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Three Punjab-bound Bangladeshi nationals held in Tripura
Agartala: With the arrest of three more Bangladeshi nationals, including a woman, from Tripura on Thursday, 44 citizens of the neighbouring country have been detained in the state in the past three weeks, the police said.
A police…
Death toll in Mizoram’s multiple landslides rises to 29, seven still missing
Aizawl: The death toll in Mizoram's Aizawl district in a stone quarry collapse and landslides increased to 29 after two more bodies were recovered from different places on Wednesday while seven people were still missing, officials said.…
Several NE states cut off from rest of India by rail as tracks submerged or damaged
Agartala: Several northeastern states, including Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram, and Assam (southern part), remained cut off from the rest of the country by rail as railway tracks were waterlogged and damaged after landslides triggered by…
At least 14 killed in Northeast, many injured – Cyclone Remal
In Mizoram, 12 people were killed and some others reported missing after a stone quarry collapsed. The incident occurred at around 6 am in an area between Melthum and Hlimen on the outskirts of the state capital Aizawl.
Tripura CM stresses on social awareness to prevent ‘child selling’ episodes
Agartala: Days after a three-day-old baby girl in Tripura's Dhalai district was rescued hours after a poor tribal woman reportedly sold the infant, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Monday said more social awareness is needed to make…
Meghalaya set to attract investments worth Rs 8K cr, says CM Conrad Sangma
Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Saturday said that the state is projected to attract substantial private investment worth Rs 8,000 crore.
"The possible investment in Meghalaya is an outcome of the new industrial…
Tipra Motha opposes CAA’s implementation in tribal areas
The party broke silence on the matter after allegations levelled by Congress.
India, France to hold Exercise Shakti in Meghalaya to enhance joint military capability
Sources confirmed that the exercise is scheduled to be held at Umroi, Meghalaya, from May 13-26.
Arunachal BJP expels 28 party members for contesting against official candidates in polls
The Assembly and Lok Sabha polls in the BJP-ruled state were held on April 19. The Assembly election results will be declared on June 2.
Heroin, foreign cigarettes worth over Rs 4.34 crore seized in Mizoram
Two persons, including a Manipur resident, have been arrested for possessing the heroin worth Rs 4.18 core.
Lok Sabha polls: Over 600 Tripura tribal voters boycott elections over bad road
The villagers are standing outside the polling booth but not entering it to cast their votes as they are protesting against government apathy, an election official said.
Portion of NH-313 caves in due to landslide in Arunachal Pradesh
The road between Hunli and Anini, the Dibang Valley district headquarters, was damaged due to the landslide on Wednesday night.
A deadly trek for sake of democracy in Arunachal
After passing through forested areas, the team of election officials would reach Raha after two-and-a-half days.
If things were normal in Myanmar, this wouldn’t have happened: EAM Jaishankar
Thousands of people from Myanmar have taken refuge in various north-eastern states, especially in Mizoram, after fleeing their country following a military coup in February 2021.
BJP’s Arunachal promises: LPG at Rs 400, ‘medicines from sky’, 25,000 jobs
The BJP promised to connect over 500 remote villages using drones to deliver life-saving drugs, essential medical supplies and diagnostic samples under the “Medicine from the Sky Initiative”.
Manipur declares working day on Easter, retracts order following furore
Manipur govt initially declared Easter Sunday, March 31, as a working day, but retracted following Christian community protests. The order caused stir; Christian groups condemned it as violation of religious rights. Govt modified order,…
Sikkim CM to contest from two assembly seats, fields wife against SDF chief Chamling
The ruling party has also dropped the chief minister's son Aditya Golay from Soreng-Chakung seat with Tamang himself deciding to contest from there.
BJP’s decision to stay out of Outer Manipur seat triggers unrest
The BJP renominated its sitting MPs – Union minister Kiren Rijiju in the Arunachal West seat and Tapir Gao in the Arunachal East seat.
Four MLAs from Congress and NPP join BJP in Arunachal Pradesh
The Lok Sabha elections and assembly polls will simultaneously be held in the northeastern state later this year.
Arson attacks, blast in Manipur’s Imphal Valley kills one
Around the same time, unidentified persons torched the office of United Committee Manipur (UCM), a Meitei civil society organisation, in the same district.