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Man shot dead in Manipur; Banned outfit claims responsibility
North East

Man shot dead in Manipur; Banned outfit claims responsibility

Guwahati, July 21: Amid the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur, a man was shot dead in Imphal East district by an insurgency group on Saturday.According to reports, the incident took place at Tekcham under Lamlain police station, where the deceased, RK Prithibi Singh, was blindfolded, his hands tied...
Meghalaya: NPP MLA apologises after assaulting watchman
North East

Meghalaya: NPP MLA apologises after assaulting watchman

Shillong, July 21: National People’s Party MLA Subir Marak tendered a public apology for assaulting a watchman during an altercation at a guest house in Meghalaya’s Shillong.In a video that went viral, the legislator from Rangsakona Garo Hills was seen assaulting the watchman in the parking lot of...
Over 100 students return to Tripura from Bangladesh amid protests
North East

Over 100 students return to Tripura from Bangladesh amid protests

Guwahati, Jul 21: Amid the ongoing unrest in Bangladesh, as many as 150 Indian students from Bangladesh arrived in Tripura through the Integrated Check Post.The Indian students arrived in Tripura’s Agartala on Saturday.According to the Ministry of External Affairs, over 780 Indian students have...
Manipur: Seven bombs defused in Imphal East during joint operation
North East

Manipur: Seven bombs defused in Imphal East during joint operation

The operation was initiated by intelligence reports received by an army column, alerting them on the presence of IEDs weighing 33 kg post which a specialised bomb-disposal unit neutralised the IEDs.
Fire breaks out at Mizoram’s Darlawn village, dog burnt to death
North East

Fire breaks out at Mizoram’s Darlawn village, dog burnt to death

Mizoram, July 19: On Friday night a massive fire broke out at Mizoram's Darlawn village around midnight, destroying 2 Assam-type buildings, 1 RCC building and partly destroyed another RCC building. As per reports, no human lives were lost in the incident. However, a dog that got stuck in one of the...
Bangladesh Unrest: Indian students evacuate through Dawki, 673 return safely
North East

Bangladesh Unrest: Indian students evacuate through Dawki, 673 return safely

Shillong, Jul 20: With violence intensifying in Bangladesh, the mass departure of Indian students from Bangladesh has continued for the second day on Friday with 363 students safely returning to India through the Dawki land port.The total number of students who have now safely crossed over from...
Tripura Panchayat polls: More than 10k candidates file nominations
North East

Tripura Panchayat polls: More than 10k candidates file nominations

Agartala, July 20: The State Election Commission of Tripura has received more than ten thousand nominations for the three-tier panchayat elections. The elections are slated to be held for posts in Zilla Parishads, Panchayat Samitis and Gram Panchayats–the elected bodies that act as the primary...
Tripura: Mother hacked to death by son, severed head found lying with body
North East

Tripura: Mother hacked to death by son, severed head found lying with body

Agartala, Jul 17: In a horrific incident, a mentally challenged youth killed his mother using a machete at their residence located in the Ratanpur area of the Khowai district in Tripura.The accused, identified as Haricharan Jhara (26) is the youngest of the five sons of the deceased—Parbati...
Former Sikkim Minister R.C. Poudyal found dead in Bangladesh
North East

Former Sikkim Minister R.C. Poudyal found dead in Bangladesh

Gangtok, Jul 17: In a tragic incident, the body of R.C. Poudyal, former Deputy Speaker and Minister of Sikkim, has been discovered in a river in Bangladesh after an intensive search operation.Poudyal, who was last seen on July 7, had gone missing after leaving his residence in Chota Singtam, Sikkim,...
Tripura students death: Situation in Ganda Twisa improving amid heavy security
North East

Tripura student's death: Situation in Ganda Twisa improving amid heavy security

Agartala, July 17: The situation in Ganda Twisa (Gandacherra) under the Dhalai district of Tripura appears to be improving gradually as the main market resumed to function in its usual course after a brief hiatus of three days. Ever since the violence broke out in as many as seven locations on the...
Supreme Court gets first judge from Manipur
National

Supreme Court gets first judge from Manipur

Imphal, July 16: The Apex Court of India on Tuesday notified the appointment of justices N Kotiswar Singh and R Mahadevan as the judges of the Supreme Court, with the former being the first judge from Manipur to be appointed as a judge of the top court. The top court in the country has now regained...
Arunachal Pradesh: Man dies in NHPC river dam tunnel collapse
North East

Arunachal Pradesh: Man dies in NHPC river dam tunnel collapse

Margherita, Jul 16: A tragic incident took place in Arunachal Pradesh where a person died after a CCVT tunnel collapsed.The incident occurred in Arunachal Pradesh’s Lower Dibang Valley district when the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) river dam project was going on.As per sources,...
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