Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma kicks off the commemoration of Thenzawl Peace City.

Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma inaugurated the Thenzawl Peace City Celebration at Thenzawl Bazar Veng on Monday, marking the start of Mizoram’s first planned Peace City. Addressing the gathering, Lalduhoma emphasized the town’s potential as a future-ready, peaceful city, stating, “Thenzawl Planned City is not intended to compete with Aizawl but to provide Mizoram with a peaceful, well-organised and future-ready modern city.” The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has already sanctioned ₹10 crore for Master Plan preparation, covering 108 sq. km with an aim to accommodate up to 10 lakh people. Community leaders and state officials hailed the project as a fulfillment of long-cherished local aspirations and a milestone for Mizoram’s urban development journey.

Gen. Waker-uz-Zaman, the head of the Bangladesh Army, meets with President Yunus to clear the papers pertaining to officer promotions.

After exercising restraint for more than a month, Bangladesh Army chief General Waker-uz-Zaman today took it upon himself to meet Chief Adviser Mohammad Yunus to obtain his approval on all pending files related to the promotion of officers in the ranks of lieutenant colonels, colonels and brigadiers. Amid speculation tied to the deteriorating law and order situation, Gen Zaman also urged Yunus to delink the names of officers facing prosecution in the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) for their alleged involvement during the July-August 2024 uprising. In addition, the Army chief met President Mohammad Shahabuddin ‘Chuppu’ for the presidential seal on all 70 files concerning officer promotions, completing the clearance process in one go after a month-long wait.

A lightning strike on the border between Assam and Meghalaya killed one person and injured three.

A lightning strike in the remote Lampi region along the Assam-Meghalaya border claimed one life and left three others injured on Monday afternoon, officials confirmed. The deceased, 47-year-old Mongal Ray from Gohalkona in Assam’s Kamrup district, was killed instantly inside his home. Three men—Tikhor Boro, Dhaneswar Boro, and Parimal Boro—daily wage workers from Gohalkona, were injured and are currently stable under observation at Boko Primary Health Centre. Authorities have completed formalities and ex gratia assistance will be provided to the victim’s family. The incident has highlighted concerns over the lack of protective infrastructure in remote areas during the monsoon season.

In West Bengal, close to India, the BSF confiscates gold valued at Rs 5 crore.-The border with Bangladesh.

In a major crackdown on cross-border smuggling, the Border Security Force (BSF) seized 43 gold biscuits weighing 5.017 kg, worth around ₹5 crore, during a special operation near the Indo-Bangladesh border in West Bengal’s Coochbehar district on August 30. Acting on specific intelligence, troops of the 138 Battalion under Guwahati Frontier intercepted the consignment, which was being smuggled into India from Bangladesh through a sensitive stretch of the border.

BSF officials said the seizure underscores intensified efforts to curb gold smuggling and other transnational crimes in North Bengal, a known hotspot for contraband movement. An investigation has been launched to trace the networks behind the attempted smuggling.