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Guwahati/Silchar/Dibrugarh (Assam), Apr 9 (PTI) Around 30 people were injured and seven arrested in connection with poll-related violence in Assam on Thursday, officials said. A senior police officer told PTI that the Congress candidate in Patharkandi constituency in Sribhumi district, Kartik Sena Sinha, allegedly entered the Rangamati polling booth and started an argument with the presiding officer. "He claimed fake electors cast genuine people's votes. When the presiding officer denied the c ...Read More >
Aizawl: Two associations representing employees and teachers of the Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC) have announced an indefinite "pen-down strike" from Thursday, citing a deepening financial crisis within the council. The decision was taken at a joint meeting of the Chakma District Council Employees' Association (CDCEA) and the Chakma District Council Teachers' Association (CDCTA) held on Tuesday. During the meeting, members reviewed a petition submitted to the Governor on March 16, ...Read More >
GUWAHATI An organisation in central Assam's Dima Hasao district has urged the State government to make public the findings of the judicial commission that probed the rat-hole coal mine tragedy of January 6 in the Umrangso area. Nine persons were trapped in a flooded mine that was allegedly being operated illegally. Their bodies were recovered following a 44-day search and rescue operation led by the Indian Navy, the National Disaster Response Force, and other agencies. Editorial | Burrow trag ...Read More >
Guwahati, July 12 (UNI) More than six months after the devastating rat-hole coal mine tragedy in Assam's Dima Hasao district, a key regional organisation has demanded that the state government immediately make public the findings of the judicial commission that probed the incident. On January 6, 2025, nine workers were trapped inside an illegal coal mine in the Umrangso area of Dima Hasao due to sudden flooding. After a massive, multi-agency rescue operation involving the Indian Navy, National ...Read More >
Mizoram Governor Gen (retd) V K Singh's move to impose Governor's rule in the Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC) in view of its "constant political instabilty" has upset the Lalduhoma-led Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) government, which has criticised him for allegedly undermining the democratic norms. Since its current term began in 2023, the CADC has seen two mass defections and two no-confidence motions with the first-ever BJP-led executive committee of the Council toppled last month, ...Read More >
JOWAI/SHILLONG, July 8: Following the recent case of arson in the volatile Lapangap village in West Jaintia Hills over unauthorised sapling plantation by authorities and people from Assam's West Karbi Anglong district, Deputy Chief Minister Sniawbhalang Dhar on Tuesday paid a visit to the village to assess the situation and to assure the locals of the government's commitment to resolve the turmoil in Lapangap. Lapangap has been in the news after villagers from Meghalaya uprooted sandalwood sapl ...Read More >
Aizawl (Mizoram) [India], July 8 (ANI): The Mizoram Council of Ministers has urged Governor General VK Singh to reconsider his recent decision to dissolve the Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC) and impose Governor's Rule, expressing concerns that the move undermines democratic norms and disregards the majority status of the Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) within the Council. The Cabinet stated that the Governor's official notification, which claimed that the "opinion of the Council of Mini ...Read More >
Guwahati, July 7: A war of words has broken out between Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Gaurav Gogoi over alleged corruption linked to the under-construction house of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) Chief Executive Member (CEM) Tuliram Ronghang. On Monday, Chief Minister Sarma asserted that any attempt to discredit Karbi Anglong by individuals "acting at the behest of hostile forces like Pakistan" would not hold ground. His ...Read More >
Aizawl: Mizoram Governor Vijay Kumar Singh on Monday imposed Governor's rule in the Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC) following constant political instability that has rocked the 20-member council in south Mizoram's Lawngtlai district. The Governor's rule will last for six months. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! State District Council and Minority Affairs Secretary Lalmalsawma Pachuau issued a notification stating that the Governor firml ...Read More >
Aizawl: Mizoram governor Gen VK Singh on Monday imposed governor's rule in the Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC) for six months, exercising powers conferred under Sub-Para (2) of Para 16 and Para 20BB of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution of India.The decision has been taken by Singh in response to the frequent changes in leadership resulting in political instability and persistent maladministration that have hampered effective governance in the CADC.A BJP leader said an inquiry comm ...Read More >
Guwahati, Jun 5 (PTI) The Assam Congress on Thursday demanded a CBI inquiry into alleged illegal stone mining in Karbi Anglong district in violation of a Supreme Court order. Addressing a press conference here, former Rajya Sabha member Ripun Bora also alleged that Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council Chief Executive Member Tuliram Ronghang was allowing illegal activities in the district in nexus with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Also Read | World Environment Day 2025: Italian Deputy PM Ant ...Read More >
Guwahati, Jun 5 (PTI) The Assam Congress on Thursday demanded a CBI inquiry into alleged illegal stone mining in Karbi Anglong district in violation of a Supreme Court order. Addressing a press conference here, former Rajya Sabha member Ripun Bora also alleged that Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council Chief Executive Member Tuliram Ronghang was allowing illegal activities in the district in nexus with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. "Large-scale illegal stone mining is taking place in the hill ...Read More >
Aizawl, Dec 12 (PTI) A day after Chakma Autonomous District Council's chief executive member Rasik Mohan Chakma was removed from his position through a no-confidence motion, 13 ruling MNF members joined opposition camps, leaving the 20-member council without a majority party to form the executive body. BJP Chakma district president Durjya Dhan Chakma said eight council members of the Mizoram National Front (MNF) joined the party at a function held at Chakma council headquarters in Kamalanagar o ...Read More >
Aizawl, Dec 12 (PTI) A day after Chakma Autonomous District Council's chief executive member Rasik Mohan Chakma was removed from his position through a no-confidence motion, 13 ruling MNF members joined opposition camps, leaving the 20-member council without a majority party to form the executive body. BJP Chakma district president Durjya Dhan Chakma said eight council members of the Mizoram National Front (MNF) joined the party at a function held at Chakma council headquarters in Kamalanagar o ...Read More >
Aizawl: The political situation in the Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC) remains uncertain following the removal of chief executive member (CEM) Rasik Mohan Chakma through a no-confidence vote on Wednesday. No party currently holds sufficient seats to establish governance in the council. Mizo National Front (MNF), which initially secured control of the 11th CADC by winning 10 seats in the May 9, 2023 elections and gaining support from 4 additional council members, now retains only one M ...Read More >
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