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    Assam Rifles files sedition case against Manipur civil society group
    North East

    Assam Rifles files sedition case against Manipur civil society group

    Imphal, Jul 23: The Assam Rifles has registered a sedition and defamation case against the chief of the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), an influential civil society group in Manipur's capital. A highly-placed defence source said a First Information Report (FIR) was...
    Assam to ban packaged drinking water bottles of less than 1 litre
    Assam

    Assam to ban packaged drinking water bottles of less than 1 litre

    Guwahati, July 23: The Assam government has decided to ban packaged drinking water bottles of less than 1 litre from October 2. From October 2024, bottles of less than 2 litres will also be banned in the state, Chief Minister Himanta Biswas Sarma said after a cabinet meeting on Friday evening. ...
    Manipur Naga groups demand inmediate justice for women paraded naked
    North East

    Manipur Naga groups demand inmediate justice for women paraded naked

    Imphal, Jul 22: Several Naga civil society organisations in Manipur, including the powerful United Naga Council, All Naga Students' Association Manipur (ANSAM) and Naga People's Front, have strongly condemned the inhuman act committed against the two women by a mob on May 4. The UNC asked the...
    Manipur: Sibal says only way forward is to sack CM, impose President
    National

    Manipur: Sibal says only way forward is to sack CM, impose President's rule

    New Delhi, Jul 22: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Saturday said the only way forward in Manipur is to sack Chief Minister N Biren Singh and impose President's rule in the state. More than 160 people have lost their lives, and several have been injured since ethnic violence broke out in the state on...
    Conrad admits to Meghalayas poor NITI Aayog ranking, says govt taking steps to improve situation
    North East

    Conrad admits to Meghalaya's poor NITI Aayog ranking, says govt taking steps to...

    Shillong, Jul 22: Admitting to NITI Aayog ranking of Meghalaya as one of the poorest states in the country, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma assured that the state's situation will improve in the next five years. Meghalaya has been ranked among the five poorest states in India in the 'National...
    Manipur video: Ex-army man rues he could not save wife from being paraded naked
    North East

    Manipur video: Ex-army man rues he could not save wife from being paraded naked

    Imphal, July 21: The husband of one of two women paraded naked and molested by a group of men in Manipur is a Kargil war veteran who rued that though he protected the country but could not save his wife from being humiliated. The incident which sparked condemnation countrywide came to light when a...
    Why central team not sent to Manipur, says Mamata at Kolkata rally
    National

    Why central team not sent to Manipur, says Mamata at Kolkata rally

    Kolkata, Jul 21: Continuing her tirade against the Centre over the Manipur crisis, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said the BJP's 'Beti Bachao' scheme has now turned into 'Beti Jalao' (Burn our daughters). The TMC boss wondered why the Centre never bothered to send central...
    Indias GDP growth expected to rise, RBI expects inflation.
    Assam

    Nirmala Sitharaman on two-day visit to Assam, Tripura

    Guwahati, July 21: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will embark on a two-day visit to Assam and Tripura from Friday, an official release said. She will participate in an investiture ceremony for conferring Presidential Awards for Specially Distinguished Record of Service to officers and...
    Opposition Raijor Dal protests against delimitation outside ECI hearing
    Guwahati

    Opposition Raijor Dal protests against delimitation outside ECI hearing

    Guwahati, Jul 21: Several members of the opposition Raijor Dal (RD) were detained on Friday while staging a protest against the delimitation process outside the venue of hearings on the draft proposal by the full bench of the ECI. The first two days of the hearings had passed off peacefully. ...
    Centres response sought on plea of Assam MLA against invocation of sedition charge against him
    National

    Centre's response sought on plea of Assam MLA against invocation of sedition...

    New Delhi, Jul 21: The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response of the Centre on a plea of RTI activist and independent Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi challenging the invocation of penal provision of sedition against him in a case related to anti-CAA protests. Gogoi has also challenged the constitutional...
    Manipur: Chidambaram bats for Prez rule, says neutral administration needed for talks between Meiteis, Kukis
    National

    Manipur: Chidambaram bats for Prez rule, says neutral administration needed for...

    New Delhi, Jul 21: Senior Congress leader and former Union home minister P Chidambaram on Friday said a "spell of President's rule is desirable" in Manipur and asserted that there must be a neutral administration for enabling Meiteis and Kukis to stop the violence and talk to each other. More...
    GST collection, devolution a success story in NE: Sitharaman
    Business

    GST collection, devolution a success story in NE: Sitharaman

    Guwahati, Jul 21: The North Eastern states have scripted a success story in the collection and devolution of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman said here on Friday. According to the 2023 RBI report on state finances, the eight NE...
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