP…
