Mid-day News Nuggets

1. Nagaland CM distributes 50 coffee pulping machines in Kohima 

Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio distributed 50 coffee pulping machines to the coffee growers in the Kohima district.

2. India records highest single-day spike of 4+ lakh new COVID-19 cases

India recorded the highest spike of COVID-19 cases in a single day since May 1, with 4,12,262 new cases and 3,980 fatalities being reported.

3. Meghalaya: GHADC MDCs write to CEM over Council financial crisis

Eleven MDCs from the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) have sent a memorandum to the Chief Executive Member (CEM) Benedic R. Marak, urging him to take steps to clear the long-pending dues of the Council staff and to revamp the GHADC for better functioning.

4. Arunachal: 22 drug peddlers arrested in past weeks under Mission Drug-Free state

The Arunachal Pradesh Police (APP) has arrested over 22 drug peddlers and recovered contraband items from all around the state in the past few weeks under the ‘Mission Drug-Free Arunachal.'