AIZAWL, Oct 23 : Mizoram continues to see a dip in its daily Covid-19 tally as 747 new COVID-19 cases were registered in the last 24 hours, pushing the State’s tally to 1,16,689, a Health Department official said.With this, the State registered belo..

DIMAPUR, Oct 23Advisor to Nagaland Chief Minister, Abu Metha, who is on an official visit to Mizoram on the invitation of the Mizoram Youth Commission, called on the Mizoram Chief Minister, Zoramthanga today.  According to a DIPR report, Metha, who i..

Guwahati, Oct 18 : A militant was killed in a factional clash between two groups of NSCN in Nagaland’s Peren district.The firing between NSCN-K (Niki Sumi group) and NSCN-Unification took place near Khehoi camp area in Peren district on Sunday night..

Newmai News NetworkDIMAPUR, Oct 15: The NSCN (IM) has asserted today that it would not follow the "forbidden route to the Naga solution that is linked to forgoing the Naga National flag and Constitution". The statement of the NSCN-IM is significant as it ..

DIMAPUR, Oct 14Three hardcore terrorists of the banned NSCN-K (YA) outfit were arrested from Mon town of Nagaland in an intelligence-led counter-insurgency operation by the Assam Rifles after they crossed over to India from Myanmar, sources in the securit..

Aizawl, Oct 13Mizoram continues to register a sharp spike in Covid-19 cases as 1,224 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours, 206 less than the previous day.The State tally has reached 1,08,790 on Wednesday, a Health Department official said. The dea..

DIMAPUR, Oct 7 The Niki Sumi group of NSCN-K led by its president Niki Sumi met the Government of India’s new Interlocutor for Naga peace talks AK Mishra in New Delhi on Thursday.  The group conveyed its commitment to peace and the Naga peace t..

KOHIMA, Oct 7 : A Dimapur bound truck from Manipur carrying illegally imported foreign cigarettes worth Rs 1.5 crore was intercepted by the Kohima police on Wednesday.PRO DEF Kohima informed that the Kohima Police manning Khuzama interstate check gate had..

Newmai News NetworkDIMAPUR, Oct 5: The Narcotic Cell of Nagaland police seized gold worth Rs 22 crore on October 3.According to Additional Director General of Police (ADGP-Administration) Sandeep M Tamgadge, gold bars were seized from a vehicle at Narcoti..

SHILLONG, Oct 4Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday laid the foundation for upgrading a road that connects Meghalaya capital with Dawki town, along the Indo-Bangladesh border, and stressed the need for improving connectivity in the northeastern regio..

KOLKATA, Oct 3 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee won the Bhabanipur Assembly bypoll on Sunday by a record margin of 58,832 votes against her nearest rival Priyanka Tibrewal of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).This victory makes Banerjee a membe..

KOHIMA, Sep 27The Centre is keen on resolving the Naga political issue and has invited the NSCN (IM) to New Delhi to continue the dialogue, Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio said on Monday.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an official programme ..

GUWAHATI, Sep 26 Tourism has been gaining importance in recent decades with its increasing socioeconomic, geopolitical, and ecological contributions. North East India is quickly becoming a popular destination for globetrotters. The mesmerising views of mo..

GUWAHATI , Sep 25The NSCN led GPRN has asked 11 MLAs of Tirap, Changlang & Longding districts of Arunachal Pradesh to withdraw support to the Pema Khandu-led BJP Government.“NSCN/GPRN hereby strongly condemns the illegal and imprudent move by Go..

Guwahati, Sep 22 After months of deadlock, the Centre Tuesday resumed talks with the NSCN (IM), the largest Naga rebel group, with Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma meeting the outfit’s secretary, Th Muivah, for a closed-door discussion in Di..

Heroin worth Rs 8 crore from Manipur... Seized in Assam, two held..

Dimapur, Sep 20Niki Sumi, the president of the Niki Sumi faction of the NSCN-K, said that separate agreements with different factions of the Naga political groups cannot bring final and inclusive solution to the Naga political issue.  He said this in..

