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New Delhi: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday backed the demands for repealing the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, and said there is a need for a new beginning...

Gangtok: Sikkim Global Film Festival, scheduled to be held from 10th to 14th December' 21, has been postponed by a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister PS Tamang.In view of the uncertain situation caused by the new Corona variant,...

Kohima: The Konyak Union, the apex tribal body of Konyak tribe in Mon district of Nagaland has declared a seven-day public mourning period in the entire district in memory and respect to the persons, who were killed by the...

Haflong, Dec 7 (UNI) Suspected cadres of insurgent outfit Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA) which kidnapped many villagers from Langting area of North Cachar Hills in Assam have thrashed two of them to death.According to reports, the DNLA cadre...

Gangtok: Sikkim Police has taken into custody five Chinese nationals.'The case is under investigation by the Special Branch of Police.The case has been registered under Section 14 of the Foreigner's Act as also under other relevant Sections of...

Kohima: The Nagaland government on Tuesday officially called off the ongoing Hornbill Festival, days after the state plunged into turmoil over the death of 15 people including 14 civilians in firing incidents during a botched up security operation.The decision...

Guwahati: The Assam has constituted a fourteen-member committee headed by the Assam Cultural Affairs Minister Bimal Bora to advise it on ways to prepare a separate Unicode chart for the Assamese script.The committee will also include an additional chief...

Guwahati: Acclaimed Assamese poet Nilmani Phookan was awarded the country’s highest literary honor- Jnanpith Award on Tuesday.Phookan, is considered one of the pioneers of modern Assamese poetry, has been chosen for the highest Indian literary award along with Konkani...

Imphal: Manipur saw a much improved Covid-19 scenario in the last 24 hours leading up to 2 pm of Tuesday, with no report of any death, just 17 new positive cases from the general population and 28 recoveries, as...

Imphal: A combined team of the Assam Rifles (AR) and Manipur Police Monday seized over 200 kg of drugs, worth Rs 500 crore near the International Border of Moreh in Manipur.Officials said that the combined team, based on hard...