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Mizo student body submits FIR over viral video of Manipur scholar of Mizoram University 
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Mizo student body submits FIR over viral video of Manipur scholar of Mizoram...

Aizawl, Jan 31: The Mizo Zirlai Pawl- the largest students’ apex body in the state- had submitted a First Information Report (FIR) to Vaivakawn Police Station in connection to the viral video of Teresa Ningthoujam, a Ph.D scholar at Mizoram University who was seen talking to members of Arambai...
Fresh outbreak of violence claims two lives in Manipur
North East

Fresh outbreak of violence claims two lives in Manipur

Imphal, Jan 31: Two people were killed in fresh violence in the bordering areas of Kangpokpi and Imphal West districts in Manipur on Tuesday.Sharing the official version of the incident, the police control room, Manipur Police, said in a press note on Tuesday evening, “On 30.01.2024, 2(two)...
Manipur’s Kombirei flower: A new addition to Indian Flora
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Manipur’s Kombirei flower: A new addition to Indian Flora

Imphal, Jan 31: Kombirei, a religiously associated flower of Manipur which had been misidentified for a long time, has been finally identified as Japanese iris (Iris laevigata) and has become a newly added flower to the Indian flora, according to the latest edition of the Indian Journal of...
Nagaland can consider oil & gas exploration in uncontested areas, says Hardeep Singh Puri
North East

Nagaland can consider oil & gas exploration in uncontested areas, says Hardeep...

Studies have shown the region lying along the Nagaland-Assam border could potentially become one of the largest onshore oil & gas fields in India.
Sikkim mountaineer Manita Pradhan conquers South Americas highest peak
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Sikkim mountaineer Manita Pradhan conquers South America's highest peak

-By Nitesh R PradhanSikkim, Jan 30: Sikkim's intrepid mountaineer, Manita Pradhan, reached new heights on January 29, scaling the pinnacle of Mount Aconcagua in the Andes range. This accomplishment marks another significant step in Pradhan's relentless pursuit of the Seven Summits, a challenge...
SC issues notice on plea for SIT probe in award of contracts to Arunachal CM’s Family
North East

SC issues notice on plea for SIT probe in award of contracts to Arunachal CM’s...

Itanagar, Jan 29: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to issue a notice in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the alleged irregular allotment of public contracts to companies owned by relatives of Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema...
Sikkims art luminary, Jordan Lepcha, secures Padma Shri recognition
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Sikkim's art luminary, Jordan Lepcha, secures Padma Shri recognition

-By Nitesh R PradhanSikkim, Jan 29: Sikkim celebrates as Jordan Lepcha, known for his expertise in Bamboo Craft, is honoured with the prestigious Padma Shri Award. Familiarly known as the "Lepcha Maestro," Jordan, a master Bamboo Craftsman from Mangan, has dedicated a quarter-century to...
CoTU demands deputation of non-Manipuri officers in all sectors of Kuki Zo dominated areas
North East

CoTU demands deputation of non-Manipuri officers in all sectors of Kuki Zo...

Imphal, Jan 28: Following the fresh violence reported in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Saturday, an influential Kuki organisation sharply reacted by demanding non-Manipuri central security officers in Kuki Zo dominated areas.In a statement, the COTU vehemently condemned the incident where Kuki Zo...
Sikkim BJP leaders in huddle with eye on LS and State polls
North East

Sikkim BJP leaders in huddle with eye on LS and State polls

Gangtok, Jan 28: Leaders of the BJP in Sikkim held a meeting to take stock of the party's organisational strength with an eye on the Lok Sabha polls and assembly elections, which are held simultaneously in the state. The meeting, held on Saturday, was attended by the party's state president DR...
Manipur: Village volunteer killed in gunfight in Kangpokpi
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Manipur: Village volunteer killed in gunfight in Kangpokpi

Imphal, Jan 27: Fresh violence continue to be reported in Manipur as one village volunteer was killed while two others sustained injuries after a gunfight between two armed groups took place in Kangpokpi district on Saturday morning, police said. According to reports, a few armed miscreants entered...
Over 1 kg of Heroin seized in Mizoram, one Myanmar national among apprehended
North East

Over 1 kg of Heroin seized in Mizoram, one Myanmar national among apprehended

Aizawl, Jan 27: The Excise and Narcotics Department on January 25 and 26 seized over a kilogram of heroin at Kolasib district.On the evening of January 25, the Excise and Narcotics seized 1.53 kgs of Heroin (96 soap cases) from the possessions of Kapthanruma (42) s/o Hlawntaia (L), Khawmawi, Myanmar...
Mizoram wants to resume border talks with Assam
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Mizoram wants to resume border talks with Assam

Aizawl, Jan 26: Mizoram wants to resume the discussions with Assam to resolve the decades-old border dispute at the earliest, an official said on Thursday.A meeting of the newly-reconstituted boundary committee, chaired by Home Minister K Sapdanga, deliberated on the issue during the day and...
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