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Man gets 20 years in prison for rape
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Man gets 20 years in prison for rape

AIZAWL, Nov 14 - A court in Lunglei district has sentenced a man to 20 years� imprisonment for raping a married woman.District and Sessions Judge Joel Joseph Denga convicted J Lalruatsanga of Rulkual village for raping the woman and ordered him to undergo 20 years� imprisonment. The court also...
Nagaland directive on conduct of medical research
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Nagaland directive on conduct of medical research

DIMAPUR, Nov 14 - The Directorate of Health and Family Welfare, Nagaland, today said that for conduct of any study, research or survey involving human subjects for medical purposes, the approval of the ethics committee of the Health and Family Welfare Department is mandatory and the due official...
Manipur body demands written assurance from Centre
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Manipur body demands written assurance from Centre

IMPHAL, Nov 14 - The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), which has been spearheading a public movement in the State in connection with the ongoing Naga peace talks, has demanded a written assurance from the Central Government on protection of the State�s interests and...
Meghalaya Govt to amend excise rules
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Meghalaya Govt to amend excise rules

SHILLONG, Nov 14 - The State Cabinet today decided to amend the Meghalaya Excise Rules and also make technological interventions to stop revenue leakage on the one hand and increase collection on the other.The Excise Department is one of the highest revenue collectors for the State exchequer. The...
Children�s Day celebrated in Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh
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Children�s Day celebrated in Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh

IMPHAL, Nov 14 - The State-level Children�s Day function was held at the auditorium of the Tribal Research Institute here with Deputy Chief Minister Yumnam Joykumar Singh as the chief guest. Social Welfare Minister Nemcha Kipgen presided over the function.MLA L Rameshwor and Joint Director of the...
Union Tribal Affairs Minister reviews schemes in Meghalaya
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Union Tribal Affairs Minister reviews schemes in Meghalaya

SHILLONG, Nov 14 - Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Renuka Singh today reviewed schemes of her Ministry being implemented in Meghalaya. She held the review meeting at the Secretariat here, along with State Home Minister James Sangma and other officials.During the meeting, the Union...
Govt plans to set up NE Industrial Corridor
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Govt plans to set up NE Industrial Corridor

ITANAGAR, Nov 14 - Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today said the Government is planning to set up a North East Industrial Corridor that will create numerous job opportunities for the people of the region.Singh, who is on a two-day visit to the frontier State, said the Arunachal corridor would...
Amri Karbis against holding of polls to 6 Tiwa Council seats
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Amri Karbis against holding of polls to 6 Tiwa Council seats

JORABAT, Nov 14 - The Amri Karbi Students� Union (AKSU) today have raised a demand to exclude six constituencies of the Tiwa Autonomous Council, under the Dimoria block in Kamrup Metro district, from the upcoming elections.Following a Gauhati High Court order directing the State government to cover...
Chameli Memsaheb to be screened tomorrow
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Chameli Memsaheb to be screened tomorrow

GUWAHATI, Nov 14 - To pay a rich tribute to Dr Bhupen Hazarika in conformity with his eighth death anniversary, acclaimed feature film Chameli Memsaheb will be screened at the Guwahati Press Club at 5 pm on November 16. Directed by Inder Sen, the 1979 movie (Bengali) has music by Dr Hazarika and the...
Mobile app for protection of children launched
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Mobile app for protection of children launched

GUWAHATI, Nov 14 - Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today launched the mobile app Shishu Suraksha of Assam State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (ASCPCR) at a city hotel. Speaking on the occasion, he said children have limitless possibilities within themselves and parents must not...
GMC employees� stir over demands from today
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GMC employees� stir over demands from today

GUWAHATI, Nov 14 - The Guwahati Municipal Karmi Sangha (GMKS) will start a series of protest in support of various demands from Friday. According to the GMKS leadership, all employees of the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) including technical staff, water supply workers and sanitation workers...
�Creating literature was a serious practice for Mamoni Raisam Goswami�
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�Creating literature was a serious practice for Mamoni Raisam Goswami�

GUWAHATI, Nov 14 - For Mamoni Raisam Goswami creating literature was a serious practice. She always wrote with utmost dedication which resulted in a good number of great works in Assamese literature.Intellectual Dr Hiren Gohain made this remark while releasing a collection of short stories penned by...
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