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    Mobile Internet ban: Manipur HC asks state govt to find ways to restore services
    North East

    Mobile Internet ban: Manipur HC asks state govt to find ways to restore services

    Imphal, Aug 12: The Manipur High Court has asked the state government to find ways to provide mobile internet services to people. The court was hearing a batch of pleas filed by various parties seeking restoration of mobile internet services which were blocked after violence broke out in the...
    Nepal ready to supply tomatoes to India; seeks easier access to market
    Business

    Nepal ready to supply tomatoes to India; seeks easier access to market

    Kathmandu, Aug 12: Nepal is ready to export tomatoes to India in bulk on a long-term basis to quell the skyrocketing prices but has sought easy access to the market and other necessary facilities. The neighbouring country's assurance came after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told Parliament on...
    140 police officers selected for Union Home Minister
    National

    140 police officers selected for Union Home Minister's Medal for Excellence in...

    New Delhi, Aug 12: The Union Home Ministry on Saturday announced that 140 police officers, including 15 from the CBI, 12 from the NIA and 10 from Uttar Pradesh, have been selected for this year's Union Home Minister's Medal for Excellence in Investigation. The awardees include 22 women officers,...
    All steps taken for free, fair, peaceful Tripura by-elections: CEO
    North East

    All steps taken for free, fair, peaceful Tripura by-elections: CEO

    Agartala, Aug 11: Tripura Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Punjeet Agarwal said all possible steps have been taken to ensure free, fair and peaceful by-election in two Assembly constituencies - Dhanpur and Boxanagar scheduled to be held on September 5. The CEO held a meeting with the Chief...
    Manipur: Meira Paibis stage protests over gangrape of 37-yr-old woman
    North East

    Manipur: Meira Paibis stage protests over gangrape of 37-yr-old woman

    Imphal, Aug 11: Meira Paibis, a collective of Meitei women, on Friday staged sit-in demonstrations across five districts of Imphal Valley in protest against the alleged gangrape of a 37-year-old woman in Churachandpur on May 3, when the ongoing ethnic violence started. The survivor alleged she was...
    NMC allows docs to refuse treatment of violent patients, relatives; bars endorsing drugs or getting gifts
    National

    NMC allows docs to refuse treatment of violent patients, relatives; bars...

    New Delhi, Aug 11: The National Medical Commission has allowed medical practitioners to refuse treatment in case of abusive and violent patients or relatives but they must ensure that the patient is not abandoned, a step aimed at checking instances of violence against doctors.The National...
    Manipur: Meira Paibis stage protests over gangrape of 37-yr-old woman
    North East

    Manipur: Meira Paibis stage protests over gangrape of 37-yr-old woman

    Imphal, Aug 11: Meira Paibis, a collective of Meitei women, on Friday staged sit-in demonstrations across five districts of Imphal Valley in protest against the alleged gangrape of a 37-year-old woman in Churachandpur on May 3, when the ongoing ethnic violence started. The survivor alleged she was...
    Lok Sabha adjourned sine die
    National

    Lok Sabha adjourned sine die

    New Delhi, Aug 11: Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Friday, bringing down the curtains on the Monsoon session which saw a no-confidence motion brought against the government being defeated. In his concluding remarks, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said the House functioned for 39 hours and saw...
    Tripura to convert Rokhia gas-based thermal plant to combined cycle power generation plant
    North East

    Tripura to convert Rokhia gas-based thermal plant to combined cycle power...

    Agartala, Aug 11: The Tripura government has initiated a comprehensive process to convert a gas-based thermal power plant to a combined cycle plant to double the power production, a senior official said on Friday. At present, Rokhia gas-based thermal plant run by Tripura State Electricity...
    Once orange bowl of Arunachal, Aalos orchards suffer as younger generations disinterested in cultivation
    North East

    Once 'orange bowl' of Arunachal, Aalo's orchards suffer as younger generations...

    Itanagar, Aug 11: Once known as the 'orange bowl' of Arunachal Pradesh, orchards in Aalo in West Siang district are suffering from lack of care as the younger generation has gravitated towards salaried jobs after showing disinterest in cultivation of the fruit. State Agriculture and Horticulture...
    WHO classifies ‘Eris’ Covid strain as ‘variant of interest’
    International

    WHO classifies ‘Eris’ Covid strain as ‘variant of interest’

    New Delhi, Aug 11: The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified the EG.5 strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus circulating in different parts of the world, including India, as a “variant of interest” but said it did not seem to pose more of a threat to public health than other...
    Ex-Manipur CM Ibobi Singh demands emergency Assembly session to end strife
    North East

    Ex-Manipur CM Ibobi Singh demands emergency Assembly session to end strife

    Imphal, Aug 10: Former Manipur chief minister and senior Congress leader Okram Ibobi Singh has demanded an emergency session of the Assembly to find a way to end the ethnic strife in the state. He said the Congress and 10 like-minded parties have been pressing the Governor and the state government...
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