NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
Minor raped, school ransacked in Manipur

Imphal, October 29, 2014: An 8 year old girl was allegedly raped by her Mathematics teacher in the night of October 26 even as tension prevailed in Sekmaijing Hangul area since last night as incensed …

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
Helpline launched for NE residents in Gurgaon

Gurgaon, October 29, 2014: In the wake of recent attacks on people from the North East in the city, the Gurgaon police on Tuesday launched a round-the-clock North East Helpline.…

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
Tengnoupal, Moreh to have 24x7 service PHC

Moreh, October 29, 2014: A Primary Health Centre (PHC) located under Tengnoupal subdivision and Moreh subdivision will render 24 hour service from today.…

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
CM opens Churachandpur Dist and Sessions Court

S Singlianmang Guite CCPur, October 29, 2014: Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh today inaugurated Churachandpur District and Sessions Court at the District Court complex as part of the Government’s plan to…

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
Naga Hoho decries of corruptions that hampers development of Nagaland

Kohima, October 29, 2014: The Naga Hoho, the apex traditional body of all Naga tribes, has strongly decried the corruption, policy of ‘monopoly’, of the Nagaland Government, which has arrested develop…

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
US to encourage businessmen to invest in northeast: Envoy

Agartala, October 29, 2014: The US government and its diplomatic missions in India will encourage American businessmen to invest in India’s resource-rich northeast region, a top US diplomat said here …

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
Pune gear up for home game against Blasters

Pune, October 29, 2014: Having registered their first win at home, FC Pune City are gearing up to take on Kerala Blasters with renewed confidence in the Indian Super Leage football here on Thursday.…

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
NE United play goal-less draw vs Delhi

New Delhi, October 29, 2014: Young NorthEast United FC goalkeeper T P Rehenesh made three spectacular saves to deny Delhi Dynamos a win as the two sides settled for a goal-less stalemate after an ente…

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
Tendulkar inducted into Bradman Hall of Fame

Sydney, October 29, 2014: Sachin Tendulkar added another feather to his cap today when the Indian batting legend was inducted as one of the latest honourees in the Bradman Foundation.…

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
1000-hr Karbi Anglong bandh

Diphu, October 29, 2014: On the third day of the 1000-hour general strike, called by the Joint Action Committee for Autonomous State (JACAS) since Monday, normal life was completely thrown out of gear…

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
Ebola screening for visitors to Sangai Fest

Imphal, October 29, 2014 (NNN): Manipur Government has acquired hi-tech equipments to screen and detect people infected with Ebola during the upcoming Sangai Festival to be held from November 21 to No…

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
24,000 bottles of Phensedyl seized in Shillong

Raju Das Shillong, October 29, 2014: Customs officials in Meghalaya have seized 24,000 bottles of Phensedyl cough syrup worth over Rs 37 lakh at the Shillong Bye-Pass today that was bound for Tripura …

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
‘Foreign tourists inflow to NE up 27 pc’

Shillong, October 29, 2014: Foreign tourists inflow into Northeastern States has increased by over 27 per cent last year against a national growth of only 5.9 per cent, a top Union Tourism department …

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
Court issues notice to Tripura Government

Agartala, October 29, 2014: In an embarrassment to the Left Front Government in Tripura on corruption issue, High Court of Tripura on Wednesday issued notice to the State Government asking it to expla…

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
Arunachal okays policy on organic farming

Itanagar, October 29, 2014: Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet with Chief Minister Nabam Tuki in the chair today gave its nod to the proposal for an ‘Arunachal Pradesh State Policy on Organic Farming’. This co…

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
5-day Discover Northeast extravaganza begins

Guwahati, October 29, 2014: The colourful five-day cultural extravaganza – Discover Northeast – was inaugurated by the director of North East Zone Cultural Centre (NEZCC), Dimapur, Lipokmar Tzudir and…

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
Centre gives list of 627 account holders to SC

New Delhi, October 29, 2014: Complying with the Supreme Court’s directions, the Centre today gave to the apex court a list of 627 Indians who have accounts in HSBC Bank, Geneva, in which the tax probe…

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
Assam, Nagaland agree on peace along border

Guwahati, October 29, 2014: At a meeting convened by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi today, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and his Nagaland counterpart TR Zeliang agreed to maintain peace a…

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
Rehabilitation still eludes 2008 blast victims’ families

Sivasish Thakur Guwahati, October 29, 2014: It has been six years since the October 30, 2008 serial blasts that left nearly a hundred dead and incapacitated many others. Regrettably, life continues to…

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
Jehadis targeting Assam, CM tells Modi

Guwahati, October 29, 2014: Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take up the issue of militancy and fundamentalist activities with the neighbouring countries, stating…

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
Uncertainty continues over 10,323 teacher’s fake in Tripura

Agartala, October 28, 2014: Uncertainty looms large over the future of 10,323 teachers working in different government schools of Tripura, whose labs were cancelled by the High Court with effect from …

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
Multicrore curruption scam: Advocate files PILs in Tripura HC

Agartala, October 28, 2014: Two Public Interest Litigations (PIL) are filed today in High Court of Tripura demanding CBI probe into multi-crore corruptions of centrally sponsored schemes, surfaced rec…

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
Karbi bandh: panic buying of motor fuel in Nagaland

Kohima, October 29, 2014: The 1000-hours Karbi Anglong district of Assam called by the Joint Action Committee for Autonomous State (JACAS), which has heavy impact on Nagaland and Manipur only, the veh…

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
Sandalwood seized in Mizoram

Aizawl, October 28, 2014: Customs officials seized 5,281 kilos of red sandalwood in Mizoram-Myanmar border Champhai town on Sunday, Customs officials on Tuesday said.…