GUWAHATI, Sep 19 A pro-democracy organi-sation in coup-hit Myanmar said it would evict the insurgents from North East India, operating out of the country’s soil, following the return of democracy.In a “warning statement”, the People̵..

KOHIMA, Sep 19A month after the Opposition joined hands with the government in Nagaland, the state’s legislators have decided to call the new formation the United Democratic Alliance (UDA).“The nomenclature of United Democratic Alliance (UDA) ..

AIZAWL,Sep 16The COVID-19 situation in Mizoram is worsening with each passing day, worrying the State Health Department.The State on Thursday reported 1,402 new COVID-19 cases with single-day positivity rate of 12.10 per cent pushing the State’s tal..

AIZAWL, Sep 15Mizoram on Wednesday reported  1,185 new Covid-19 cases, 317 less than the previous day, with the tally increasing to 74,068, an official statement said.The statement issued by the State Information and Public Relations Department that ..

GUWAHATI, Sep 13 26 Myanmar Nationals, including 10 women, who were in possession of fake Indian documents, were arrested from a lodge in Assam, police said."Acting on a secret information, the police arrested the 26 Myanmarese Nationals, seven of them te..

DIMAPUR, Sep 11Former Special Director of Intelligence Bureau (IB) Akshaya Kumar Mishra is likely to be appointed as the Interlocutor for Naga peace talks.Sources familiar with the development told East Mojo that Mishra is the “choice” of the ..

Three arrested with Yaba tablet worth Rs 1.8 crore..

Kohima, Sep 8 : The Government of India and the NSCN (K) Niki on Wednesday entered into a ceasefire agreement for a period of one year.The agreement, aimed at bringing about “lasting peace in the State of Nagaland with the involvement of Naga people..

Guwahati, Sep 4 The 8 Northeastern States with the utilisation of the modern tools and devices would work in coordination to deal with the threat of cyber crime, officials said on Saturday.They said that during a two-day (Friday-Saturday) workshop at Guwa..

GUWAHATI, Aug 31 Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday accused the BJP Government in Manipur of diverting its quota of urea to the State’s hill districts where poppy is allegedly grown for opium.In a tweet captioned “BJP’s Vikas in Ma..

Newmai News NetworkDIMAPUR, Aug 31: National Socialist Women’s Organization of Nagalim (NSWON), which is the women wing of the NSCN-IM, said on Tuesday that it was in for a "rude shock" when some Naga women tied rakhis on the wrists of Assam Rifles ..

GUWAHATI, Aug 30Over 1.8 kilogram of heroin worth Rs 14 crore in the international market have been seized from two different places by the Guwahati Police and at least eight alleged drug peddlers have been arrested, a senior police officer said.The heroi..

GUWAHATI, Aug 28 The Centre will set up 1,000 health and wellness centres (HWC) in the North East as a part of the National Ayush Mission (NAM) for the growth and development of Ayush systems.An announcement to this effect was made by the Minister of Ayus..

AIZAWL, Aug 26At least 794 people, including 198 children, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram, pushing the State’s tally to 54,851, a Health Department official said on Thursday.The State also reported one more COVID-19 fatality in the las..

GUWAHATI, Aug 22 A renowned doctor from Guwahati, Assam,  Dr Gokul Bora has declared free medical treatment for children who lost their parents to Covid-19, to mark 50 years of his service as a pediatrician.With several noteworthy contributions to th..

GUWAHATI, Aug 19 : The Assam Rifles has seized over Rs 1,600 crore worth of illegally traded goods in the North East region from Myanmar since 2020, the chief of the paramilitary force said.Such unlawful trade is alarming and detrimental to National devel..

GUWAHATI, Aug 18 (PIB)Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya chaired a review meeting on Public Health Response to COVID-19 with the Health Ministers of North East States in Assam yesterday.The Minister arrived in Assam with a Cent..

KOHIMA, Aug 16A day after several organisations in Nagaland observed Naga Independence Day, Governor R.N. Ravi said Nagaland has been and shall ever remain an integral part of India.His statement on Sunday coincided with a 24-hour shutdown called by an ap..

