NSCN-IM opposes Centre's move to scrap free movement regime with Myanmar and erect fencingThe Free Movement Regime initially allowed travelling up to 40 kilometres without separate permission, which was later reduced to 16 kilome...
24 Jan, 2024, 05.52 PM IST
ULFA-I claims a drone attack carried out at Myanmar camp which injured its two cadresUnited Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) has claimed that its camp in Myanmar was subjected to a drone attack on Sunday, causin...
08 Jan, 2024, 08.54 PM IST
78-year-old Mizoram man defies age to enroll in school, walks 3 km to attend Class 9A 78-year-old man in Mizoram walks 3 km daily to attend class 9 in a local school. Despite facing abject poverty and challenging circumstan...
03 Aug, 2023, 12.28 PM IST
Manipur Governor Uikey blames 'Infiltrators for unrest' in stateManipur governor Anusuiya Uikey has said some inimical elements could have infiltrated from across the border to fuel the current unrest in...
15 Jul, 2023, 12.56 AM IST
Thousands flee Myanmar for India amid fears of a growing refugee crisisFor more than seven decades, armed conflict, political repression and targeted campaigns against minorities like the Rohingyas have forced ...
20 Oct, 2021, 11.09 AM IST
View: India should be clear of what it wants — a Lovlina or LailapurIs the celebration of Mirabai and Lovlina as India’s new sporting icons, while racial discrimination of fellow northeastern people continue...
01 Aug, 2021, 11.52 PM IST
CRPF deploys 800 in clash zone; cops not to carry armsOfficials in Mizoram said the police presence came after locals expressed concerns about their safety, while Assam government officials sai...
31 Jul, 2021, 11.43 PM IST
Six Assam cops killed in Mizoram border clashThe border row escalated on Twitter with chief ministers Himanta Biswa Sarma and Zoramthanga seeking central intervention. Union home minis...
30 Jul, 2021, 05.44 PM IST
Mizoram bunkers, Assam build-up raise tensions on disputed borderBunkers built by suspected Mizo trespassers just across the inter-state boundary in Barak Valley’s Karimganj district and an allegedly mass...
30 Jul, 2021, 10.06 AM IST
CRPF deployment begins; Assam, Mizoram to retain cops on borderBoth states agreed to the deployment of CRPF along the disturbed stretch under the command of a senior CRPF official. The meeting agreed th...
30 Jul, 2021, 07.52 AM IST
Central forces to be deployed along disputed Assam-Mizoram borderThe central forces will be headed by a senior officer and will be deployed along National Highway 306. CRPF is likely to be entrusted with ...
29 Jul, 2021, 08.58 AM IST
Inter-State rift ends as Mizoram agrees to remove its Police posts and personnel from AssamTrucks carrying essential commodities to Mizoram are expected to ply soon. As part of confidence building measures, deputy commissioners, S...
22 Oct, 2020, 05.41 PM IST
Flare up along Assam-Mizoram border: Union Home Secretary to hold a meeting with the Chief Secretaries of Mizoram and AssamThe problem started when a Covid-19 testing center was set up 1.5 km inside (from the inter-state border with Mizoram) at Lailapur in Assam...
19 Oct, 2020, 09.02 AM IST
How Election Commission is learning from experiences to overcome hurdlesFive states will go to polls soon and the Election Commission is learning from its experiences before the general elections next year.
30 Sep, 2018, 12.14 PM IST
High alert on Indo-Bangla border in 5 states after Dhaka carnageThe West Bengal administration has asked the state police to be on high alert and take serious note of any suspicious movement in the borde...
14 Jul, 2018, 10.46 AM IST
Government approves 18 new FM channels for Northeast, 15 for Jammu and KashmirUnion Minister for Development of North Eastern Region Jitendra Singh said initiative was New Year gift for eight North Eastern states and ...
17 Jan, 2015, 10.57 PM IST
- Myanmar traders call for better border trade with NE
A group of visiting businessmen from Myanmar have called for improvement of border trade with India's northeastern states.
07 Mar, 2007, 10.30 AM IST