The Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-I-M) on Friday rejected the Centre’s alleged mining bid in Nagaland, asserting the Nagas’ rights over their land and mineral resources. The extremist group said New Delhi has been eyeing the Nagas’ natural wealth such as petroleum, coal, chromite, limestone, nickel, and cobalt which fuel […]
A five-member Supreme Court Judges delegation led by Justice BR Gavai arrived in Imphal, Manipur on Saturday (March 22, 2025). “We have just come and looking forward to the visit. We are very happy to be here,” one of the delegation members said. The delegation comprising Justices BR Gavai, Surya Kant, Vikram Nath, MM Sundresh, […]
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday (March 21, 2025) informed the Rajya Sabha that peace prevailed in Manipur and dialogue between the two communities has been initiated. Mr. Shah said he sincerely hoped that through dialogue the distance and division between the Kuki-Zo and the Meitei community would be bridged in the near future. […]
GUWAHATI Schools in Meghalaya’s mining-affected East Jaintia Hills district are training young minds against substance abuse through storytelling and showcasing their talent to increase confidence, public-speaking skills and emotional intelligence. Drug abuse has been a major issue in Meghalaya, especially in districts where a ban on rat-hole coal mining since April 2014 hit the local […]
Battling a tuberculosis death rate that hasn’t indicated a significant fall, the land-locked Northeast state of Meghalaya has now ramped up its TB detection leading to a 126 % surge in presumptive TB examinations as per the latest data released by the State government. Data released indicates that testing has been increased from 845 people […]
GUWAHATI: The Assam Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has reached out to a community denied Permanent Residence Certificates (PRCs) in Arunachal Pradesh. The decision for the Morans, who have sizeable populations on either side of the Arunachal Pradesh-Assam border, is believed to be crucial with the polls to the 126-member Assam Assembly […]
Three members of the proscribed Kangleipak Communist Party (MFL) were arrested in Manipur’s Imphal West district, police said on Friday (March 21, 2025). The arrests were made from Lilong Chajing Mamang Leikai, they said. Those held were identified as Aheibam Gandhi (35), Thongam Naoba Meitei (21) and Ningthouba Momocha Singh, they said. Police said they […]
Sitting outside a small eatery constructed with tin sheets and iron mesh, Kundram Memori, 55, adjusts an assortment of vegetables spread on gunny bags on a footpath in Manipur’s Bishnupur district. Sprinkling the stock of cabbages, beans, and carrots with water as she waits for buyers, Memori recalls how less than two years ago she […]
At a review meeting chaired by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday (March 20, 2025), the Army sought the inclusion of additional police station limits in Manipur Valley under the ambit of the Armed Forces (Special) Powers Act (AFSPA), a senior government official told The Hindu. On November 14, 2024, out of 19 […]
Security forces are on high alert in Tripura as the Tipra Students Federation (TSF) and Tipra Indigenous Students Federation (TISF) have called for indefinite protests from Friday (March 21, 2025) to demand the introduction of their Kokborok language to all levels of education. The ruling party in the tribal autonomous district council, TIPRA Motha, and […]
