The North Eastern Council, a regional planning body for the eight northeastern states, has withdrawn the draft ‘Vision Plan 2047’ document after it wrongly mentioned that the Kukis migrated from the 'Chin State of Manipur', Chief Minister N. Biren Singh said in a Facebook post on Sunday.
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Kolkata hospital horror: Doctors' strike in NE states hit healthcare services
Healthcare services have been severely affected in all the northeastern states due to a nationwide strike called by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) over the ghastly incident of rape and murder of a woman doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, an official said on Saturday.
Three Rohingyas including two women arrested in Tripura
Officials said that over the last three months, around 250 Bangladeshi nationals and 35 Rohingyas were arrested by the GRP, Border Security Force (BSF), and Tripura Police from the Agartala railway station and various other places in Tripura after they illegally entered India.
Change in Assam’s demography a deep concern, says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday expressed concern over the decline in Hindu population and rise in Muslim population, affecting the demography of the state.
ULFA-I claims planting explosives in 24 locations across Assam
Banned militant outfit United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) claimed on Thursday that its has planted bombs in 24 locations across Assam. The places include Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Nagaon, and at least eight spots in Guwahati.
MHA asks Manipur & Arunachal to prepare DPRs for fencing along India-Myanmar border
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked the Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh governments along with Assam Rifles to prepare the Detailed Project Report (DPRs) to erect fencing in the remaining stretches along the India-Myanmar border to strengthen the security along the frontiers.
Meghalaya govt suspends 'Border Haats' along Indo-Bangla frontier amid B'desh unrest
In view of the unrest in Bangladesh, the Meghalaya government on Monday suspended the operations of 'Border Haats' (markets) along the India-Bangladesh border, an official said.
HM Shah said no one from B’desh will be allowed to enter NE: Meghalaya CM
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Monday said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah had assured him that no individual from trouble-torn Bangladesh would be allowed to enter northeastern states, which share a 1,880-km-long border with the neighbouring country.
Arms and ammunition of Chinese origin recovered: Assam DGP
According to officials, these were recovered in a police operation earlier this morning in the Bilasiguri-Batasipur village under the jurisdiction of Dhekiajuli police station in the district.
3 NE states with no borders with B’desh tighten security to prevent people's influx
Three northeastern states -- Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, and Nagaland -- have intensified their security in view of the turmoil in Bangladesh though they do not share boundaries with the volatile neighbours.
ULFA-I planning to launch attack before I-Day: Assam DGP
Assam DGP G.P. Singh said on Saturday that a unit of United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) active along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border is making plans to launch an attack in the region before Independence Day.
Dhaka unrest: Assam suspends trade, tightens border security
In the wake of unrest in Bangladesh, the lone Integrated Check Post (ICP) in Assam’s Karimganj District with the neighbouring country has been closed and trade has been suspended, officials said on Saturday.
BSF 'pushes back' Bangladeshi nationals trying to enter India
A group of Bangladeshi people tried to enter through the international border along Assam's Dhubri district, an official said on Saturday, adding the vigilant BSF troopers pushed them back to their own territory, foiling an infiltration attempt.
3 killed in Manipur gun fight between militants and village volunteers
In a fresh incident of violence, at least three persons died in a clash between two armed groups at Molnoi in Manipur's Tengoupal district on Friday, officials said.
HM Shah urged not to give shelter to any Bangladeshi national in Northeast
The influential North East Students' Organisation (NESO) -- an apex body of eight students' bodies representing seven NE states -- on Thursday urged Home Minister Amit Shah to not provide shelter to any individual from the trouble-torn neighbouring nation of Bangladesh in India's northeastern region.
Manipur Assembly forms 12-member committee to study illegal migration in the state
The Manipur Assembly has constituted a 12-member committee comprising Ministers and MLAs of both ruling and opposition parties to study illegal migration in the state.
B'desh unrest: Attackers destroy statue and photos of India’s iconic personalities, IGCC
Amid the continuing chaos and countrywide violence, attackers did not spare the statue and photographs of iconic personalities of India besides the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) in Dhaka, according to reports.
From 2001-2014, people from particular community recruited in police, forest dept, claims Assam CM
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed on Wednesday that from 2001 to 2014, people from a particular community were recruited in police and forest department, but after the BJP came to power, things have changed.
Unrest in Bangladesh a deep concern for northeast: Assam CM
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the unrest in Bangladesh is a deep concern for the northeast as the neighbouring country once acted as a safe haven for the terrorist organisations active in the northeastern region of India.
Bangladesh unrest: Meghalaya imposes night curfew along border
The Meghalaya government on Monday imposed a night curfew along its 443-km-long border with Bangladesh and asked the Border Security Force (BSF) to further tighten security in the wake of the unprecedented unrest in the neighbouring country, officials said.
PM Modi, HM Shah urged not to withdraw Assam Rifles troopers from Manipur's tribal-inhabited areas
After several tribal organisations, 10 Manipur MLAs, who have been demanding a separate administration or a Union Territory for the tribals, urged the Prime Minister and Home Minister separately not to withdraw two battalions of Assam Rifles from the Kuki-Zo-Hmar inhabited tribal areas.
Rohingyas pose threat of demographic invasion: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Slamming the West Bengal and Jharkhand governments on the Rohingya infiltration issue, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that the instances of Rohingyas entering eastern India have significantly increased, posing a serious threat of demographic invasion.
Rs 10,376 cr allocated for railway projects under NFR by Union Budget
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday that Union Budget 2024-25 allocated Rs 10,376 crore for railway projects in the northeastern states, which is about five times higher than the average allocation of Rs 2,122 crore made during 2009-14.
Mizoram’s Aizawl to become 4th state capital in NE to have rail link by next year
Mizoram’s Aizawl would be the fourth capital city in the northeast region to come under railway connectivity by July next year as the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) is laying the new Broad Gauge (BG) track up to Sairang, near Aizawl, officials said on Monday.
Tragedy averted as Army, Manipur Police defuse 8 IEDs
The Indian Army and the Manipur Police in a swift joint operation recovered and defused eight highly powerful Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Imphal East district, averting a major tragedy in the region, an official said on Saturday.