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Illegal cough syrups worth Rs 4 cr seized at Assam-Tripura border
North East

Illegal cough syrups worth Rs 4 cr seized at Assam-Tripura border

Guwahati, August 19: A huge cache of illegal cough syrups worth Rs 4 crore was seized at the Assam-Tripura border area in Karimganj district, officials said on Saturday. According to the police, the 61,000 bottles were found in a truck that Karimganj police stopped in the Churaibari neighborhood...
MNF has 10
North East

MNF has 10 'safe' seats, will retain power in next Mizoram assembly polls:...

Aizawl, Aug 19: Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga exuded confidence that his party MNF will retain power in the next assembly polls and has 10 "safe" seats where the opposition's strength is "negligible". The polls for the 40-member assembly are due later this year. "As of now, we have 10...
Over 200 Meiteis who crossed over to Myanmar to escape violence in Manipur return to state: CM
North East

Over 200 Meiteis who crossed over to Myanmar to escape violence in Manipur...

Imphal, Aug 19: More than 200 Meiteis who had crossed over to neighbouring Myanmar to escape the ethnic violence in Manipur have safely returned to the state after more than three months, Chief Minister N Biren Singh said, while lauding the role of the Army in bringing them back. More than 160...
Five NLFT militants surrender before police in Tripura
North East

Five NLFT militants surrender before police in Tripura

Agartala, Aug 19: Five militants of the outlawed National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) BM group surrendered before police in Tripura's Dhalai district, a senior police officer said on Saturday. The five militants identified as Kanta Mohan Tripura (45), Nakshatra Debbarma (32), Emang...
Arunachal: Panel formed to probe APPSC question paper leak cases
North East

Arunachal: Panel formed to probe APPSC question paper leak cases

Itanagar, August 18: The Arunachal Pradesh government has constituted a one-man commission to probe into the alleged question paper leaks in various recruitment examinations conducted by the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC). The Commission, led by retired Justice P K Deka will...
North East

'Everyone entitled to speak freely': Manipur CM on Kuki MLAs letter to PM

Imphal, Aug 18: Days after Kuki MLAs of Manipur requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a separate chief secretary and DGP for the Kuki-dominated hills areas in the northeastern state, Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Friday asserted that everyone was entitled to speak freely in a democracy. ...
Manipur govt seeks report from Churachandpur district admin over display of firearms at
North East

Manipur govt seeks report from Churachandpur district admin over display of...

Imphal, Aug 18: The Manipur government has sought a report from the Churachandpur deputy commissioner and superintendent of police over the display of sophisticated firearms by a group of people at an "unofficial" Independence Day parade, a senior official said on Friday. State security...
Man dies of snake bite in Sikkims Soreng Chakung
North East

Man dies of snake bite in Sikkim's Soreng Chakung

Gangtok, Aug 18: A 22-year-old man died of a snake bite in Sikkim's Soreng Chakung district, police said on Friday. The man identified as Sandeep Lepcha was bitten by the snake in his home in Kartok village on Thursday night. Lepcha was immediately rushed to Soreng district hospital from...
SBI offers relief to loan borrowers in Manipur
North East

SBI offers relief to loan borrowers in Manipur

Kolkata, August 18: The State Bank of India (SBI) has offered to extend relief on loans to its customers in Manipur, who have been affected by the ongoing unrest in the state. The relief package includes a moratorium of up to 12 months on equated monthly instalments (EMIs), interest payments, and...
BJP-CPIM to engage in political battle in Tripura
North East

BJP-CPIM to engage in political battle in Tripura

Agartala, Aug 18: Absence of opposition TIPRA Motha and Congress from the electoral contest for the Tripura by polls paved the way for the CPIM and BJP to engage in a direct political battle. After 2018, this is for the first time the BJP and CPIM entering into a one to one electoral contest....
3 more members of newly floated militant organisation arrested in Meghalaya
North East

3 more members of newly floated militant organisation arrested in Meghalaya

Shillong, Aug 18: Three more members of the newly floated militant organisation – National Liberation Council of Nongkyndong - were arrested from Meghalaya's West Jaintia Hills district, a senior police officer said. Meghalaya Police busted the newly floated militant organisation by arresting six...
3 killed in Manipur in renewed violence
North East

3 killed in Manipur in renewed violence

Imphal, Aug 18: In a fresh round of violence in ethnic strife-torn Manipur, mutilated bodies of three youths were found following heavy gunfire at Kuki Thowai village in Ukhrul district on Friday, officials said. Sounds of heavy gunfire were heard from the village, which falls under Litan...
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