Imphal, August 27, 2014: A total amount of Rs 79 lakh collected for booking railway tickets at the Computerised Passenger Reservation System (CPRS) opened at Imphal and Churachandpur by the State Tran…
Govt attention drawn to awful condition of Jiri-Tipaimukh road
Jiribam, August 27, 2014: Citing the worse condition of Jiri-Tipaimukh road, the only life line if the people living in Barak Circle Jiribam, Barak Circle Development Demand Committee has expressed re…
Joint body of editors, publishers formed
Imphal, August 27, 2014: A joint body christened as Editors and Publishers' Association of Manipur (EPAM) has been formed during a joint meeting of the newspaper editors and publishers held at the Lit…
Transporters in dire straits
Imphal, August 27, 2014: Following cancellation of transport contract by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) for ferrying rice and other essential items from Jiribam to Imphal, truck drivers have been…
Ministry gives one day to open locked office
Imphal, August 27, 2014: In response to RIMS Director Dr Ch Arun Kumar's complaint regarding locking of Director's office by Dr S Sekharjit, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has directed th…
Rice distributed free of cost to poor people in Chandel
Kakching, August 27 2014: Considering the plight of the poor and needy villagers, Tongsin Beton, Vice-President of Kishan Morcha, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Manipur Pradesh distributed rice free of …
Tripura wants us to leave: Bru leaders
Aizawl, August 27, 2014: Even as an MHA-appointed committee travels to six relief camps in Tripura to study the living conditions there, leaders in these camps say the conditions have been abject beca…
Myanmar calls for political solution to NE insurgency
Naypyidaw, August 27, 2014: Myanmar claims that bringing peace and stopping infiltration of insurgents is not just a security concern for India, but also for its government, but admits that the inacce…
‘Implement job reservation policy in letter and spirit’, ENSF appeals
Tuensang, August 27, 2014: The Eastern Naga Students’ Federation (ENSF) today appealed the Chief Secretary (CS), Government of Nagaland to implement the 25% job reservation policy “in letter and in sp…
‘Streamline exam system to technical and allied courses’
Kohima, August 27, 2014: The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) has demanded the Government of Nagaland to streamline the examination system to various technical and allied courses conducted by the Techn…
14 illegal elephant tusks seized
Dimapur, August 27, 2014: In yet another breakthrough against illegal wildlife trade in the North East region, the Nagaland Excise Department has apprehended a person at Khuzama check gate transportin…
‘Will not hesitate to use force to protect Americans’
Washington, August 27, 2014: The US will not hesitate to use military force where necessary to protect Americans, the White House has said, even as it refrained from going public about its operations …
UN chief welcomes Gaza ceasefire
United Nations, August 27, 2014: UN chief Ban Ki-moon has welcomed a long-term ceasefire between the Palestinians and Israel in Gaza and voiced hope that it will act as a “prelude” to a political proc…
Health Ministry to promote cycling in a big way
New Delhi, August 27, 2014: In a bid to encourage physical activity, the Health Ministry wants to develop cycling tracks across the country as it embarks on a campaign to promote cycling for a healthy…
No monthly limit on subsidised LPG cylinders
New Delhi, August 27, 2014: In a relief to consumers, the Cabinet on Wednesday lifted the restriction of supply of only one subsidised cooking gas LPG cylinder to a household in a month, saying consum…
All sec schools to have Wi-Fi connection: Hek
Shillong, August 27, 2014: Meghalaya Information and Technology (IT) Minister A.L. Hek on Wednesday declared that all the Secondary schools in Meghalaya will have access to free Wi-Fi connectivity wit…
Closure of cement cos demanded
Shillong, August 27, 2014: Threatening to move the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the Meghalaya Eco-Friendly Students’ Union (MEFSU) has given the State Government a 30-day ultimatum to close down nin…
Trader abducted, militant lynched
Shillong, August 27, 2014: A militant was lynched by public after unidentified gunmen abducted a trader from a market in West Garo Hills on Wednesday. The incident took place at Chibinang market, near…
Meghalaya CM to address anti-NGT ban rally
Shillong, August 27, 2014: Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma will address a mass gathering of coal mine owners, miners, those who are indirectly or directly associated with coal mining activities …
Ministers should not have criminal charges: SC
New Delhi, August 27, 2014: Sending a strong message that people against whom criminal and corruption charges have been framed be not inducted as ministers, the Supreme Court today said Prime Minister…
Cong internal feud behind border clash, says Rijiju
New Delhi, August 27, 2014: Adding fuel to the fire in the ongoing controversy, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijju hinted that internal politics of the ruling Congress is one of the …
Flood, erosion protection body in State soon
Guwahati, August 27, 2014: Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today announced that the State government would constitute a Flood and Erosion Protection Authority on its own with a Rs 1,000-crore fund to stren…
Bid to raise 100 rhinos in 10 years
Guwahati, August 27, 2014: The Assam State Zoo which has been partnering with the zoos of Kanpur, Delhi and Patna in an ex-situ conservation breeding programme since 2012, has decided to extend its co…
Help us grow, NE film industry urges Govt
New Delhi, August 27, 2014: With less than 70 cinema halls in the northeastern region serving a population of 40 million - a little more than that of Poland - shoestring budgets and a handful of produ…
NEHU students demand sacking of teacher
Shillong, August 27, 2014: Normal functioning of the North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) here was hindered today as thousands of students staged protest demanding sacking of a Professor accused of se…
Central team conducts hearings at Tripura
Kanchanpur, August 27, 2014: Reang refugees have demanded ‘proper rehabilitation’ for the displaced Bru people before the seven-member inter-Ministerial team at Naisingpara refugee camp in North Tripu…
Mary qualifies for Asian Games
Imphal, August 27, 2014: India’s boxing ace and London Olympic bronze medalist MC Mary Kom has qualified for Asian Games to be held in Incheon, South Korea from September 19 to October 4.…