Imphal, September 3, 2014: Security measures have been tightened along two national highways in Manipur in view of indefinite blockade by hill-based United Naga Council (UNC) from tomorrow in protest …
Steven Sotloff beheading video deemed authentic
Washington, September 3, 2014: The U.S. intelligence community has concluded that a video appearing to show the beheading of American journalist Steven Sotloff is genuine.…
Poor road connectivity hits Indo-Myanmar border villages
CCPur, September 02, 2014: Guite Road, the state highway connecting the Indo-Myanmar villages of Singngat and Sinjawl with the rest of the world lies in a dilapidated condition.…
Five chargesheeted for murder of Akha Salouni
New Delhi, September 2, 2014: Five men have been charge-sheeted for the murder of a Manipuri youth, Akha Salouni, in south Delhi's Kotla Mubarakpur last July. Among these men is an LLB student, and th…
Manipur boy strangled by friend in Delhi
New Delhi, September 2, 2014: A 22-year-old Manipuri youth was allegedly strangled by a friend after an argument over a drink in Maurice Nagar, north Delhi, late on Friday. Police said the friend hims…
NEDF urges for public hearing
Imphal, September 2, 2014: The North East Dialogue Forum (NEDF) has urged the State Government to conduct a public hearing under the Environmental Impact Assessment 2006 before Irang Hydro Project (60…
Internet more damaging than drugs: Miley Cyrus
Los Angeles, September 2, 2014: Singer Miley Cyrus believes that internet is more dangerous for mental health than drugs. "I put some picture of me smoking weed... on my Instagram because I was brough…
Tendulkar’s autobiography releasing on Nov 6
Mumbai, September 2, 2014: Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar’s “Playing It My Way – My Autobiography” will be released Nov 6, the publishers announced here on Tuesday.…
Manipur reviews available food grains and fuel stocks ahead of blockade
Imphal, September 2, 2014: The State government convened a meeting chaired by Consumer Affairs Food & Public Distribution minister Moirangthem Okendro to review the existing stocks of food grains in g…
PMJDY ill-informed locals throng banks to open account
Alex Guite CCPur, September 2, 2014: Banks in Churachandpur district are witnessing mad rushes of people trying to open their accounts since the launch of the Prime Minister Jan Dan Yojana on August 2…
Indefinite bandh against deplorable road conditions announced in Jiribam
Jiribam, September 2, 2014: The villagers including students of Kashimpur, Mulargaon, Ahmedabad and Leisabithol have decided to call an indefinite bandh along the Kashimpur to Leisabithol road from th…
Two Myanmar nationals held with heroin
Aizawl, September 2, 2014: Two women Myanmar nationals were arrested here for possessing 22 grams of heroin by Mizoram Excise and Narcotics department officials.…
ANVC-B calls bandh on Sept 4
Tura, September 2, 2014: The ANVC-B has called for a dawn-to-dusk Garo Hills bandh on September 4 demanding the intervention of the Central government to restore peace in troubled western region of th…
65.81 MT of coal assessed in Meghalaya
Shillong, September 2, 2014: The Committee formed by NGT has assessed 65,81,147 metric tonnes of coal in the State. The committee assessed, 37,58,929 MT of coal in East Jaintia Hills district and 2,92…
Central Govt considering recognition to Khasi language
New Delhi, September 2, 2014: The demand for inclusion of Khasi language is under consideration of the Government, the Union Home Ministry informed Rajya Sabha member from Meghalaya, Wansuk Syiem, on …
Crimes against North East people in Delhi up by 270%
New Delhi, September 2, 2014: Though the government has repeatedly said that people from the northeast living in Delhi are safe and that there is no specific targeting of people from the region, gover…
Nagaland State needs sports policies & infrastructure
Dimapur, September 2, 2014: The Government of Nagaland has attempted to make several forays into the world of sports yet very few athletes from Nagaland make it to the national or international level.…
Nagaland Talent: Unsung and Underfunded
Dimapur, September 2, 2014: Apart from various individual feats, the Faith in Action team has triumphantly returned from the recently concluded World Hanmadang Taekwondo Championship held at Pohang in…
Male rhino killed in Kaziranga
Jorhat, September 2, 2014: A male rhino was killed and its horn taken away by poachers in Kaziranga National Park today taking the toll to 22 so far this year, said a senior Forest Department official…
