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Nagaland gets its first medical college 60 years after statehood
North East

Nagaland gets its first medical college 60 years after statehood

Guwahati, Sep 7: Almost 60 years after its statehood, Nagaland finally got the state’s first-ever medical college – Nagaland Institute of Medical Sciences and Researches (NIMSR). The college has been officially opened with its first batch of inaugural class consisting of 100 MBBS students. The...
Curfew relaxed in 5 valley districts of Manipur
North East

Curfew relaxed in 5 valley districts of Manipur

Imphal, Sep 7: A day after curfew was clamped in all the five valley districts of Manipur, authorities announced curfew relaxation timing to facilitate the general public to purchase essential items including medicines and food. An official order issued on Wednesday said curfew has been relaxed...
MoU on Assam-Arunachal border issue implemented in right earnest: Khandu
North East

MoU on Assam-Arunachal border issue implemented in right earnest: Khandu

Itanagar, Sep 6: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday said the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh on the border dispute is being implemented in the right earnest. In a written reply to a question by Congress member Wanglin Lowandong,...
Tripura: Two housewives allegedly killed by husbands in separate incidents
North East

Tripura: Two housewives allegedly killed by husbands in separate incidents

Agartala, Sep 6: A housewife was thrashed to death by her husband and sister-in-law at her own residence located at Tanti Para Manu Valley village of Chandipur. Her husband was stated to be under the influence of alcohol when the incident occurred. The lifeless body of the deceased identified as...
Tripura by-polls: Total turnout may cross 85 pc amid stray violence
North East

Tripura by-polls: Total turnout may cross 85 pc amid stray violence

Agartala, Sept 5: District Magistrate Sepahijala District who also holds the charge of District Election Officer Dr Vishal Kumar predicted that the total turnout may cross 85 percent mark in the by-elections likewise the March general elections.Interacting with the media persons on the sidelines of...
Four months after ethnic violence, Manipur lies
North East

Four months after ethnic violence, Manipur lies 'forgotten' by Centre, alleges...

New Delhi, Sep 4: The Congress on Monday attacked the Centre over its handling of the situation in Manipur, alleging that four months after ethnic violence broke out, the state lies "forgotten" by the Modi government. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said that in the last four months,...
Tripura police to use drone tech for tracing cannabis plantation
North East

Tripura police to use drone tech for tracing cannabis plantation

Agartala, Sept 2: Tripura police will soon launch full-fledged use of drone technology through trained operators for identification and mapping of cannabis plantation largely grown in the hilly, sloppy and inaccessible terrains. “On pilot basis, training has been imparted to some operators of the...
6 Bangladeshi youths detained in Tripura
North East

6 Bangladeshi youths detained in Tripura

Guwahati, August 31: In a significant development, six alleged Bangladeshi youths have been arrested by the Sabroom police in Tripura on Wednesday. The police received a tip-off regarding the presence of suspected Bangladeshi nationals near a small tea garden at Sabroom, following which they...
CPI(M) responsible for mushrooming of regional parties in Tripura: Biplab Deb
North East

CPI(M) responsible for mushrooming of regional parties in Tripura: Biplab Deb

Agartala, Aug 31: Former Tripura Chief Minister and Rajya Sabha member Biplab Kumar Deb alleged that the CPI(M) was responsible for the mushrooming of regional parties in the northeastern state. He said this while addressing a rally for BJP candidate in the Dhanpur Assembly bypoll in Sepahijal...
Heroin worth Rs. 2.25 crore seized in Tripura, 3 held
North East

Heroin worth Rs. 2.25 crore seized in Tripura, 3 held

Guwahati, Aug 30: In a joint operation the Assam Rifles along with Kumarghat Police Station, of Unakoti District, Tripura arrested three accused and seized heroin of 558 grams from their possession on Tuesday.As per sources, the market value of the seized heroin is worth Rs. 2.25 crore. Meanwhile,...
Arunachal: Ering pleads PM to raise China
North East

Arunachal: Ering pleads PM to raise China's ‘map issue’ with Xi Jinping at G20...

Itanagar, Aug 30: Senior Congress leader from Arunachal Pradesh, Ninong Ering has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to raise the issue of Chinese cartographic aggression of People's Republic of China (PRC) in the upcoming G20 Summit in New Delhi.The MLA from Arunachal’s...
Mizoram: ZPM forms alliance with HPC with eye on assembly polls
North East

Mizoram: ZPM forms alliance with HPC with eye on assembly polls

Aizawl, Aug 30: The opposition Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) in Mizoram announced that it will fight the assembly elections in the state in an alliance with the Hmar People's Convention (HPC). An agreement was signed between the two parties in Sakawrdai village in the northeastern part of the...
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