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
Couple from Nagaland assaulted; 4 arrested

Bangalore, October 27, 2014: A couple from Nagaland and their friend were allegedly assaulted by four men near Hesaraghatta on the outskirts of the city, according to a senior police officer.…

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
Mizo govt to take strict action against extortionists

Aizawl, October 28, 2014: Mizoram government will take stringent action against militants involved in extortion, state Home Minister R Lalzirliana on Tuesday said. Lalzirliana said some militants acti…

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
Bursting of crackers banned

Shillong, October 28, 2014: In a late realization, the East Khasi Hills district administration has banned bursting of crackers in the district from 10 pm to 6 am even after the celebration of Diwali …

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
Fire destroys seven houses in Shillong

Shillong, October 28, 2014: A devastating fire on Tuesday gutted seven houses completely at Narsing Akhara in Lumdiengjri. …

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
Centre rejects demand for separate States

Diphu, October 28, 2014: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju has made it clear that the Centre did not have any policy for creation of separate or autonomous States at the moment.…

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
Dynamos clash with NE United today

New Delhi, October 28, 2014: A sound thrashing of Chennaiyin FC having boosted their confidence, Delhi Dynamos would look to take forward the momentum when they clash with NorthEast United FC in their…

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
Chennai bounce back, thrash Mumbai 5-1

Chennai, October 28, 2014: Chennaiyin FC marquee player Elano Blumer and John Mendoza fired two goals each to steamroll a hapless Mumbai FC 5-1 and bounce back from their previous match defeat in the …

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
3 Bangla cattle lifters lynched

Agartala, October 28, 2014: Three Bangladeshi cattle lifters were allegedly beaten to death today by the villagers at Akhrabari, a tribal village near Indo-Bangla international border in Champahaor Po…

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
Water supply project coming up in Imphal

Imphal, October 28, 2014: A Japanese agency is all set to develop an integrated water supply project (IWSP) for Imphal City to provide safe drinking water to its 6-lakh population. This emerged follow…

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
School teacher kidnapped

Tura, October 28, 2014: Militants today kidnapped a school teacher from his residence at Damas Kaksona in the North Garo Hills District this morning. The teacher, identified as Maliram Rabha, was kidn…

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
Land Customs Station at Kuliang demanded

Shillong, October 28, 2014: Truckers in Jaintia Hills have demanded that a Land Custom Station (LCS) must come up at Kuliang, a hamlet close to Indo-Bangla border in East Jaintia Hills District.…

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Rijiju denies incursion by China

Itanagar, October 28, 2014: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju today denied any incursion by China’s People’s Liberation Army in Taksing area of Arunachal Pradesh in recent times.…

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
Nagaland girl allegedly raped by Nigerian in Delhi

New Delhi, October 27, 2014: A girl from North-East on Monday alleged that she was raped by a Nigerian man in Northwest Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar area. …

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
Land hurdle may ground Umroi expansion plan

Shillong, October 27, 2014: Although the State Government had handed over 224 acres of land for the expansion of the runway from the present 6000 feet to 7500 feet, the expansion plan is yet to see it…

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
Forgery to get into armed forces unearthed

Tura, October 27, 2014: A classical case of forgery in order to get a job in the armed forces has been unearthed through an RTI application filed by one person with the Commandant, 4th Battalion Megha…

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
GNLA ultra surrenders with arms & ammo

Tura, October 27, 2014: A GNLA militant from the GNLA outfit, who fled his sentry post in one of the outfit’s camp, surrendered before police in Tura on Monday.…

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
Mega block works progressing smoothly

Guwahati, October 27, 2014: The mega block for the Lumding-Silchar gauge conversion project is progressing at smooth pace and the metre gauge/broad gauge (MG/BG) cut and connect at 44 locations out of…

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
I am sorry, won’t do it again: Sarita

New Delhi, October 27, 2014: A remorseful L Sarita Devi has pleaded with the International Boxing Association (AIBA) to lift the provisional suspension imposed on her for refusing to accept her bronze…

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
Thingbu remains cut off for two months

Itanagar, October 27, 2014: The Thingbu Circle in Tawang district, bordering China, remains cut off with the rest of Arunachal Pradesh for the past two months as the strategically important PMGSY road…

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
Pangolin scales seized

Imphal, October 27, 2014: Assam Rifles troops, based on specific intelligence regarding smuggling of banned wildlife products, apprehended a woman along with banned wildlife products at Khudengthabi c…

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
NESO submits 5-point demand to Rijiju

Dimapur, October 27, 2014 (NNN): The North East Students’ Organisation (NESO) has submitted a five-point demand to Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju recently pertaining to series of attack…

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
80-year-old woman raped by 2 youths

Dimapur, October 27, 2014: In a horrifying incident, an 80-year-old woman was allegedly raped in her home at Jotsoma village in Kohima district by two youths. According to sources, the heinous act hap…

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
Williamnagar NGOs condemn killing of trader

Biplab Kr Dey Tura, October 27, 2014: Williamnagar town today observed a 12-hour business shutdown in protest against the unwarranted killing of Rongsak trader Bharat Singh Sekhawat. A silent rally …

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
Karbi Anglong bandh affects life in Manipur

Sobhapati Samom Imphal, October 27, 2014: With the beginning of the 1,000 hour bandh in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district from this morning, almost all the fuel outlets in and around the State capital he…

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NE INDIA NEWS: October 2014
12,000 ITBP personnel to be deployed along China border

New Delhi, October 27, 2014: Against the backdrop of over 300 transgressions by the Chinese Army along the LAC till August this year, the Government has given an in-principle approval for induction of…

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