Imphal: A suspected militant was killed by security forces during an encounter in Churachandpur district on Tuesday. However, village authorities and Henglep MLA Letzamang Haokip said he was a civilian.Haokip identified the deceased as Lenminsang, son of Lenkhogin Haokip. “I strongly and unequivocally condemn the shocking killing of Lenminsang at the hands of joint security…
Dimapur: A five-member French delegation led by Marc Boudin, director of Alliance Francaise du Bengale, concluded their six-day visit to Nagaland on Wednesday.The delegation held high-level meetings for collaborations in culinary, culture & traditions, tourism & hospitality, sports & preventive medicine, French language and professional development, international media and promotion, corporate and institutional partnerships between…
Aizawl: Mizoram’s excise and narcotics department officials have seized 591 grams of heroin and 9,786 methamphetamine tablets (950 grams) at three different locations. Six people, including a Myanmarese national and a man from Manipur, have been arrested.On Tuesday evening, 241 grams of heroin in 20 packages known as ‘Hawngs’ was seized in Tuikual South, Aizawl….
Dimapur: Furnishing false information during the census is punishable under the provisions of the Census Act, 1948, director of census operations, Nagaland, Dr Kenie Miachieo, said on Wednesday.The self-enumeration exercise for Census 2027 began on Tuesday.Addressing a press conference at Kohima Press Club, Miachieo called for public cooperation for accurate Census 2027 data in Nagaland….
Agartala: The Tripura govt gears up to host the Global Pineapple Festival from June 27 to 29 at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi, CM Manik Saha said on Wednesday.Saha said the event aims to promote internationally acclaimed pineapple variety of Tripura and boost market access for farmers and food processors, thereby to…
Aizawl: Two BJP MLAs and the lone Congress legislator in the state will abstain from voting in the Mizoram Rajya Sabha election on Thursday.The main opposition Mizo National Front (MNF) appealed to both the parties to support its candidate.Mizoram has only one Rajya Sabha seat. The state assembly has 40 members.A state BJP leader said…
Imphal: Three injured Kuki youths, whose admission to the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Imphal had triggered protests, were shifted out of the hospital shortly after midnight on Wednesday under tight security.Sources said they have been transferred to the surgical ward of Churachandpur district hospital.While other Kuki patients have undergone or are undergoing…
Dhubri: A dilapidated RCC bridge over the Biskhowa rivulet in Biskhowa village under the Golokganj sector of the Indo-Bangladesh border in Dhubri district has become a major source of inconvenience for residents of several border villages.Border villagers alleged that the bridge was constructed in 2001 when late Dinesh Chandra Sarker represented the Golokganj legislative constituency….
Guwahati: A team of Assam Police from Baksa district arrested a couple in Nashik, Maharashtra, and rescued seven women, including two minors, in an alleged human trafficking operation.The accused were identified as Nabajit Das and his wife Runita Baumatary, residents of Mushalpur town in Baksa district. Police said the couple had been staying in Nashik,…
Dibrugarh: A three-hour downpour Wednesday morning caused waterlogging in half of the city, exposing Dibrugarh’s drainage infrastructure just days after the southwest monsoon made its seasonal arrival in the state.Heavy rainfall beginning at 7am inundated 11 of the city’s 22 wards, turning major roads into rivers and forcing residents to wade through knee-deep water in…
