Peace, connectivity and growth reshape Northeast, says Amit Shah at NEC meetUnion Home Minister Amit Shah celebrated the strides made by the Modi government in the Northeast during a spirited address. He pointed out...
04 Jun, 2026, 11.50 PM IST
Centre moves two CoBRA battalions to ManipurThe Centre has ordered the deployment of two elite CRPF CoBRA battalions to Manipur. These specialized jungle warfare units will undertake ...
31 May, 2026, 02.43 PM IST
Lt Gen Harjeet Singh Sahi appointed Chief of Staff, Western CommandAccording to the Defence PRO, Lt Gen Sahi succeeds Lieutenant General Puneet Ahuja, AVSM, SM, VSM, who has proceeded to assume the appointm...
26 May, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
Northeast no longer defined by insurgency, isolation: Arunachal CM Pema KhanduArunachal Pradesh is transforming significantly. Once seen as isolated, the state is now a focus of national development. Chief Minister Pe...
01 May, 2026, 05.41 PM IST
EC transfers 12 police officials in poll-bound West BengalThe Election Commission of India has ordered a major reshuffle of police leadership in poll-bound West Bengal, transferring 12 senior offic...
12 Apr, 2026, 09.15 AM IST
80% reduction in insurgency in North-East: NaddaBJP president JP Nadda said around 66% areas of the region are now free from coverage of the Armed Forces (Special power) Act (AFSPA). The ...
11 Apr, 2024, 12.34 AM IST
AFSPA would be removed only after thorough observation: MinisterAFSPA was revoked from seven of the 16 districts in Nagaland while in Assam, it will be completely removed from 23 of the 33 districts and ...
20 Aug, 2022, 08.02 PM IST
Army plans crackdown on key North East insurgent groupsSources said the top leadership of the most active insurgent groups has been put on the target list and action will unroll over the next fe...
18 Jun, 2019, 11.32 PM IST
India tightens vigil along Myanmar border after coordinated operations against insurgent groupsThe operation from February 17 to March 2 was against the Myanmar insurgent group, Arakan Army, and the NSCN (K), a North-East insurgent gr...
15 Mar, 2019, 08.54 PM IST
Police mustn’t allow ultras to convert black money: Rajnath SinghThe government while announcing demonisation was confident that the move will choke funding for terror activities of Naxals and NE insurgen...
26 Nov, 2016, 01.05 AM IST
Highest category Z-plus security cover to Kiren RijijuRijiju till now had 'Z' category cover provided by the elite commando unit of paramilitary CISF across India.
26 Jun, 2015, 03.59 AM IST
5,000 rounds of smuggled ammunition seizedThe police were suspecting that the ammunition was meant for Chakma insurgents operating in Bangladesh or some north east insurgents.
16 Oct, 2014, 06.43 PM IST
India set to impound assets of North East insurgent chief in NepalAgencies will be taking possession of Nepal-based bank accounts and immovable properties allegedly operated by chief of Northeast insurgent...
28 Sep, 2014, 01.02 PM IST
- India asks Myanmar to handover arrested North East insurgents
India has requested Myanmar not to allow its territory to be used for anti-India activities and to hand over arrested northeast insurgent l...
31 May, 2012, 07.57 PM IST
- China based arms smugglers supplying weapons to North East insurgents
Arms smugglers based in China are supplying weapons to insurgent outfits in the northeastern states through Myanmar or Bangladesh A K Anton...
19 Dec, 2011, 06.00 PM IST
- Industry takes over insurgency in the North East
According to industry sources, in the last four to five years, mobile companies alone have provided jobs to about 1.2 million in the North-...
26 Jul, 2010, 12.38 AM IST
- North East: "Paradise unxplored" or insurgency brewing
Three people died on average everyday in the Indian states of Assam, Nagaland and Manipur in 2008. First quarter 2009 already threatens to ...
20 Apr, 2009, 08.29 PM IST