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Mizoram: Former Congress minister KS Thanga joins ZPM
North East

Mizoram: Former Congress minister KS Thanga joins ZPM

Aizawl, Aug 25: Mizoram's former agriculture minister KS Thanga, who quit the Congress in June, joined the Zoram People's Movement (ZPM). Thanga joined the ZPM at a programme at the Vanapa Hall in Aizawl on Thursday. He had resigned from the Congress on June 9. He was a member of the...
Man gets life sentence for raping blind minor in Tripura
North East

Man gets life sentence for raping blind minor in Tripura

Agartala, Aug 25: A special POCSO court of Tripura's Khowai district on Thursday convicted a person for commission of multiple rapes on a specially challenged minor victim for a period of three months. The convict was consequently awarded lifelong imprisonment till death. A cash penalty of Rs 60,000...
Railways constitute 4-member high-level committee to probe bridge collapse in Mizoram
North East

Railways constitute 4-member high-level committee to probe bridge collapse in...

Aizawl, Aug 25: The Ministry of Railways has constituted a four-member high-level committee to inquire into the cause of the collapse of a under construction railway bridge in Mizoram's Aizawl district in which 22 workers were killed, officials said on Friday. The committee will submit its report...
Minor girl from Assam stuck in Arunachal reunited with parents
North East

Minor girl from Assam stuck in Arunachal reunited with parents

Itanagar, Aug 24: A minor girl from neighbouring Assam’s from Biswanath district, who was stranded at Ziro in Arunachal Pradesh's Lower Subansiri district for over a year, has been reunited with her parents. Child Welfare Committee (CWC) Chairperson Racho Buda and members Buru Tamin, Tilling Yam...
Achal Pradesh gov onboards 25 urban towns at digital payment platform
North East

A'chal Pradesh gov onboards 25 urban towns at digital payment platform

Itanagar, Aug 24: Giving yet another push towards digitization, the Arunachal Pradesh government onboarded 16 more urban towns of the state on e-billing and payment platform of its Power Department with Chief Minister Pema Khandu along with Deputy Chief Minister and Minister in-charge of Power...
Tripura Cong working president expelled amid speculation over his joining BJP
North East

Tripura Cong working president expelled amid speculation over his joining BJP

Agartala, Aug 24: Tripura Congress working president Billal Mia was expelled from the party shortly after he resigned from the post, amid speculation that he could join the ruling BJP. After he put in his papers, Mia was expelled from the Congress on Wednesday for anti-party activities, a...
Feeding monkeys in Sikkim will invite Rs 5,000 fine
North East

Feeding monkeys in Sikkim will invite Rs 5,000 fine

Guwahati, Aug 24: Sikkim government will fine people Rs 5,000 for feeding monkeys (macaque species) and for improper disposal of food waste as feeding macaques has resulted in an unnatural growth in their population. The government also said that feeding them also increases the risk of transmitting...
Mizoram bridge collapse update: 23 workers from Bengal feared dead; 18 bodies found
North East

Mizoram bridge collapse update: 23 workers from Bengal feared dead; 18 bodies...

Aizawl, Aug 23: Of 26 workers present on the under-construction railway bridge that collapsed in Mizoram's Aizawl district, 23 people are believed to be dead, though the police have recovered only 18 bodies, officials said on Thursday. Three of those working there are in hospital and “undergoing...
Manipur govt hands over prefabricated temporary homes to displaced people
North East

Manipur govt hands over prefabricated temporary homes to displaced people

Imphal, Aug 23: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh accompanied by ministers, MLAs and officials today inaugurated and handed over Temporary Shelter Homes to violence affected displaced families at Sajiwa Jail Complex in Imphal East district today. The shelter homes were constructed under the...
A hilly Arunachal village where littering invites steep penalty
North East

A hilly Arunachal village where littering invites steep penalty

Itanagar, Aug 23: Roads and other public places littered with garbage are often found in various urban and rural areas across the country, but a non-descript village atop a hill in Arunachal Pradesh is spick and span always, thanks to the efforts of the residents who are fined if caught throwing...
17 killed after under-construction railway bridge collapses in Mizoram
North East

17 killed after under-construction railway bridge collapses in Mizoram

Aizawl, Aug 23: At least 17 workers were killed on Wednesday after an under-construction railway bridge collapsed near Sairang area of Mizoram, police said. Several others are still feared trapped at the site, as 35-40 workers were present when the incident occurred around 10 am, about 21 km from...
Arunachal Pradesh: Former CM Apang launches new political party
North East

Arunachal Pradesh: Former CM Apang launches new political party

Itanagar, Aug 22: Ahead of the forthcoming general elections, former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Gegong Apang has launched a new regional party called ‘Arunachal Democratic Party’. Apang informed that the ‘permission’ to float the new political party was granted by Election Commission of India...
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