Voting starts for Sikkim assembly seat
IANS | 13 Sep 2014, 7:59 AMGangtok: Balloting began Saturday in the by-polls for the Rangang-Yangang assembly constituency in Sikkim, officials said.The by-poll was necessitated after Chief Minister Pawan
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KK Paul to be sworn in as Mizoram Governor on Sep 16
PTI | 12 Sep 2014, 4:26 PMAizawl: Meghalaya Governor Krishan Kant Paul, who was appointed to take additional gubernatorial charge of Mizoram and Manipur would be sworn-in as the Governor of Mizoram on
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Withdraw AFSPA from the northeast, say rights groups
IANS | 12 Sep 2014, 1:40 PMGuwahati/Shillong: Human rights organisations from different parts of the northeast states have yet again reiterated that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), giving
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Assam set up panel to probe tea garden work conditions
IANS | 12 Sep 2014, 6:40 AMGuwahati: The Assam government Thursday set up a judicial inquiry commission to study the working conditions in the tea gardens of the state.The commission to be headed by a
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Governor appeals to Nagas to accept Ravi as Interlocutor
PTI | 11 Sep 2014, 4:32 PMKohima: Nagaland Governor P B Acharya today appealed to the Naga people to accept the appointment of R N Ravi as the new Interlocutor for Naga peace talks.The Governor was
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BJP demands Central intervention to tackle Assam floods
PTI | 10 Sep 2014, 5:42 PMMorigaon: The BJP Assam unit president Sidhartha Bhattacharjee today expressed concern over the state government's alleged failure to tackle the flood problem in the state and
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Assam government withdraws Assamese as official language
PTI | 10 Sep 2014, 12:35 PMGuwahati: The Assam government has withdrawn a controversial circular regarding use of Assamese as official language in Barak valley with immediate effect."The Government of Assam
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Meghalaya taking al-Qaeda threat seriously
IANS | 09 Sep 2014, 11:24 AMShillong: The Meghalaya government on Monday said it has taken "seriously" the announcement by al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri on the creation of a terror wing in the Indian
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Tribal bodies reject demand for a separate state
PTI | 08 Sep 2014, 6:08 PMAgartala: Major tribal bodies in Tripura today rejected the demands for a separate state in the name of ‘Twipraland' by carving out the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District
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Ebola virus: Tripura, Mizoram take preventive measures
IANS | 07 Sep 2014, 1:28 PMAgartala/Aizawl: The Tripura and Mizoram governments have taken a number of preventive measures to check spread of deadly Ebola disease, officials from both the states said on
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GNLA threatens serial blasts in Garo Hills
PTI | 06 Sep 2014, 7:17 AMShillong: Meghalaya's proscribed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) yesterday threatened to carry out serial blasts in the Garo Hills region in protest against Chief Minister
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Sonia Gandhi to take final call on Meghalaya leadership issue: Faleiro
IANS | 06 Sep 2014, 6:37 AMShillong: Congress president Sonia Gandhi will take the final decision on the demand of certain party legislators for removal of Mukul Sangma as Meghalaya chief minister, party
