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Peace Convention of Manipur violence to be held in Silchar

Silchar: A peace convention on the ongoing situation in Manipur will be organised by KRC Foundation under the aegis of  the Barak Manipur Friendship Association at Rajiv Bhawan in Silchar on Sunday.KRC Foundation's Managing Trustee Biswadeep Gupta informed that...

Tripura police bust fraud document makers, 4 Bangladeshis, 5 Indians arrested

Agartala: Tripura Police on Thursday busted a big racket of illegal immigrants and fraud document makers and arrested four Bangladeshis and five Indians from Agartala.Police said that based on a secret input, railway police arrested Kolsoma Begum (24) of...

Nagaland Tourism Minister for promoting ‘experiential tourism’ in NE states

Shillong: Nagaland Tourism Minister, Temjen Imna Along has stressed the need for promoting “experiential tourism” at the community level in the eight northeastern states. Speaking at a two-day symposium on Community Based Tourism in North East India at IIM Shillong...

Regional Committees of Meghalaya & Assam to visit Khanduli area

Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister, Conrad Sangma on Thursday said that the regional committees of his state and Assam would visit the Khanduli area to examine the recent setting up of an entry tax gate established by Karbi Anglong Autonomous...

Mass protests against rape of woman at Churachandpur

Imphal: Women of Manipur staged sit-in protests on Friday against the alleged gangrape of a woman at Churachandpur during the "Tribal Solidarity March" on May 3 last.A 37 - year old woman was allegedly gang-raped, houses burnt and people...

FIR filed against JNU professors for concocting Manipur history

Imphal: The Federation of Haomee, a conglomerate of indigenous people of Manipur, has lodged an FIR at Imphal West police station against two teachers of the Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi and a retired Army officer for writing a concocted...

Manipur’s 40 lawmakers urge Centre to complete disarmament of militants to end violence

Imphal: For the first time, forty lawmakers of Manipur Wednesday urged the Central government to complete the disarmament of militants to foster an environment of peace and security in the state.“For the immediate establishment of security, simple deployment of...

Doubt ULFA-I will come forward for peace talks, says pro-talk ULFA leader

Shillong: Pro-talk ULFA leader, Golap Baruah has expressed doubts that ULFA-I, led by its `Commander-in-Chief` Paresh Barua, will come forward for holding talks with the government.“It would be good for the people of Assam if ULFA-I comes to the...

BSF trooper dies in elephant attack in Meghalaya

Shillong: A Head Constable of the Border Security Force (BSF) 181 battalion BSF died after he was attacked by a herd of wild elephants in Meghalaya’s South Garo Hills district on Wednesday, an official said.The deceased trooper identified as...

PM has assured demand for ILP in Meghalaya will be examined: Conrad

Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured to examine the demand for implementation of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system and inclusion of Khasi and Garo languages in the Eighth...

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Over 1.58 lakh voters marked ‘uncollectable’ in Manipur draft electoral roll

Imphal:  The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Manipur, Arun Kumar Sinha, on Sunday announced the publication of the state's...