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    Manipur: 10 tribal MLAs demand separate administration after recent clashes
    North East

    Manipur: 10 tribal MLAs demand separate administration after recent clashes

    Aizawl, May 13: Ten tribal MLAs belonging to the Chin-Kuki-Mizo-Zomi group in Manipur have urged the Centre to create a separate administration for their community in the wake of the recent violent clashes between the Meiteis and tribals. Of the 10 legislators, 7 belong to the BJP, two...
    Meghalaya: UDP candidate Synshar Kupar Roy Thabah wins Sohiong assembly seat
    North East

    Meghalaya: UDP candidate Synshar Kupar Roy Thabah wins Sohiong assembly seat

    Shillong, May 13: United Democratic Party candidate Synshar Kupar Roy Thabah on Saturday won the Sohiong assembly seat in Meghalaya, defeating his NPP nominee by over 3,400 votes, an election official said. The election was held on May 10, as voting was adjourned due to the death of UDP...
    Meghalaya: Counting of votes for Sohiong by-poll underway
    North East

    Meghalaya: Counting of votes for Sohiong by-poll underway

    Shillong, May 13: Counting of votes is underway for the Sohiong by-election in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills, a senior official said on Saturday. The counting exercise began at 8 am amid tight security, he said. The by-poll was necessitated following the death of UDP candidate HDR Lyngdoh...
    Madhup Vyas appointed as Mizoram chief electoral officer
    North East

    Madhup Vyas appointed as Mizoram chief electoral officer

    Aizawl, May 12: The Mizoram government has appointed Madhup Vyas as the new chief electoral officer, an official said on Friday. Vyas, a 2000-batch IAS officer of Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territories (AGMUT) cadre, has also been designated as the secretary to the Mizoram...
    Four-member expert panel formed by Assam govt to examine legality to ban polygamy
    Assam

    Four-member expert panel formed by Assam govt to examine legality to ban...

    Guwahati, May 12: The Assam government has constituted a four-member expert committee to examine the legislative competence of the state legislature to enact a law to end polygamy, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The panel, headed by Justice (Retired) Rumi Phookan, has been asked to...
    Manipur violence seems
    North East

    Manipur violence seems 'pre-planned', President's Rule must be imposed in state:...

    New Delhi, May 11: The Congress on Thursday alleged that the Manipur violence seemed "pre-planned" and demanded immediate imposition of President's Rule in the state to help restore peace and normalcy. Congress spokesperson and the party's in-charge for Manipur, Bhakta Charan Das, also demanded...
    College student allegedly gangraped in moving vehicle in Tripura, main accused arrested
    North East

    College student allegedly gangraped in moving vehicle in Tripura, main accused...

    Agartala, May 11: A college student was allegedly gangraped in a moving vehicle and then left alone on the road at Amatali bypass in West Tripura district in a critical condition, police said. The alleged incident took place in the late hours of Monday and the woman was admitted to the G B Pant...
    Assam govt official caught while accepting bribe
    Guwahati

    Assam govt official caught while accepting bribe

    Guwahati, May 11: An assistant engineer of the Irrigation Department in Assam was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe in the Baksa district, police said. The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (V&AC) wing of Assam Police arrested the assistant engineer on Wednesday in Suklai Serfang Goreswar...
    India logs 1,690 Covid infections in a day; active cases below 20,000
    National

    India logs 1,690 Covid infections in a day; active cases below 20,000

    New Delhi, May 11: India recorded 1,690 fresh Covid infections in a day, while the number of active cases has come down to 19,613 from 21,406 a day earlier, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Thursday. The country's tally of COVID-19 cases now stands at 4.49 crore (4,49,76,599). The...
    3,583 people from violence-hit Manipur flee to Mizoram
    North East

    3,583 people from violence-hit Manipur flee to Mizoram

    Aizawl, May 11: A total of 3,583 people from Manipur fled to Mizoram after ethnic violence broke out last week, officials said on Thursday. These people were lodged at temporary relief camps across six districts of Mizoram, while many were also given shelter by their relatives, they said. A...
    Boxing World Championships: Deepak Bhoria, Mohammed Hussamudin, Nishant Dev Assure Best-Ever Medal Haul
    Sports

    Boxing World Championships: Deepak Bhoria, Mohammed Hussamudin, Nishant Dev...

    May 11: Boxers Deepak Bhoria (51kg), Mohammed Hussamudin (57kg) and Nishant Dev (71kg) scripted history as they ensured India of its best-ever haul of three medals by storming into the semifinals of the men's World Championships on Wednesday. The quarterfinal wins mean the three pugilists will take...
    India on path to become third largest economy, says MSME minister; urges industry to keep on investing
    Business

    India on path to become third largest economy, says MSME minister; urges...

    New Delhi, May 10: Union MSME minister Narayan Rane on Wednesday urged the global and domestic industries to continue to invest in India, which is on its path to become the third largest economy. He made the remarks at 'GIC 23 Intergovernmental Connect' organised by Inventivepreneur Chamber of...
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