Monthly Archives: January 2017
Loaded trucks reach Imphal, more to arrive
IMPHAL, Jan 8: At least 154 loaded trucks have reached Imphal from Jiribam together with security escorts amidst the UNC’s ongoing indefinite economic blockade.
The...
Passengers hit hard as bus service along NH-2 remain suspended
KANGPOKPI, Jan 7 : The prolonged suspension of services of Senapati bound passenger buses along National Highway between Imphal and Senapati has caused tremendous...
UNC to intensify blockade, Centre urged to hold meet
Goodwill Mission for Peaceful Coexistence yesterday sent a memorandum to the home ministry seeking a tripartite talk of the Centre, state government and the...
Recalling the Oja in Prof Kamei A teacher beyond the classroom
The only thing certain in life is death and in as much as death is a certainty, it is uncertain when death will come...
Blockade & bandh bonanzas
Free Thinker
Today the ‘Jewel of India’ may rightly be retitled as the ‘land of bandhs & blockades’. In a year, nearly 5/6 months are...
Poll-related issues discussed at Kpi
KANGPOKPI, Jan 7 : Ahead of the 11th Assembly election, a meeting of representatives of various political parties was convened here today at multi-purpose...
GMPC awaits MHA’s response
IMPHAL, Jan 7: The Goodwill Mission for Peaceful Co-existence (GMPC) is waiting for a positive response from the Union Home Ministry to hold tripartite...
Assam gets a new ‘forest queen’ in Pramila Rani
GUWAHATI: Pramila Rani Brahma is the new ‘forest queen’ of Assam. The State’s minister for forests and Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) MLA has restored...
Meghalaya sex racket case: MLA Julius Dorphang arrested from Assam
The arrest of Meghalaya MLA Julius Dorphang came a day after a look out notice was issued and the state police sought cooperation from...
Developments in Arunachal Pradesh to affect Manipur polls: People’s Party of...
GUWAHATI: Ousted from power by BJP, a bitter People's Party of Arunachal (PPA) said the political instability in Arunachal Pradesh would have a bearing...
Nagaland civic polls: Naga tribes to boycott elections to protest 33%...
A woman shields herself from the sun with an umbrella as she and others queue to cast their vote at a polling station...
Court declares ex-minister’s son convict
The Court of Session judge Imphal West today declared Nongthombam Ajay, son of ex- minister of IFCD, CAF&PD and YAS, N. Biren Singh convicted...
North East goalkeepers are genetically not strong: Veteran Indian football coach
Football in North East India has grown manifold over the years with young talents becoming stars on the long run.
The North East part of...
BJP govt in Arunachal Pradesh to remove Rajiv Gandhi tag from...
Established as Arunachal University after then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi laid its foundation stone at Rono Hills near Itanagar in 1984, the first university...