Silchar: Assam Police seized 1,200 bottles of cough syrup and arrested two persons during a routine checking operation at Churaibari along the Assam-Tripura border in Sribhumi district on Monday, officials said.Police said an online goods-loaded container truck travelling from Guwahati to Agartala was intercepted at the Churaibari watch post in the afternoon. During an inspection…
Guwahati: Tourism minister Ajanta Neog on Monday officially inaugurated the Ambubachi Mahayog, which is popularly known as Ambubachi Mela, on Monday seeking cooperation from all stakeholders in successfully organizing the fair and expecting around 8 lakh footfall from across the country and abroad.While addressing at the inauguration programme at Pandu Port, the minister said that…
Imphal: CM Yumnam Khemchand Singh said Saturdays were declared working days to make up for time lost during unrest, as several govt employees took mass casual leave on Monday to protest the decision to cancel Saturday holidays and raise various other grievances.The CM made the statement on Monday at the inaugural event of a three-day…
Aizawl: Mizoram is set to introduce a first-of-its-kind agri-tourism event, the ‘Pluck & Pay Festival’, scheduled to be held in Khawzawl district from Sept 23 to 25 to promote community-based tourism and create new income opportunities for local farmers and villages.The dates and venues for the festival were finalised at a meeting chaired by tourism…
Aizawl: Mizoram has entered a new chapter in cardiac care with the successful completion of its first Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) procedure at a private hospital in Aizawl on Sunday, sources said.The procedure involved replacing a patient’s aortic valve through an artery without the need for an open-heart surgery. TAVI is regarded as a…
Imphal: A Meira Paibi group has sought the unconditional release of Meitei youths recently arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), despite surrendering illegally held weapons following Manipur governor’s appeal last year.The ‘Apunba Meira Paibi Lup’ of Ward No. 9, Keishamthong constituency, on Monday submitted a memorandum to Manipur governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla, seeking the…
Imphal: Three people were reportedly injured on Monday when security forces used tear gas shells and smoke grenades to disperse shutdown enforcers in Kangpokpi district, as the Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU) withdrew its indefinite shutdown on NH-2 and NH-37 following an understanding with govt authorities.CoTU, a Kuki-Zo body, had imposed the shutdown along the…
Guwahati: Assam’s push to position Guwahati as an international aviation gateway received a major boost on Monday, with CM Himanta Biswa Sarma announcing that Air India will launch direct flights from Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Guwahati, to Dubai and Abu Dhabi from Aug 4.The announcement comes just days after European Union member states lifted…
The recovered arms and ammunition following a three-day operation with suspected militants from June 20 to 22 Guwahati: A joint operation by Manipur Police, CRPF, RAF, CoBRA units of CRPF and the Army led to a major recovery of arms and ammunition following a three-day operation involving an exchange of fire with suspected militants in…
Guwahati: Assam Police have ordered an inquiry against a deputy superintendent of police (DSP) and a havildar over allegations that a Brahmin student was compelled to remove his sacred thread during frisking at a NEET re-test centre in Assam’s Nalbari district on Sunday.The move follows a magisterial probe by the Nalbari district administration in which…
