Silchar: Six persons, including a woman, were arrested on Thursday afternoon for allegedly slaughtering a cow during Eid-ul-Zuha celebrations at Bariknagar, on the outskirts of Silchar, police said.Sources said Bajrang Dal activists informed police after learning about the incident. Soon after, several members of the outfit gathered near the area and staged a protest, triggering…
Agartala: An anti-drug advocate and operator of two rehabilitation centres in Tripura, identified as Shubham Biswas, has been arrested for using offensive language and threatening a functionary from the BJP’s cultural wing, Rajesh Ghosh, on Facebook.Biswas was arrested on Wednesday.Ghosh, a well-known singer affiliated with the ruling party, filed an FIR at Amtali station two…
Guwahati: Manipur chief minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Wednesday said security forces are continuing with search and combing operations to trace the whereabouts of the hostages.He added that four suspected persons believed to be involved in the kidnapping of six Naga civilians have already been arrested.Speaking to the media at Makhan Naga village in Kangpokpi…
Aizawl: Officer on special duty to chief minister, R Lalrodingi, who was recently re-employed and appointed the director of the tourism department by Mizoram govt, on Thursday resigned from the post amid protests by the student body Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP).In her resignation letter submitted to CM Lalduhoma, Lalrodingi said she was appointed director of…
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Shillong: CM Conrad K Sangma ruled out fuel rationing in Meghalaya for now and urged citizens to prepare for uncertainty, saying the recent rise in petrol prices linked to global factors, especially the ongoing war.“The high rise of petrol as you are aware, has a lot to do with the external factor of the war…
Agartala: BJP national president has appointed 44-year-old MLA Abhishek Debroy as the head of the party’s Tripura unit for the next three years.A pharmacy graduate, Debroy was first elected as an MLA from Matabari constituency in Gomati district in 2023. He succeeds Rajya Sabha MP Rajib Bhattacharjee, whose term ended early last year. Bhattacharjee had…
Guwahati: Manipur chief minister Y Khemchand Singh has hailed the setting up a high-level committee to study the demographic changes arising from illegal immigration and other abnormal reasons by centre on Tuesday as a “historic step,” linking it directly to the anxieties of Manipur and border states.For Manipur, this is not an abstract exercise as…
Agartala: Tension gripped Tripura’s Sepahijala district following the death of Rubel Miah, 30, who succumbed to injuries allegedly caused by a BSF firing incident near the Paschimpara border in Boxanagar.The incident occurred on May 20 night near India-Bangladesh pillars 176 and 177 along the Ashabari-Paschimpara border. According to his family, Rubel was on his way…
Guwahati: Amid protest by Gauhati University students demanding rollback of fees of Five-Year Integrated Master’s Programme (FYIMP), the university authorities on Wednesday clarified that there has been no increase in fees in any programme.“It is further clarified that, in comparison to other universities in Assam, the fee structure of the FYIMP programme at Gauhati University…
