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    False rape case against Arunachal man by sister-in-law lands his wife in jail
    North East

    False rape case against Arunachal man by sister-in-law lands his wife in jail

    Itanagar, Jul 28: A court in Arunachal Pradesh's East Siang district has sentenced a woman to a month in prison for making her minor sister file a false rape case against the convict's husband. The POCSO court of Special Judge Tageng Padoh in Pasighat on Thursday also slapped a fine of Rs 20,000...
    Fake currency notes seized in Guwahati, one held
    Guwahati

    Fake currency notes seized in Guwahati, one held

    Guwahati, July 27: Police in Guwahati confiscated fake Indian currency notes (FICN) worth about Rs 2 lakhs, officials said, adding that one person has been apprehended. The seizure was made in the Garchuk area of the city during an operation based on specific input from informants. The police...
    Meghalaya: Lok Sabha speaker to address NE assembly speakers’ meet
    North East

    Meghalaya: Lok Sabha speaker to address NE assembly speakers’ meet

    Shillong, July 27: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will address a conference of Assembly Speakers of the eight northeastern states on Saturday, an official said. The two-day conference, starting on July 29 under the chairmanship of Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker Pasang D Sona, will discuss the...
    Manipur issue to be solved; BJP making inroads in Tripura tribal belt: CM Manik Saha
    North East

    Manipur issue to be solved; BJP making inroads in Tripura tribal belt: CM Manik...

    Agartala, Jul 27: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha who led the BJP to power in Tripura earlier this year believes that the problems in the neighbouring state of Manipur “will be solved in due course”. In an exclusive interview to PTI, Saha also claimed the BJP has been making inroads into the...
    Manipur: Kuki-Zo people demonstrate seeking separate administration
    North East

    Manipur: Kuki-Zo people demonstrate seeking separate administration

    Imphal, Jul 27: The Kuki-Zo community people have demonstrated in Manipur's Kangpokpi district to press the demand for a separate administration for the tribe. They also demanded that the Centre hold proper talks with Kuki groups who had earlier signed a Suspension of Operations (SoO) pact with the...
    Oppn to boycott Rajya Sabha BAC meet to press for PM statement on Manipur
    North East

    Oppn to boycott Rajya Sabha BAC meet to press for PM statement on Manipur

    New Delhi, July 27: Opposition alliance INDIA is likely to boycott a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of Rajya Sabha to be held on Thursday morning to protest against the prime minister not making a statement on Manipur violence in Parliament, a senior leader said.The Rajya Sabha BAC...
    Six bills introduced in Lok Sabha amid opposition protest over Manipur
    North East

    Six bills introduced in Lok Sabha amid opposition protest over Manipur

    New Delhi, July 26: Six bills, including the one to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, were introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday amid protests by opposition members over the violence in Manipur. Soon after laying of papers, Speaker Om Birla asked Minister of State for Home...
    Himanta Biswa Sarma assures justice in Assam triple murder case
    Guwahati

    Himanta Biswa Sarma assures justice in Assam triple murder case

    Guwahati, Jul 26: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday assured that the culprits behind the recent triple murder in Golaghat district will be brought to book. On Monday, a man killed his wife and her parents over some family issues, and later surrendered before the police. ...
    Toll rises to 9 in Tripura Rath Yatra electrocution
    North East

    Toll rises to 9 in Tripura Rath Yatra electrocution

    Agartala, Jul 26: The toll due to the electrocution during the return Rath Yatra in Tripura's Unakoti district in June rose to nine as a 32-year-old woman, who was injured in the accident, died, police said on Wednesday. Droupadi Nama succumbed to her injuries in a hospital in Assam's Guwahati,...
    Manipur mob torches 2 buses used by security forces; no casualty
    North East

    Manipur mob torches 2 buses used by security forces; no casualty

    Imphal, Jul 26: Two buses used by security forces to transport personnel were set on fire by a mob in Manipur's Kangpokpi district, officials said on Wednesday. No casualty was reported. The incident occurred at Sapormeina when the buses were coming from Dimapur on Tuesday evening. A group of...
    One more arrested in Manipur viral video case
    North East

    One more arrested in Manipur viral video case

    Imphal, July 25: One more person has been arrested in connection with the stripping and parading of two women in Manipur, a video of which has attracted nationwide condemnation, police said on Tuesday. The fresh arrest on Monday evening from Thoubal district took the total number of apprehensions...
    SJVN to develop 5 hydro projects in Arunachal Pradesh
    North East

    SJVN to develop 5 hydro projects in Arunachal Pradesh

    New Delhi, July 25: State-owned power producer SJVN Ltd on Monday said it has been allocated five hydro electric projects having a total generation capacity of 5,097 MW in Arunachal Pradesh. The five projects, allocated by the Arunachal Pradesh government, are situated in tributaries of Dibang...
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