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    Manipur: Meira Paibis stage protests over gangrape of 37-yr-old woman
    North East

    Manipur: Meira Paibis stage protests over gangrape of 37-yr-old woman

    Imphal, Aug 11: Meira Paibis, a collective of Meitei women, on Friday staged sit-in demonstrations across five districts of Imphal Valley in protest against the alleged gangrape of a 37-year-old woman in Churachandpur on May 3, when the ongoing ethnic violence started. The survivor alleged she was...
    NMC allows docs to refuse treatment of violent patients, relatives; bars endorsing drugs or getting gifts
    National

    NMC allows docs to refuse treatment of violent patients, relatives; bars...

    New Delhi, Aug 11: The National Medical Commission has allowed medical practitioners to refuse treatment in case of abusive and violent patients or relatives but they must ensure that the patient is not abandoned, a step aimed at checking instances of violence against doctors.The National...
    Manipur: Meira Paibis stage protests over gangrape of 37-yr-old woman
    North East

    Manipur: Meira Paibis stage protests over gangrape of 37-yr-old woman

    Imphal, Aug 11: Meira Paibis, a collective of Meitei women, on Friday staged sit-in demonstrations across five districts of Imphal Valley in protest against the alleged gangrape of a 37-year-old woman in Churachandpur on May 3, when the ongoing ethnic violence started. The survivor alleged she was...
    Lok Sabha adjourned sine die
    National

    Lok Sabha adjourned sine die

    New Delhi, Aug 11: Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Friday, bringing down the curtains on the Monsoon session which saw a no-confidence motion brought against the government being defeated. In his concluding remarks, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said the House functioned for 39 hours and saw...
    Tripura to convert Rokhia gas-based thermal plant to combined cycle power generation plant
    North East

    Tripura to convert Rokhia gas-based thermal plant to combined cycle power...

    Agartala, Aug 11: The Tripura government has initiated a comprehensive process to convert a gas-based thermal power plant to a combined cycle plant to double the power production, a senior official said on Friday. At present, Rokhia gas-based thermal plant run by Tripura State Electricity...
    Once orange bowl of Arunachal, Aalos orchards suffer as younger generations disinterested in cultivation
    North East

    Once 'orange bowl' of Arunachal, Aalo's orchards suffer as younger generations...

    Itanagar, Aug 11: Once known as the 'orange bowl' of Arunachal Pradesh, orchards in Aalo in West Siang district are suffering from lack of care as the younger generation has gravitated towards salaried jobs after showing disinterest in cultivation of the fruit. State Agriculture and Horticulture...
    WHO classifies ‘Eris’ Covid strain as ‘variant of interest’
    International

    WHO classifies ‘Eris’ Covid strain as ‘variant of interest’

    New Delhi, Aug 11: The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified the EG.5 strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus circulating in different parts of the world, including India, as a “variant of interest” but said it did not seem to pose more of a threat to public health than other...
    Ex-Manipur CM Ibobi Singh demands emergency Assembly session to end strife
    North East

    Ex-Manipur CM Ibobi Singh demands emergency Assembly session to end strife

    Imphal, Aug 10: Former Manipur chief minister and senior Congress leader Okram Ibobi Singh has demanded an emergency session of the Assembly to find a way to end the ethnic strife in the state. He said the Congress and 10 like-minded parties have been pressing the Governor and the state government...
    Nagaland: Drugs worth Rs 9.45 cr seized in Kohima since January
    North East

    Nagaland: Drugs worth Rs 9.45 cr seized in Kohima since January

    Kohima, August 10: Drugs worth Rs 9.45 crore have been seized in Nagaland’s Kohima since January and 35 people have been arrested during the period in connection with 23 cases of seizure of narcotics substance, a senior officer said on Wednesday. The seizures and arrests have so far been made by...
    In memorandum to PM, Manipur MLAs urge for
    North East

    In memorandum to PM, Manipur MLAs urge for 'complete disarmament', NRC

    Imphal, Aug 10: Forty MLAs from violence-hit Manipur have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi stating that the state requires complete disarmament to foster an environment of peace and security. The MLAs, most of whom are ethnic Meiteis, also demanded the withdrawal of the Suspension of...
    BJP politics ‘murdered Bharat Mata’ in Manipur: Rahul Gandhi in LS
    North East

    BJP politics ‘murdered Bharat Mata’ in Manipur: Rahul Gandhi in LS

    New Delhi, Aug 9: In a blistering attack against the BJP over violence in Manipur, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that its politics had “murdered Bharat Mata” in the northeastern state and termed members of the ruling party “traitors”. Participating in the no-confidence motion...
    Over 8,000 children of Myanmar, Bangladesh refugees, Manipur IDPs enrolled in Mizoram schools: Edu min
    North East

    Over 8,000 children of Myanmar, Bangladesh refugees, Manipur IDPs enrolled in...

    Aizawl, Aug 9: More than 8,000 children of refugees from Myanmar and Bangladesh and internally displaced people (IDPs) from strife-torn Manipur are receiving education in schools in Mizoram, its School Education Minister Lalchhandama Ralte said. Of the 8,119 children, 6,366 students are from...
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