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RTI activist arrested in Manipur

Posted on January 29, 2023 - 9:29pm by UT News Service
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Imphal: The Civil Society Coalition for Human Rights in Manipur and the United Nations (CSCHR) condemned the arrest of its member and a well known RTI activist, advocate Wahengbam Joykumar, from his residence at Wangkhei Hijam Leirak, Imphal West at … Continue reading →

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NSCN-IM reaffirms its stand on Framework Agreement

Posted on January 29, 2023 - 9:09pm by UT News Service
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Dimapur: NSCN-IM periodical bulletin, ‘Nagalim Voice,’ said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi must first respect his own commitment to Framework Agreement in order to pave the way for peace and development. It also said that nothing is more sacred for the “NSCN … Continue reading →

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Children in Assam’s flood prone Dhemaji District

Posted on January 29, 2023 - 1:50pm by UT News Service
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“THERE IS a shortage of teachers in my school, the road leading to my school is also in a pathetic condition and the well water in our village is not good. It is full of iron”, complains a school student. … Continue reading →

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Prof Yunus to grace Bodoland International Knowledge Festival at Kokrajhar

Posted on January 29, 2023 - 12:48pm by UT News Service
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Nava Thakuria Guwahati, Jan 27: Bangladesh’s lone Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus is expected to grace the forthcoming Bodoland International Knowledge Festival at Kokrajhar in western Assam scheduled for 27 February to 2 March next. Widely acclaimed as a banker to the … Continue reading →

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Police arrest 81 Myanmar nationals staying in Manipur

Posted on January 27, 2023 - 9:56pm by UT News Service
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Imphal: Police in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district bordering Myanmar have arrested as many as 81 Myanmar nationals including 10 minors on January 26 during a special drive against immigrants in the district, police said on Friday. They were picked up by … Continue reading →

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Meghalaya: BJP to announce candidates list by February 2

Posted on January 27, 2023 - 9:17pm by UT News Service
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Shillong: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will announce the list of its candidates from the 60 constituencies of Meghalaya only next month, for the February 27 assembly elections in the state. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting the Khasi, … Continue reading →

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Bomb blast in Imphal; hotel boy injured

Posted on January 27, 2023 - 8:52pm by UT News Service
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Imphal: A boy sustained minor injuries when a bomb suspected to have been planted by underground activists exploded at Wangkhei area in Imphal East on Thursday evening, police said on Friday. The bomb went off at a place, around 50 … Continue reading →

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United Naga Council calls Ukhrul bomb blast ‘barbaric and inhuman act of terrorism’

Posted on January 26, 2023 - 9:13pm by UT News Service
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Senapati: The United Naga Council (UNC) has termed the Ukhrul bomb blast incident as “barbaric and inhuman act of terrorism.” The UNC said today that it will not remain a “silent spectator.” Strongly condemning the bomb blast in Ukhrul that occurred … Continue reading →

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Assam Rifles nabs PLA cadre with drugs in Manipur

Posted on January 26, 2023 - 8:46pm by UT News Service
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Jiribam: Assam Rifles in Manipur on Thursday claimed that one of the two persons nabbed with narcotic drugs in Manipur’s Jiribam district is an active cadre of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). Inspector General Assam Rifles(East), in a press release, … Continue reading →

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Normal life in Manipur affected by Republic Day boycotts

Posted on January 26, 2023 - 8:39pm by UT News Service
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Imphal: Normal life was affected in the Manipur valley on Thursday due to shutdowns by various armed rebel groups, boycotting India’s Republic Day. Various armed rebel groups including the Coordination Committee (CorCom) of five major armed groups imposed total shutdowns … Continue reading →

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