Guwahati: The killing of Manipur’s top church leader, Rev V Sitlhou, along with two other church leaders on Wednesday in Kangpokpi district is being seen as a potential turning point in the Centre’s push to restore order in the violence-torn state.A top security source said the central govt is already in the process of pulling…
Family members of Wilson Thanga, who was killed in Noney district when suspected militants fired at his vehicle, mourn in Imphal on Thursday Guwahati: Manipur’s ethnic unrest that began three years ago between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo has now hardened into entrenched hostility, and widened to include Naga groups, particularly in Ukhrul and Kangpokpi districts.The…
Guwahati: Long before austerity measures adopted by the govt following the West Asia conflict and PM Narendra Modi’s appeal to save fuel, BJP MLA from Khumtai assembly constituency, Mrinal Saikia, had quietly made it a way of life.Cycling since his childhood and encouraging others to adopt it as a mode of transport for short distances,…
Guwahati: Two persons — one each from Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh — were arrested on Thursday for allegedly attempting to rob a lower-court magistrate in Nalbari district on Wednesday night, police said. Three-four members of the gang are currently on the run.The accused are Ritesh Kumar of Jharkhand and Mahesh Kumar of Uttar Pradesh.Nalbari SSP…
Guwahati: Human-elephant conflict has resurfaced in Assam with the onset of rain and fresh vegetation, leaving three people dead, including a 3-year-old child, in the past 24 hours.An Adivasi man was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Misamari in Sonitpur district on Wednesday night. In separate attacks, a 3-year-old child was killed in…
Guwahati: Police questioned Congress leader Pawan Khera at the Crime Branch in Guwahati for the second consecutive day in connection with a forgery and criminal case filed against him by CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma.While talking to the media outside the Crime Branch police station at Panbazar after the interrogation, Khera said…
Aizawl: The ministry of development of north east region (DoNER) has sanctioned Rs 30.13 crore for post-harvest management and procession component of the Mizoram Ginger Unique Selling Proposition Project, an official press statement said on Thursday.The move came immediately after the project was jointly inaugurated by CM Lalduhoma and DoNER minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on a…
Guwahati: Opposition parties in Assam have opposed the newly-formed BJP-led govt’s decision to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state.Congress, Raijor Dal and AIUDF condemned the move, which is set to be taken up in the first assembly session later this month. They questioned the govt’s motive behind introducing UCC in Assam immediately…
Aizawl: CM Lalduhoma on Thursday launched two systems to digitise the process of govt quarters allotment and reservations for Mizoram Houses outside the state.The Quarters Allotment Management System and the Mizoram House Online Reservation System, managed under the general administration department, were launched at the CM’s conference hall in Aizawl.Speaking at the event, the CM…
Aizawl: Over 1,000 refugees from Myanmar have crossed into northeastern Mizoram’s Champhai district since May 2, with the possibility of an influx of more refugees amid plans by the Junta troops to move towards western Chin state after recapturing Falam town on April 25.Police reports said 811 refugees entered the India-Myanmar border trade centre in…
