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Eight killed, 12 injured in multiple landslides in Nagaland's Mon

Eight killed, 12 injured in multiple landslides in Nagaland's Mon

At least eight people died, and twelve others were injured following massive landslide incidents that occurred in multiple locations in Nagaland’s Mon district on Sunday. Wennyei Konyak, Deputy Commissioner of Mon district, told ANI over the phone that so far, four bodies have been recovered, and four others are still under the debris. “Eight people have died in the landslide incidents triggered by incessant heavy rainfall that occurred in multiple locations in Mon district. The most affected areas are Mon town and Tizit. The heavy rainfall started at around 1 am, and we received information about landslide incidents at around 6-7 am. SDRF, police, Assam Rifles, NDRF teams and locals are engaged in search and rescue operations. So far, we have recovered 4 bodies, including three females and a male, from the debris. 12 others were injured. Search and rescue operations are underway in multiple locations,” Wennyei Konyak said. He further said that several houses were damaged in the landslide incidents. Meanwhile, BJP Nagaland State President Benjamin Yepthomi expressed deep sorrow over the tragic landslides …

Google Maps misleads Assam Police into Nagaland; locals hold them captive | Latest News India

Google Maps misleads Assam Police into Nagaland; locals hold them captive | Latest News India

Google Maps, an application intended to help commuters reach their desired destination, led a team of Assam Police into Nagaland’s Mokokchung district during a raid, resulting in locals attacking and holding them captive for a night, PTI reported citing an official. Google Maps navigation showed police the location to be a tea garden in Assam. (Representative/Unsplash) The incident took place on Tuesday night when a 16-member team of the Jorhat District Police was carrying out a raid to nab an accused, a senior Assam Police officer said. He said that Google Maps showed a tea garden area in Assam. But in reality, the location was actually inside Nagaland. “The team went inside Nagaland in pursuit of the criminal due to confusion and misleading guidance on GPS,” he added. The locals, however, mistook the police team for miscreants with sophisticated arms and detained them. Since 13 of the 16 officers were in civil dress, the confusion among the locals only grew. “They also attacked the team and one of our personnel was injured,” the senior official …