With VRS, Assam packs off 300 alcoholic cops

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Voluntary retirement for 300 Assam policemen who are habitual drinkers

A nightcap too many will cost about 300 Assam cops their coveted caps. That’s the hangover-busting message CM Himanta Biswa Sarma uncorked here on Sunday when he announced that such “habitual drinkers” among police personnel will be offered voluntary retirement (VRS).

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'Men account for 63% of deaths in Mizoram'

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Two Assam boys top JEE Main from northeast

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Truck rams into auto & car, driver dies

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New Assam rules for governance of districts

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Congress will form govt at Centre as oppn has put faith in Rahul Gandhi: Mizoram unit chief

Mizoram Congress unit president Lalsawta on Friday asserted that the grand-old party will form the government at the Centre after the Lok Sabha polls next year as the opposition parties have put their faith in Rahul Gandhi.

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Mizoram: Zodintluanga Ralte says will never leave Congress days after quitting as treasurer

Zodintluanga Ralte, who resigned as the treasurer of the Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee, on Friday said he has no intention of leaving Congress and joining any other party.

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Over 2,000kg Burmese betel nuts seized from truck in Karimganj

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Fish chemicals: Officials to take action after analysing lab reports

The directorate of fisheries will take up with the food safety department the presence of formaldehyde and cadmium or any other heavy substance in fishes transported from other states.

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Independent candidate pulls out of CADC poll contest

With the withdrawal of the candidature of the lone independent candidate on Thursday, the last date for pulling out of the poll contest, seventy-three candidates remain in the fray for the election to the 20-member Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC) on May 9.

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3-day Aizawl tech event to offer solutions to cop issues

Mizoram governor Hari Babu Kambhampati inaugurated a three-day tech event, Hackathon, in Aizawl on Thursday.

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NIA court convicts five in PLA-Maoist nexus case

The NIA special court in Guwahati has convicted five persons in connection with a 12-year-old People's Liberation Army (PLA)-Maoist nexus case related to "a criminal conspiracy to threaten the unity, integrity, security and sovereignty of India".

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Govt inks peace pact with Assam's last tribal militant outfit

The Centre and Assam government on Thursday signed a tripartite peace agreement with the state's last remaining tribal militant outfit, Dimasa National Liberation Army/Dimasa Peoples' Supreme Council (DNLA/DPSC), in New Delhi in the presence of Union home minister Amit Shah.

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Peace accord with pro-talks Ulfa likely to be signed in May: Himanta Biswa Sarma

After almost 12 years since the start of the peace dialogue, the Centre recently sent a draft peace agreement to the pro-talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (Ulfa) to prepare the ground for reaching the final settlement soon.

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Amritpal Singh: NSA detainees from Punjab meet family members in Assam's Dibrugarh jail

After facilitating a meeting between the detenee and their kin held in preventive custody under National Security Act (NSA) at Central Jail, Dibrugarh, advocate Bhagwant Singh Sialka said the meeting had cleared the doubts in the hearts of relatives of the kin of Sikhs detained under NSA in Dibrugarh Jail and they were happy to meet them as the meeting helped clear their misunderstandings .

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Indian Youth Congress chief Srinivas BV's plea in Gauhati HC to quash FIR, next hearing on May 2

The FIR against Srinivas was filed at the Dispur police station in Guwahati on Thursday.

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Section 144 in Assam tea garden as tiger, 2 cubs find 'new home'

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Issue certs to bona fide Mizoram natives, YMA urges officials

The central committee of Young Mizo Association (YMA) on Tuesday urged all the officials to issue certificates, including birth, residential and scheduled tribe, as well as voter identity cards only to bona fide residents of Mizoram and Indian citizens.

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Mizoram jailbreak: 1 more prisoner held

With the re-arrest of Lalchawimawia (24) on Tuesday morning, three out of five jail-breakers who escaped from south Mizoram's Lunglei district jail on April 19 have so far been nabbed.

