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electoral bonds for contributions to political parties. This came after the Supreme Court of India directed the State Bank of India to complete its submission of data on March 12. Now, with the lists revealed, leading the list of donors is a rather unknown company called Future Gaming and Hotel Services, helmed by "Lottery King" Santiago Martin.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the picturesque Lakshadweep Islands has drawn attention to the process of applying for ILPs. This Union Territory, an idyllic paradise off the coast of Kerala, necessitates permits for all travellers, including Indians, to manage tourism numbers on these remote islands. Obtaining a permit requires submitting a clearance certificate from a local police station, along with identification documents, while online applications are also facilitated.

masur, tur (pigeon pea) and urad. In addition, the government will also procure unlimited amounts of cotton at MSP for the next five years, but this is not linked to the diversification plan. This initiative aims to encourage farmers to move away from harmful practices used for traditional crops that damage soil health.

Assam Rifles and other law enforcement agencies have seized drugs worth Rs 47.35 crore, a large cache of explosives and arrested three people in Mizoram. The heroin, grade number four, smuggled from neighbouring Myanmar.Assam Rifles sources said that in its crusade against smuggling activities, the para-military forces accompanied by Mizoram police recovered heroin weighing 5394 gram worth Rs 37.75 crore at Melbuk Road Junction, Zokhawthar in Champhai district on Thursday. In a separate joint operation by the Assam Rifles and the police recovered heroin weighing 1376 gram worth Rs 9.6 crore at the same Zokhawthar area in Champhai district on Thursday.

Indian Army was abducted in Manipur's Thoubal district on Friday by unknown miscreants. A senior police officer who does not want to be named told ET, “The reason for abduction is not known yet.The JCO, identified as Konsam Kheda Singh, was on leave.” Police said, “Some miscreants entered his home in Charangpat Mamang Leikai village at around 9 am and the officer was forced to get inside a vehicle. His family has in the past received extortion threats.”

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alcohol-related deaths, including 77 women, have been reported in Mizoram during the past ten months since April last year, state Health Minister Lalrinpuii informed the state assembly The Minister while replying to a query of ruling Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) MLA Jeje Lalpekhlua, said that 361 men and 77 women died due to alcohol related issues in between April last year and January this year. The previous Mizo National Front (MNF) government, as part of its election promises promulgated the Mizoram Liquor Prohibition Act, 2019 to curb the misuse of alcohol and drugs.

N Biren Singh announced on the floor of the legislative assembly that the state government will consult and take appropriate steps for the implementation of The Manipur Hill Areas (Acquisition of Chiefs' Rights) Act, 1967. Passed in 1967, the act is yet to be implemented, thus enabling the chieftains to continue establishing villages as per their hereditary practices. Elaborating on the same, BJP legislator Rajkumar Imo Singh said, «A very important statement by the CM that the state government will consult and take appropriate steps for the implementation of The Manipur Hill Areas (Acquisition of Chiefs' Rights) Act 1967. This Act was passed by the Assembly on Jan 10, 1967 to abolish the hereditary chieftainship. The President of India gave assent to the Bill on 14th June 1967. One can see the exponential growth of villages in these places. Manipur is the only state where this act isn't implemented. Even a state like Mizoram had implemented a similar act for abolishing chieftainship way back in 1954 when it was a part of Assam.»

Manipur Chief minister Nongthombam Biren Singh informed the assembly on Tuesday that altogether 63 persons were reported missing since the ethnic violence unfolded in restive Manipur in May last year. Out of them, 26 were found dead, 9 were traced out alive and 28 are still missing, informed Biren, while responding to posers raised by legislators on the fifth and last day of the 5th session of 12th state assembly. On the missing of two standard XII students from Imphal West district’s Sagolband Tera area, the leader of the house said the Cental Bureau of Investigation has reported to have filed charge sheet against five accused arrested in the case.

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Nagaland assembly resolved to request the Government of India to reconsider its decision, and to abandon the plan of suspending the Free Movement Regime and fencing along the Indo-Myanmar border. The Centre has decided to do away with the FMR with Myanmar and erect fencing along the Indo-Myanmar border. The Free Movement Regime initially allowed travelling up to 40 kilometres without separate permission, which was later reduced to 16 kilometres. The 14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly passed a resolution on the Free Movement Regime (FMR) along the Indo-Myanmar Border.