Guwahati, Aug 10 The Assam Assembly on Monday passed a bill that will enable the government to raise the borrowing ceiling by 0.50 per cent of the state’s GSDP even as the opposition Congress stressed that the additional funds should be utilized onl..

Aizawl, Aug 7 (PTI) The Mizoram Government ordered rationing the purchase of diesel and petrol as the movement of vehicles, including the tankers carrying fuel, continued to remain shut on National Highway-306.The order issued by the Food, Civil Supplies ..

KOHIMA, Jul 28Kohima made it to the list of India’s Top 11 Cycling Pioneers, as announced by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). Along with 10 other cities across the country, Kohima will receive an award of Rs 1 crore.The award marks..

SHILLONG, Jul 25A meeting between Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Ministers of the eight North Eastern States to discuss inter-State border disputes and ways to tackle the surge in COVID-19 cases in the region is underway here, an official said.All the Chief Ministers, Chief Secretaries and police chiefs of Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Sikkim are attending the closed-door meeting chaired by the Union Home Minister that began at the State Convention ..

SHILLONG, Jul 24 Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the 9th Society Meeting of NESAC Society to review the operations of the North Eastern Space Application Centre (NESAC) in Umiam, Meghalaya, on July 24, Saturday.The North East Space Application Centre is a joint initiative of the Department of Space (DOS) and North East Council (NEC). The Union Home Minister is also the president of the NESAC Society. The center helps in augmenting the development process in the region by providing advanced space ..

SHILLONG July 23 : A Professor of the North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) has issued an open letter to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) following the death threat against 4 RTI activists in Senapati district, Manipur.“I earnestl..

AIZAWL, Jul 21Mizoram continued to register a spike in COVID-19 cases as 725 more people have tested positive for the infection in the last 24 hours, pushing the state’s tally to 29,020, a health department official said on Wednesday.Of the 725 new ..

AIZAWL, Jul 20Mizoram on Tuesday registered the highest single-day spike of COVID-19 cases as 807 people have tested positive for the infection pushing the State’s tally to 28,295, a Health Department official saidThe State also reported two fresh f..

AIZAWL, Jul 18 : Mizoram’s COVID-19 tally surged to 27,153 on Sunday as 463 more people including 117 children tested positive for the infection, a Health Department official said.The COVID-19 death toll climbed to 121 as a 75-year-old woman succumb..

Newmai News NetworkShillong, Jul 18: The banned Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) has stated that it is not ready to shun violence till the government appoints an interlocutor to facilitate peace talks.“We will not give up violence unti..

AIZAWL, Jul 15 Chin National Army (CNA) cadres have been imparting arms training to civilians fighting the Myanmar military at the former’s “liberated area” called Camp Victoria on the banks of the Mizoram-Myanmar border river Tiau, a hi..

KOHIMA, Jul 12Nagaland’s COVID-19 tally rose to 25,976 on Sunday as 78 more people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said.Seventy-seven more people recovered from the disease, while no fresh fatality was registered during the day...

SHILLONG, Jul 10Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said that 92 per cent of those who died due to COVID-19 in the State had not taken even a single dose of COVID-19 vaccine.He said that of the 749 Covid deaths in Meghalaya - the State with second highest mortality rate of 1.68 per cent in the region after Nagaland (1.97 per cent) - at least 691 people were not vaccinated.The Chief Minister's statement comes as vaccination hesitancy is affecting the State's inoculation coverage.The Ministry of ..

KOHIMA, Jul 4 The North Eastern State of Nagaland has detected 93 COVID-19 Delta variant cases (B.1.617.2) along with two other variants 'alpha' and 'kappa' out of 98 samples, which were sent for genome sequencing.Pointing out the variant as a matter of c..

Aizawl, Jul 4 Mizoram’s COVID-19 tally rose to 21,246 on Sunday as 243 more people, including 59 children, tested positive for the infection, while one fresh fatality pushed the State’s coronavirus death toll to 95, a health official said.Aiza..