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  • Naga Body Suspends Nearly 4-Month Economic Blockade on Manipur Highways

    Naga Body Suspends Nearly 4-Month Economic Blockade on Manipur Highways

    The United Naga Council suspended its economic blockade on NH-2 and NH-37 in Manipur from 6 p.m. Saturday after talks with the Centre and the Manipur government in Guwahati addressed the prolonged disruption and peace-building concerns. The United Naga Council (UNC), the apex organisation representing Naga tribes in Manipur, has suspended its nearly four-month economic…

  • AFSPA Extended in ‘Disturbed Areas’ of Three NE States

    AFSPA Extended in ‘Disturbed Areas’ of Three NE States

    The Centre has retained AFSPA in most of Manipur and selected areas of Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh for another six months from October 1 after reviewing the law-and-order situation in the three Northeast States. The Ministry of Home Affairs has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, across most parts of Manipur and specified…

  • Dimasa Language Protection: Assam Forms Ministerial Panel

    Dimasa Language Protection: Assam Forms Ministerial Panel

    Assam has initiated a ministerial review of measures for protecting and developing the Dimasa language, with Education Minister Ranoj Pegu and Hill Areas Minister Krishnendu Paul assigned to examine a committee report under the 2023 settlement. The Assam government has constituted a two-member Group of Ministers to examine recommendations on the protection, promotion and development…

  • Eight Meghalaya UDP MLAs Join BJP, Saffron Strength Rises To 10 In Assembly

    Eight Meghalaya UDP MLAs Join BJP, Saffron Strength Rises To 10 In Assembly

    Political arithmetic shifted in Meghalaya today as eight UDP MLAs formally entered the BJP in New Delhi, with the lawmakers pointing to discussions on key state-specific demands and the BJP leadership’s response to those concerns as factors behind their decision. Eight sitting legislators of Meghalaya’s United Democratic Party (UDP) joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)…

  • Mizoram Seeks Continued NITI Aayog Support for Development Push

    Mizoram Seeks Continued NITI Aayog Support for Development Push

    Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma and NITI Aayog Member Dr Joram Aniya reviewed key development priorities in Aizawl on Monday, including tourism, ginger processing, connectivity, and expanding Atal Tinkering Labs. Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma has sought continued support from NITI Aayog as the state works to advance its development priorities. He made the request during a…

  • Operation Sadbhavna: Nagaland Students Begin 10-Day Seema Darshan Tour

    Operation Sadbhavna: Nagaland Students Begin 10-Day Seema Darshan Tour

    Twenty students and two teachers from Kohima’s Government Higher Secondary School, Rusoma, are visiting key cultural and strategic locations in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh under the Army’s Operation Sadbhavna, with the 10-day tour scheduled to conclude in Nagaland on September 28. A group of 20 students from Nagaland has started a 10-day journey across Assam…

  • Assam Remembers Zubeen Garg on First Death Anniversary

    Assam Remembers Zubeen Garg on First Death Anniversary

    Assam on Saturday marked the first death anniversary of singer Zubeen Garg, with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma paying tribute to the music icon as admirers gathered at Zubeen Kshetra in Sonapur for a three-day commemorative programme. Assam on Saturday remembered legendary singer Zubeen Garg on the first anniversary of his death. Chief Minister Himanta…

  • Two Alleged NRFM Members Arrested in Manipur, AK-47 and Pistol Recovered

    Two Alleged NRFM Members Arrested in Manipur, AK-47 and Pistol Recovered

    Security personnel in Manipur arrested two alleged members of the National Revolutionary Front of Manipur (NRFM) from Imphal East on September 15 after a joint operation by the CDO and CRPF teams, with investigators linking the brothers to two recent firing incidents involving security personnel, Police said. In a joint operation by security agencies two…

  • Nagaland Moves to Turn Live Entertainment Into a New Economic Sector

    Nagaland Moves to Turn Live Entertainment Into a New Economic Sector

    Nagaland is working on a policy framework to build a commercial ecosystem around live entertainment, with the state seeking to turn events into sources of revenue, jobs, entrepreneurship and wider economic activity. Nagaland has begun work on a Live Entertainment Economy Framework that seeks to give the sector a stronger role in the state’s economy.…

  • Mizoram Sports Ecosystem Reviewed, Raksha Khadse Pushes Better Facilities for Northeast Athletes
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    Mizoram Sports Ecosystem Reviewed, Raksha Khadse Pushes Better Facilities for Northeast Athletes

    Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Raksha Khadse today called for stronger athlete support and better sports facilities in Mizoram, stressing closer coordination between the Centre and State to help young sportspersons from the Northeast reach national and international competitions. Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Raksha Khadse reviewed…