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entire India-Myanmar border would be fenced. On February 8, Shah said that the Centre decided to scrap the India-Myanmar Free Movement Regime to maintain the country's internal security and demographic structure of the northeastern states. ALSO READ: What comes under India's Free Movement Regime with Myanmar and why was it scrapped? Top points Before this, in January, Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma maintained that he was opposed to the Free Movement Regime and fencing of the border.

Nagaland Governor La Ganesan on Monday emphasised that unresolved Naga Political issue is a major impediment to the state's development and welfare goals. Addressing the Nagaland assembly, the Governor called upon all stakeholders to transcend differences and work towards a final solution through dialogue and compromise, reaffirming his government's unwavering commitment to facilitating a peaceful resolution. He expressed appreciation for the members of the house for their steadfast dedication to achieving a peaceful and early resolution of the Naga Political Issue.

Chainalysis has unveiled a new case of fraud involving a single company operating from a compound in Myanmar, which swindled a sum of over $100 million from victims in less than two years. 

India and the United States are expected to hold the Homeland Security Dialogue on February 28, 2024, officials have said. Union home secretary Ajay Bhalla will lead the talks with his US counterpart. The two sides are expected to discuss cooperation in counterterrorism, cyber security, illegal mobility, extradition, aviation security, global supply chain and maritime security among others. The homeland security dialogue was last held in January 2022. According to North Block officials, senior officers from the two sides will participate in the day-long meeting. India is expected to hand over a list of more than 100 fugitives wanted by law enforcement agencies who have taken shelter in the US, according to those familiar with the details. New Delhi is likely to raise the use of digital space and how it is being exploited by terrorist groups for propagating radical views, recruitment and funding terrorism. The drug seizures by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) will be shared by the Indian side seeking cooperation from the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). NCB recently seized drugs worth ₹75 crore following inputs from the US DEA. The mastermind behind an international drug cartel was identified as a Tamil film producer, who is on the run.

Imphal East in Manipur marched on Thursday demanding the abrogation of the Suspension of Operations (SOO) with militants. The police stopped the rally which started from Sambei ground. There is apprehension that SOO agreement with militant outfits might be extended further. A team met the Governor to submit a memorandum. The memorandum raised the urgent necessity to abrogate the Suspension of Operation (SOO) between the Government of India (GOI) and 24 Kuki Militant Groups to reinstate normalcy in Manipur while highlighting violations of the SOO agreements by Kuki militant groups since the onset of the crisis on May 3, 2023.

US prosecutors with conspiring to traffic nuclear materials including uranium and weapons-grade Plutonium from Myanmar to other countries, according to a superseding indictment announced Wednesday, The Hill reported. Authorities said they brought the charges against Takeshi Ebisawa after he and other associates in Thailand allegedly showed samples of nuclear material to an undercover Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent posing as a narcotics and weapons trafficker, the Hill reported. The Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a press release that the US worked with Thai authorities to seize the nuclear samples, which were subsequently transferred to US law enforcement custody.

Arunachal Pradesh keep prospering for years to come," he said. Arunachal Pradesh attained full statehood on February 20, 1987, with the Fifty-Third Amendment of the Indian Constitution, 1986, becoming the 25th state of the Indian Union. Since then, February 20 has been celebrated as Statehood Day of the Himalayan state.

India so far has imported 3,000 tonnes of black matpe or urad beans from Brazil and is likely to procure another 20,000 tonnes this year, said Union consumer affairs secretary Rohit Kumar Singh. Singh in November had urged businessmen and officials in Brazil to grow pulses, especially tur (pigeon pea) and urad, to cater to Indian consumers amid falling domestic production, and as a way of diversifying the sourcing. “We need to ensure that food items are available in the country for our 1.4 billion consumers at an affordable price," Singh said on Thursday on the sidelines of the Global Pulse Confederation conference in New Delhi.

foreign direct investment (FDI) from China in Paytm Payments Services Ltd (PPSL), a subsidiary of Paytm parent One97 Communications Ltd, PTI reported citing sources. Paytm Payments Services applied for a licence with the Reserve Bank in November 2020 to operate as a payment aggregator under the guidelines on Regulation of Payment Aggregators and Payment Gateways. However, the apex bank rejected PPSL's application in November 2022.