Aizawl: The recent influx of over 1,000 refugees into Champhai district has increased the total number of Myanmar refugees taking shelter in Mizoram to around 40,000.The Mizoram govt is currently treating these new arrivals as temporary refugees and has not included them in ongoing biometric enrolment efforts.However, the state govt record shows, there are now…
Silchar: A 3.5-km unfenced stretch along the India-Bangladesh border in Sribhumi district has become a major security concern, with residents alleging frequent cross-border intrusions by Bangladeshi miscreants involved in theft, tree felling, and intimidation of villagers living near the international boundary.The stretch lies along the Kushiyara river, where border fencing remains incomplete despite longstanding demands…
Guwahati: Activists of the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) on Saturday protested in the city against the NEET-UG exam paper leak scam that has sparked nationwide outrage. The protesters alleged that police obstructed their rally, which demanded the abolition of the National Testing Agency (NTA), the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, and stringent…
Dimapur: The Nagaland drug disposal committee for state-level police stations destroyed seized narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances worth over Rs 36.57 crore at the Kohima dumping site, Meriema, on Saturday.SP (N&P) and member of the drug disposal committee Poolicharla Ramanaiah said a total of 24 cases of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances that included 8kg…
Guwahati: Assam Police have revealed that the attempted robbery in Nalbari district on Thursday — in which an interstate gang targeted a lower court magistrate — was actually a planned kidnapping for ransom. The revelation came after a joint team from Ghograpar Police Station and the STF arrested four more persons from Bihar and Assam.Addressing…
Dimapur: In a move to provide affordable homes with proper sanitation and basic essential services, the Nagaland govt on Saturday opened a rental housing complex for the urban poor at Chumoukedima.Nagaland adviser to the urban development and municipal affairs department Zhaleo Rio, who inaugurated the complex, said the project was undertaken to provide affordable, dignified…
Guwahati: In an incredible wildlife journey, after spending over four months in their southern African wintering grounds, Alang, the second satellite-tagged Amur falcon tagged at the Chiuluan stopover site in Tamenglong, Manipur, last November, crossed over from the northern Arabian Sea to the Indus river delta in Pakistan on Saturday. Scientists at the Wildlife Institute…
Agartala: Tripura has become the first state in India to fulfil all the priority areas under Deregulation — Phase I and Phase II, as part of the national initiative aimed at reducing compliance burdens, driven by the cabinet secretariat.The reforms aim to enhance the ease of doing business, promote digital governance, boost investor confidence, and…
Dhubri: Residents, people from all walks of life, and several organisations protested on Saturday against the “No Objection Certificate” (NOC) allegedly issued by the Chapor Civic Body in Dhubri district for opening a wine shop in the town. Protesters demanded that the NOC be withdrawn immediately, calling it a violation of the town’s long-standing tradition…
Agartala: The ministry of home affairs (MHA) has granted the establishment of an additional India Reserve Battalion, which will be part of the Tripura State Rifles (TSR), to bolster the management of law and order as well as security in the state.In a communication to Tripura chief secretary JK Sinha, MHA wrote that this decision…
