The directive was issued at a meeting chaired by district commissioner Bikram Kairi The directive was issued at a meeting chaired by district commissioner Bikram Kairi The directive was issued at a meeting chaired by district commissioner Bikram Kairi The directive was issued at a meeting chaired by district commissioner Bikram Kairi The directive was…
Aizawl: Mizoram BJP president and legislator K Beichhua on Saturday accused CM Lalduhoma of making “baseless and false” statements about the state’s three Autonomous District Councils (ADCs), calling his remarks immature and irresponsible.In a social media post, Beichhua alleged that the CM’s statements distorted history, undermined constitutional safeguards and downplayed the status of the ADCs.BJP’s…
A copy of one of the alleged extortion letters Dibrugarh: A suspected extortion attempt targeting Doomdooma businessmen has prompted a police investigation.Around 10 traders in Doomdooma, Tinsukia, allegedly received letters demanding money in the name of the banned United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (Ulfa-I). The outfit denied issuing the letters and alleged that the names…
GuwahatiI: Dr Varnali Deka, a 2009-batch IAS officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, has become the first woman IAS officer from Assam to be empaneled as joint secretary or equivalent to the Government of India.Before joining the civil services, Deka worked with Tata Consultancy Services and ANZ Bank. She had secured All India Rank 82 for…
Imphal: The bodies of four Naga men allegedly shot dead by suspected armed Kuki militants in an ambush in Kangpokpi district on Thursday were retrieved and brought to Senapati District Hospital for post-mortem examination on Friday.The bodies have been kept at the district headquarters’ multi-parking area, where a condolence service organised by Naga People’s Organisation,…
Imphal: Manipur chief minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Friday called for identifying and dealing with elements attempting to disrupt peace efforts in the state, while stressing the need to bridge the trust deficit between communities affected by the violence.“Whether Kuki, Meitei or Naga, they have the same pain in their hearts,” he said, calling for…
Guwahati: Assam STF arrested three alleged drug traffickers and seized over 300g of suspected heroin valued at around Rs 3.5 crore on Thursday night.STF senior superintendent of police Pranab Kumar Pegu said the operation was based on information about a consignment.The suspects were identified as Kiran Singha of Cachar and S Nengpi Vaiphei and Ngaineichong…
Guwahati: Basistha police arrested seven alleged members of an interstate vehicle-lifting gang on Friday, police said.The accused were identified as Rahit Thakuria of Nagaon; Naba Das of Kokrajhar; Manoj Thakuria, Ram Chettry and Asif Khan of Udalguri; and Dawood Haque and Bhaskar Kalita of Sonitpur.“The accused are allegedly part of an interstate vehicle-lifting network and…
Kharuabandha police conducted the necessary investigation at the hospital in the presence of a magistrate Kharuabandha police conducted the necessary investigation at the hospital in the presence of a magistrate Kharuabandha police conducted the necessary investigation at the hospital in the presence of a magistrate Kharuabandha police conducted the necessary investigation at the hospital in…
Guwahati: Heavy rain lashed several parts of Guwahati on Friday, triggering a landslide in Sonapur area on the city’s outskirts. The landslide damaged a house and trapped a family of three inside, officials from Kamrup (Metropolitan) district administration said.The incident occurred in the morning in Moupur NC village, about 39 km from Guwahati. Officials said…
