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Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma along with Airport Authority of India officials during an inspection of the Baljek airport in Tura on Tuesday. � UB Photos
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Arunachal Govt asked to set up mega food park
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Arunachal Govt asked to set up mega food park

ITANAGAR, Sept 3 - Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Rameswar Teli has asked the Arunachal Pradesh Government to set up a mega food park early.�Of the Rs 140 crore allocated for the North East, we still have Rs 110 crore as unspent money. Therefore, the States of the region need...
Sikkim CM invited to NEC, NEDA meets
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Sikkim CM invited to NEC, NEDA meets

GANGTOK, Sept 3 - In a courtesy visit, Assam MLA Ashok Singhal called on Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Monday and congratulated the latter on the victory in the recently held Assembly elections in the Himalayan State.Singhal also extended an invitation to the Chief Minister to attend the...
BJP nominates candidate for Tripura by-poll
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BJP nominates candidate for Tripura by-poll

AGARTALA, Sept 3 - The ruling BJP today announced that Mimi Majumder would be its candidate for the by-election to the Badharghat Assembly seat.The by-election to the Badharghat constituency will be held on September 23. The by-poll was necessitated due to the death of sitting BJP MLA Dilip...
Cong alleges anomalies in Meghalaya Power Dept
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Cong alleges anomalies in Meghalaya Power Dept

SHILLONG, Sept 3 - The Congress today accused the NPP-led Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) Government of �looting� the public exchequer by manipulating the tender process in the Power Department.Leader of the Opposition Mukul Sangma alleged that �officials, together with their political bosses�,...
Strike hits normal life in Manipur
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Strike hits normal life in Manipur

IMPHAL, Sept 3 - The 48-hour general strike called by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) affected normal life in Manipur today. The strike was called by the JAC to demand justice for the girl student who was found dead at her school hostel in Imphal West district on July 18. The strike will end...
Nagaland alert on possible influx
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Nagaland alert on possible influx

DIMAPUR, Sept 3 - The Nagaland Government today advised that all entry points and check gates in the State should be suitably strengthened to prevent any possible influx of illegal immigrants following publication of the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam.In an advisory, Principal...
Stop construction works on border: Mizo students� body
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Stop construction works on border: Mizo students� body

AIZAWL, Sept 3 - Alleging that construction of a mosque and a school continue unabated at Zophai on the disputed land between Assam and Mizoram, the Mizo Zirlai Pawl (Mizoram�s apex student body) today vowed that it would soon renew construction of a resting shed, �Zofate Chawlhbuk�, on the land...
Bru repatriation likely to be deferred
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Bru repatriation likely to be deferred

AIZAWL, Sept 3 - The proposed final repatriation of over 26,000 Bru people from Tripura is likely to be deferred, an official of the Mizoram Home Department said today.The official said that though the final reparation was scheduled to be conducted in October, it might get delayed as the Union...
Truck seized, driver held
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Truck seized, driver held

JORABAT, Sept 3 - The Sonapur police last late night seized a truck at the Digaru checkpost carrying cattle illegally from Samaguri in Nagaon district and arrested its driver Jamaal Ali (25). The 12-wheeler truck (AS 01JC 9744) was carrying 16 cattle and heading towards Siliguri, sources said. The...
Training on freshwater turtles and tortoises
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Training on freshwater turtles and tortoises

GUWAHATI, Sept 3 - A two-day workshop, beginning today, on freshwater turtles and tortoises found in India is being organised at the Assam State Zoo here. The participants are thirty frontline forest department staff of nine wildlife divisions of Assam, including Kaziranga, Nameri, Orang and Manas...
Jyotirupa�s RG Baruah Drama Festival early next year
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Jyotirupa�s RG Baruah Drama Festival early next year

GUWAHATI, Sept 3 - Socio-cultural organisation Jyotirupa is going to organise its annual one-act play competition and Singhapurush Radha Govinda Baruah Drama Festival in the city during January and February next year. It will also hold an interaction programme with a noted artiste of the State in...
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