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Meghalaya , Top News

Crackdown on rumour mongers, Meghalaya Police registers 4 FIRs for spreading fake news

At a time when the entire nation is battling the COVID-19 crisis and spreading as much awareness as possible, there are some trying to sabotage the entire process. The Meghalaya Police has launched a crackdown on such elements. The state police has filed as many as four FIRs against rumour mongers and has also come […]

5 years ago

Assam , Top News

GMCH to be completely shut down for general patients: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) will be completely shut down from March 27 for general patients, announced Assam Health Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday. GMCH will be kept exclusively for Coronavirus treatment though no positive case has been detected so far in Assam. Addressing a press meet in Guwahati, Dr. Sarma informed […]

5 years ago

Mizoram , Top News

Crackdown on rumour mongers in Mizoram spreading fake news on coronavirus

As many as 14 persons, including women have been arrested by the Aizawl Police in Mizoram for allegedly spreading fake news on the spread of COVID-19 in social media. This was informed exclusively to Northeast Live by Inspector General of Mizoram Police, L Shanliana. The Mizoram IGP said that these 14 persons were arrested late […]

5 years ago

National , Top News

NBF members meet Finance Minister; seeks parity in GST with newspaper industry

Members of the News Broadcasters Federation (NBF) led by president Arnab Goswami today met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to hand over a recommendation requesting for parity on GST with the newspaper industry. As of now, GST on the print media stands at 5% whereas the news broadcasters are charged 18% GST. During the meeting, […]

5 years ago