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Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma links academic excellence to 'agitation-free' environment

Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma gave credit to an "agitation-free" environment and improved law and order in the state for an impressive Gunotsav performance this year where more than 75% of the state's schools scored the coveted A+ and A grades.

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FIR against Assam MP, four bureaucrats and nine others in misuse of funds case

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Agencies keep watch on flights, trains bound for Dibrugarh to check Amritpal Singh sympathisers

Amid reports that sympathisers of 'Waris Punjab De' (WPD) chief Amritpal Singh may try to stage protests outside the Dibrugarh Central Jail where the radical pro-Khalistan leader was brought following his arrest in Punjab on Sunday, security agencies are keeping a close watch on Dibrugarh-bound trains and flights originating from Punjab and Delhi.

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Class X exam results to be out before CBSE: Assam minister Ranoj Pegu

After rampant anomalies that led to cancellation of two Class X state board exams (general science and Assamese) in March, the state education department is now in a face-saving mode with an attempt of “early result declaration”.

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Three ABT members held in Assam's Dhubri

Assam Police on Monday arrested three members of Bangladesh-based Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) module, a chapter of the al-Qaida in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), from Dhubri on Monday.

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Two KLO militants killed, four arrested in Assam's Kokrajhar district: Police

Two militants of Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) were killed while four others were arrested in a gunfight with Assam Police in Kokrajhar district on Monday. Two others managed to flee the spot, police said.

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'Army ready to deal with any trouble along northern border with China'

GOC-in-C of Eastern Command Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita said Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of India and the Army is well prepared to deal with any trouble along the northern borders with China.

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Medical camp held at Amingaon amid Hepatitis A outbreak

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Two killed in Tinsukia storm, heavy rain to lash northeast today

A thunderstorm barreled through Assam in the last 24 hours, under the impact of a cyclonic circulation over east Assam and the neighbouring states, killing two persons in Tinsukia district on Saturday night.

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Amritpal Singh, pro-Khalistan preacher, flown to Dibrugarh jail under heavy security cover

Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh was flown to Dibrugarh jail on Sunday following his arrest in Punjab's Moga early Sunday morning.

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Battle lines drawn for CADC polls

The battle lines have been drawn for the election to the 20-member Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC) in southern Mizoram's Lawngtlai district with the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF), Congress and the BJP having announced the names of their candidates.

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ABVP sweeps Silchar College students' union election

The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), affiliated to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, won all the 10 posts of the Gurucharan College students' union election that was held on Friday and the results of which were also declared on the same day.

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Assam tea planters red-flag toxic insecticide

Plagued with tea mosquito bugs, the tea industry’s plan to stop increasing pest attacks with the “hazardous dimethoate” has raised safety concerns among planters in Assam.

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Now in Assam, Asia’s longest underwater hydrocarbon pipeline

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Two held with Rs 8-crore heroin in Assam

Security forces comprising state police and CRPF confiscated a huge consignment of heroin, estimated to be worth nearly Rs 8 crore and arrested two people in Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Saturday, police said. Acting on a tip-off, the security forces launched an operation in the Lahorijan area of the district on Friday night.

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5 die as truck falls into 30-ft gorge in Mizoram

Five persons, all from the Chakma community, were killed as the pickup truck they were travelling in ran off the road and fell into a gorge at West Phaileng village in Mamit district on the Mizoram-Tripura-Bangladesh border around 11am on Friday.

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Keeping drains clear of sediment, waste can prevent floods: Expert

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Assam, Nagaland CMs agree on oil & gas exploration in contested areas

Exploring the possibilities of an out-of-court settlement of their border dispute, Assam and Nagaland have, in the meantime, agreed in principle to facilitate the resumption of exploration and production of oil and gas in the contested areas which have been suspended for nearly three decades now due to the conflict and equally share the proceeds between them.

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Mizoram jailbreak exposes poor prison conditions, staff crunch

Wednesday's jailbreak incident has not only exposed the dilapidated condition of south Mizoram's Lunglei district jail, but also the negligence of the state prisons directorate by the Zoramthanga government.