Tobacco use in India killing 2,200 daily
Dimapur, September 2, 2014: India has the highest number of oral cancer cases in the world with 40% of oral cancers in the country related to tobacco use. In addition, more than 2,200 Indians die ever…
NNC holds consultation with church organization
Dimapur, September 2, 2014: With the objective to usher a cordial relationship with the various church organization, to seek God’s wisdom and intervention in the service of the Naga nation, Naga Natio…
Manipur Cabinet adopts major policy decisions in Manipur
Imphal, September 2, 2014: A cabinet meeting today adopted various resolutions including transfer and posting of civil police, Manipur Rifles (MR) and Indian Reserve Batallion (IRB) of the state’s Hom…
Assorted IMFL bottles destroyed in Kiphire
Kiphire, September 2, 2014: Assorted IMFL bottles, worth Rs. 3 lakh, seized by 46 Assam Rifle personnel in Kiphire, was destroyed at Pungro Junction Kiphire in the presence of the district administrat…
Panic buying at fuel stations in Imphal
Imphal, September 2, 2014: Panic struck vehicle owners thronged fuel stations in Imphal fearing fuel scarcity may hit Manipur, if the United Naga Council (UNC) go ahead with its proposed stir.…
Lumding-Silchar project to be over by Mar 2015
Haflong, September 2, 2014: The much-awaited Lumding-Silchar broad gauge project will be completed by March 2015, said Northeast Frontier Railways (NFR) authorities. The mega block will be effective f…
AIIMS, US varsity tie-up on India’s first regenerative medicine centre
Kolkata, September 2, 2014: India’s top public healthcare establishment, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi, is in talks with the Ohio State University (OSU) to set up the co…
Death row convict may be heard in open court: SC
New Delhi, September 2, 2014: The Supreme Court Tuesday held that in the cases where the death sentence has been upheld by the apex court, the death convict will have a right that his petition seeking…
Assamese people need not panic: KSU
Guwahati, September 2, 2014: The Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) today made it clear that only those labourers who entered Meghalaya without any work permit, have been leaving the state. “Assamese people …
Japan aid to boost NE connectivity
Toyko, September 2, 2014: India and Japan have decided to strengthen cooperation for improving connectivity and socio-economic development in the North-Eastern States, reports IANS.…
Govt bid to strengthen panchayats in Assam
Guwahati, September 2, 2014: With a view to strengthening panchayats and the rural areas, the State Government has decided to initiate a number of steps including taking up new manpower recruitment at…
PM hardsells India as manufacturing destination
Tokyo, September 2, 2014: Hardselling India as a manufacturing destination, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today invited Japanese investments, saying the era of “red tape” has been replaced by “red carp…
Modern appliances for physically challenged
Mamata mishra Guwahati, September 2, 2014: Gone are the days when the best equipment available for the persons with disabilities were the old and near-obsolete tricycles and wheelchairs, which left …
ICAR plans for alternative farming system
Shillong, September 2, 2014: Interventions by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research in developing alternative farming systems to address the detrimental effects of jhum cultivation (slash-and-bu…
‘Assamese students in Shillong are safe’
Shillong, September 2, 2014: Several students’ bodies of Assam and Meghalaya today blamed trouble-mongers and Assam-based television channels for spreading rumours about the alleged eviction of Assame…
Historians to bridge knowledge gap on NE
Shillong, September 2, 2014: Concerned over a knowledge gap about the North East over decades that has created stereotypes and increased misunderstandings, historians and scholars met here to consider…
Arms factory in Dimapur busted, 1 arrested
Dimapur, September 2, 2014: The Assam Rifles has busted an illegal arms manufacturing workshop in Dimapur a few days ago, according to the PRO-IGAR (North) based in Kohima.…
2 lady teachers of Diphu College suspended
Diphu, September 2, 2014: The Commissioner of the Higher Education Department, Government of Assam, Himanshu Sekhar Das has placed two lady professors of the Diphu Government College under suspension …