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Sikkim declares
North East

Sikkim declares 'Katley' as state fish

Gangtok, Sept 19: The Sikkim government has declared 'Cooper Mahseer' locally named 'Katley' as the state fish, an official of the Fisheries department said. The official said the state government has declared Neolissochilus hexagonolepis commonly known as Copper Mahseer and locally named as...
Opposition less all-party UDA govt formed in Nagaland
North East

Opposition less all-party UDA govt formed in Nagaland

Kohima, Sept 18: In a significant political development, all the ruling and opposition parties in Nagaland, consequent upon their earlier agreement, on Saturday decided to form an all-party government named as United Democratic Alliance (UDA), Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio said. After the meeting of...
54 new cases push Sikkim
North East

54 new cases push Sikkim's COVID-19 tally to 30,893

Gangtok, Sept 18: Fifty-four more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Sikkim on Saturday, taking the Himalayan state's caseload to 30,893, a health bulletin said. The death toll remained unchanged at 379 as no more patients succumbed to the infection. East Sikkim registered the highest number...
Arunachal Pradesh reports more single-day COVID-19 recoveries than fresh cases
North East

Arunachal Pradesh reports more single-day COVID-19 recoveries than fresh cases

Itanagar, Sep 18: Arunachal Pradesh reported more single-day COVID-19 recoveries than fresh cases, as 69 patients recuperated from the disease while 38 new infections pushed the tally to 54,028, a health department official said here on Saturday. A total of 53,252 people have recovered...
Union Minister inaugurates three NIELIT Centres in Assam, Manipur
North East

Union Minister inaugurates three NIELIT Centres in Assam, Manipur

Imphal, Sep 18: Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday inaugurated three National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT) Centres in Northeast states. The...
Manipurs Tamenglong orange, Sirarakhong Hathei chilli gets GI tag
North East

Manipur's Tamenglong orange, Sirarakhong 'Hathei chilli' gets GI tag

Imphal, Sep 18- Manipur's Tamenglong orange,a species of mandarim group and a unique fruit crop and another special chilli variety locally known as Sirarakhong 'Hathei chilli' gets its Geographical Indication (GI) status. Confirming this in a facebook post today, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren...
Mizoram Rajya Sabha MP K Vanlalvena tests positive for COVID-19
North East

Mizoram Rajya Sabha MP K Vanlalvena tests positive for COVID-19

Aizawl, Sept 16: Mizoram Rajya Sabha MP K Vanlalvena has tested positive for COVID-19. The 51-year-old Mizo National Front (MNF) leader told PTI over the phone that he had his sample tested after he developed symptoms and he was diagnosed with COVID-19 on Thursday through an RT-PCR test....
Mizoram CM urges PM to provide humanitarian aid to Myanmar refugees
North East

Mizoram CM urges PM to provide humanitarian aid to Myanmar refugees

Aizawl, Sep 16: Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga once again urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide humanitarian assistance to Myanmar nationals as the bordering northeastern state is witnessing a fresh influx of refugees from the military coup hit neighbouring country after a renewed clash...
Mizoram reports 1,402 new COVID cases, positivity rate at 12.1%
North East

Mizoram reports 1,402 new COVID cases, positivity rate at 12.1%

Aizawl, Sept 16: Mizoram on Thursday reported 1,402 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 75,470, a Health Department official said. The new cases were detected after testing 11,599 samples in the last 24 hours, registering a positivity rate of 12.10 per cent, he said. Four more people died...
CPI(M)
North East

CPI(M)'s Tripura secretary Goutam Das dies at 70

Agartala, Sep 16: CPI(M)'s Tripura unit secretary Goutam Das died at a private hospital in Kolkata on Thursday while undergoing treatment for COVID-19, party sources said. Das, 70, is survived by wife Tapati Sen and daughter Swagata. He had tested positive for COVID-19 in August-end and was...
Shops closed, transport vehicles off roads in 12-hr trade bodies
North East

Shops closed, transport vehicles off roads in 12-hr trade bodies' bandh in...

Kohima, Sep 16: Shops were closed and transport vehicles remained off the roads in a 12-hour shutdown called by trade bodies across Nagaland on Thursday over alleged illegal taxation by Naga political groups and government agencies. The bandh that began at 6 AM was called by the...
2 Myanmarese arrested with assault rifle, cartridges in Mizoram
North East

2 Myanmarese arrested with assault rifle, cartridges in Mizoram

Aizawl, Sep 16: Two Myanmarese have been arrested with an assault rifle and cartridges in Mizoram's Lawngtlai district, Assam Rifles said in a statement on Thursday. Acting on a tip-off, Assam Rifles and Mizoram Police personnel conducted a joint operation on Sekul river between...
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