Bilingual dictionaries to promote India’s mother tongues
March 12th, 2012 - 11:13 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) The campaign to preserve vernacular mother tongues and make knowledge accessible to students through translation across the linguistic arc has taken a big stride with ... Read more...
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Blast on poll-eve creates panic in Manipur
January 27th, 2012 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Jan 27 (IANS) Militants Friday triggered another blast in Manipur on the eve of the assembly polls, creating panic in the state with a string of bombings since polls ... Read more...
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Cancer cases rise alarmingly in northeast: Experts
October 14th, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala/Aizawl, Oct 14 (IANS) Incidence of cancer has been rising alarmingly in the hilly northeastern region of India, almost half the cases being attributed to consumption of tobacco products, ... Read more...
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Government spotlight on northeastern performing arts
August 3rd, 2011 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Various autonomous organisations under the ministry of culture are engaged in the study and documentation of theatre in the northeastern states, Union Minister of Culture ... Read more...
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Medical students in Shillong back to classes after stir
July 5th, 2011 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 5 (IANS) Medical students of the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute for Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) here in Meghalaya Tuesday resumed their normal classes after a ... Read more...
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MBBS students call off agitation in Meghalaya
July 5th, 2011 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jul 4 (IANS) Students of the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute for Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) here Monday called off their indefinite strike, on its eighth day, ... Read more...
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From jail to stage - reforming prisoners through cultural therapy
December 9th, 2010 - 11:10 am ICT by IANS
By Sabyasachi Roy
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) Once hardened criminals and now do-gooders for all of society, Nigel Akkara alias Vikki and Debashis Chakraborty bring to life in more ways than one ... Read more...
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India can help transform Africa through education: AU official
November 22nd, 2010 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
By Manish Chand
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) India is poised to set up a string of higher education and training institutions in Africa - in areas ranging from diamond polishing to ... Read more...
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Indian scientists show insoluble drugs can be taken orally in nano crystal form
October 7th, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 7 (ANI): Taking a big leap in how oral medicines are administered, Indian scientists have shown that producing nanoscopic crystals of a pharmaceutical product can allow the medication to be ... Read more...
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Government taking steps to retain best doctors: Azad
August 27th, 2010 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Nearly 100 doctors, including 12 from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), have resigned from central government hospitals in the past three years, Minister of ... Read more...
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Six injured in a bomb explosion in Imphal
August 7th, 2010 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Aug 7 (ANI): Six people were injured after a bomb exploded at Ghari Mayai Leikai, around seven kilometers away from Imphal on Friday evening.Ingocha Singh, Inspector of Lamphelpat Police Station said ... Read more...
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Six injured in Manipur grenade attack
August 6th, 2010 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Aug 6 (IANS) At least six people were injured, two of them critically, in a grenade attack Friday in the restive northeastern state of Manipur, officials said.
A police spokesperson said militants ... Read more...
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Tripura doctor abducted in Manipur, escapes
July 21st, 2010 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, July 21 (IANS) A doctor from Tripura was abducted by terrorists in Manipur and taken to a jungle but managed to escape some hours later, a Manipur police spokesperson said Wednesday.
Kunal ... Read more...
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Japanese encephalitis outbreak hits Manipur
July 16th, 2010 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, July 16 (ANI): With over 60 patients hospitalised with Japanese encephalitis and three deaths reported so far, authorities in Manipur are taking all precautions to contain the spread of the disease. ... Read more...
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Manipur doctors stage protests against militant threats
June 30th, 2010 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, June 30 (ANI): Doctors, interns and other paramedical staff of Regional Institute of Medical Science (RIMS) in Manipur staged a sit-in demonstration on Tuesday to protest against the extortion and life ... Read more...
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Sangma hurt in Bangladesh road accident
June 25th, 2010 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, June 25 (IANS) Former Lok Sabha speaker Purno A. Sangma, his wife and former Rajya Sabha MP B.B. Dutta were injured in a road accident in Bangladesh, Sangma's son Conrad ... Read more...
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More institutes to be set up for para-medical training
June 24th, 2010 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) With hospitals facing a shortage of paramedical staff, the union cabinet Thursday approved a proposal to establish new institutes for paramedical sciences along with a one-time grant ... Read more...
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Naga blockade pushes Manipur into economic crisis
May 11th, 2010 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Imphal, May 11 (IANS) The northeastern state of Manipur is in the throes of a breakdown with hospitals putting on hold all routine surgeries due to non-availability of ... Read more...
