Imphal(Manipur),June 9: Armed groups freed 14 Kuki civilians in Manipur on Tuesday, nearly a month after their abduction from hill villages. The whereabouts of six Naga hostages taken in the same incident remain unknown.   The United Naga Council and Naga People’s Organisation handed the...

Shillong (Meghalaya) June 9 : Tengjrang K. Marak from Konapara in North Garo Hills has been conferred a PhD in Sociology by William Carey University for his study on the Garo tribe’s socio-cultural shift.   Under Prof. Gita Pyal, Marak examined how modernization, education, economic...

Shillong (Meghalaya), June 9: Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma flagged off five electric buses under the PM eBus Sewa Scheme on Tuesday, launching the city’s first phase of zero-emission public transport.   The AC buses run 180 to 200 km on a single charge, seat...

Imphal (Manipur), June 9: Manipur’s security forces have yet to rescue at least 20 Naga and Kuki civilians abducted 20 days ago by armed groups in Kangpokpi and Senapati districts.   Operations remain focused on Litan, Mahadev and Sinakeithel along NH-2, with joint police and...

Imphal/Itanagar, June 8: The BJP moved to retain its Rajya Sabha seats in Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh on Monday as Adhikarimayum Sharda Devi and Tai Tagak filed nominations for the June 18 polls.   In Manipur, state BJP chief Sharda Devi submitted her papers for...