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20 Feb

Anganwadi worker dies after seven days of COVID vaccination in Manipur

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A week after COVID-19 vaccination, a 48-year-old female anganwadi worker died on Friday. The autopsy report confirmed she would be the first victim of Covidsheild vaccine in Manipur. The state health department has said that the exact cause of her death will be known only after autopsy. Family members has however blamed the COVID-19 vaccine as the cause of death claiming that she had no history of suffering from any major illness. Naorem Sundari Devi, wife of N Roken Singh of Kumbi Terakha of Bishnupur district died around 7 am on Friday at Moirang CHC in Bishnupur district where she…

19 Feb

Meghalaya expects Rs 27 cr from mining lease

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The Meghalaya Government expects to derive around Rs 27 crore additional revenue from lease holders of mines in the State who have been directed to pay the remaining of the 50 per cent stamp duty within March 31 on the close of the financial year. Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, who chaired a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, said the direction was given as per a court order that mining lease stamp duty is not under the instrument of conveyance and hence mining lease holders will have to pay 100 percent stamp duty. He said the earlier interpretation was that the…

19 Feb

NLA to introduce NFRBM (amendment) bill: Nagaland

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During the ongoing assembly session Thursday, chief minister, Neiphiu Rio moved that leave be granted to introduce “Nagaland Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management” NFRBM (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The Bill will be introduced on February 19, 2021. According to DIPR report, chief minister and minister-in-charge of Finance also laid a copy of the review of trends in receipts and expenditure for the first, second and third quarter of the year 2020-21 as required under section 11 of Nagaland Fiscal Responsibility band Budget Management Act 2005. Administrative reports of various departments were also laid, including: Department of Border Affairs; Department of Information…

19 Feb

Amit Shah to visit Karbi Anglong on Feb 25

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Ruling BJP is set to retain all five MLA seats spread in three autonomous hill districts of Assam- Karbi Anglong, West Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao have virtually become the impregnable fortress of the BJP party. To seal the prospect of the party in the ensuing Assam Legislative Assembly election, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Karbi Anglong on February 25. Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council’s Chief Executive Member Tuliram Ronghang who has defeated opposition in the hills is viewing the visit of the Amit Shah as a future political opportunity more than election prerequisite. The election rally of Shah…

19 Feb

PM launches projects for NE

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually launched several connectivity projects costing Rs 15,000 cr in Assam on Thursday. He said that these projects would not only boost trade, economy and industrialisation but also open a new chapter for the tourism industry in the northeastern region. The Prime Minister said that the projects would make connectivity and transportation easier among West Bengal, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura along with Bangladesh and Bhutan. The Rs 3,231-crore Mahabahu-Brahmaputra project includes the Ro-Pax vessel operations between Neamati-Majuli Island, North Guwahati-South Guwahati and Dhubri-Hatsingimari, construction of Inland Water Transport (IWT) Terminal at Jogighopa (in Bongaigaon…

18 Feb

PA to Meghalaya BJP MLA commits suicide

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The personal assistant to Meghalaya BJP legislator, Sanbor Shullai allegedly committed suicide at her residence here on Wednesday, police said. No suicide note has been recovered. Lebana Lucia Marwein (44) was found hanging in the bathroom this afternoon, police said. Police said that they are still investigating into the suicide.

18 Feb

Deadline for kidnapped oil staff nears

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The deadline set by terror outfit ULFA-I for the two hostages of a Delhi based private oil company -- who were kidnapped in December last year -- would expire on Wednesday even as the police remained clueless over the fate of the duo. Delhi-based Quippo Oil and Gas Infrastructure Ltd’s drilling superintendent Pranab Kumar Gogoi and radio operator Ram Kumar were abducted at gunpoint by militants of the United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) from the drilling site in Innao area in Changlang district in Arunachal Pradesh on December 21 last year. In a statement issued last month, ULFA-I had…

18 Feb

Dimapur police crime reports: Nagaland

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Dimapur police updated various crime reports under Dimapur district leading to the arrest of various individuals. Two arrested for extortion: Dimapur police reportedly apprehended one Khetovi Aye (26), Rajapeyu, NSCN-K, of Surumi under Zunheboto, presently residing in Toluvi village Dimapur for demanding money from the business community at NL Road Dimapur. In this connection a case was registered with East PS. Meanwhile, one Itovi Yepthomi (35), presently residing in Sachu Colony Dimapur was apprehended for collecting money from vegetable vendors at New Market area Dimapur. In this connection, a case was registered with West PS. Illegal drugs: On February 13,…

18 Feb

Discussion on Consumer Protection Act in Nagaland

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Kohima Law College (KLC) conducted a special session on “Consumer Protection Act, 2019” specifically for LL.B 1st semester with assistant professor, Kezhokhoto Savi who is also the President of Nagaland Voluntary Consumers’ Organisation (NVCO) and the concerned subject teacher as resourced person on February 17. A press release by KLC media cell stated that the session was conducted as Consumer Protection Act, 1986 which is part of the LL.B 1st semester study course was replaced by Consumer Protection Act, 2019 In his presentation, Kezhokhoto Savi said that Nagaland Law Students’ Federation (NLSF) recently submitted a representation to Nagaland University to…

18 Feb

Briefing for NITI Aayog meeting in Nagaland

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A briefing for the 6th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog, which is scheduled to be held on February 20, 2021, was held at the residential office of the chief minister on February 17. According to an official bulletin, the state chief minister, Neiphiu Rio, was briefed by the chief secretary and other senior government officials on various agenda such as reducing compliance burden at State level, thrust on creation of jobs, reimagining agriculture with emphasis on the Naga Model Integrated Settled Farming, and improvement of physical infrastructure. Agenda on human resource development, improvement of service delivery at grassroots level…