Monthly Archives: January 2021

Autonomous District Council poll on April 9: Garo Hills

Posted on January 29, 2021 - 11:07am by UT News Service
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The Meghalaya state cabinet on Thursday announced the holding of elections to the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) on April 9, 2021. Addressing media persons after the meeting, Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong informed that the cabinet has approved … Continue reading →

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15 new cases take Manipur’s COVID-19 infection tally to 29,022

Posted on January 28, 2021 - 9:32pm by UT News Service
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Fifteen new positive cases reported in the last 24 hours took the total COVID-19 infection tally of Manipur to 29,022 on Thursday. As no death was reported during the period, the COVID-19 fatality tally of the state remains at 370. … Continue reading →

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Temjen Toy, Nagaland chief secretary passes away at 57

Posted on January 28, 2021 - 9:01pm by UT News Service
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Nagaland chief secretary Temjen Toy passed away in Kohima on Thursday at the age of 57 after a prolonged illness. He is survived by wife, 2 sons and 2 daughters. Toy was a 1989 batch of IAS from Nagaland and had … Continue reading →

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Excerpt of a telephonic interview with Padma Shri Guru Rewben Mashangva

Posted on January 28, 2021 - 8:48pm by UT Desk
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Guru Rewben Mashangva was born on 21 June 1961 and brought up in Choithar village of Ukhrul district, Manipur, to a father who was a carpenter. Guru Mashangva has come a long way from the life of matriculate, street hummer … Continue reading →

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Manipur college teachers resume agitation, but without boycotting classes

Posted on January 28, 2021 - 8:07pm by UT News Service
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Teachers of government colleges in Manipur resumed their agitation on Thursday as the state government failed to address their demands despite the January 27 deadline set by them. As such, the teachers staged a sit-in-protest at the campus of the … Continue reading →

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Nagaland COVID-19 sees steady decline; Only 52 active cases now

Posted on January 28, 2021 - 7:15pm by UT News Service
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There are only 52 active cases of COVID-19 in Nagaland as on Thursday. It can be noted here that the state has been witnessing steady decline in the detection rate of the disease for several days now.  The state reported … Continue reading →

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Minister Rymbui slams BJP Meghalaya over resignation demand

Posted on January 28, 2021 - 3:13pm by UT News Service
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Meghalaya Home Minister Lahkmen Rymbui has asked the BJP to first seek the resignation of its Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa before pointing fingers at others. “If they need to ask for my resignation, the BJP should first ask the … Continue reading →

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One dies of COVID-19 in Manipur

Posted on January 27, 2021 - 9:33pm by UT News Service
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Death of a patient after a gap of four days took COVID-19 fatality tally of Manipur to 370, even as a single-day spike of four cases pushed the total infection tally to 29,007 on Wednesday. With the discharge of 13 … Continue reading →

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Gunmen attacks at ex-MLA’s residence in Manipur

Posted on January 27, 2021 - 9:28pm by UT News Service
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Unidentified gunmen opened fire some shots at the house of a former MLA in Manipur’s Imphal West district after making a failed bomb attack on Tuesday night. No casualty was reported due to the incident. Former MLA Sapam Kunjakishor alias … Continue reading →

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Naga People’s Front Legislature Party expresses appreciation: NSCN (K)

Posted on January 27, 2021 - 8:41pm by UT News Service
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The Naga People’s Front Legislature Party (NPFLP) has expressed its appreciation and welcomed the “Niki Sumi’s group of the NSCN-K for reviving the abrogated ceasefire agreement with the Government of India”. The NPFLP said that this was the right decision at the … Continue reading →

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