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Delay in Assam-Meghalaya border talks due to complexity; to resume in Oct: CM Sangma
North East

Delay in Assam-Meghalaya border talks due to 'complexity'; to resume in Oct: CM...

Guwahati, Sept 29: After a halt of several months, the next round of the second phase of border talks between Assam and Meghalaya is slated to resume this October.Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma announced the development on Friday, attributing the previous delay to the “complexity”...
Heavy rains trigger landslides in Sikkim; several houses damaged
North East

Heavy rains trigger landslides in Sikkim; several houses damaged

Gangtok, Sept 28: Continuous heavy rainfall has caused multiple landslides in the Daramdin area of Soreng District, resulting in damage to several houses and leaving residents in a state of disruption. The landslides have blocked roads, creating hazardous conditions and impeding movement in the...
Centre extends AFSPA in parts of Nagaland, Arunachal for 6 months
North East

Centre extends AFSPA in parts of Nagaland, Arunachal for 6 months

Guwahati, Sept 27: The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act has been extended for six more months in eight districts of Nagaland, three districts of Arunachal Pradesh, and other regions, following a review of the law and order situation in these north-eastern states.Declaring an area as disturbed under...
Tripura rally condemns Bangladesh’s atrocities on minorities
North East

Tripura rally condemns Bangladesh’s atrocities on minorities

Agartala, Sept. 27: Tipra Motha Party, an ally in the BJP-led ruling coalition of Tripura on Thursday held a massive rally in South Tripura district’s Sabroom subdivision, expressing solidarity towards the religious and ethnic minorities in Bangladesh. A number of people, keeping aside their...
Arunachal ex-hostel warden gets death penalty for sexual assault on minors
North East

Arunachal ex-hostel warden gets death penalty for sexual assault on minors

Itanagar, Sept 27: A special court in Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday sentenced a hostel warden to death, who has been convicted in a case of sexual assault on 21 minor students of a state-run residential school in ShiYomi district.Special Judge (POCSO) Jaweplu Chai, who pronounced the death sentence...
Miss India Finalist from Manipur vows to highlight state’s crisis on national stage
North East

Miss India Finalist from Manipur vows to highlight state’s crisis on national...

Imphal, Sept 26: The finalist of Femina Miss India Manipur Chanchui Khayi, who will represent the state in the grand finale of the coveted event, said that she will use the platform to bring attention to the issues the state is facing."I will seize the opportunity to highlight the ongoing Manipur...
Sikkim CM & Darjeeling MP discuss tribal status for left-out communities
North East

Sikkim CM & Darjeeling MP discuss tribal status for left-out communities

Gangtok, Sept 26: Chief Minister of Sikkim, PS Tamang, and Darjeeling Member of Parliament, Raju Bista, held discussions regarding the long-standing demand for the tribal status of 12 left-out communities in Sikkim and 11 in Darjeeling. The meeting, attended by Darjeeling MLA Neeraj Zimba, focused...
NFR nets over ₹34 Cr from ticketless travellers in six months
North East

NFR nets over ₹34 Cr from ticketless travellers in six months

Guwahati, Sept 25: The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has recovered a staggering ₹34.06 crore from ticketless passengers between April and September 22.According to an official statement, the railway authority detected a total of 396,101 cases of passengers travelling without tickets or with...
Umroi Airport expansion to cost ₹8,000 Cr, Meghalaya cabinet’s decision on land acquisition today
North East

Umroi Airport expansion to cost ₹8,000 Cr, Meghalaya cabinet’s decision on land...

Guwahati, Sept. 25: The expansion of Umroi Airport is estimated to cost around ₹8,000 crores, informed Transport Minister Sniawbhalang Dhar.Revealing this post a special meeting with representatives of the Airports Authority of India (AAI), Dhar, added that the final decision on this would be taken...
MNF trains guns on govt for poor condition of Mizoram’s National Highways
North East

MNF trains guns on govt for poor condition of Mizoram’s National Highways

Aizawl, Sept. 25: The Mizo National Front (MNF) has held the Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) government responsible for the deteriorating state of National Highways 306 and 6, accusing them of neglect and mismanagement.MNF General Secretary Er K Sawmvela, a former Engineer-in-Chief of the Public Works...
Over 500 Tripura rebels surrender arms, CM declares state ‘insurgency-free’
North East

Over 500 Tripura rebels surrender arms, CM declares state ‘insurgency-free’

Agartala, Sept 25: More than 500 rebels affiliated to different factions of National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) laid down their arms in a ceremony held at the 7th Battalion Tripura State Rifle headquarters in Jampuijala, Sepahijala district, on...
ENPO, ENLU urged to sit across table on Frontier Naga Territory issue to end deadlock
North East

ENPO, ENLU urged to sit across table on Frontier Naga Territory issue to end...

Kohima, Sept. 24: Nagaland minister for Tourism and Higher Education, Temjen Imna Along, highlighted the need for a common meeting point between the Eastern Nagaland Peoples Organisation (ENPO) and the Eastern Nagaland Legislators Union (ENLU). Along’s statement comes in the wake of the demand by...
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