Guwahati

Aizawl: Lai Autonomous district council chief executive member C Lalsawmzuala on Friday said sustained cooperation among the administration, village councils, churches and NGOs was essential in dealing with illegal immigration and business by undocumented foreigners.While cross-border trade with neighbouring countries had economic benefits, business activities by undocumented immigrants needed proper regulation to protect local interests,…

Aizawl: The Mizo National Front (MNF), Mizoram’s main opposition party, on Friday reiterated its opposition to the proposed Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, and accused the Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) govt of mishandling key issues, including the Mizo Taxi App, implementation of the RTI Act and declining GST collections.Addressing a meeting at the party’s…

Guwahati: Police rescued three trafficking victims hailing from Assam, including a minor, from West Bengal’s Siliguri.Police said on Friday that the three women were allegedly lured with job offers and taken to Siliguri, where they were forced into prostitution.Sonitpur senior superintendent of police Barun Purkayastha said one of the victims is from Sonitpur, while the…

Guwahati: Assam’s Shubh Prasad topped the region with a 99.9931 percentile and an all-India rank (AIR) of 133, according to the National Testing Agency’s list of state toppers in the NEET (UG) 2026 re-examination results declared on Friday.Tripura’s Baibhab Roy, an OBC-NCL candidate, secured a 99.9914 percentile with AIR 166, while Arunachal Pradesh’s Lirik Ete…

Dibrugarh: A viral video from Arunachal Pradesh’s easternmost district of Anjaw has drawn attention to the alarming lack of basic connectivity in the border region after visuals emerged showing women crossing the swollen Ampani river by inching along a bare steel wire to reach their farmland.The clip, which has been circulating widely on social media,…

Itanagar: The Arunachal Pradesh cabinet on Friday unanimously passed a historic resolution to mark the completion of 10 years of the ‘Team Arunachal’ govt under the leadership of CM Pema Khandu.The cabinet reaffirmed its commitment to the development, peace and prosperity of the state and congratulated Khandu. It also joined the nation in congratulating Prime…

Guwahati: Assam was ranked the most investment-friendly state in the northeast and 14th nationally in India’s first Investment Friendliness Index, published on Friday.Guwahati: Assam was ranked the most investment-friendly state in the northeast and 14th nationally in India’s first Investment Friendliness Index, published on Friday.The index, prepared by NITI Aayog in collaboration with Crisil, credited…

Itanagar: A senior leader of the NSCN-R faction surrendered before a joint team of security forces in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tirap district on Friday.The insurgent, identified as ‘self-styled lieutenant colonel’ Penngam Konyak, 42, formalised his surrender at the superintendent of police (SP) office in Khonsa, the district headquarters of Tirap.Konyak is a resident of Nyasa village…

Guwahati: Students of the Government College of Art and Craft on Friday painted a large mural of education reformer and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on the Basistha flyover on Thursday night, expressing solidarity with his ongoing hunger strike in Delhi demanding Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over NEET-UG paper leaks.The students said the artwork…

Guwahati: Only about half of CM’s Atmanirbhar Asom Abhijan (CMAAA) 1.0 beneficiaries have qualified for the scheme’s second tranche, raising concern.Industries and commerce minister Bimal Borah on Friday said 25,277 beneficiaries were covered under CMAAA 1.0. All received the first tranche to start or strengthen their ventures, but only 12,976 qualified for the second tranche…