North East
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CAA not to be implemented in tribal areas of Northeast
New Delhi: Most tribal areas in northeastern states, including those granted special status under the 6th Schedule of the Constitution, have been kept out of the purview of The Citizenship (Amendment) Act,…
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Violence-free NE secured, over 10k militants surrendered: Amit Shah
New Delhi/Agartala: Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday that the Centre has resolved a large number of problems in the northeastern states and made the region violence and insurgency-free, while…
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Centre in talks with NE militants, but treating civilians in J-K as militants: Mehbooba
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday the Centre was holding talks with militants in the northeast, but treating ordinary civilians in Jammu and Kashmir as militants. “We will not surrender, we…
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BJP on the back foot in N-E as shadow of Manipur violence looms over 2024
Imphal: The ethnic violence in Manipur between non-tribal Meiteis and Kuki-Zo tribals was one of the key issues in the November 7 Mizoram Assembly polls and the ethnic hostilities and their associated…
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8 airports have come up in North East in last 9 years, says Scindia
New Delhi: Civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday said eight airports have come up in the North East, including four in Arunachal Pradesh, in the last nine years, and emphasised that…
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Miraculous transformation in North East under PM Modi: Minister
Guwahati: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday said there has been a “miraculous” transformation in the north east in the past nine years under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, according to an…
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BJP names Biplab Kumar Deb its Rajya Sabha candidate from Tripura
New Delhi: The BJP has named former Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb as its candidate for the Rajya Sabha bypoll in the state. Deb will contest from the seat vacated by…
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Militant outfits call for I-Day boycott in 5 NE states
Guwahati: Banned militant outfits United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) and a Yung Aug-led faction of the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagalim (Khaplang) have called for a ‘total boycott’ of the celebrations…
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Winter storm hits US
New York: A winter storm hit the mid-Atlantic and northeast US, causing widespread travel disruption and knocking out power for more than 200,000 homes and businesses. “From Georgia to parts of Canada,…
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Northeast farmers up in arms against decision to allow US pork imports
Kolkata: Pig farmers across the northeast are up in arms over the Union government’s decision to allow import of US pork, contending it could destroy livelihoods of lakhs of people and deal…