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After weeks of closure, NH-29 reopens for one-way traffic in Nagaland
North East

After weeks of closure, NH-29 reopens for one-way traffic in Nagaland

Kohima, Sept 24: The Pagla Pahar stretch of National Highway 29 connecting Dimapur-Kohima has reopened for one-way traffic, weeks after the stretch was affected by landslides and rockslides. This crucial route, connecting Dimapur and Kohima, now allows one-way movement after a travel advisory was...
Multiple arrests made in Tripura in connection with sexual abuse cases of minors
North East

Multiple arrests made in Tripura in connection with sexual abuse cases of minors

Agartala, Sept 23: As many as four incidents of atrocities against minor girls had been reported from different parts of Tripura, with the state police arresting several individuals in connection with heinous offences.In Khowai district, to be particular, Tripura Police arrested two persons on...
Meghalaya BJP leader calls for Assam CM’s intervention to resolve rising taxi dispute
Assam

Meghalaya BJP leader calls for Assam CM’s intervention to resolve rising taxi...

Guwahati, Sept. 22: In light of the escalating taxi row between Assam and Meghalaya, BJP leader Sanbor Shulai has urged Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to intervene and help resolve the growing tensions amicably.Shulai highlighted the urgent need for dialogue between the transport...
11 Bangladesh nationals & 3 touts, including 1 from Assam, arrested at Agartala Railway station
North East

11 Bangladesh nationals & 3 touts, including 1 from Assam, arrested at Agartala...

Agartala, Sept 22: In a significant crackdown on illegal infiltration, 11 Bangladesh nationals and three touts, including one from Assam, were arrested at Agartala Railway Station in Tripura on Saturday.The arrests were made by the Government Railway Police (GRP), who informed that among the foreign...
Tripura: Mentally deranged man held for desecrating Hindu goddess idol
North East

Tripura: Mentally deranged man held for desecrating Hindu goddess' idol

Agartala, Sept 21: A tense situation gripped Palatana Bazar in the Gomati district of Tripura after locals caught a youth red-handed for being involved in the desecration of the goddess Kali idol at a local temple on Friday afternoon. The accused was found disrobing the saree that was draped across...
Gauhati HC quashes 935 Nagaland Police constable appointments
North East

Gauhati HC quashes 935 Nagaland Police constable appointments

Kohima, Sept. 20: In a ruling passed by the Gauhati High Court's Kohima Bench, the ‘backdoor appointment’ of 935 police constables, made between January 2018 and October 2019, was quashed on Friday. The verdict was delivered by Justice Devashis Baruah, which directed the Nagaland Government to...
Tripura man abducted in Bdesh returns home
North East

Tripura man abducted in B'desh returns home

Agartala, Sept. 20: A 32-year-old man from Tripura, who was allegedly abducted in Bangladesh, has been rescued by Bangladesh authorities and reunited with his family on Friday.The man, Chailafru Mog, a resident of Belonia in South Tripura district, had crossed into Bangladesh on September 13,...
28.5kg of IEDs recovered & neutralised in Manipur
North East

28.5kg of IEDs recovered & neutralised in Manipur

Imphal, Sept. 20: A potential threat to life and property was averted after a large quantity of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), weighing approximately 28.5 kg, was recovered in Imphal East district of Manipur.Acting on specific inputs, the troops of the Indian Army and Manipur Police launched...
1.5-Billion-year-old fossil discovered in Sikkim; CM unveils ambitious plans for Fossil Park
North East

1.5-Billion-year-old fossil discovered in Sikkim; CM unveils ambitious plans for...

Sikkim, Sept 20: Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang expressed his delight over the groundbreaking discovery of a 1.5-billion-year-old stromatolite fossil at Fossil Park in Mamley, Namchi district, predating similar finds globally.Scientists generally agree that stromatolites are layered...
Two minor girls from Cachar abducted, molested in Mizoram; accused absconding
North East

Two minor girls from Cachar abducted, molested in Mizoram; accused absconding

Silchar, Sept 19: Amidst rising concerns over crimes against women in Assam, two minor girls were allegedly abducted and molested by two youth in the Cachar district.According to a First Information Report (FIR) filed by the victims' families, the girls, residents of the Lailapur area in the Dholai...
Demand for new interlocutor ‘premeditated ploy’ to derail Naga Peace Talks: NNPG
North East

Demand for new interlocutor ‘premeditated ploy’ to derail Naga Peace Talks: NNPG

Kohima, Sept 19: The vexed Naga Peace Talk seems to have encountered another roadblock in the form of the need for appointing a new interlocutor.The issue made news yet again on Wednesday when the working committee of the Naga National Political Groups (NNPG) criticised the demand for a new...
Centre allocates Rs 31,000 Cr to fence 1,643 km-India-Myanmar border
North East

Centre allocates Rs 31,000 Cr to fence 1,643 km-India-Myanmar border

Guwahati, Sept 19: In a bid to enhance national security, the Centre has announced plans to fence the entire 1,643 km porous border with Myanmar, notorious for smuggling arms, ammunition, and narcotics. The ambitious project is estimated to cost around ₹31,000 crore, a newswire reported on...
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