| Prices soar following highway blockade |
From our Special Correspondent
IMPHAL, July 8: Prices of various commodities in general and consumer items in particular have been jacked up taking undue advantage of the indefinite blockade of the Highway 37 that snakes through Nagaland. The South Angami Youth Organization (SAYO) had imposed the blockade along the highway, demanding arrest of four culprits who had stolen a mini truck a... |
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| Manipur a safe haven for drug peddlers |
From Hiyang Ahtouba
IMPHAL July 8: Manipur is a safe haven for criminals. Though the government and the Revolutionary People’s Front had declared Manipur a dry State, many sections of people and officials are earning huge profits by openly selling IMFL and high alcohol country liquor. A group of criminals have become notorious for stealing cars, two-wheelers from many parts of Ind... |
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| Women activists raid Manipur hotels |
From our Special Correspondent
IMPHAL, July 8: Two young persons were caught in a compromising position in a restaurant at Kiyam Siphai in Thoubal district on Saturday when some women activists of Young Women Help Organization (YWHO) rounded them up during one of their raiding spree.
For a long time, there has been a campaign to fumigate the restaurants which have mushroomed in ... |
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| Northeast may get rail links with Myanmar, Bangladesh |
Guwahati, July 8: India’s landlocked Northeast may soon have rail connectivity with the neighbouring countries of Bhutan, Myanmar and Bangladesh courtesy an initiative to boost bilateral trade, usher development and tourism in the region.
The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has submitted a field survey report to the Railway Board which envisages connecting the northeastern States... |
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| Festival of the Sumi Nagas, Tuluni celebrated |
From our Correspondent
DIMAPUR, July 8: Akuluto Area Union Dimapur (AAUD) celebrated ‘Tuluni’, the premier festival of the Sumi Nagas at Town Hall, Dimapur, on Saturday with Secretary, Science and Technology, Government of Nagaland, CK Nihekhu, as the chief guest.
The chief guest in his address said that celebrating festivals is important as it not only helps to keep... |
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| Manipur cut off from rest of India |
From our Special Correspondent
IMPHAL, July 8: Manipur has been completely cut off from the rest of the country since Sunday, thereby giving carte blanche to the traders, speculators and hoarders of all hues. A massive landslide occurred near the Maku bridge, along the Imphal Jiribam National highway 37 this morning. As a result, even two wheelers could not ply along this highway.
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| Hanjanglangso High School starts TET coaching |
By a Correspondent
Diphu, July 8: Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC), which has of late been at the centre of controversy over conducting TET examination in the district started coaching classes at the Hanjanglang High School under Bokajan sub-division on Saturday.
The hullabaloo over TET had started ever since it was announced to by the government to hold such eligibility... |
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| Congress committed to development: Khorsing Engti |
From a Correspondent
DIPHU, July 8: In a major blow to the ASDC, CPI(ML) just before the town committee elections, more than 1,600 ASDC, CPI(ML) workers and leaders of Bithung Rengthama MAC constituency joined the Congress in presence of HAD minister Khorsing Engti, Tuliram Ronghang, EM, KAAC, dignitaries and a large gathering at Donkamokam in Karbi Anglong on Saturday.
Addressi... |
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