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Meghalaya’s high-quality turmeric, ginger exported to UK, Netherlands
North East

Meghalaya’s high-quality turmeric, ginger exported to UK, Netherlands

Guwahati, Aug 17: Touching a big milestone, India’s northeastern state of Meghalaya’s high-quality turmeric and ginger powder are landing in United Kingdom and the Netherlands. The Lakadong variety of turmeric originates from the Lakadong area of the West Jaintia Hills district. It is...
Tripura: Cong MLA writes to speaker for security, alleging threat to life
North East

Tripura: Cong MLA writes to speaker for security, alleging threat to life

Agartala, August 17: Alleging that there was a threat to his life, Congress MLA Birajit Sinha wrote to Tripura assembly speaker Biswa Bandhu Sen, demanding security. In a letter addressed to the speaker, Sinha said he received the threats because of his stand against ‘mafia raj’ in the Drinking...
Landslides block highway in Manipur, at least 500 trucks stranded
North East

Landslides block highway in Manipur, at least 500 trucks stranded

Imphal, August 17: Heavy rains triggered massive landslides in Manipur’s Noney district, blocking the Imphal-Silchar highway due to which at least 500 goods vehicles are stranded, officials said on Thursday. The landslides happened on the National Highway 37 between Irang and Awangkhul part 2,...
PM didn’t think Manipur important enough to visit: Sharad Pawar
North East

PM didn’t think Manipur important enough to visit: Sharad Pawar

Mumbai, August 17: NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not think the situation in Manipur important enough to visit the state. “Modi government has been a mute spectator to the goings on in the (Manipur) region,” Pawar told reporters ahead of his public...
Youth of Tripura village sees traditional ‘Manasa Mangal’ as remedy to drug abuse
North East

Youth of Tripura village sees traditional ‘Manasa Mangal’ as remedy to drug...

Agartala, August 17: Jolaibari, an obscure locality that falls on the Sabroom-Agartala national highway in South Tripura district is famous for many reasons. Particularly for its geographical proximity to the Pilak archeological site, this place has historical significance and in terms of cultural...
Tripura Cong workers unhappy with by-election decision
North East

Tripura Cong workers unhappy with by-election decision

Agartala, August 16: Infamous for internal squabbling within the party lines, the Congress party in Tripura is again in the face of an ugly power tussle between the loyalists of veteran Congress leader Birajit Sinha and newly appointed PCC chief Asish Saha. Even as both the groups are avoiding any...
Music only antidote to Manipur mayhem, say Kuki, Meitei artistes
North East

Music only antidote to Manipur mayhem, say Kuki, Meitei artistes

Kolkata, Aug 16: Echoing Michael Jackson’s famous words “I love great music, it has no colour, it has no boundaries,” musicians from both the warring communities of Manipur want to use the magic of music to heal divides and give peace a chance to get back to “the good old days”. The music...
150 students from Manipur enrolled in Delhi’s govt schools: CM Kejriwal
North East

150 students from Manipur enrolled in Delhi’s govt schools: CM Kejriwal

New Delhi, August 16: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said 150 students from violence-hit Manipur have been enrolled in Delhi government schools and efforts are being made to help them lead a normal life. Speaking at the Delhi government’s Independence Day event at Chhatrasal Stadium...
Tripura: BJP to go all guns blazing to get partys first Muslim MLA elected
North East

Tripura: BJP to go all guns blazing to get party's first Muslim MLA elected

Agartala, Aug 16: The opposition parties in Tripura keep teasing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for being parochial against the minority Muslims in particular. Moreover, absence of a strong Muslim leader or an MLA had only given the opposition an opportunity to strengthen its narrative. However,...
Uri screened in Manipur, first Hindi film to be shown in 23 years
North East

'Uri' screened in Manipur, first Hindi film to be shown in 23 years

Imphal, Aug 16: Cinema returned to strife-torn Manipur after more than 20 years when a Bollywood movie on surgical strikes against Pakistan was screened at a makeshift open air theatre in Churachandpur. Vicky Kaushal-starrer "Uri: The Surgical Strike" was attended by a large number of people at...
Hindi film to be screened in Manipur after 20 years
North East

Hindi film to be screened in Manipur after 20 years

Imphal, Aug 15: For the first time in more than two decades, a Hindi film will be screened in ethnic strife-hit Manipur on Independence Day.Tribal organisation Hmar Students' Association (HSA) has planned to screen a Hindi film at Rengkai (Lamka) in Churachandpur district on Tuesday evening....
Manipur govt constructing 3,000 prefabricated houses for people displaced due to ethnic violence
North East

Manipur govt constructing 3,000 prefabricated houses for people displaced due to...

Imphal, Aug 15: The Manipur government is racing against time to complete the first batch of prefabricated houses to shelter 3,000 families displaced by the ethnic violence so that they can shift from relief camps. Many of those affected by the strife have been sheltering in the temporary...
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