They chose Tripura as their target as the state has a large number of Bengali-speaking people and also, politically, Tripura and Bengal have many similar characteristics with both the states witnessing a very long Left rule.
Category: GUWAHATI
Assam govt approves 3 lakh houses under PMAY-G scheme
Under the Centre's flagship Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) initiative, the Assam government has approved more than three lakh houses, an official said on Thursday.
Ex-Assam MLA tried to raise a terror group: Special DGP
Assam Police have cracked down on terror modules in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR). According to Special Director General of Police, G.P. Singh, the police have information of an armed militant group forming in the BTR over the past month.
Ex-Assam MLA held for possessing illegal weapons
The Assam Police arrested an ex-MLA, Hitesh Basumatary, and two others after recovering arms and ammunition from Basumatarys house in Kokrajhar district, the police said on Saturday.
Assam-Meghalaya boundary pact: SC lifts HC stay on MoU demarcating boundary
The Supreme Court on Friday lifted the stay imposed by the Meghalaya High Court on a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by Chief Ministers of Assam and Meghalaya in connection with demarcation of physical land boundaries between the two states.
Cabinet approves continuation of schemes worth Rs 12,882 cr for NE
The Union Cabinet has approved continuation of schemes of Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region with an outlay of Rs 12,882 crore, for the balance period of the 15th Finance Commission (2022-23 to 2025-26).
Action will be taken against accused officers: Assam govt tells HC on police station attack case
The Assam government told the Gauhati High Court that action will be taken against officers who have been accused of demolishing houses of persons involved in setting fire to a police station in Nagaon district's Batadrava.
Militant group KLO ready for final peace talks with government
Banned militant outfit, the Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO), active in the western part of Assam and north Bengal, has expressed its interest in concluding the peace talks with the government.
Rajnath Singh to inaugurate infra projects in Arunachal on Tuesday
Singh will also virtually inaugurate 27 other projects of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) along with the release of the BRO Vision and New Tech Handbook. Following that, he will interact with the locals.
Assam govt develop Dhubri's Hawa Mahal as a museum
The residence of late Pratima Pandey Baruah, the doyen of Goalparia folk music, 'Hawa Mahal' has been handed over to the state government by Baruah's family members for its restoration and conversion into a museum.