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Manipur hit by shortage of essentials, life saving drugs
May 9th, 2010 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, May 9 (IANS) The price of petrol soared to Rs.150 a litre while most hospitals were running out of life-saving drugs and oxygen in Manipur Sunday following an indefinite economic blockade ... Read more...
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Four militants killed in Manipur gunfight
March 23rd, 2010 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, March 23 (IANS) At least four separatist militants were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Manipur, police said here Tuesday.
"The four militants of the United Tribal Liberation Army (UTLA) ... Read more...
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Firms to get impetus to set up hospitals in northeast
March 5th, 2010 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, March 5 (IANS) In order to encourage private investors to set up medical institutes in the northeastern region, the central government Friday announced special concessions for them.
"We have reduced the ... Read more...
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Sonia Gandhi inaugurates Shillong’s NEIGRIHMS
March 5th, 2010 - 6:40 pm ICT by ANI
Shillong (Meghalaya), Mar 5 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday inaugurated the 'North East Indira Gandhi Regional Institute for Medical Sciences' (NEIGRIHMS) in Shillong.During her one-day visit; Gandhi is scheduled ... Read more...
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Sonia Gandhi to visit northeast
March 4th, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, March 4 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi will be on a two-day tour to northeastern states of Mizoram, Meghalaya and Assam starting March 5, officials said here Thursday.
"Sonia Gandhi will ... Read more...
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Security stepped up for Sonia’s Meghalaya visit
March 3rd, 2010 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, March 3 (IANS) Tight security arrangements have been put in place ahead of Congress president Sonia Gandhi's visit to Meghalaya Friday.
A Special Protection Group (SPG) team has landed here ... Read more...
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Three militants killed in Manipur gun battles
February 6th, 2010 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Feb 6 (IANS) Three separatist militants were killed in gun fights with security forces in Manipur, police said Saturday.
"An unidentified militant was killed in an encounter (gun battle) with the ... Read more...
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CBI takes over Imphal ‘gunfight’ investigations
January 18th, 2010 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken over investigations into the alleged gun-battle in which Manipuri youth Chungkham Sanjit Singh was killed in Imphal July last ... Read more...
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Militants making life difficult for Manipuris
January 5th, 2010 - 8:37 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Jan 1 (ANI): The situation in Manipur is continues to be disturbed following bomb attacks by militants.Just a day after Christmas, a grenade exploded outside Inpha Dental Clinic near the R.I.M.S. ... Read more...
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Salary hike in medical colleges to cost Rs.912 mn
December 30th, 2009 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The central government has decided to hike the salary of doctors at all autonomous medical colleges, a decision that will cost the exchequer Rs.912 million every year.
"The ... Read more...
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Nine militants killed in Manipur encounters
December 24th, 2009 - 11:27 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Dec 24 (ANI) : Security personnel gunned down nine militants in two separate encounters in Manipur on Thursday.Some heavily armed suspected militants of People's Republic of Kangleipak (Prepak) attacked a patrolling ... Read more...
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Migrant labourer killed in Manipur
November 10th, 2009 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Nov 10 (ANI): Shankar Sahu, a migrant labourer working in Manipur was shot by unidentified people here on Monday.This is the third attack on migrants in the state since October ... Read more...
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‘India can become a developed country in near future’
November 7th, 2009 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Nov 7 (IANS) India is in a period of rapid economic growth and there is no doubt that in near future, if everyone puts their act together, India will become ... Read more...
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Seven Manipuri militants held in Tripura
July 18th, 2009 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala/Imphal, July 18 (IANS) Tripura police Saturday arrested seven militants, including a woman, of an outlawed Manipuri separatist group, officials here said.
"The seven guerrillas of People's United Liberation Front (PULF) including their ... Read more...
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President to visit Arunachal Pradesh today
April 1st, 2009 - 11:29 am ICT by ANI
Itanagar, Apr 1 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil will arrive here today on a three-day visit to Arunachal Pradesh.During her visit, the President will attend the silver jubilee function and convocation of ... Read more...
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Pratibha Patil to visit Itanagar on Wednesday
March 31st, 2009 - 9:55 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 31 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil will be visting Arunachal Pradesh for three days beginning Wednesday, when she would arrive in Itanagar.According to official sources, Patil is slated ... Read more...
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Militants shot down two Congress workers
March 17th, 2009 - 11:17 pm ICT by ANI
Khundrakpam (Manipur), Mar 17 (ANI): Two Congress workers were shot down allegedly by the proscribed militant outfit of Kangleipak Communist Party-Military Council (KCP-MC) on Tuesday.
The incident occurred at 10.30 a.m. in ... Read more...
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