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Mizoram records 2,051 drug-related deaths since 1984; 12,839 injecting users identified

Aizawl, Oct 16 (UNI) Mizoram has recorded 2,051 drug-related deaths between 1984 and October 7, 2026, while the state had 12,839 injecting drug users as of December 31, 2025, according to figures presented by the Excise and Narcotics Department.

The figures were shared by department Joint Commissioner Peter Zohmingthanga during a drug abuse prevention campaign at Govt. Champhai College on Friday.
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Bengal: Five killed in two road accidents in East Burdwan on Vijaya Dashami

22 Oct 2026 | 10:55 PM

Burdwan, Oct 22 (UNI) Five people were killed in two separate road accidents in East Burdwan on Vijaya Dashami, police said.

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Bengal: Purulia shopkeeper bludgeoned to death; local youth arrested

22 Oct 2026 | 10:50 PM

Purulia, Oct 22 (UNI) A 50-year-old shopkeeper was allegedly bludgeoned to death with a hammer near Sainik School on the outskirts of Purulia town, with police arresting a local youth in connection with the murder.

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Meghalaya govt brief stakeholders to address concerns over Shillong Peak Ropeway Project

22 Oct 2026 | 10:41 PM

Shillong, Oct 22 (UNI) Meghalaya government officials, under the Department of Tourism, today held a stakeholders’ meeting on the proposed Shillong Peak Ropeway Project, implemented through the Meghalaya Ropeway Development Authority (MRDA), to clarify concerns and explain the project’s objectives and benefits.

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Tripura police team in Delhi for transit remand for arrested content creator Amir Shokeen

22 Oct 2026 | 9:58 PM

Agartala, Oct 22 (UNI) Following the arrest of Amir Shokeen, a social media content creator, over alleged racial slurs hurled at a young tribal man from Tripura, a police team from Tripura, with DSP Headquarters Samudra Debbarma at the helm, has traveled to Delhi this evening to secure Amir's transit remand to Agartala.

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Meghalaya investing in infrastructure and upscaling of economic livelihoods, says CM Sangma

22 Oct 2026 | 9:45 PM

Jengjal, Oct 22 (UNI) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Thursday said his government with concerted efforts is making investments in infrastructure, while also focusing on scaling up the economic livelihood of people through different interventions.

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