Aizawl: A special court (prevention of corruption ) in Aizawl on Friday sentenced Ravi Gulgulia of Mizo Carbon Products Limited and three others to two years’ imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1.5 lakh each in a multi-crore corruption case. The four were convicted in an order pronounced on Thursday.Special Judge F Rohlupuia convicted Ravi…
A man carrying clothes on his shoulders walks in the flood water in Guwahati on Friday Guwahati: Assam’s flood toll climbed to 61 on Friday with 14 more deaths reported in a day. The fatalities were reported from the worst-hit upper Assam districts of Charaideo (7), Jorhat (1) and Sivasagar (6).On Thursday, the state reported…
Dibrugarh: For nearly 55 km, she was at the mercy of a swollen river that carried her from the hills of Nagaland, through turbulent floodwaters and rocky terrain, and hurled her downstream in the floodplains of Assam.Every kilometre underlined the violence of the floods — churning water, powerful currents and rough terrain that stood between…
Agartala: Tripura Police on Friday said West Tripura superintendent of police Namit Pathak will lead the investigation into the death of director general of police Anurag Dhankar.The probe relates to an unnatural death case registered at West Agartala Police Station on July 20. Dhankar was found hanging in the restroom of his office, and the…
Dhubri: A 17-year-old student drowned in the Gadadhar River near Mela Maidam here on Friday morning after she reportedly slipped into the water and was swept away by strong currents.The deceased, identified as Aksara Gowala, was a first-year Higher Secondary student at Sishupathsala Higher Secondary School and a resident of Ward No. 1.Her body was…
Guwahati: Simultaneous extreme rainfall in Nagaland and the adjoining plains of Assam triggered devastating flash floods in three districts of upper Assam, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.“When Mokokchung, Wokha and Mon in Nagaland received exceptionally heavy rainfall, Charaideo in Assam simultaneously recorded rainfall that was 436% above normal. At the same time,…
Silchar: Heavy rain triggered track subsidence in Dima Hasao, disrupting services on the Lumding-Badarpur hill section.The soil beneath nearly 200 metres of tracks on lines 1 and 2 near New Harangajao railway station gave way late on Thursday, bending the rails and making them unsafe, Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) said.The damage, in the 118/1-3 km…
Guwahati: Japanese encephalitis (JE) remains Assam’s deadliest vector-borne disease, with fatalities rising in 2024 and 2025.In the last 10 years, a total of 860 deaths were reported due to three major vector-borne diseases — Japanese encephalitis, dengue and malaria — of which 822 deaths (95.6%) were due to JE.Health minister Ashok Singhal, replying to Congress…
Silchar: Heavy rain washed away an approach road to a bridge in Cachar, disrupting connectivity to several India-Bangladesh border villages.The approach road to Kheruakhal bridge on the Kushiarkul-Natanpur road in western Katigorah collapsed after two days of moderate to heavy rain, rendering the bridge unsafe for vehicles.The bridge is the main link connecting Kushiarkul, Natanpur…
Dibrugarh: The district administration has partially eased restrictions on heavy vehicles within city limits amid flyover construction.An order issued Friday by district commissioner and District Road Safety Committee chairperson Bikram Kairi modifies the June 9 directive restricting heavy and medium vehicles to 9 pm-6 am.Light commercial goods vehicles may now operate in the city round…
