Category: north-east

In a series of joint operations, the Indian Army and other security forces have recovered illegally held 29 arms, some improvised explosive devices (IEDs), grenades, various ammunition and war-like stores, officials said on Saturday.

The Manipur government on Saturday announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh for providing the whereabouts of Meitei community youth Luwangthem Mukhesh (20), who went missing on March 16, an official said. 

A mild quake, measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale, shook Manipur’s Noney district and adjoining areas on Saturday, officials said.

An official from Mizoram's Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department (AHVD) said that over 510 pigs died due to the ASF during the past two weeks in 13 villages and localities in two Mizoram districts -- Lawngtlai and Mamit.

Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma said on Friday that due to the illegal import of 'areca nut' (betel nut) from Myanmar, local cultivators in the state have faced serious challenges in selling their produce at competitive prices.

Five hardcore militants were arrested and a cache of arms and ammunition was seized in Manipur, officials said here on Wednesday.

In a significant milestone, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) on Monday successfully placed the first-ever goods train at the Nischintapur terminal near Agartala. 

Supreme Court judge, Justice N. Kotiswar Singh, who hails from Manipur, on Sunday, urged all concerned to sit together with a sense of empathy, sympathy, and fraternity to overcome the ongoing ethnic problem in the state.

Supreme Court judge, Justice B. R. Gavai, who is leading a five-member team of apex court judges currently visiting violence-hit Manipur, on Saturday said that peace would prevail in this land and peace would return soon and "let us all work together to bring peace and justice".

The security forces have arrested five drug peddlers and recovered drugs from their possession valued at Rs 5.75 crore, an official said on Saturday, adding that seizures were made in Tripura and Mizoram.

A five-member team of Supreme Court judges, headed by Justice B. R. Gavai on Saturday, visited the camps for the ethnic violence affected in Manipur's Churachandpur and Bishnupur districts and met displaced men, women and children sheltering there, officials said.

Assam Rifles and Customs officials, in a joint operation, have seized a consignment of areca nuts, also known as Burmese betel nuts, valued at Rs 1.08 crore in Mizoram, officials said on Saturday.

The Chief Ministers of northeastern states on Wednesday hailed the return of NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and the Crew-9 astronauts to the Earth after spending nine months in space, saying that her resilience, dedication and pioneering spirit motivate millions of people.

Fresh ethnic clashes have erupted in Manipur’s Churachandpur district, police said on Wednesday, adding that one person has died and several others were injured.

A 20-year-old youth, belonging to the Meitei community has gone missing from Manipur’s Imphal triggering serious tension in both Imphal West and Imphal East districts, officials said on Monday night.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Central government is committed to providing the citizens with a speedy and transparent justice system. He emphasised that to strengthen law and order, it is essential to register crimes without any delay.

Seven Bangladeshi nationals and four Rohingyas were arrested in Meghalaya and Tripura border villages, along with four Indian touts who facilitated the foreign nationals' illegal entry into India from across the border, an official said on Sunday.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will hold a meeting with the Chief Ministers of eight northeastern states in Guwahati on Sunday to review the implementation of three new criminal laws, which replaced the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and other laws in July last year, officials said. 

An international drug racket was busted by the Narcotics Control Bureau in Guwahati and Imphal, said Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday, saying that there was no mercy for drug cartels. 

Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Saturday said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah significantly supported the transfer of the Assam Rifles’ land to the state government and stated that his (Shah) name shall be remembered and engraved in the history of Mizoram. 

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday inaugurated the Lachit Barphukan Police Academy in Assam's Dergaon, marking a significant step towards enhancing law enforcement infrastructure in the northeastern region.

Assam Police foiled a major drug peddling bid and narcotics worth Rs 30 crore were seized by the security personnel, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday. 

Responding to Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla's appeal, 196 looted and illegally held arms, including many sophisticated weapons, have returned to the police on Thursday, the last date of surrendering the arms, officials said.

Mizoram's Aizawl will be the fourth capital city in the northeast region to be joined by a railway link, and within five months, with the Bairabi-Sairang new line project at an advanced completion stage, officials said on Tuesday. 

In a major blow to the drug cartel and the perpetrators of drug business, the Assam Rifles troops apprehended a drug peddler and seized heroin valued Rs 15.4 crore in Manipur, officials said on Tuesday.