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Dhemaji: Story of resilience in the face of loss

Posted on January 20, 2023 - 12:52pm by UT News Service
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AkangjunglaDhemaji | January 5  “I feel lonely,” a 30 year old woman said as she shares her story of living with flood in her village – Medipamua. Medipamua village is located in Dhemaji district, Assam. According to Assam State Disaster … Continue reading →

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Meghalaya: voters face alleged threats

Posted on January 19, 2023 - 9:44pm by UT News Service
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Shillong: A complaint has been filed against an alleged attempt to threaten voters of a village in the East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya. The chief electoral officer (CEO) FR Kharkongor told reporters that a person has filed a complaint … Continue reading →

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Nagaland state machinery fully prepared to conduct free and fair election

Posted on January 19, 2023 - 9:24pm by UT News Service
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Kohima: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Nagaland, V.Shashank Shekhar, said the state machinery is fully prepared and gears up to conduct a free and fair election, which was announced by the Election Commission of India (ECI), to be held on February … Continue reading →

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Mamata Banerjee in Meghalaya, ‘Remove corrupt proxy BJP govt’

Posted on January 19, 2023 - 12:47pm by UT News Service
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Shillong, Jan 18: Chairperson of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC), Mamata Banerjee today said only her party can provide better governance to the people of Meghalaya. Banerjee in her visit to North Garo Hills district was greeted by thousands … Continue reading →

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NSCN-IM reasserts its stand on Naga political talks with GoI

Posted on January 18, 2023 - 9:04pm by UT News Service
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Dimapur: The NSCN-IM strongly asserted today that the “Nagas do not acknowledge any agreements signed under the Indian constitution.” In a press statement issued today, the NSCN-IM said, “We stand by the Naga National decision of May 31, 2022, ‘to … Continue reading →

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MPCC President shows support to ‘Meetei/Meitei ST inclusion’ demand

Posted on January 18, 2023 - 8:49pm by UT News Service
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Imphal:  Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president, K Meghachandra on Wednesday said that as an MLA he “supports the demand for inclusion of Meetei/Meitei in the Scheduled Tribe list of Indian Constitution. He then accepted a memorandum submitted by the … Continue reading →

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Teach BJP a lesson in polls: Congress leader

Posted on January 18, 2023 - 2:34pm by UT News Service
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Shillong, Jan 17: The Congress today asked the people of Meghalaya to teach the BJP a lesson in the upcoming assembly election “for threatening that no government can be formed without its support”. Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) leader Vincent … Continue reading →

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NSF expresses dismay at ‘GoI delay tactics’ on core Naga political issue

Posted on January 18, 2023 - 2:23pm by UT News Service
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Kohima, Jan 17: The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF), while expressing its happiness that the NNPGs and the NSCN-IM had publicly declared their ‘unconditional commitment to collaborate on the basis of our respective agreements, with immediate effect, for resolution of the … Continue reading →

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Zero tolerance policy on illegal drugs: N Biren Singh reiterates

Posted on January 18, 2023 - 2:06pm by UT News Service
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Imphal, Jan 17: Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Tuesday reiterated his government’s zero tolerance policy for anyone involved in the illegal drugs. He said this barely a day after five police commandos were arrested with a huge consignment … Continue reading →

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NPF leader Azo says ‘resolution of Naga political issue party’s top priority

Posted on January 17, 2023 - 10:16pm by UT News Service
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Kohima, Jan 17: Leader of Legislature Party of Naga People’s Front (NPF), Kuzholuzo (Azo) Nienu categorically said today that with election or no election, his party’s top priority remains for the resolution of the Naga political issue. He also said … Continue reading →

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