Guwahati: Opposition MLAs walked out of the assembly on Tuesday over the delay in ST status for six communities.Congress, Raijor Dal and TMC members staged the walkout after tribal affairs (plain) minister Ranoj Pegu failed to give a deadline for granting Scheduled Tribe status to the Tai Ahom, Chutia, Koch-Rajbongshi, Moran, Matak and Tea Tribes…
Imphal: Three persons were detained after security forces launched an intelligence-based operation in parts of Ukhrul district to trace those behind the ambush on Assam Rifles earlier this month, in which two personnel were killed, official sources said on Tuesday.Police said the operation was carried out in TM Kasom, Litan and Sikibung villages.In a related…
Dimapur: Security forces on Tuesday intensified operations in Nagaland’s Shokhuvi area, inducting additional columns of the Assam Rifles and Nagaland Police a day after a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) blast on an Assam Rifles vehicle killed one jawan and injured four others.Security agencies suspect insurgents were behind the attack, though no group has claimed…
Shillong: Meghalaya Police arrested six tourists, including three minors from Uttar Pradesh, on Monday in Alipurduar, West Bengal, for allegedly vandalising a privately owned Airbnb homestay in Shillong.Police said the group vandalised rooms at the Oakwood homestay in Risa Colony and left without paying.A video showing the damaged rooms and bathroom of the recently opened…
Itanagar: Rajya Sabha MP Tai Tagak on Tuesday urged the Centre to extend a special relief and rehabilitation package for Arunachal Pradesh, saying the scale of devastation caused by recent flash floods and landslides was beyond the state’s capacity to handle on its own.Addressing a news conference at the BJP state office here, Tagak said…
Agartala: Tripura CM Manik Saha on Tuesday reiterated that his state govt is committed to advancing the development and welfare of its citizens, drawing inspiration from Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s leadership, reports Biswendu Bhattacharjee. During the inauguration of 11 projects valued at Rs 105.73 crore in Udaipur of Gomati district, he emphasised that under PM…
Aizawl: Central committee of the Young Mizo Association, the largest civil society organisation in Mizoram, decided to urge the election authorities to re-examine constituencies showing unusually high increases in the number of electors in the draft electoral roll prepared under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls2026.The organisation also plans to take up the…
Dimapur: Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) strongly condemned the suspected IED blast near the Assam Rifles Training Centre (ARTC) in Shokhuvi, Chumoukedima district, on Monday. The blast killed Havildar Mohd Iqbal of the Assam Rifles and injured four other security personnel.Calling the incident a cowardly and reprehensible act, the NPCC, in a statement issued by…
Aizawl: Kuki-Zo leaders from Manipur’s hill districts met church leaders from Nagaland and Mizoram in Aizawl on Tuesday to explore a dialogue process aimed at ending the Naga-Kuki conflict in Manipur, sources in the Mizoram Kohhran Hruaitute Committee (MKHC), a coalition of major church denominations in the state, said.According to the sources, MKHC leaders held…
Dimapur: The Nagaland state taxes department, Dimapur unit, carried out a two-day field inspection at various business establishments in Dimapur district as part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen GST compliance, promote awareness among traders and vendors, and verify business activities at the ground level.The inspection was conducted from Monday by a team of officers…
