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Meghalaya Taekwondo Training Academy expresses disappointment over State govt apathy

Posted on January 6, 2022 - 8:36pm by UT News Service
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Shillong: The Meghalaya Taekwondo Training Academy (MTTA) today expressed disappointment on the alleged lack of support and recognition from the state government during the 1st Indo-Nepal International Taekwondo Championship 2021 which was held at Chandauli Uttar Pradesh from December 27 … Continue reading →

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Police recover another IED in Imphal East district, after two blasts on Wednesday

Posted on January 6, 2022 - 8:08pm by UT News Service
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Imphal: Barely a day after suspected militants triggered IEDs at two different places in Manipur killing a soldier of Assam Rifles in one of the blasts, police today recovered another IED which was found planted at the gate of a … Continue reading →

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Manipur logs 27 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths

Posted on January 5, 2022 - 9:52pm by UT News Service
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As many as 27 fresh cases of COVID-19 were reported in Manipur on Wednesday when 1,962 samples were tested, taking the overall infection count of the state to 1,25,905. The fatality toll in the state also rose to 2,008 with … Continue reading →

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AR jawan killed in bomb blast in Manipur, another wounded

Posted on January 5, 2022 - 7:55pm by UT News Service
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Imphal: An Assam Rifles jawan was killed and another wounded when a bomb suspected to have been triggered by militants exploded in Manipur’s Thoubal district on Wednesday. The bomb suspected to be a remote control IED went off near a … Continue reading →

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Athuibou Daimai, one of the first Naga MLAs in Manipur passes away

Posted on January 5, 2022 - 7:52pm by UT News Service
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Imphal: One of the first Naga MLAs in Manipur, Athuibou Daimai passed away this morning at Deulahland, Imphal. He was born in 1923 at Thaluan village of Tamenglong district. He was three times MLA from 1952 to 1967. In an … Continue reading →

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Naga civil organisations seek PM Modi’s intervention in Indo-Naga peace talks, repealing AFSPA, submits joint memorandum

Posted on January 5, 2022 - 6:53pm by UT News Service
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Senapati: The United Naga Council (UNC), the Naga Women Union (NWU) and the All Naga Students’ Association, Manipur (ANSAM) have sought the “personal attention and intervention” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in concluding the Indo-Naga peace process and repealing of … Continue reading →

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The Naga Rising: Delhi’s BJP-led govt hasn’t reciprocated on Indo-Naga peace talks

Posted on January 5, 2022 - 9:52am by UT News Service
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The Naga Rising, an influential organisation based in Nagaland, has said today that the latest report on the Indo-Naga peace talks (as published by The Indian Express / November 29, 2021 issue), stating that the Framework Agreement signed on August … Continue reading →

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PPFA insists on India’s diplomatic preferences in Commonwealth

Posted on January 5, 2022 - 9:31am by UT News Service
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Nava J Thakuria Guwahati: Reacting to a viral social media post insisting on India’s diplomatic liberty out of the Commonwealth of Nations, Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) bats for appointing ambassadors (instead of high commissioners) in most of the 53 … Continue reading →

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Shillong All Faiths Forum condemns vandalizing of idols at Bhoothnath Kali Temple

Posted on January 4, 2022 - 11:23pm by UT News Service
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Shillong: The Shillong All Faiths Forum (SAFF) today condemned the incident of “vandalizing” idols at the Bhoothnath Kali Temple at Mawbah in Shillong.   “The SAFF strongly denounced this incident, and the representatives of all the faith communities under the … Continue reading →

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Meghalaya to restrict entry to state from January 5, New COVID guideline

Posted on January 4, 2022 - 11:10pm by UT News Service
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Shillong: Meghalaya government Monday decided to regulate the entry of people from outside into the state while also imposing certain other restrictions from January 5 to prevent an outbreak of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19. After chairing the review … Continue reading →

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