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Mizoram: BJP sweeps MADC polls, bags 41 out of 99 village councils

BJP swept the election to the Mara Autonomous District Council (MADC) by bagging 41 of the 99 village councils, the State Election Commission (SEC) announced on Thursday.

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More tree cover, grassland key to mitigating floods: IIT-G expert

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New water schemes to take off in 3 months, says Himanta

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Cachar senior Cong leader resigns, cites personal reasons

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Mandarin lessons for Army troops along China border

The Army utilizes officers trained in Chinese language as interpreters to break the language barrier

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110 former militants join BJP in Assam's Karbi Anglong

More than 100 former militants joined the ruling BJP in Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Tuesday. They were previously cadres of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) and were led by Nabin Chandra Bodo.

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Mizoram CM 'shocked' by opinion poll results against ban on liquor

An opinion poll conducted by an Aizawl-based TV news channel on the prohibition of liquor in the state has irked Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga who demanded the disclosure of the "church leaders" among the respondents who were said to be in favour of the lifting the ban in the Christian-majority state.

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Border row: Assam sends draft MoU to Arunachal

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In a first, Assam govt to give 50,000 job letters at one go

In the biggest recruitment process on a single day in the history of the state, Union home minister Amit Shah on behalf of the Assam government will hand over 50,000 job appointment letters at one go to mark the second anniversary of the state's second BJP-led government on May 10.

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18 NIT Silchar students set to face action for thrashing 2 juniors

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IIT-G joins hands with Tata Elxsi to develop EV tech

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Mizoram village tops list among 2.55 lakh panchayats

Ngopa village council in northeastern Mizoram was adjudged the best panchayat in India as it won the Nanaji Deshmukh Sarvottam Panchayat Satat Vikar Puraskar at the National Panchayat Awards on Monday, an official said.

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Magnitude 3.7 earthquake hits Assam’s Kamrup

An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 struck Assam’s Kamrup on Monday evening, the National Centre for Seismology reported.

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8 Covid cases in Mizoram, first since December 2022

With eight active cases on Sunday, Covid returned to Mizoram for the first time since December 16 last year.

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22-yr-old dies in clash outside Bihu venue in Guwahati

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PM Narendra Modi inaugurates northeast's first AIIMS in Guwahati, three new medical colleges in Assam

All India Institute of Medical Sciences will provide healthcare to people from Assam and other northeastern states.

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Assam makes world its stage, rings in Rongali Bihu

Spring festival Bohag Bihu, which is also called Rongali Bihu, that marks the start of the Assamese New Year and goes on for seven days, will be celebrated from Friday.

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2 railroad workers die after falling off bridge near Aizawl

Two railroad construction workers died after falling off an eight-metre high bridge here on Wednesday evening. Five others were injured in the incident.

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GI cert on gamosa handed over to Sarma ahead of Guinness bid

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Assam Bihu dancers, drummers set for double Guinness records

Assam is poised to make two Guinness World Records, one with a Bihu performance by 11,304 male and female dancers in a single venue and a second for largest ensemble of 2,548 Assamese dhol players at the same venue here on Thursday.

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House Myanmar refugees in camps, YMA urges Mizoram govt

The Central Coordination Committee (CCC), the second highest decision-making body of the Young Mizo Association (YMA), on Wednesday, reiterated its appeal to the Mizoram government to lodge all the Myanmar refugees in relief camps.

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77-year-old Mizoram man to be back in school to start a new chapter in life

Age is no barrier for education for this 77-year-old man from eastern Mizoram. Sporting a school uniform and carrying a bag full of textbooks, Lalringthara will be back to the classroom from Thursday.

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Centre to tap BARC on kits to test veggies

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'AIIMS-Guwahati will have 750 beds in future'

AIIMS Guwahati, to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 14, is expected to function as a full-fledged tertiary care hospital in the next three to four years with 750 beds, said executive director of the institute, Ashok Puranik, here on Wednesday.

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