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Water crisis looms large due to heat wave condition in Meghalaya
North East

Water crisis looms large due to heat wave condition in Meghalaya

Shillong, May 2: Meghalaya is reeling under severe heat waves and dry spell conditions and due to this, one of the most important reservoirs supplying drinking water to the state capital residents is drying up.There has been a rainfall deficiency all over the state during the month of April and this...
Incessant rain & storms wreak havoc in Manipur
North East

Incessant rain & storms wreak havoc in Manipur

Imphal, May 2: Fierce storms, accompanied by heavy rain, wreaked havoc in several parts of Manipur.In rural areas of Imphal East, houses with tin roofs were totally damaged in the early morning on Thursday.Furthermore, disturbing weather conditions prevailing in the state led to power lines being...
Three more petrol bomb attacks in Meghalaya; two in police stations
North East

Three more petrol bomb attacks in Meghalaya; two in police stations

Shillong, May 2: Three more petrol bombs rocked the state capital of Meghalaya, two inside police stations, with Meghalaya police seemingly finding it helpless to stop these attacks or identify the perpetrators. Nobody was hurt in these attacks.One petrol bomb was hurled at the Sadar Police station,...
Women-led protesters snatched 11 armed miscreants from army in Manipur
North East

Women-led protesters snatched 11 armed miscreants from army in Manipur

Imphal, May 1: As many as 11 armed miscreants belonging to the Meitei community in the violence that hit Manipur were snatched away from a team of the Army's Mahar Regiment by a group of women-led protesters on Tuesday.Furthermore, the officials were also stopped from taking away the arms and...
Petrol bomb attack in Jowai police reserve, two vehicles damaged
North East

Petrol bomb attack in Jowai police reserve, two vehicles damaged

Meghalaya, May 1: After the petrol bomb attack at the Deputy Chief Minister's residence, a petrol bomb was hurled inside the police reserve in West Jaintia Hills district by arsonists, damaging two police vehicles on Tuesday.According to sources, the arsonists hurled the petrol bomb(s) at about 2.30...
Nagaland: Indefinite shutter down lifted; Govt responds to illegal taxation
North East

Nagaland: Indefinite shutter down lifted; Govt responds to illegal taxation

Nagaland, April 30: The Confederation of Nagaland Chamber of Commerce and Industries (CNCCI), which called for a state-wide shutter down, in line with the Dimapur Chamber of Commerce and Industries (DCCI)’s protest against multiple taxation by Naga Political Groups (NPGs), lifted the ban on shops...
Manipur: Tension escalates in Kumbi as women block security convoy
North East

Manipur: Tension escalates in Kumbi as women block security convoy

Imphal, April 30: Tension has escalated in Kumbi, located in Bishnupur district of Manipur, as women blocked a security convoy on Tuesday.The unrest began after combined security forces apprehended several village volunteers, along with two vehicles and arms. The arrests reportedly occurred in the...
Tripura BJP leader arrested for slapping poll official
North East

Tripura BJP leader arrested for slapping poll official

Agartala, April 30: In a significant political development, BJP North Tripura district unit president Kajal Das was arrested for slapping a poll official in full public view.He had been subsequently produced before the court on Monday, a statement from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer...
Gangtok Municipal Corporation halts Star Mall construction over compliance concerns
North East

Gangtok Municipal Corporation halts Star Mall construction over compliance...

Sikkim, April 30: Gangtok Municipal Corporation (GMC) has cracked down on the construction of Star Mall at New Market, serving a notice to halt all construction activities immediately. The notice, dated April 26, was directed to Rupesh Kumar, Director of Star Mall, highlighting various compliance...
Nagaland: Huge cache of military-grade weapons recovered near Myanmar border
North East

Nagaland: Huge cache of military-grade weapons recovered near Myanmar border

Nagaland, April 30: The Assam Rifles, based on specific intelligence inputs, recovered a huge quantity of military-grade arms, ammunition, and other war-like stores near the Myanmar border in Nagaland’s Mon district. Defence PRO informed that the seizures were made after a search...
Re-polling in Manipur sees 16.68% voter turnout till 9am
North East

Re-polling in Manipur sees 16.68% voter turnout till 9am

Imphal, April 30: Re-polling is currently in progress, with stringent security measures at six polling stations across three assembly constituencies within the Outer Manipur parliamentary constituency on Tuesday.The re-polling is held because voting could not be completed during the second phase of...
Truck catches fire in Meghalaya, driver injured
North East

Truck catches fire in Meghalaya, driver injured

Shillong, Apr 29: A truck on National Highway 40 in Ri-Bhoi district caught fire on Monday while the driver and his assistant were asleep, resulting in a minor injury to the driver.According to the police, the incident happened at Umsaw Nongkharai on the NH at around 2.30 pm, while the driver and...
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