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‘One of the regional parties will win’, Assam CM ahead of Mizo vote counting
North East

‘One of the regional parties will win’, Assam CM ahead of Mizo vote counting

Guwahati, Dec 4: After claiming victory in three states, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is looking for an NDA victory in the northeastern state.Ahead of the counting of votes for the Mizoram Assembly Elections, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma predicted on Sunday that one of the regional...
Mizoram Polls: Ruling MNF falls behind as oppn takes lead in early trends
North East

Mizoram Polls: Ruling MNF falls behind as oppn takes lead in early trends

Guwahati, Dec 4: As the counting of votes begins for the assembly election in the northeastern state, early trends suggest that the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) has fallen behind while the opposition Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) takes the lead, having won two seats until 11 a.m. on Monday...
Mizoram vote counting delayed as Election Commission responds to multiple requests
North East

Mizoram vote counting delayed as Election Commission responds to multiple...

Guwahati, Dec 2: The Election Commission of India has postponed the date of counting of assembly election in Mizoram to December 4 (Monday) from December 3 (Sunday). The development comes after political parties and civil society groups urged the EC for a change in the day of vote counting in...
Meghalaya: Fire breaks out at flour mill in Shillong
North East

Meghalaya: Fire breaks out at flour mill in Shillong

Guwahati, Dec 2: A huge fire broke out at a flour mill in Shillong, Meghalaya, on the intervening nights of Friday and Saturday.According to reports, the inferno took place at a flour mill owned by Magic Cook in the Garikhana locality of Shillong.Following the incident, fire brigades rushed to...
Tripura: Family of 3 including challenged daughter found dead, probe underway
North East

Tripura: Family of 3 including challenged daughter found dead, probe underway

Agartala, Dec 2: In a shocking incident, three members of a family consisting of elderly parents and their daughter were found dead on the same bed at their residence on Friday at Melaghar in the Sepahijala district of Tripura. The incident sparked shockwaves all over the state. While the reason for...
Students near a street library in Manipurs Tamenglong district headquarters, 150 kms west of Imphal
North East

A little step gives big smiles to young Manipur students

Imphal, Dec 1: Manipur’s Tamenglong district hit the headlines about a decade back when its young and dynamic Deputy Commissioner Armstrong Pame built a whopping 100-km road with the help of people without funds from the government. After Pame, many Deputy Commissioners, who were posted in...
Amit Shah terms peace deal with UNLF as ‘landmark achievement’
North East

Amit Shah terms peace deal with UNLF as ‘landmark achievement’

Guwahati, Nov 30: A tripartite peace agreement was signed on Wednesday between Manipur’s oldest valley-based armed group, the United National Liberation Front (UNLF), the central government and the state government on Wednesday.Union Home Minister Amit Shah termed the agreement a ‘landmark...
30 surrendered Myanmar army personnel airlifted from Mizoram to Moreh
North East

30 surrendered Myanmar army personnel airlifted from Mizoram to Moreh

Guwahati, Nov 30: Another batch of 30 Myanmar army personnel were airlifted by the Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters from Mizoram to Moreh in Manipur.According to a senior state home department official, the Myanmar army personnel surrendered themselves before the Assam Rifles and Mizoram police.It...
MHA forms tribunal to adjudicate ban on Meitei extremist organisations
North East

MHA forms tribunal to adjudicate ban on Meitei extremist organisations

Guwahati, Nov 29: After declaring several Meitei extremist organisations as ‘unlawful associations’ for five years, the Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday constituted a tribunal under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) to determine whether or not there is sufficient cause for banning the...
Tripura: Pundits, decorators to be inducted in anti-child marriage task force
North East

Tripura: Pundits, decorators to be inducted in anti-child marriage task force

Agartala, Nov 28: The rising cases of child marriages, explicitly, in the rural areas of the state prompted the civil administration to take massive pre-emptive measures to stop the social menace.According to a detailed guideline on CHESTA (Child Marriage Elimination through Sensitization, Tracking...
Nagaland announces Assam as partner state for Hornbill Festival 2023
North East

Nagaland announces Assam as partner state for Hornbill Festival 2023

Guwahati, Nov 28: Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Tuesday announced Assam as the partner state for the upcoming Hornbill Festival, set to commence on December 1, 2023.The chief minister made the announcement on X platform, sharing a note saying, “I am happy to announce Assam as the partner...
Manipur govt in talks with Imphal Valley-based insurgent group, peace accord to be signed soon: CM
North East

Manipur govt in talks with Imphal Valley-based insurgent group, peace accord to...

Imphal, Nov 26: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Sunday said his government was holding talks with an Imphal Valley-based insurgent group, and a peace accord will be signed soon.Speaking to PTI-Video, Singh said the talks were at an advanced stage, even though he stayed away from naming the...
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