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  • News in brief
    AR apprehend NSCN (K) cadre Mon, January 20 (MExN): 40 Assam Rifles apprehended an NSCN (K) cadre identified as Pichung Konyak (25) with one pistol and three rounds in Monyakshu on January 17, according to a
    / 20th January 2017
  • Singing live always gives me a high, says Shreya Ghoshal
    Mumbai, (IANS) Popular singer Shreya Ghoshal, known for her soulful playback singing in the Indian music industry, says she gets a different high when she gives live music performances.   Shreya will
    / 20th January 2017
  • Who is the government: the people or the ministers? Comments and Justifications
    A Democratic government is rightly defined, by Jonas Yanthan, The Morung Express 17.01.2017; as well as Robert Silverstein, also The Morung Express, 18.01.2017, as “government of the people, by the people
    Public Space / 20th January 2017
  • Now Assamese say ban on Bulbuli fights marring Bihu fun
    Guwahati, January 20 (IANS): Come January and there's festivity in the air in the northeastern state of Assam. With the harvest season coming to an end, it's time for feasts, bonfires, makeshift huts, "Bulbuli
    / 20th January 2017
  • Manipur political parties put on hold announcement of candidates
    Newmai News Network Imphal | January 20   Political parties in Manipur are yet to announce the list of candidates despite the polls being only two and a half months away. The BJP though is likely to
    / 20th January 2017
  • Manipur: BJP leader's son gets five-year prison term for murder
    Imphal, January 20 (IANS): A court in Manipur on Friday sentenced Nongthombam Ajay, son of state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson N. Biren, to five years imprisonment. High court advocate A. Romenkumar
    / 20th January 2017
  • Titans win fourth consecutive MDCA Tourney
    Mokokchung, January 20 (MExN): Titans CC defeated Sovran CC by 28 runs to lift their fourth consecutive MDCA Inter Club T20 Cricket Tournament on Friday at the Imkongmeren Sports Complex.   With this
    / 20th January 2017
  • Promote local craftsman
    Zirenthung Yanthan: One of my relatives is “mistiri” and has local “jukalis” under him. He has become an expert now for constructing buildings. Once a man from our community decided to c
    Morung Youth Express / 20th January 2017
  • Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th U.S. president
    WASHINGTON, January 20 (Reuters) - Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States on Friday, succeeding Barack Obama and taking control of a divided country in a transition of power that h
    / 20th January 2017
  • U.N. rights expert criticises Myanmar over Rohingya crackdown
    YANGON, January 20 (Reuters) - A United Nations human rights investigator on Friday criticised Myanmar's crackdown on the Rohingya Muslim minority and urged the military to respect the law and human rights.
    / 20th January 2017
  • Benjongang Kaketshir
    Benjongang Kaketshir - an exclusive extravaganza organized by the Changtongya Students Union during the AKM 2017 in Changtongya on January 19. In the history of AKM, this was a first of its kind, an event exclu
    / 20th January 2017
  • Four killed, 20 injured after car strikes pedestrians in Melbourne
    MELBOURNE, January 20  (Reuters): MELBOURNE, January 20  (Reuters): A man deliberately drove into pedestrians, killing four and injuring more than 20, in the centre of Australias second largest city of Melbou
    / 20th January 2017
  • Disciple of Love release debut album
    Morung Express News   Everyone Goes Down – the debut album of Disciple of Love, an upcoming band from Longleng was released in Dimapur on January 20. According to the band - comprising D. Denlei An
    / 20th January 2017
  • Handshake Concert India Edition to be launched in Bengaluru
    The Rattle & Hum Music Society is launching the India Edition of the Handshake Concert to commemorate the 10th Year Anniversary at Bengaluru on January 21. The event is being organised in collaboration with
    / 20th January 2017
  • From an orphan to being the voice of Hope
      I love you just the way you are… these powerful words saved the life of contemporary Christian music artist James Basnet, just when he was about to give up and commit suicide at the age of 16. T
    / 20th January 2017
  • After Pope blessing, Duterte challenges abusive priests to 'showdown'
    * Duterte rails at clergy for hypocrisy * Says priests misused funds, molested children * Church among few institutions opposed to drug killings (Recasts after Duterte speech)     MANIL
    / 20th January 2017
  • Iran says 25 missing in addition to 20 firemen killed in building collapse
    ANKARA, January 20 (Reuters) - Iranian officials said on Friday that 25 people were still unaccounted for after the collapse of a 17-storey commercial building in Tehran on Thursday, in addition to 20 firefight
    / 20th January 2017
  • India's top bank SBI eyes up to $1.5 billion capital raising next fiscal year
    DAVOS, Switzerland, January 20 (Reuters) - India's biggest lender by assets, State Bank of India, could tap capital markets next fiscal year to raise up to $1.5 billion, its chief said on Friday, though it firs
    / 20th January 2017
  • Dimapur stores lament decline of CD sales
    Myingthungo Shitio Dimapur | January 20   Store owners who depend on Compact Disks or CD to make earnings are facing challenges as CD sales continue to drop everywhere. The option of purchasing CDs has
    Nagaland / 20th January 2017
  • Washington braces for massive protests as Trump becomes U.S. president
    WASHINGTON, January 20 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of law enforcement officers and miles of barriers were in place in Washington on Friday, as officials braced for hundreds of thousands of people planning to
    / 20th January 2017
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