Ex-Karnataka chief minister and former External Affairs Minister SM Krishna died here early on Tuesday, leaving behind a rich legacy of statesmanship and public service that saw the 92 year-old leader scale heights of political achievements. Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna started off his political innings as an independent MLA from Maddur in 1962, stunning a then […]
Shillong: Substance abuse has become a growing concern in the northeast, particularly, Meghalaya, with the state grappling with inadequate infrastructure and a shortage of affordable rehabilitation centres. This has prompted Indigenous communities to unite to address the issue. Meghalaya is a state in the northeastern part of India, it is a Christian-dominated state consisting of […]
Agartala, December 10 (IANS): Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, Governors and Chief Ministers of all eight northeastern states will attend the 72nd Plenary Session of the North Eastern Council (NEC) in Agartala next week. Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha, after reviewing the preparedness of the two-day event, […]
Agartala, December 10 (IANS): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Tuesday that the state government is contemplating setting up a university in the state exclusively for women. Speaking at an event at the Tripura Institute of Technology (TIT), the Chief Minister said that discussions are going on about establishing a university for women in the […]
Imphal, December 10 (IANS): Thousands of men and women, including students, on Tuesday organised a massive rally in Imphal demanding the repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, (AFSPA), and action against terrorists who brutally killed three women and three children in Jiribam. The rally, jointly organised by five influential organisations, including the All […]
Guwahati, December 10 (IANS): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that the ongoing atrocities against the Hindu minority community in Bangladesh are “deeply painful”. He said: “We are deeply saddened by the ongoing atrocities against the Hindu minority in Bangladesh. The horrible atrocities against the minority people in the neighbouring country have melted […]
Agartala, December 10 (IANS): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday said the three new criminal laws implemented in the country recently will strengthen the human rights of the citizens. Addressing a function to commemorate the International Human Rights Day in Agartala, the Chief Minister said that the three new criminal laws, which came into force […]
Guwahati, December 10 (IANS): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that after decades of Assam agitation, the state is still facing the threat of demographic changes with indigenous people losing their land. He said, “The Assam Movement was a manifestation of a resolution to protect Assam and its people from the scourge of […]
Shillong, December 10 (IANS): Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Tuesday said that the state government has allocated a major portion of the budget to bring changes in the education sector and the challenges in this field will be addressed by the ruling dispensation. Sangma attended the Closing Ceremony of the Golden Jubilee Celebration of Nativity […]
New Delhi, December 10 (IANS): A man who arranged flight tickets and documents for victims in Laos human trafficking and cyber slavery case was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in coordination with the Delhi Police’s Special Cell, an official said on Tuesday. Kamran Haider’s arrest on Monday marked a significant step by the agency […]
