Itanagar: A district and sessions court in Yupia has sentenced a woman to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment for counterfeiting Rs 500 currency notes.The case dates back to January 18, 2022, when a police team led by inspector Phassang Simi raided Jomoh’s rented accommodation at Abotani Colony following information related to suspected narcotics. A subsequent search…
Dhubri: Assam legislative assembly speaker and Bhawanipur-Sarbhog MLA Ranjit Kumar Dass interacted with residents of Raipur village on Barpeta Road on Saturday evening to discuss local issues and problems faced by them.The interaction programme was organised by the 13th West Howly Gaon Panchayat in association with booth Nos. 180 and 181 of Raipur village.Residents apprised…
Agartala: A tribal couple sustained injuries on Sunday after a bear attacked them at Panjirai Mog para in South Tripura’s Jolaibari.The incident occurred when Angsaphai Mog and his wife, Angsanu Mog, were clearing vegetation in a nearby rubber plantation. The couple had reached the plantation early in the morning when they unexpectedly encountered the bear.The…
Imphal: Manipur chief minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Sunday urged people to avoid bandhs and blockades and adopt other democratic forms of protest as he left for Delhi amid protests demanding that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) be updated in the state before the Census.The Campaign for Just and Fair Delimitation (JFD), which is…
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Police have recovered 12 stolen two-wheelers along with gold and silver ornaments following a series of coordinated raids, busting an inter-state theft racket.According to Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) Naharlagun SP Nyelam Nega, the breakthrough came after a case was registered under Section 305(a) of the BNS at the Naharlagun police station, acting…
Aizawl: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has urged Mizoram govt to probe suspected misappropriation of Rs 9.19 crore from the Green India Mission (GIM) fund by the Forest Development Agency (FDA) in Kolasib district and take appropriate action.The findings were contained in the CAG report tabled in the assembly by CM Lalduhoma…
Shillong: Meghalaya chief minister Conrad K Sangma said the Excise Department had registered a “significant increase” in revenue, with collections rising from around Rs 170-180 crore eight years ago to more than Rs 500 crore at present.“With further reforms underway, we are confident of unlocking its potential to cross Rs 1,000 crore in revenue in…
Guwahati: Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST) director Ashis Kumar Mukherjee has been awarded the J C Bose Fellowship for research on pesticide- and herbicide-induced neurodegenerative diseases.Awarded in July 2026, the 60-month fellowship supports his project, “Development of Snake Venom-Inspired Neurotrophin Peptidomimetic Formulations as a Drug Prototype Against Pesticide/Herbicide-Induced Neurodegenerative Diseases: Mechanistic…
Imphal: Two militants were killed and six others injured in two separate incidents of suspected factional clashes between the Jenchui and Kamson factions of the Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) in Manipur’s Noney district over the past 48 hours, security sources said.One cadre of the ZUF-Jenchui faction was killed and six others injured in a gunfight…
Police removed the films on the spot and cautioned owners against reinstalling them Dibrugarh: Police removed unauthorised black films from vehicles during a special drive in Dibrugarh on Saturday.The drive targeted vehicles with tinted glass or aftermarket films that violated visibility norms. Police removed the films on the spot and cautioned owners against reinstalling them.The…
