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Shillong: Meghalaya’s state capital Shillong on Wednesday was covered beautifully under a thick blanket of hailstone and possible snow flakes. Photos shared on social media showed large areas of the city and its suburbs covered white. Many of the people in this...

Imphal: Chief Minister N Biren Singh Wednesday inaugurated Shija Academy of Health Sciences (SAHS), the first homegrown private medical college in the North East region, at Langol in Imphal West district.Works Minister Th Biswajit Singh, Shija Hospitals Chairman cum Managing...

Imphal: Manipur’s popular actor Wahengbam Somoraj, who shot to fame for his role in the film - Cheina - died after suffering a long spell of depression in his residence at Tera Sapam Leirak here Monday.He was 48 and...

Gangtok: Hamro Sikkim Party working president and Indian soccer legend Bhaichung Bhutia on Monday welcomed state chief minister P S Tamang’s announcement regarding CBI probe into graft during the previous Sikkim Democratic Front regime and said the federal agency...

Itanagar: In a major move to boost trade and tourism in the North East through rail connectivity, the Indian Railways has launched the Vistadome Express between Arunachal’s Naharlagun Railway station and neighbouring Assam’s Tinsukia.Union Minister of State for Railways and...

Imphal: The Manipur Cine Commission, the monitoring agency of Manipur State Cine Policy, is set to urge the state government to lay out a proper financial outlay for various film activities in the state.Although the state government has already...

Hyderabad: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test-fired the new generation nuclear capable ballistic missile ‘Agni P’ from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam island off the coast of Odisha at 1106 hours on Saturday.This second flight-test has proven the...

Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu felt that taking politics very seriously in every sphere of life hampers the developmental process. He, therefore, appealed to the people to indulge in ‘politics’ once only in five years and not all through...

Imphal: As assured in the State Legislative Assembly, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh Friday released a white paper on tackling COVID-19 (2nd wave). The 2nd wave of Covid-19 pandemic was severe throughout the country with a very rapid spread...

Paris: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Thursday that the number of jailed journalists around the world increased by 20 per cent in 2021 to 488 compared to the previous year, marking the highest number the NGO has recorded...