Aizawl, July 6 (IANS) The Assam Rifles, in coordination with the Excise and Narcotics Department, seized highly addictive methamphetamine tablets worth approximately Rs 3.30 crore in eastern Mizoram’s Champhai district, officials said on Monday. A defence spokesman said that acting on specific intelligence inputs, troops of the Assam Rifles, in association with the Excise and Narcotics Department, carried out a joint operation in the Zote area of Champhai district, which shares a mountainous int…
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Guwahati, July 6 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has unearthed an alleged Rs 1,500 crore money laundering network linked to the smuggling of foreign-origin betel nut (areca nut) from Myanmar into India, with searches conducted across four states leading to the seizure of Rs 1.30 crore in cash and the freezing of 33 bank accounts, officials said on Monday. The searches were carried out on July 3 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) at 20 locations spread across Assam, Mi…
Aizawl, July 5 (IANS) Mizoram Governor General Vijay Kumar Singh (Retd) on Sunday expressed confidence that the women of the state would play a pivotal role in the successful implementation of initiatives aimed at building a Viksit Mizoram, thereby contributing significantly to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a Viksit Bharat by 2047. On the occasion of the 52nd Foundation Day of the Mizo Hmeichhe Insuihkhawm Pawl (MHIP), one of Mizoram’s oldest and largest women’s organisations, the Gov…
Aizawl, July 4 (IANS) Mizoram has become the first among the 16 states and two Union Territories currently undertaking the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls to achieve 100 per cent digitisation of the enumeration process, the state’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Garima Gupta, said here on Saturday.The draft electoral rolls under the ongoing SIR-2026 were published in all 11 districts of the state on Saturday. Following the publication of the draft rolls, the Chief Electoral O…
Imphal, July 2 (IANS) The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Thursday emphasised that robust inter-agency coordination remains the cornerstone of India’s efforts to combat drug trafficking and realise the vision of a ‘Drug-Free India’. To further strengthen coordination among enforcement agencies, the NCB held the quarterly state-level Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) meeting for Manipur at the state Police Headquarters in Imphal on Thursday.According to a post on the NCB’s official X handle, t…
Aizawl, July 2 (IANS) Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Thursday said that corruption remains one of the biggest obstacles to good governance and the overall development of the state, stressing that eliminating the menace requires the collective commitment of both citizens and government employees. Releasing the first-ever Annual Report of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for 2025-2026 at the Chief Minister’s Conference Hall, Lalduhoma said that combating corruption is not the responsibility o…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) When Narendra Modi first took over as Prime Minister in 2014, there was extensive focus on the northeastern states. While developmental works were sanctioned, plenty of emphasis was given to security considering that these were bordering states. The tightening of security in these states not only kept the borders secure, but also led to a collapse in the cultivation of marijuana. Now, this security crackdown in the Northeast drives demand for marijuana from Nepal.The mar…
Agartala/Guwahati, July 1 (IANS) Even as parts of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh were battered by heavy rains and floods, seven of the eight Northeastern states, barring Sikkim, recorded a massive deficiency in monsoon rainfall during June due to weak rain-bearing systems over the Bay of Bengal, the absence of active monsoon troughs, and the influence of El Nino, India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials said on Wednesday. According to IMD data, the Northeastern region, comprising eight state…
Imphal, July 1 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Wednesday reiterated that his government remains firmly committed to eradicating the drug menace through coordinated, sustained and multi-agency efforts. After meeting Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Deputy Director General (Northeast Region) R. Sudhakar, the Chief Minister said the state government is resolutely pursuing its fight against drug trafficking and narcotics abuse through a comprehensive strategy involving both enf…
New Delhi/Guwahati/Itanagar, June 30 (IANS) Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jyotiraditya M. Scindia on Tuesday reviewed the flood situation across the Northeast following incessant rainfall over the past several days and assured the affected states of full support from the Centre. Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju also visited Arunachal Pradesh to assess th…