Aizawl: A fresh debate has erupted in Mizoram’s education sector after the Mizoram Independent Schools’ Association (MISA) objected to the decision of the state govt and the Mizoram Board of School Education (MBSE) to discontinue the publication of merit rankings, distinctions and division classifications in Class X and XII examination results.The association, which represents private…
Tezpur: Three suspected poachers were apprehended from Assam’s Lakhimpur district on Sunday, officials said.The accused were allegedly planning to poach rhinos in the Kaziranga National Park (KNP), they said.KNP director Sonali Ghosh said the arrests were made from Narayanpur, in a joint operation by forest officials of the Eastern Range, Gamiri, and the Crime Investigation…
Agartala: CM Manik Saha urged for a quicker pace of industrial development in the state by utilising bamboo, rubber, and other domestic resources while speaking at the governing body meeting of the Investment Promotion Agency of Tripura.Emphasising the govt’s commitment to creating an industry-friendly environment, the CM highlighted the importance of production-based industries for enhancing…
NorthEast United players after scoring against Chennaiyin FC in Guwahati on Sunday NorthEast United FC registered a dominant 4-1 win over Chennaiyin FC to jump four places to ninth on the Indian Super League (ISL) table at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati on Sunday. With the victory, NEUFC also secured back-to-back home wins following…
Aizawl: Mizoram Police on Sunday said the modus operandi behind the issuance of fake court orders at south Mizoram’s Lunglei district jail involved an undertrial prisoner and an ambulance driver, attached to the facility, who forged judicial documents together from inside the prison to secure the release of 17 convicts.The duo was arrested on May…
GUWAHATI: Himanta Biswa Sarma was unanimously re-elected as the BJP legislature party leader for a second consecutive term during a meeting held in Guwahati on Sunday.The BJP legislature party meeting took place in the presence of central observers JP Nadda and Nayab Singh Saini.The oath-taking ceremony will be held on Tuesday and will be attended…
Guwahati: The Bodoland region, home to some of Assam’s top honey-producing districts, recorded its first-ever honey export from Baksa district to the United States on Saturday, with a 20-metric-tonne shipment sourced from around 500 farmers.Baksa, in the Bodoland Territorial Council area and listed by NITI Aayog as an aspirational district, has been selected for promotion…
Guwahati: Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Gaurav Gogoi has raised doubts about EVMs after Congress’s defeat, even as AICC general secretary Jitendra Singh on Saturday said AICC has decided to constitute a special committee to analyse the reasons behind the defeat.Congress MLAs were reduced to 19, and the party managed to win in only…
Kolkata: To Africa and back in 178 days! That was the incredible 12,000km-plus journey an adult Amur falcon, named Apapang, undertook after it was radio-tagged and released from a village in Tamenglong district of Manipur.After his arduous flight, Apapang has now returned to the same district where he was radio-collared last year, stayed for a…
Guwahati: Ahmedabad cybercrime branch has arrested two persons from Assam in connection with an inter-state cyberfraud racket, in which artificial intelligence tools were used to fraudulently obtain loans from multiple banks.The accused have been identified as Kazimuddin Ali and Rabbul Hussain, both hailing from Morigaon district. Police said the arrests were made on Friday.A case…
