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MSFDS launches first screenplay incubation and mentorship programme

Posted on January 17, 2023 - 9:00pm by UT News Service
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Imphal: Towards the effort to nurture a culture of good cinema in the State, Manipur State Film Development Society (MSFDS) launched its first screenplay incubation and mentorship programme, inviting present and fresh screenwriters from Manipur to apply with a screen … Continue reading →

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NSF expresses joy to see NSCN-IM and NNPGs working together

Posted on January 17, 2023 - 8:43pm by UT News Service
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Kohima: 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 Naga historical and … Continue reading →

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Resolution to Naga political issue amplifies as 2023 Nagaland poll nears climax

Posted on January 17, 2023 - 2:53pm by UT News Service
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Dimapur, Jan 16: Amid demands from various quarters for the resolution of the Naga political issue at the earliest time possible, poll tempo related to the assembly election of Nagaland has also heightened. With leaders of political parties from outside … Continue reading →

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Trinamol ‘Youth First’ campaign reaches youths in Meghalaya

Posted on January 17, 2023 - 2:26pm by UT News Service
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Shillong, Jan 16:  Merely days after its launch on National Youth Day, Meghalaya Trinamool Congress’s ‘Youth First’ campaign has reached hundreds of youth across the state. Youth leaders have also been visiting colleges and meeting local youth activists to discuss … Continue reading →

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Manipur govt starts using drones with herbicides to destroy poppy fields

Posted on January 17, 2023 - 11:01am by UT News Service
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Imphal, Jan 16: Manipur government has started using drones to spray herbicides to destroy poppy plants in the interior hill ranges of the state. “We have started deploying drones to destroy poppy plantations. More such missions to be carried out … Continue reading →

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Bangladeshi journalist killed, PEC demands fair probe

Posted on January 16, 2023 - 5:34pm by UT News Service
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Nava Thakuria Geneva: New year brings sad news as a young Bangladeshi journalist was killed in the first half of 2023. Ashiqul Islam (27), who worked for Dainik Paryabekhyan from  Brahmanbaria locality (which is adjacent to India’s north-eastern State of Tripura) … Continue reading →

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Meghalaya: BJP promises to address ILP issues if voted to power

Posted on January 15, 2023 - 8:35pm by UT News Service
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Shillong: Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Electronics & IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar has assured that the BJP will address all pending issues including the Inner Line Permit (ILP) if voted to power in Meghalaya. “I can … Continue reading →

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Gunmen open fire at MPP working president’s residence

Posted on January 15, 2023 - 8:17pm by UT News Service
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Imphal: Miscreants opened fire at the residence of the working president of Manipur People’s Party (MPP), one of the oldest regional political parties in northeast India, on Saturday night, sources said on Sunday. Unidentified men who came on two motorcycles … Continue reading →

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Manipur wins ‘Most Improved Small State Overall’ performance: India Today survey

Posted on January 15, 2023 - 12:43pm by UT News Service
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Imphal: In the annual ‘State of the States Survey 2022’ carried out by India Today Group, Manipur won the Most Improved Small State Overall after its performance in eight out of 12 categories – economy, infrastructure, agriculture, health, governance, entrepreneurship, … Continue reading →

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NSCN-IM and NNPGs join hands for Naga solution

Posted on January 14, 2023 - 8:17pm by UT News Service
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Dimapur: The NSCN-IM and the NNPGs have moved another step forward today towards working and collaborating to find solution to the Naga political issue. As one of the outcomes of the “September Joint Accordant” of September 14, 2022, the NSCN-IM … Continue reading →

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