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…
Silchar: A suspected drug peddler was arrested with 12,000 Yaba tablets valued at around Rs 90 lakh during a routine naka check in the Ramkrishna Nagar area of Assam’s Sribhumi district on Friday night, police said.The accused was identified as 32-year-old Sarimul Haque, a resident of Muliala village in Ratabari. Police said he was intercepted…
Guwahati: Opposition to the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority’s (GMDA) proposed township project in the Azara and Palashbari revenue circles intensified on Saturday after two citizen groups jointly demanded the withdrawal of the plan, citing fears of displacement and large-scale loss of agricultural land.The Sangrami Krishak Sramik Sangha and Sustha Samaj Bikash Chakra alleged the project…
Guwahati: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached hotels in Guwahati and residential flats in Mumbai worth over Rs 53 crore belonging to retired Assam Police officer Prasanta Kumar Dutta, alleging that they were acquired from proceeds of crime generated through assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.The attachment, ordered under the Prevention of…
Agartala: Police in South Tripura detained a Bangladeshi couple on Friday night for allegedly entering India through an unauthorised route without valid documents.Police said Santanu Debnath and his wife, residents of Chittagong, were stopped at Debdaru in Shantirbazar while travelling on a passenger bus. Officers detained them after they appeared suspicious and could not produce…
Memorial of Capt Neikezhakuo Kenguruse, MVC(P) at Nerhema Village, Nagaland Guwahati: Nagaland will on Sunday commemorate the martyrdom day of Captain Neikezhakuo Kenguruse, Mahavir Chakra (Posthumous), with the defence ministry urging people, particularly the youth, to draw inspiration from the Kargil War hero’s life of courage, discipline and selfless service.In a statement, Lt Col Amit…
Aizawl: A team of wildlife experts and veterinarians has carried out Mizoram’s first advanced medical procedure on an injured Bengal tiger at the Aizawl Zoological Park in Sakawrtuichhun.The 9-year-old female tiger, ‘Adyasha’, sustained multiple injuries on the lower part of her body that became seriously infested with maggots. Officials said her worsening condition raised the…
Silchar: An auto-rickshaw driver was killed and two passengers were injured after a truck collided with an e-rickshaw on NH-6 near Basic Chourangi in Hailakandi district on Saturday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Abu Sufian Laskar, the driver of the e-rickshaw carrying a load of pineapples. According to witnesses, the truck rammed into the vehicle,…
