Northeast
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Tripura demands Air India to continue flights to North East
India | Jan 01, 2013, 07:01 PM ISTAgartala, Jan 1: Tripura on Tuesday requested the central government to reconsider the decision to withdraw ATR—50 aircraft services of Air India in the northeast, which remains isolated from the rest of the world due
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After Sandy, another coastal storm headed towards US northeast
World | Nov 05, 2012, 08:09 PM ISTNew York, Nov 5: Just as the US east coast is limping back to recovery from the destruction caused by Sandy, another strong coastal storm threatens to hit the region this week and could result
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Revoke AFSPA from North East: NEDF to PM
India | Oct 04, 2012, 06:17 PM ISTShillong, Oct 4: The North East Dialogue Forum (NEDF) today appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to revoke the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act from North East states particularly Manipur, saying law and order situation
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Northeast exodus: Govt orders blocking of more than 250 websites
India | Aug 21, 2012, 11:28 AM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 20: Stepping up its drive against “erring” portals, government has ordered blocking of more than 250 websites in which morphed images and videos were uploaded to incite people leading to exodus of
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Passengers thrown out of running train, 2 killed, 7 injured
India | Aug 19, 2012, 07:13 PM ISTJalpaiguri/Katihar, Aug 19: Two passengers of a Guwahati-bound special train carrying northeast people fleeing Bangalore were killed and seven others injured today after they were beaten up and pushed out by unidentified persons.Police and railway
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Earthquake rocks NE states
India | Aug 19, 2012, 05:25 PM ISTShillong, Aug 19: An earthquake of moderate intensity rocked the entire north eastern region with no injury to people and damage to property.The earthquake having a magnitude of 5.0 on the Richter scale shook the
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Exodus to Northeast continues from Mumbai, Gujarat
India | Aug 19, 2012, 11:31 AM ISTMumbai/Ahmedabad, Aug 19: The Mumbai- Guwahati Express left Lokmanya Tilak Terminus here on Saturday carrying nearly a thousand passengers more than its capacity. Most of them were contract labourers working in milk, meat and bread
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1,700 Northeast people reach Guwahati in 2 trains
India | Aug 18, 2012, 01:14 PM ISTGuwahati, Aug 18 : The situation in lower Assam today remained peaceful with no report of any violence even as two special trains arrived here carrying 1700 people who had fled the southern states after
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Arunachal CM requests Karnataka CM to provide security to Northeast people
India | Aug 16, 2012, 04:36 PM ISTItanagar, Aug 16: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki today requested his Karnataka counterpart Jagadish Shettar to provide security to the people of the Northeast following reports that they were fleeing Bangalore fearing attacks on
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BJP asks Centre to ensure security of people from northeast
National | Sep 23, 2012, 01:55 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 16: Noting that fear is prevailing in the minds of people belonging to the northeast, BJP today demanded that the Centre guarantee the safety and security of the people who have become
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Moderate tremor in the NE
India | Jul 15, 2012, 04:07 PM ISTShillong/Kohima, Jul 15: An earthquake of moderate intensity shook the north eastern states in the early hours today but there were no casualties or damage to property.The regional seismological centre in Shillong told PTI that
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Catch and send stray dogs to northeast, says Punjab Congress MLA
India | Jun 29, 2012, 10:51 PM ISTChandigarh/New Delhi, Jun 29: An opposition Congress MLA in Punjab has kicked up a controversy with his remark that stray dogs be sent to the northeast for "whatever they do to them" as a way
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AGP for tribal from North East as President
National | Jun 07, 2012, 01:37 PM ISTGuwahati, Jun 7: Asom Gana Parishad(AGP) would like a tribal from the North East as President but has not taken any decision regarding supporting P A Sangma for the post, party President Prafulla Kumar Mahanta
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Modi's remarks about Indira Gandhi unfortunate , says Cong
National | Jun 05, 2012, 10:11 PM ISTNew Delhi, June 5: Congress today described as “unfortunate” the remarks of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi that late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had announced during election campaign in the North East that if Congress
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Arvind Kejriwal opposes big dams
India | May 28, 2012, 10:04 PM ISTGuwahati, May 28: Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal today said big dam projects in Assam and the North East had been taken up without transparency and called for people's participation in decision making.“We are not
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14 Dead, 50 Suffer Burns In Delhi Inferno
India | Nov 20, 2011, 10:44 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 20: At least fourteen persons died and 36 others suffered burns when fire engulfed a congregation of eunuchs at a community centre in Nand Nagri, an east Delhi locality tonight, police said.The
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2 Killed In Sikkim, Buildings Hit In Quake
India | Sep 18, 2011, 11:53 PM ISTGangtok, Sept 18: A powerful earthquake with a 6.8 magnitude rocked Sikkim and other parts in the northeast today leaving at least two dead and over 30 injured besides causing extensive damage to several buildings.