Aizawl: Mizoram tourism minister Lalnghinglova Hmar and his Assam counterpart Ajanta Neog, who met in Guwahati on Saturday, agreed that the two neighbouring states should work together in boosting the tourism sector, an official statement said.Hmar told Neog that tourist footfall in the state has increased after Mizoram capital Aizawl got rail connectivity in Sept…
Forest minister Jayanta Mallabaruah addressing stakeholders Guwahati: The Assam govt has begun preparing a comprehensive roadmap to reshape tourism and conservation at Kaziranga National Park, seeking stakeholder inputs to boost visitor infrastructure, increase tourism revenue and strengthen wildlife protection ahead of the next tourist season.Forest minister Jayanta Mallabaruah, who chaired a consultation with tourism operators,…
Imphal: A joint team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Manipur Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Saturday arrested two more accused in connection with the abduction and killing of six Nagas, police said.The arrested persons were identified as Lungoulal Vaiphei, son of Paothenkam Vaiphei, a resident of Leilon Vaiphei village in…
Guwahati: Manipur CM Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Saturday said his priority since assuming office has been to reunite the people of the strife-torn state, asserting that groups with ‘vested interests’ were attempting to sabotage the govt’s peace initiatives.Addressing a BJP mandal-level political workers’ conference at Lilong, the state’s lone Muslim-majority assembly constituency in Thoubal district,…
Aizawl: Mizoram excise and narcotics department officials on Friday seized 6.870 kg of opium at Niawhtlang village in south Mizoram’s Siaha district and arrested two persons, including a Myanmar national, department spokesperson Peter Zohmingthanga said on Saturday.Zohmingthanga said the contraband was seized by the excise and narcotics department officials in a joint operation with local…
Silchar: Newly elected BJP Rajya Sabha member Sushmita Dev was accorded a grand welcome in Silchar on Saturday.It was Dev’s first visit to her hometown after quitting Trinamool Congress and joining BJP. Hundreds of party workers gathered at the BJP district headquarters, waving saffron flags, beating drums and raising slogans as she arrived.Addressing workers, Dev…
Dhubri: The Dhubri Medical College and Hospital’s Central Clinical Laboratory has received NABL accreditation.CM Himanta Biswa Sarma announced the achievement on social media, calling it “another proud milestone for Assam’s healthcare sector” and congratulating the DMCH team. He said the biochemistry, pathology and microbiology departments under the Central Clinical Laboratory earned the accreditation.DMCH principal Dr…
Guwahati: Two powerful stories of resilience, sacrifice and womanhood brought the northeast its only honours at the 72nd National Film Awards 2024, with Assam’s ‘Juiphool’ and Manipur’s ‘Sunita’ winning the Best Assamese and Best Manipuri Feature Film awards, respectively.While ‘Juiphool’ explores the unlikely friendship between two women across the conflict-ridden Assam-Nagaland border, ‘Sunita’ is a…
Guwahati: Assam has transformed its criminal justice system over the past five years, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.Sharing an infographic titled “Assam’s Criminal Justice Transformation (2021–2026 up to June)” on ‘X’, Sarma said sustained policing and justice-delivery reforms had sharply reduced crime and case pendency while improving chargesheet and conviction rates.The govt data…
Silchar: Three persons were arrested, and suspected heroin worth over ₹1.5 crore was seized in Dima Hasao on Saturday.Acting on a tip-off, a Dima Hasao police team searched the Guwahati-bound Rangiya Express when it arrived at New Haflong railway station. The three accused, who boarded the train from Silchar, were intercepted and their belongings checked.Police…
