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37 people, including 5 women arrested in Shillong anti-drugs raid

Posted on August 10, 2022 - 2:30pm by UT News Service
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Shillong: Altogether 37 persons including 5 women and 27 drug users were arrested along with heroin from Shillong on Tuesday. “A total of 5 women and 32 men have been arrested in today’s raid by ANTF EKH,” superintendent of police … Continue reading →

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Second phase of Assam- Meghalaya border talks to begin after Independence Day

Posted on August 9, 2022 - 9:01pm by UT News Service
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Shillong: Meghalaya and Assam have decided to start the second phase of border talks for resolving the remaining six areas of difference shared between the two states after August 15. This was informed by Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma … Continue reading →

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Full preparations underway for Durand Cup in Imphal; CM Biren Chairs meeting

Posted on August 7, 2022 - 9:17pm by UT News Service
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Updated on August 11, 2022 Imphal: Preparations are going on in full swing for hosting the Group-C matches of the 131st Durand Cup, 2022, in Imphal. The Asia’s oldest football tournament is being held in three different States viz West … Continue reading →

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RPP: ‘NDPP should not be allowed to take Nagas for a ride’

Posted on August 7, 2022 - 8:50pm by UT News Service
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Dimapur: The Rising People’s Party (RPP), the newest political party based in Nagaland, said today that the party is for Naga solution. “However, if there is no solution and election is held as scheduled next year, the soon-to-be-extinct NDPP should … Continue reading →

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PEC demands justice to Myanmar photographer Aye Kyaw

Posted on August 6, 2022 - 2:56pm by UT News Service
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Nava Thakuria Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, demands justice to Myanmar photographer Aye Kyaw, who died in military custody recently. The pro-democracy activist used to document the anti-military protest-demonstrations, spread across the southeast … Continue reading →

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United Trust of Assam demands a correct NRC for Assam

Posted on August 6, 2022 - 2:27pm by UT News Service
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Nava Thakuria Guwahati: United Trust of Assam, while expressing serious concerns over the sensational allegations, floated in regards to the process of National Register of Citizens (NRC) updation in Assam, demanded a high level probe (preferably by the Central Bureau … Continue reading →

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United Naga Council directs Nagas to hoist ‘Naga national flag’

Posted on August 5, 2022 - 8:57pm by UT News Service
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Senapati: The United Naga Council (UNC) has issued a “directive” today that Nagas under the jurisdiction of the council should hoist “Naga national flag” on August 14. As such, “district apex organisations and tribes are directed to ensure that the … Continue reading →

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Two women arrested with huge quantity of drugs, explosive items

Posted on August 3, 2022 - 9:59pm by UT News Service
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Imphal: Two women were arrested by police with a huge quantity of illegal drugs and explosive materials, police said on Wednesday. Teams of Imphal East district police arrested the two women. One of the women was arrested from Senapati district … Continue reading →

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Naga organisations urge PM to honour Framework Agreement

Posted on August 3, 2022 - 8:56pm by UT News Service
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Senapati: On the 7th “observance” of the signing of the Framework Agreement between the NSCN-IM and the Government of India, Naga organizations based in the state of Manipur urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “honour the historic Framework Agreement.” In … Continue reading →

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Mokeypox: Meghalaya gears up to take up measures

Posted on August 2, 2022 - 9:26pm by UT News Service
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Shillong: The Meghalaya government is contemplating putting in place quarantine centres in the off chance as a part of measure on monkeypox cases. “We are very much in terms of preparation, have geared up for that. We are preparing certain … Continue reading →

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