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Read the latest and trending news from the hills of Manipur, Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Sikkim and Meghalaya.

Manipur reports single digit COVID-19 death number after 29 days of witnessing 10-mark above

Posted on June 5, 2021 - 10:19pm by UT News Service
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Manipur reported COVID-19 related deaths below 10-mark after recording above the 10-mark continuously for 29 days even as the infection caseload crossed 54000-mark on Saturday. After the second wave hit the state in the last week of March this year, … Continue reading →

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Tension runs high in IT Road after Assam Rifles allegedly kills a villager

Posted on June 5, 2021 - 8:59pm by UT News Service
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Alleged killing of a man by some personnel of Assam Rifles triggered a protest in IT Road under Kangpokpi district where villagers stormed an outpost of the Assam Rifles on Friday night. The angry villagers have allegedly set afire two … Continue reading →

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PEC demands immediate release of all media workers in Myanmar

Posted on June 5, 2021 - 8:43pm by UT News Service
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NJ Thakuria Geneva/Guwahati, 5 June 2021: As the imprisonment of scribes and other democratic activists under arbitrary laws becomes a new normal in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), the Switzerland based media rights body Press Emblem Campaign urges the military … Continue reading →

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Newly Felicitated Caretaker Chairman Dr Yaronsho Pitches for Timely Conduct of Six ADCs Elections

Posted on June 5, 2021 - 8:24pm by UT Desk
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Dr Yaronsho Ngalung, former ADC chairman Ukhrul who was felicitated as Caretaker Chairman at ADC office Ukhrul on Friday said the pending elections of the six Autonomous district Councils (ADCs) of Manipur hills district need to be conducted as soon … Continue reading →

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Random COVID-19 sampling in Kohima

Posted on June 4, 2021 - 8:52pm by UT News Service
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As per the directives given by the Kohima District Task Force on COVID-19 in view of the detection of Covid-19 positive cases in rural areas, the random sampling has been carried out in various rural areas under Kohima district. The … Continue reading →

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Congress party in Manipur demands ‘universal free’ COVID-19 vaccination to all citizens

Posted on June 4, 2021 - 8:40pm by UT News Service
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Congress party in Manipur has demanded ‘universal free’ COVID-19 vaccination for every citizen of India. In this regard, the party submitted a memorandum to the Manipur Governor on Friday. In the memorandum submitted by a delegation of Manipur Pradesh Congress … Continue reading →

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Following False COVID-19 Report, Newborn Dies Two Days After Birth In Tripura

Posted on June 4, 2021 - 1:23pm by UT/NET News Desk
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A 2-day-old baby girl died while on her way to the District COVID Care Centre (DCCC) in the Dhali district of Tripura on June 3. She had tested positive for COVID-19 at a public health centre in the Kamalpur area … Continue reading →

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Manipur: Around 20 curfew violators test COVID-19 positive

Posted on June 3, 2021 - 10:39pm by UT News Service
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Around 20 curfew violators were found to have been infected by COVID-19 as testing of curfew violators continued on Thursday. Official sources said that Imphal city police today rounded up around 200 persons who came out on the streets at … Continue reading →

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Three arrested in Nagaland in connection with Kuki outfit leader murder

Posted on June 3, 2021 - 10:23pm by UT Desk
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Kangpokpi District Police, Cyber & Media Cell Thursday issued a press note on the arrest of three prime accused in connection with the murder of Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) Chief Janggin Baite (42) S/o (L) Tongpao Baite along with his bodyguard, … Continue reading →

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Rice beneficiaries under NSFA, PMGKAY unhappy with inadequate distribution

Posted on June 3, 2021 - 8:28pm by UT News Service
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Amid the COVID-19 second wave issue, people continued to express unhappiness saying they are getting less quantity of rice under National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) and Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY). Beneficiaries at Keirao Makting under Keirao … Continue reading →

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