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Mizo ex-CM: No talks on ceasefire with NSCN(K)
Neither the Prime Minister’s office nor the ministry of home affairs has asked Mizo National Front leader Zoramthanga to approach the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang faction) about re
19 Aug 2016 1:15 AM
Ulfa used kids to plant bombs
2 schoolchildren told to plant 5 IEDs at public places
18 Aug 2016 5:34 AM
Independence Day: 6 blasts in Assam, no casualties
In an obvious attempt to make their presence felt, the anti-talk faction of Ulfa on Monday triggered a series of six explosions in Eastern Assam’s Tinsukia and Chraideo districts when the state was ce
16 Aug 2016 2:23 AM
Eat, protest, love
On August 9 this week, Irom Sharmila — the woman who has not eaten a full meal in 16 years — left the confines of a ‘jail-hospital’ in Imphal, Manipur.
13 Aug 2016 10:27 PM
Irom Sharmila made to spend night at thana by angry women
A day after she broke her 16-year-long fast for Manipur, human rights activist Irom Chanu Sharmila has been facing protest in her home state from local women organisations that accused her of letting
11 Aug 2016 1:11 AM
Former Arunachal Pradesh CM Kalikho Pul found dead, leaves note
Kalikho Pul, the 47-year-old former Arunachal Pradesh chief minister, was found hanging at the official chief minister’s residence on Tuesday sparking spontaneous violent protests in Itanagar.
10 Aug 2016 6:29 AM
Assam CM vows strong action against NDFB(S)
Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal, who visited violence-hit Kokrajhar on Sunday, said that his government was not going to be bogged down by such a dastardly act by militants and was determined
08 Aug 2016 6:51 AM
Assam police yet to identify slain rebel
The Assam police on Saturday said that involvement of anti-talk faction of NDFB was confirmed but they are yet to identify the slain NDFB militant.
07 Aug 2016 2:20 AM
Attackers in Assam’s Kokrajhar town were dressed in Army fatigues
Bodo gunmen lob grenade at weekly market near Kokrajhar, open fire.
06 Aug 2016 11:50 AM
14 die as terrorists open fire at market in Assam
NDFB(S) attack in Kokrajhar despite security high alert
06 Aug 2016 1:18 AM
Assam: CMs’ apathy may affect NRC enrolment
The apathy of chief ministers of Bihar, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and many other states may land their citizens, living in Assam, in serious trouble and deny enrollment in National Register of Citize
05 Aug 2016 2:35 AM
Guardians deny Assam tribal girls’ trafficking
The controversy over the trafficking of 31 tribal girls from Assam took a new turn on Tuesday when parents of the girls came before the media, claiming that they have sent their children to get a bett
03 Aug 2016 2:57 AM
No scarcity of funds for relief operations: Rajnath Singh
Union home minister Rajnath Singh did not announce any financial package for Assam during his visit to the state on Saturday to review the flood situation but did say that Rs 620 crore in disaster rel
31 Jul 2016 6:12 AM
Assam toll rises to 21, Rajnath Singh to survey
Union home minister Rajnath Singh will visit Assam on Saturday to assess the flood situation that has affected a population of over 18 lakh in the state.
30 Jul 2016 1:36 AM
Rajnath Singh to visit flood-hit Assam, death toll rises to 21
The strong current of the river has breached embankment of the Manas National Park and water has started inundating the wildlife sanctuary.
29 Jul 2016 6:39 PM
Northeast floods: 14 die, 15 lakh hit
The deteriorating flood situation of the state has not only wreaked havoc on people across the state but has also threatened the lives of precious wildlife in Assam.
29 Jul 2016 6:48 AM
Ending fast, not battle, says Irom Sharmila
Irom Sharmila, who announced she would end her 16-year-old hunger strike on August 9, said on Wednesday she was going to end her fast but not her battle against Armed Forces Special Power Act.
28 Jul 2016 6:00 AM
NSCN wants ‘tax’ from govt staff
Nagaland Central govt employees ‘reluctant’ to report extortion.
26 Jul 2016 6:21 AM
5 lakh affected, 3 die in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh floods
The flood situation has started worsening in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh with heavy rains in sub-Himalayan range starting from West Bengal to Arunachal Pradesh.
25 Jul 2016 6:55 AM
Pema Khandu wins confidence vote in Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday won a floor test in the state Assembly, which also elected Tenzing Norbu Thongdok as the new Speaker replacing Nabam Rebia.
21 Jul 2016 6:50 AM
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