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Voting underway in Nagaland amid ENPOs poll abstention
North East

Voting underway in Nagaland amid ENPO's poll abstention

Nagaland, April 19: The voting process for Nagaland's single Lok Sabha seat began on Friday morning, even as the Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Organisation (ENPO) chose to refrain from participating in the parliamentary elections. Contesting for the Nagaland Parliamentary Lok Sabha...
Violence mars first phase of Lok Sabha elections in Inner Manipur Constituency
North East

Violence mars first phase of Lok Sabha elections in Inner Manipur Constituency

Imphal, April 19: As citizens of Inner Manipur constituency participate in the democratic exercise of polling for the first phase of Lok Sabha Election, 2024, the day has been overshadowed by incidents of violence, despite stringent security measures in place.The tranquility of the polling process...
ENPO declares total shut down in Eastern Nagaland on eve of LS Polls
North East

ENPO declares total shut down in Eastern Nagaland on eve of LS Polls

Nagaland, Apr 18:Tension grips Nagaland on the eve of the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls, as Eastern Nagaland districts will enter an indefinite total shutdown on Thursday night.Under the authority of the Eastern Nagaland Public Emergency. The shutdown will take effect at 6 p.m. on April 18,...
Mizoram all set for polling on April 19
North East

Mizoram all set for polling on April 19

Aizawl, April 18: The preparation for filling up of 1-Mizoram (ST) Parliamentary Constituency, General Election to the Lok Sabha, 2024, which is to be held on April 19, 2024, has reached its final stage. Out of the 1,276 polling stations, there are 168 P-2 polling stations (polling stations that...
Suspended BJP MLA joins Congress party in Manipur
North East

Suspended BJP MLA joins Congress party in Manipur

Imphal, Apr 18: Former MLA of Hiyangalam Assembly constituency E. Dwijamani Singh, who was suspended from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), joined Congress just days after he was suspended from the primary membership for six months.K Saratkumar, General Secretary of the BJP, said in a telephonic...
Bridge in West Garo Hills collapses, probe underway
North East

Bridge in West Garo Hills collapses, probe underway

Shillong, Apr 17: A bridge in West Garo Hills collapsed after two "overloaded trucks" tried to cross over and "smuggle sugar to Bangladesh" with the connivance of “deputy commissioners, police chiefs of West, South and North Garo Hills districts and customs officials.” In this regard, a...
40 election officials airlifted to remote polling stations in Arunachal Pradesh
North East

40 election officials airlifted to remote polling stations in Arunachal Pradesh

Itanagar, Apr 17: A batch of 40 election officials, including police personnel, was airlifted to four remote polling stations in Arunachal Pradesh’s Kra Daadi district to facilitate polling for the simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections scheduled for April 19.The officials, accompanied by...
Ten candidates from Manipur clears UPSC 2023 examination
North East

Ten candidates from Manipur clears UPSC 2023 examination

Imphal, Apr 17: As many as ten bright individuals from the violence-hit state of Manipur cleared the prestigious UPSC examination. Candidates who cleared UPSC 2023 are Kshetrimayum Deepti Chanu 508 rank, Carolyn Hingthhianmawi 543 rank, Rahul Hijam 743 rank, Heikrujam Prasanjeet 757 rank,...
Mizoram: Student body demands resignation of MPSC Chairman
North East

Mizoram: Student body demands resignation of MPSC Chairman

Aizawl, April 16: The Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP)- the biggest students’ organisation, has demanded the resignation of Mizoram Public Service Commission (MPSC) Chairman J.C. Ramthanga as they allege that there are many irregularities in the recruitment of MPSC jobs.The MZP students continued to...
IMD predicts rain and thunderstorm in Northeast India
North East

IMD predicts rain and thunderstorm in Northeast India

Guwahati, April 16: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a weather bulletin predicting light to moderate rain, along with isolated thunderstorms and lightning, across several regions in the northeastern states of India for the next few days. Light to moderate rainfall...
Centre’s priority is to bring peace in Manipur by taking all communities on board: Shah
North East

Centre’s priority is to bring peace in Manipur by taking all communities on...

Imphal, April 15: Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday that the BJP-led central government’s priority is to establish peace in the ethnic strife-affected Manipur.This Lok Sabha election is between forces trying to break Manipur and those keeping it united, Shah said at a public meeting in...
SC refuses plea for voting facilities to 18,000 internally-displaced in Manipur polls
North East

SC refuses plea for voting facilities to 18,000 internally-displaced in Manipur...

New Delhi, April 15: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking voting facilities for around 18,000 people displaced internally due to the ethnic strife in Manipur for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.The polling for the two Lok Sabha seats in Manipur will be held in two phases...
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