Imphal: Fresh violence hit Manipur’s Kamjong district on Wednesday after unidentified attackers set fire to more than 20 houses across three villages in separate incidents.The miscreants torched Phaimol, a Kuki village near the India-Myanmar border, before a suspected retaliatory attack targeted Tangkhul Naga villages, officials said.At around 12:30 pm, unknown miscreants set fire to Phaimol,…
Guwahati: Even as rainfall has subsided across most parts of the Northeast over the past 48 hours and the number of flood-hit districts in Assam has dropped, floodwaters continued to inundate fresh areas in parts of northern and upper Assam with the number of affected people crossed 48,000 by Wednesday evening.According to the Assam State…
Aizawl: Mizoram and Israel are exploring collaboration to strengthen the state’s water sector, including the supply of safe drinking water, wastewater treatment, water source conservation and environmental protection, an official statement said on Wednesday.The proposal was discussed during a meeting between public health engineering minister Prof. Lalnilawma and Neeraj Gahlawat, senior water resources specialist of…
Dimapur: Adviser to the state industries and commerce department, Hekani Jakhalu, on Wednesday said 750 MSMEs have been identified for a six-month mentoring programme to help them scale up and become leading representatives of Nagaland’s entrepreneurial sector, particularly under the ‘Naturally Nagaland’ initiative.Speaking at an entrepreneur award ceremony at the conference hall of the industries…
Itanagar: Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) were temporarily allowed to ply through the Magi block point on Likabali–Basar-Aalo road, a vital road in the state, on Tuesday evening, providing partial relief to commuters after traffic was disrupted by adverse road conditions, officials said.Authorities said the route was yet to be completely safe for unrestricted travel. Movement…
Shillong: Meghalaya CM Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday said ultimate governance lay in serving people and that development was meaningful only when it improved citizens’ lives.Addressing a felicitation programme organised by the joint action committee for the govt’s One Time Settlement (OTS) scheme for commercial vehicles, Sangma said the govt took a “bold and difficult…
Assam grapples with escalating floods, impacting nearly 46,000 residents across six districts. GUWAHATI: Assam’s flood situation showed no signs of improvement on Wednesday, with nearly 46,000 people affected across six districts.According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), one woman died after being swept away by floodwaters in Sissiborgaon in Dhemaji district on Tuesday…
Dibrugarh: A five-day FoSTaC “Serve Safe Food” training programme for street food vendors concluded on Monday, training nearly 200 participants in hygiene and safe food handling.Held from June 26 to 30, the programme was organised by the Commissionerate of Food Safety, Assam, in partnership with Nestle India and the training partner, the National Association of…
Dimapur: Nagaland health & family welfare minister P Paiwang Konyak has appealed to the Centre to review the National Health Mission (NHM) resource allocation formula, seeking greater weightage for terrain, remoteness, population dispersion and the minimum cost of sustaining essential health services, instead of relying predominantly on population.Addressing the 16th conference of the Central Council…
Dimapur: The Nagaland govt has integrated urban health and wellness centres (UHWCs) with existing health units such as sub-centres and primary health centres to deliver healthcare and basic diagnostic services at the neighbourhood level.Director of municipal affairs Temjenrenla Kechu said this at an orientation programme on the effective implementation of the 15th Finance Commission health…
