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Why Assam must lead India’s BBIN framework
By positioning Assam as a central policy coordinator, India can foster border-adjacent economic planning
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Manipur CSOs hopeful of census deferment after Delhi visit
The delegation, which included representatives of the Meitei, Naga, Kom and Meitei Pangal communities, had travelled to the national capital on August 20 to raise what it described as the aspirations and concerns of the people of Manipur with central leaders.
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Mizoram Police recover over ₹10.7 lakh in e-challan scam cases
Serchhip Police Station received several complaints concerning RTO E-Challan scams at the beginning of May, including complaints that ₹13.92 lakh had been withdrawn from the Slice Small Finance Bank account of R. Lalchhandama in Serchhip and ₹2.09 lakh from the MRB account of Robert Zoremmawia.
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Meghalaya: Institutional delivery rate rises to 81%
Shylla said the NFHS-6 figure represented a 12.9 percentage point improvement over the 58.1 per cent recorded in NFHS-5. The government, he said, is aiming to increase institutional deliveries to at least 95 per cent over the next three years, taking the State above the national average of 90 per cent.
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Floods of glacial origin, once expected in the Hindu Kush Himalaya perhaps once in five to ten years, are now arriving in clusters — three in May and June of 2025 alone
Life on edge: How Myanmar’s Tangkhuls endure and adapt
Following the ongoing crisis in Myanmar, many Tangkhul Naga villages living across the border now heavily depend on essential household items from the Indian side.
Explained: Why Khasi Students’ Union suspended its agitation
Five issues discussed. Fifteen more remain. What happens next will depend on whether the promises translate into action.
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Mizoram: Heroin prices surge as drug supply tightens
Representatives of government departments and organisations presented reports on their ongoing activities, while the meeting discussed further measures to strengthen drug prevention and control efforts.
Manipur CM calls for collective efforts to restore peace
The Chief Minister was addressing the gathering on “Guest lecture on Manipur Situation: Prevailing Trust Deficit and the Path Towards Trust Building delivered by Sudeep Chakravarti”, organised by the Assam Rifles, held at the Manipur State Film Development Society (MSFDS) Auditorium, Palace Compound in Imphal.
Bodies of Naga civilians killed in ambush brought to Senapati
The UNC has also called for a 12-hour ‘Genna’ from 6 am to 6 pm on Friday across Naga-inhabited areas and districts
Meghalaya to study rising C-section deliveries
According to the Chief Minister, institutional deliveries accounted for 80.49 per cent of all deliveries in Meghalaya in August
Manipur: Red Shield Division celebrates Onam at Andro
Around 30 schoolchildren from Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, Andro, along with civil and military dignitaries, attended the celebration.
