Aizawl: Mizoram’s main opposition, the Mizo National Front (MNF), on Saturday urged the Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) govt to suspend the proposed implementation of the Mizo taxi online application, alleging it will impose an additional financial burden on commuters and taxi operators, and act as a new mechanism for tax collection.In a press statement, the…
Guwahati: Agriculture minister Pijush Hazarika advocated for region-specific crop transformation at an interface meeting organised by Assam Agricultural University (AAU).Held at the Assam Administrative Staff College and jointly organised by AAU and the agriculture department, the meeting focused on strengthening Assam’s rural economy through sustainable agriculture.Hazarika said India exports billions of dollars’ worth of tea,…
Guwahati: Police arrested six alleged interstate robbers for targeting train passengers in the city.Acting on specific intelligence, a team from Jalukbari police station raided a hotel in Maligaon on Saturday and detained the suspects.They were identified as Sonu and Kuldeep of Rohtak, Krishna Rana, Praveen Kumar and Satyawan of Bhiwani, and Sanjay Kumar of Hisar…
Imphal: The Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU), a Kuki-Zo body, has served a 48-hour ultimatum to the Centre and the Manipur govt, demanding intervention to ensure unobstructed movement of essential commodities, goods, medicines and daily necessities along the national and inter-state highways passing through Kangpokpi district.In a statement on Saturday, CoTU said a joint deliberation…
Silchar: Traffic on NH-6 in Cachar district was disrupted on Sunday after a bridge over the Gumra river developed two large craters. Authorities suspended movement of heavy vehicles as a precaution, bringing the interstate highway linking the Barak Valley with Guwahati via Shillong to a standstill. The damaged bridge at Gumra in Katigorah constituency left…
Dibrugarh: The forest department on Saturday arrested three people in connection with the hunting of a protected hornbill in the Inthem area under the Margherita East Range of the Digboi Forest Division in Tinsukia district.The case came to light after a video was circulated on social media, purportedly showing a person posing with the dead…
Dimapur: The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) on Sunday said the Kuki-Zo Council’s recent statement was a blatant attempt to divert attention from what it described as the abduction, torture and killing of six Naga civilians whose families continue to await for justice.In a release, the NSF said it was disturbed by the use of the…
Guwahati: The Sonitpur district administration has launched efforts to preserve the 9th-century Tezpur Rock Inscription, also known as Harjara Varman’s Rock Inscription, a priceless historical record for reconstructing Assam’s ancient past.The inscription dates back to the reign of King Harjara Varman of the Salastambha dynasty, the second historical dynasty of ancient Assam. It has deteriorated…
Agartala: Two alleged family killings reported in separate parts of Tripura over the past 24 hours have heightened concern over alcohol abuse and domestic violence.In the first incident, a 34-year-old man has been accused of killing his two minor children at the Bru Settlement in Ultachhara ADC Village under Gandacherra subdivision in Dhalai districton Saturday,…
Aizawl: The number of voters in Mizoram has come down to 8,28,877 from 8,75,068 in the 2025 electoral rolls after finalisation of enumeration forms during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), state election officials said on Sunday.Sunday was the deadline set by the Election Commission of India (ECI) for distribution, collection and digitisation of enumeration…
