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    Manipur women stage protest demanding removal of security forces from Moreh
    North East

    Manipur women stage protest demanding removal of security forces from Moreh

    Imphal, Jul 31: Over 1,000 women on Monday staged a protest in Manipur's Churachandpur demanding immediate removal of state police forces from Moreh town. They have threatened to launch a massive agitation in all the hill districts if their demand is not met. On July 28, thousands of Kuki-Zo...
    SC refuses to entertain PIL seeking SIT probe into Manipur violence
    North East

    SC refuses to entertain PIL seeking SIT probe into Manipur violence

    New Delhi, Jul 31: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a fresh PIL on the Manipur violence seeking among other things a SIT probe into alleged poppy cultivation and narco-terrorism. It asked for a “more specific” petition and said this one was “very difficult” to entertain because it...
    Students assault cooks at NIT-Silchar alleging mobile phone theft, 3 guards suspended
    Assam

    Students assault cooks at NIT-Silchar alleging mobile phone theft, 3 guards...

    Silchar, Jul 31: At least three private security guards of NIT-Silchar were suspended after a group of students beat up the cooks of the college suspecting that they have stole a mobile phone, officials said on Monday. A video of the students thrashing the three cooks, alleging that they stole a...
    Mizoram awaits Centres assistance for providing shelter to 12,600 people from Manipur
    North East

    Mizoram awaits Centre's assistance for providing shelter to 12,600 people from...

    Aizawl, Jul 31: The Mizoram government is still waiting for financial assistance from the Centre for providing shelter to over 12,600 people from ethnic strife-torn Manipur, a senior official said. Mizoram Home Commissioner and Secretary H Lalengmawia said that Chief Minister Zoramthanga had, in...
    Assam Assembly witness to many important discussions: Himanta Biswa Sarma
    Guwahati

    Assam Assembly witness to many important discussions: Himanta Biswa Sarma

    Guwahati, Jul 30: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said the state Assembly, among the oldest in the country, getting a new building is a milestone event. He hoped that the legislators will continue to work for the people and the state, with the Assembly having enacted...
    Smart Tea villages empowering Assams small tea growers
    Assam

    Smart Tea villages' empowering Assam's small tea growers

    Guwahati, Jul 30: Assam's small tea growers, forming the backbone of the 200-year-old tea industry, have long faced challenges of getting remunerative prices, limited access to resources and markets but an initiative to create 'Smart Tea villages' has brought in changes, leading to their...
    LS Speaker to inaugurate conference on natural disaster management in Shillong
    North East

    LS Speaker to inaugurate conference on natural disaster management in Shillong

    Shillong, July 29: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will inaugurate the 20th annual conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association India Region here on Saturday.The four-day conference will deliberate on natural disasters and strategies for management with special reference to the northeast...
    Tripura to get weekend tourism hub at iconic Ujjayanta Palace
    North East

    Tripura to get weekend tourism hub at iconic Ujjayanta Palace

    Agartala, July 29: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha will inaugurate a weekend tourism hub at the Ujjayanta Palace on Sunday.Addressing a press conference on Friday, Tourism Minister Sushanta Chowdhury said the area where the palace is located will be declared a no-traffic zone on Saturdays and...
    319 pregnant women received healthcare in Manipur since onset of crisis: Govt to LS
    North East

    319 pregnant women received healthcare in Manipur since onset of crisis: Govt to...

    New Delhi, July 29: As many as 319 pregnant women, including 19 in the high-risk category, have received crucial antenatal care in strife-torn Manipur, while 139 pregnant women have given birth to babies since the onset of the current crisis in the state till July 24, the government informed...
    Delegation of opposition MPs leaves for Manipur
    National

    Delegation of opposition MPs leaves for Manipur

    New Delhi, July 29: A delegation of 20 INDIA bloc MPs will visit Manipur over the weekend to assess the ground situation first-hand and then make recommendations to the government and Parliament for a solution to the problems in the violence-hit state. Ahead of the visit, Congress' deputy leader...
    Railway Board accords final location survey approval for Zubza-Imphal project
    Guwahati

    Railway Board accords final location survey approval for Zubza-Imphal project

    Guwahati, Jul 28: The Railway Board has accorded its approval for the final location survey (FLS) of the 140-km-long new railway line project between Zubza in Nagaland and Manipur's capital Imphal. The Zubza-Imphal project will provide direct connectivity between the two northeastern states,...
    Manipur: Two security personnel injured in gunfight with militants
    North East

    Manipur: Two security personnel injured in gunfight with militants

    Imphal, Jul 28: Two security personnel, including an Army jawan, were injured in a gun-battle with militants in Manipur's Bishnupur district, officials said. The gunfight broke out in Phoubakchao Ikhai area, around 50 km from state capital Imphal, on Thursday morning and continued for around 15...
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