Bangladesh rebels training in Mizoram, claims former armed group

Bangladesh rebels training in Mizoram, claims former armed group

GUWAHATI An association of former extremists in Mizoram has threatened to take action if the government fails to uproot the training camps of a Bangladeshi armed group in the State. In a statement on Wednesday, the Aizawl-based Peace Accord MNF Returnees’ Association (PAMRA) claimed Chakma rebels from Bangladesh were undergoing military training in the Lunglei … Read more

Suspend synod decision on Mass celebrations, demands lay group

Suspend synod decision on Mass celebrations, demands lay group

A lay people’s group in the Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese has demanded that the Syro-Malabar synod’s decision on liturgy be suspended, and a commission be constituted by Rome to look into what the group called “sabotage” of the synod’s decision on Mass celebration. In a public statement, the lay group, Almaya Munnettam, alleged that the synod’s decision … Read more

Multiple weapons, drugs and cash seized from Myanmar-based militant group CKLA, says Manipur CM

Multiple weapons, drugs and cash seized from Myanmar-based militant group CKLA, says Manipur CM

Photo: Twitter/@NBirenSingh In a major breakthrough, Manipur Police, in a joint operation with the central armed forces personnel, seized multiple weapons, ammunition, drugs and cash from Myanmar-based militant group CKLA, Chief Minister N. Biren Singh said on Monday. Taking to his official handle on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, CM Biren Singh posted, “The … Read more

Sena Split: Shinde group urge separate hearing on disqualification plea, Uddhav camp counters

Sena Split: Shinde group urge separate hearing on disqualification plea, Uddhav camp counters

For representation. | Photo Credit: File The Shiv Sena faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde requested Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Thursday for separate hearings on disqualification petitions filed against them, while the Uddhav Thackeray-led Sena group argued that all petitions shared the same ground and could be heard together. Though the hearing … Read more

I-T department searches 40 premises of Kashmir’s prominent business group

I-T department searches 40 premises of Kashmir’s prominent business group

Teams of the Income Tax (I-T) department conducted searches at over 40 premises belonging to a business group in Kashmir and Delhi, officials said on Wednesday. “During the search operation, incriminating documents, handwritten diaries, and digital devices have been seized. Variation in stock has also been noticed in the various factories and retail outlets. Evidence of undisclosed … Read more

NCC cadets from Tirupati group bag medals in sainik camp competitions, given rousing welcome

NCC cadets from Tirupati group bag medals in sainik camp competitions, given rousing welcome

Tirupati Mayor R. Sireesha Yadav felicitating the cadets who returned home from New Delhi with medals at NCC Nagar in Tirupati on Thursday. It was a hero’s welcome for the champions who returned home with medals from the national capital. Seventeen cadets from the NCC Tirupati group gave a stupendous performance at the recently held … Read more

New Assam extremist group worries Meghalaya villagers 

New Assam extremist group worries Meghalaya villagers 

GUWAHATI A new extremist organisation in Assam has made the border villagers in Meghalaya edgy, an MLA has told the 60-member Meghalaya Assembly.  Nujorki Sungoh, an MLA representing the United Democratic Party, said the birth of the United People’s Front of Karbi Longri (UPFKL) a few months ago could spell trouble for the people of … Read more

Group of Ministers holds talks with employees unions on GPS

Group of Ministers holds talks with employees unions on GPS

Group of Ministers (GoM) including Buggana Rajendranath (Finance), Audimulapu Suresh (Municipal Administration & Urban Development), Botcha Satyananarayana (Education) and Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy (Govt Advisor for Public Affairs) along with the concerning officers participated in a meeting with the employees unions over the disputes related to salaries on Tuesday at Secretariat: Photo credits: Special Arrangement. While … Read more

G20 Working Group Meeting | We must mobilise private finance for disaster risk reduction: P.K. Mishra

G20 Working Group Meeting | We must mobilise private finance for disaster risk reduction: P.K. Mishra

The Third Meeting of the G20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group was held in Chennai on Monday, July 24, 2023 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Over the past few years, India has completely transformed the way disaster risk reduction is financed, said Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, P. K. Mishra. Speaking at the Third Meeting of the … Read more