NE INDIA NEWS: 08/28/14
Ticket sale proceeds of Rs 79 lakh swindled

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…

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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…

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NE INDIA NEWS: 08/28/14
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…

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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…

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NE INDIA NEWS: 08/28/14
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…

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NE INDIA NEWS: 08/28/14
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 …

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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…

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NE INDIA NEWS: 08/28/14
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…

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‘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…

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‘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…

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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…

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‘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 …

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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…

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NE INDIA NEWS: 08/28/14
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…

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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…

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NE INDIA NEWS: 08/28/14
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…

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NE INDIA NEWS: 08/28/14
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…

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NE INDIA NEWS: 08/28/14
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…

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NE INDIA NEWS: 08/28/14
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 …

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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…

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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 …

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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NE INDIA NEWS: 08/28/14
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…

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NE INDIA NEWS: 08/28/14
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.…

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