Assam players and support staff after their win over Tripura in Guwahati on Tuesday Kolkata: Assam head coach Kiran Powar was pleased to see his side return to winning ways with their first outright Ranji Trophy victory in more than two seasons, but admitted the missed bonus point against Tripura left a sour note despite…
Women get trained in mushroom cultivation. Guwahati: Assam’s Charaideo district has launched initiatives to promote mushroom cultivation and moringa plantation as part of efforts to combat malnutrition and create livelihood opportunities for rural families.The district women and child development department, in collaboration with the district administration, has launched Mission Mushroom and Mission Moringa. The initiatives…
H Lalengmawia takes oath as Mizoram’s chief information commissioner Aizawl: Retired IAS officer H Lalengmawia took oath as the state chief information commissioner (CIC) at the Durbar Hall of Aizawl Lok Bhavan on Wednesday.Mizoram governor Gen Vijay Kumar Singh administered the oath of office to Lalengmawia.At the oath-taking ceremony, state chief secretary Khilli Ram Meena…
Aizawl: Police in Saitual district, bordering Manipur, seized 1.457 kg of heroin worth around Rs 2.914 crore at Keifang town and arrested a 24-year-old man from Manipur, Mizoram inspector general of police (IGP) and chief public relations officer H Ramthlengliana said on Wednesday.The IGP said a special team of the Saitual district police conducted random…
Agartala: Senior political functionaries in Tripura on Wednesday condemned the alleged racial harassment of a tribal youth from the state in Delhi and demanded swift legal action against social media influencer Amir Shokeen.The controversy erupted after a video circulated on social media on Tuesday evening, purportedly showing Shokeen targeting the youth with racial slurs, abusive…
Guwahati: Protests over the killing of three Meitei firewood collectors and fresh arson in a Kuki village fuelled tensions across Manipur on Wednesday, with police firing teargas shells at demonstrators in Imphal and several houses allegedly torched by Naga militants in Kamjong district.At least three protesters were injured when police fired teargas shells as a…
Dimapur: Nagaland Police observed Police Commemoration Day at its headquarters in Kohima on Wednesday, paying tribute to its personnel who have died in the line of duty.The roll of honour of 154 police personnel, who attained martyrdom between September 1, 2025, and August 31, 2026, was read out during the ceremony.As part of the observance,…
Guwahati: A five-year GPS tracking study has recommended district-level coordination committees, anti-electrocution cells and early warning systems along vulnerable roads and railway tracks to reduce human-elephant conflict in Assam.The study, conducted by the Assam forest department and WWF-India, tracked four female-led elephant herds and a solitary male across Udalguri, Sonitpur and Biswanath districts between 2021…
Guwahati: Assam Police will move Supreme Court by the end of this month, challenging the Gauhati high court’s bail orders granted to Amritprava Mahanta and Sandipon Garg, both accused in Zubeen Garg’s death case, special DG (CID) and SIT chief MP Gupta said on Sunday.“We have received the order copies of the bail granted to…
Aizawl: A 10-year-old boy was found naked inside a discarded thermocol box near Buichali bridge in the Sairang village area near Aizawl on Sunday, prompting a police investigation.The boy was found around 2.30 pm when local youths from nearby Khamrang village were clearing several thermocol boxes dumped along the roadside. His trousers were inside the…
