Shillong: Known as India’s rock capital, Shillong is witnessing a quieter reckoning as a rise in roadside singers and buskers adds to noise pollution.The East Khasi Hills district administration has restricted the use of loudspeakers, microphones, amplifiers and other electronic sound systems by street performers following complaints and assessments showing noise levels above permissible limits.Regular…
Aizawl: More than 5.54 lakh passengers have travelled on train services connecting Sairang with Guwahati, Kolkata, Delhi and Silchar in the year since the inauguration of the 51.38-km Bairabi-Sairang railway line and Sairang station.According to a PIB statement, the line, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sept 13, 2025, has completed more than 1,100…
Shillong: Migrant workers play a significant role in Meghalaya’s economy and are employed in several sectors, including construction, infrastructure, healthcare, hospitality, agriculture and manufacturing, state labour minister Methodius Dkhar has said.Dkhar was speaking at the state-level launch-cum-orientation programme for the recently amended Meghalaya Identification, Registration, Safety and Security of Migrant Workers (MIRSS) Rules, 2020, organised…
Police seized 35 ATM cards, Rs 1.54 lakh in cash and a car. The gang was allegedly involved in similar incidents in other parts of Assam, including Karbi Anglong, police said Police seized 35 ATM cards, Rs 1.54 lakh in cash and a car. The gang was allegedly involved in similar incidents in other parts…
Sarma also inaugurated the Rs 65-crore Cinnamara Railway Overbridge on the Jorhat-Mariani-Mokokchung road CM Sarma said the new facility brought several govt functions under one roof Sarma also inaugurated the Rs 65-crore Cinnamara Railway Overbridge on the Jorhat-Mariani-Mokokchung road Sarma also inaugurated the Rs 65-crore Cinnamara Railway Overbridge on the Jorhat-Mariani-Mokokchung road Sarma also inaugurated…
Agartala: The upcoming village committee elections under the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (ADC) are expected to be significant for TIPRA Motha, which has secured a substantial number of seats uncontested ahead of polling.TIPRA Motha has secured 1,548 seats uncontested, while BJP has secured 82. Together, the two parties have won 1,630 of the…
Guwahati: A 22-year-old man was arrested for allegedly killing his girlfriend inside a hotel room near Rangia railway station on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Malani Guriya (23) of Hugrajuli village in Sonitpur district. The accused, Abhijit Kindu, is from Rowta in Udalguri district.Kamrup district SSP Subhasish Barua said Kindu called the police after the…
The DGP said preliminary findings suggested that the victims may have consumed tainted rum. DIMAPUR: At least nine people have died at Tuensang district hospital over the past three days after reportedly consuming spurious liquor, prompting Nagaland director general of police Rupin Sharma to issue an alert advising people to abstain from drinking alcohol.The victims…
Guwahati: Four Kuki villagers were killed and another woman was reported missing after suspected NSCN (IM) and ZUF (K) cadres allegedly carried out two separate attacks in Manipur’s Tamenglong and Noney districts on Sunday.The attacks took place in L Tollen and Longpi villages on a day observed by the Kuki community as ‘Black Day’ to…
Silchar: The Barak Upatyaka Banga Sahitya O Sanskriti Sammelan on Sunday protested the alleged exclusion of Bengali from Assam University’s digital library project and demanded its immediate inclusion, warning that the move could hurt linguistic sentiments in the Bengali-dominated region.Sammelan spokesperson Gautam Prasad Dutta said omitting Bengali ignored the region’s demographic character, linguistic history and…
