Nagaland Police have arrested three persons from Manipur and seized around 3 kg of suspected narcotic substances after intercepting two vehicles in Chümoukedima district, officials said on Wednesday. The seizure was made near Patkai Bridge Junction at around 2.10 pm following intelligence inputs about the transportation of narcotic substances. Acting on the information, a police…
Manipur’s Rajkumari Lanchenbi Chanu has created history by becoming the first Indian athlete to win a medal in Wushu at the Youth Olympic Games, securing bronze in the women’s Changquan combined event in Dakar on November 3. Chanu finished third with a combined score of 18.039 points, marking a significant achievement for Indian Wushu and…
Manipur Police seized 7.732 kg of suspected brown sugar and arrested a 29-year-old man during an anti-drug operation in Churachandpur district on October 27. In a separate operation in Thoubal district, security personnel recovered firearms, hand grenades, detonators and live ammunition during a joint search on October 28. According to reports, the drug seizure was…
Assam Rifles has apprehended a senior cadre of the United Kuki National Army (UKNA) and recovered a pistol, ammunition and two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during an operation in Manipur’s Churachandpur district. The operation was conducted at D Vaison village, where security personnel apprehended the individual, identified by the initials ANE. According to the available…
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on September 24 said differences of opinion could arise among members of the Election Commission, but maintained that the decision to conduct the nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was ultimately taken by the poll panel. Saha was responding to a demand by Opposition leader Jitendra Chaudhury for…
Nagaland filmmaker Theja Rio’s film Angh has won the Platform Prize at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), bringing international attention to a story rooted in the cultural history of 1960s Nagaland. The award was announced at TIFF on Sunday, September 20. The Platform jury praised the film for its “refreshing perspectives, strength of…
Meghalaya filmmaker and National Award winner Dominic Sangma was allegedly assaulted by two men near Rakap village along the Jollang-Rakap road in Itanagar on Wednesday evening after he intervened when students of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) were allegedly being harassed. Sangma, who heads the Department of Screenwriting at FTII’s Jote campus…
The Arunachal Pradesh University (APU) in Pasighat organised a 5.5-km mini marathon on Sunday as part of its month-long ‘Run for Vande Mataram @ 150’ celebrations, with 209 participants from across East Siang district taking part despite light rain. The event was organised by the Department of Mass Communication as a prelude to the three-day…
The Dimapur Police Commissionerate has given vehicle owners and drivers a 30-day compliance window to verify and update their vehicle documents, while making it clear that the period does not amount to any relaxation of the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. In a press release issued by the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime)/PRO,…
Nagaland Advisor for Water Resources Tongpang Ozukum has urged the Ministry of Jal Shakti to ensure the timely release of funds for water infrastructure projects in the state, pointing to Nagaland’s short working season and the challenges of completing projects within the stipulated time. Ozukum raised the issues at the Jal Shakti Departmental Summit, held…
