Silchar: Cachar police seized 2.2 kg of suspected heroin, 10,000 suspected Yaba tablets, 2,070 kg of poppy husk and over 35 kg of suspected ganja in four separate operations across the district on Monday. Five people were arrested.The heroin and Yaba consignments are estimated to be worth around Rs 14 crore, police said.In the largest…
Guwahati: There was a time when picking up a book meant walking into a library — rows of silent shelves, a hush in the air, a due date stamped on the last page. In Guwahati, that’s changing.In one corner, cafes are putting reading rooms on the menu. In another, of all places, a police station…
Itanagar: Indian Youth Congress (IYC) national general secretary Tarh Johny on Monday launched a scathing attack on Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu over his alleged silence and ‘dismissive approach’ towards reported Chinese PLA activities and transgressions in the Taksing border region in the state’s Upper Subansiri district.In a press statement, Johny said downplaying the…
Dimapur: The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) has urged Centre and Nagaland govt to replace National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL) as the implementing agency for the Dimapur-Kohima stretch of NH-29, alleging poor workmanship, prolonged delays and inadequate maintenance.In a release dated Sept 13, the federation said commuters faced serious risks on the highway,…
Shillong: Meghalaya’s village-level tobacco-control programme has recorded a sharp expansion, with the number of Village Health Councils (VHCs) meeting tobacco-free criteria more than doubling in a year, health officials said.Tobacco is estimated to claim around 8,000 lives annually in the state, where 47% of people use tobacco. The growing reach of village-level prevention is being…
Agartala: Tripura CM Manik Saha has proposed a coordination committee to improve information-sharing among the Border Security Force (BSF), district administration, police and the state govt amid efforts to strengthen security along the Bangladesh border.Saha said a pilot project for modern fencing was underway in Sepahijala district and would help plug existing gaps along Tripura’s…
Ramanuj was supposed to be produced before a court on Monday as his seven days of police custody ended. GUWAHATI: Ramanuj Goswami, who beheaded his wife Riya Talukdar on September 3, died after sustaining a “severe head injury” when he jumped off the moving police vehicle in the wee hours of Monday on the Narakasur…
Guwahati: Amid protests in parts of Manipur demanding that NRC be updated before Census, state govt on Sunday appealed to people not to disrupt the functioning of govt offices.Govt spokespersons and MLAs Thokchom Radheshyam Singh and Sapam Ranjan Singh, speaking at a news conference in Imphal, urged the Campaign for Justice and Fair Delimitation (JDF)…
Guwahati: Ahead of singer Zubeen Garg’s first death anniversary, his wife Garima said his death trial was progressing well in the fast-track court.“More than a hundred witnesses have been examined in the case so far. That is all that I know. Whatever people know from outside the court, I know just that much. Beyond that,…
Herd of elephants crossing railway track in Hojai Guwahati: In the quiet of the night, a herd of more than 70 elephants plodded across the railway tracks in Assam’s Hojai district, as forest officials silently stood guard.Against the backdrop of growing man-animal conflict in the state, timely coordination between forest and railway officials ensured the…
