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    Three killed, three injured in fresh violence in Manipur, curfew hours slashed
    North East

    Three killed, three injured in fresh violence in Manipur, curfew hours slashed

    Imphal, Aug 5: Three persons including a father-son duo were killed by militants in Manipur's Bishnupur district late night on Friday, police said. The three were gunned down while they were sleeping and later slashed with swords at Kwakta in the district, police said on Saturday morning, adding...
    General strike cripples normal life in Manipur
    North East

    General strike cripples normal life in Manipur's Imphal Valley

    Imphal, Aug 5: The 24-hour general strike called by the co-ordinating committee of 27 assembly constituencies in Manipur on Saturday paralysed normal life in Imphal Valley, with markets and business establishments remaining shut in almost all localities. Public transport stayed off the road and...
    Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft covers two-thirds of distance to Moon, Lunar Orbit Injection tomorrow
    Sci - Tech

    Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft covers two-thirds of distance to Moon, Lunar Orbit...

    Bengaluru, Aug 4: The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft has covered about two-thirds of the distance to the Moon since its launch on July 14, ISRO said on Friday.Over five moves in the three weeks since, ISRO has been lifting the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft into orbits farther and farther away from Earth, and...
    Divorce of Sania-Shoaib subject of speculation again
    Sports

    Divorce of Sania-Shoaib subject of speculation again

    Mumbai, Aug 4: The celebrity couple -- Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik -- have possibly separated if the recent activity on their social media accounts is any indication. The rumours about their divorce have been going around since last year but the two reputed...
    Sikkim: SKM MLA Bishnu Kumar Sharma to take oath as minister on Friday
    North East

    Sikkim: SKM MLA Bishnu Kumar Sharma to take oath as minister on Friday

    Gangtok, Aug 4: Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) MLA Bishnu Kumar Sharma will take oath as a state minister on Friday, officials said. The decision to nominate the 64-year-old Rhenock MLA for the minister's post was taken at the SKM legislature party meeting on Thursday, SKM sources said. Sharma...
    Manipur: Mob loots weapons from police armoury
    North East

    Manipur: Mob loots weapons from police armoury

    Imphal, Aug 4: In a fresh incident of arms looting, a mob comprising the majority community broke into a police armoury and stole weapons, including AK and 'Ghatak' series of assault rifles, and over 19,000 bullets of various calibres, officials said. The incident took place at the battalion...
    Manipur: Curfew relaxed in twin districts of Imphal for 7 hours
    North East

    Manipur: Curfew relaxed in twin districts of Imphal for 7 hours

    Imphal, Aug 4: The Manipur government relaxed the curfew in Imphal East and West districts for seven hours from 5 am on Friday to facilitate common people to purchase essential items, officials said. Following fresh violence in various parts of the ethnic strife-torn state, the administration...
    Manipur: 17 injured in clashes in Bishnupur; day curfew reimposed in Imphal valley
    North East

    Manipur: 17 injured in clashes in Bishnupur; day curfew reimposed in Imphal...

    Imphal, Aug 3: Altogether 17 people were injured in clashes as the Army and RAF personnel fired tear gas shells at Kangvai and Phougakchao area in Bishnupur district on Thursday, officials said. The district magistrates of Imphal East and Imphal West also withdrew curfew relaxations earlier...
    Govt imposes import restrictions on laptops, tablets
    Business

    Govt imposes import restrictions on laptops, tablets

    New Delhi Aug 3: The government on Thursday imposed import restrictions on laptops, tablets, all-in-one personal computers, ultra small form factor computers, and servers with immediate effect. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) in a notification said exemption from import licensing...
    Manipur HC orders status quo on proposed burial site for Kuki-Zomi people killed in violence
    North East

    Manipur HC orders status quo on proposed burial site for Kuki-Zomi people killed...

    Imphal, Aug 3: The Manipur High Court on Thursday directed that the status quo be maintained at the proposed burial site in Haolai Khopi village of Churachandpur district where the Kuki-Zo community had planned a burial service for 35 people who were killed in the ethnic strife. The HC order was...
    Two abandoned houses torched in Manipur, curfew relaxation period increased in Imphal
    North East

    Two abandoned houses torched in Manipur, curfew relaxation period increased in...

    Imphal, Aug 2: Two abandoned houses were set on fire by unidentified people in Manipur's Imphal West district in the early hours of Wednesday, an official said. Fire tenders were rushed to the spot in the Langol area and the blaze was doused, he said, adding that no injuries were reported in the...
    Mizoram: 52.8 kg of heroin, 32.93 kg of meth seized from Jan to July
    North East

    Mizoram: 52.8 kg of heroin, 32.93 kg of meth seized from Jan to July

    Aizawl, Aug 2: A total of 52.8 kg of heroin, 32.93 kg of methamphetamine and 92.27 kg of ganja have been seized in Mizoram from January to July this year, a statement issued by the excise and narcotics department said. Officials of the department seized 280 gm of heroin in Siaha town on Monday...
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