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Flier held with Rs 27 lakh worth gold biscuits at airport

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 9, 2014, 19:29

Security officials at the airport here have recovered gold biscuits worth Rs 27 lakh from a Chennai-bound passenger, who allegedly concealed the yellow metal in his socks.

Over 500 monks at Tawang, West Kameng district vote

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 9, 2014, 19:21

Over 500 monks of 400-year-old Tawang Monastery bordering China and those in nearby West Kameng district in Arunachal Pradesh cast their votes for two Lok Sabha and 49 of the 60 Assembly seats.

Sikkim Buddhists want their Karmapa back

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 9, 2014, 14:53

s the lone Lok Sabha constituency in Sikkim goes to poll on April 12, the Buddhist minority want their Karmapa to his seat in Rumtek monastery while the Nepali communities, which form almost half of the populace, seek tribal status.

General Elections 2014: Polling as it happened in Northeast

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 9, 2014, 23:37

Voting in phase two of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections is being held for one seat each in Nagaland and Manipur and two seats each in Arunchal Pradesh and Meghalaya.

Mizoram Joint NGO Coordination Committee calls off bandh

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 8, 2014, 14:58

Mizoram Joint NGO Coordination Committee on Tuesday called off its 72-hour state-wide bandh after the Election Commission and the state government agreed to their demands.

Prohibitory orders clamped after clash

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 8, 2014, 13:24

Itangar: Supporters of NCP and Congress clashed at Yazali in Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh, prompting authorities to clamp prohibitory orders in the area.

Election for one LS seat in Manipur on Wednesday

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 8, 2014, 11:14

Elections will be held on Wednesday in Outer Manipur Lok Sabha seat, one of the two Lok Sabha constituencies in the state in the hill districts.

Nagaland LS polls on April 9

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 8, 2014, 10:45

Nagaland goes to the polls tomorrow for the lone Parliamentary seat which will see only three candidates - Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio (NPF), Congress` KV Pusa and Akheu Achumi of Socialist Party (India) in the race.

Lok Sabha elections on two LS seats in Meghalaya on Wednesday

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 8, 2014, 12:37

Elections will be held for two Lok Sabha seats in Meghalaya on Wednesday which will decide the fate of 10 candidates, including NPP chief P A Sangma, sitting Congress MP Vincent Pala, former student leader Paul Lyngdoh and church leader PBM Basaiawmoit.

Campaign for Lok Sabha, Assembly polls in Mizoram ends

Last Updated: Monday, April 7, 2014, 22:50

Canvassing for the election to the lone Lok Sabha seat and by-poll to the Hrangturzo Assembly constituency, to be held simultaneously on April 9, ended today in Congress-ruled Mizoram.