Imphal: The Forum for Protection of Heritage for 23 Unsung Heroes (Andaman Chapter), 1891, has appealed to the Manipur govt and the Govt of India to officially institutionalise “Exile Day” on Nov 23 and include the biographies of 23 Manipuri heroes exiled after the Anglo-Manipur War of 1891 in school and university syllabi.Addressing a media…
Dhubri: Police recovered the body of a wage earner early Saturday morning from near railway tracks at Singimari village under Bogribari police station in Kokrajhar district.The deceased was identified as Saidur Rahman (35), a resident of Bailkamari village under Bilasipara police station in Dhubri district. After an autopsy, the body was handed over to his…
Dibrugarh: The construction of the Rs 158 crore Amolapatty Junction flyover in Dibrugarh began on Saturday at South Amolapatty, with ceremonial piling carried out following traditional rituals.The 1.475-km flyover over National Highway 37 (AT Road) is designed to ease the persistent traffic bottleneck at one of the city’s most congested points. Once operational, the flyover…
Dibrugarh: The District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) of Dibrugarh has issued an urgent notice directing all coaching centres in the district to immediately ensure compliance with fire safety and life safety norms, warning that non-compliant establishments will be sealed within 15 days.The notice was issued by additional district commissioner-cum-CEO of DDMA Dibrugarh Jayant Charan on…
Dibrugarh: Tinsukia police claimed it foiled a terror attack on civilians in Tinsukia town on Friday, arresting two Myanmar-trained cadres of the United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) near Jagun under Lekhapani Police Station in an intelligence-led operation conducted jointly with central agencies.The arrested men were identified as self-styled second lieutenant Siyor Asom alias Humenjyoti…
Guwahati: A 26-year-old man allegedly died by suicide after jumping into the Brahmaputra at Khankar picnic spot on Saturday morning.Police said the man jumped into the river at around 10 am and his body was recovered about two hours later. The deceased has been identified as Kaushik Medhi.Police suspect a love angle, though further investigation…
Guwahati: Rescue personnel of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) on Saturday recovered the body of the second victim of the flash flood that struck the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (Neepco) Panyor Hydel Power Project Colony in Arunachal Pradesh’s Keyi Panyor district on Wednesday, officials said.The deceased was identified as 30-year-old Ballari Marak….
Aizawl: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has approved 52 new polling stations in Mizoram, taking the total to 1,353, as part of the ongoing rationalisation exercise, officials of the state chief electoral officer (CEO) office said on Saturday.Officials said the ECI set June 28 as the deadline to finalise rationalisation. The offline rationalisation process…
Guwahati: Members of the Assamese film fraternity gathered at Kumar Bhaskar Natya Mandir on Saturday to mark legendary Assamese filmmaker Brajen Barua’s 54th death anniversary, celebrating his lasting impact on Assamese cinema and recognising behind-the-scenes workers who helped build the industry alongside him.The programme, organised for the first time by Pragati Silpi Sangha, paid tribute…
Guwahati: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in Assam over the next two days, prompting the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) to issue an alert on Saturday. A red alert has been issued for Kokrajhar and Chirang districts for Sunday, while Baksa, Lakhimpur and Dhemaji have been…
