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Intense rain activity in parts of Northeast India has resumed, that is expected to persist throughout the weekend and the beginning of next week. Wet southwesterly winds blowing inland from the Bay of Bengal are expected to trigger rainy conditions over Northeast India.
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Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday (May 10) reviewed the progress of the Kaziranga Elevated Road project, said the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
After the signing of the historic tripartite pact between the Centre, Assam government and insurgent group DNLA / DPSC, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the agreement will bring peace in the state.
Regarding the old border dispute , Assam and Arunachal Pradesh governments signed a boundary agreement in the national capital in the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah ending 51-year border dispute.
Central government has decreased the disturbed areas listed under AFSPA in the North East. At the same time, it has also extended the same for six months the "disturbed areas" status of parts of Arunachal & Nagaland
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma recently attended as chief guest at the foundation stone laying ceremony of North East India's first-ever compressed biogas plant project at Domora Pathar in Sonapur.
With barely a day left for the counting of votes, four districts in Nagaland are presently undergoing for re-polling. The Election Commission of India on Feb 28 directed the State to conduct a re-poll in four districts of Zunheboto, Wokha, Mon and Noklak.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be addressing his maiden election rally in poll-bound Meghalaya on Wednesday (Feb 22). The former Congress president's rally will be held at Malki Ground in Shillong.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday (Feb 17) said several families had cancelled scheduled weddings of underage people as a fallout of the ongoing drive against child marriage by the Assam govt
First lady of the Arunachal Pradesh, Neelam Mishra in presence of Minister of Industries, Textile and Handicraft Tumke Bagra on Wednesday (Feb 15) officially launched the State Eri Silk Logo and branding of Kaushya Eri Silk of Arunachal Pradesh at a function.
Child marriages have been rampant in several districts of Assam where agreements between families of minors were used as tools to escape the law. Many more cases of child marriage have come to light in Assam.
Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu inaugurated the 11th raising day of Indian Army's 11 Para (Special Forces) in Assam on Sunday (Feb 5). The AP Chief Minister's tweet stated, "The Parachute Regiment - 11 Para (SF) team is doing an exceptional job in North East region."
Union Home Minister Amit Shah came down heavily on the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Congress in poll-bound Tripura and said that both the parties have discarded interests of the people and the state.
Banned militant outfits ULFA-I and NSCN, in Assam on Tuesday (Jan 24) issued their customary call for a general strike on January 26 and appealed to the people to boycott the Republic Day celebration.
The Assam govt has decided to book men who marry girls aged below 14 years in the state under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
According to the first hand reports of Tripura's local media, a clash broke out between two groups of Congress and BJP at Majlishpur constituency soon after the announcement of the assembly polls on Wednesday.
Assam Rifles (East) recovered heroin worth Rs 1.3 crore and apprehended two persons in this connection in Mizoram's Champhai village. As per the official statement, the recoveries were made in the General area of Mualkawi.
Agartala police on Monday (Jan 16) strengthened security across the city ahead of State Assembly polls in Tripura. The state Assembly elections in Tripura are slated to be held in March this year.
In a bid to prevent smuggling of drugs, Assam Rifles in a joint operation with the Police apprehended two Myanmar nationals and recovered heroin worth Rs 63.32 lakh from Aizawl. The operation was carried out by a combined team of Assam Rifles and Special Narcotics Police Station CID (Crime), Aizawl.
In a hard-hitting attack on AIUDF leader Badruddin Ajmal following his remarks about party leaders, Congress termed him "mouthpiece for the BJP" and alleged that he had "worked out an understanding" with Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Officials of the BSF and Meghalaya police in a joint operation foiled a trans-border smuggling bid and seized over 11,000 kg of dry betel nuts and three heavy-duty trucks in Meghalaya's South Garo Hills
The Supreme Court on Friday (Jan 6) stayed the Meghalaya High Court's order which had put a stay on the MoU between Meghalaya and Assam to resolve the long-standing interstate boundary dispute.
A visit to IAF station and Dog Show was organized for National Integration Tour at Assam's Jorhat Garrison on Jan 3 and 4. National Integration Tour kickstarted with an informative visit to Air Force Station Jorhat.
Amit Shah on Thursday (Jan 5) said that the 'Jan Vishwas Yatra' has been launched to ensure the overall development of Tripura. BJP is carrying out this march with the aim to make the state keep pace with industries.
A day after quitting the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Assembly, Tripura MLA Diba Chandra Hrangkhawl on Thursday (Dec 29) joined the Congress. Hrangkhawl was representing the Karamcherra seat.
The Lunglei Battalion of Assam Rifles has recovered a cache of war-like stores (WLS) at Kakichhua village near Koladyne river of Mizoram's Lawngtlai. The recoveries were handed over to the police station, Bungtalang on December 27.
The Mokokchung Battalion of Assam Rifles averted a major fire tragedy in Aboi Town of Nagaland's Mon district on Tuesday (Dec 27). The relief team successfully evacuated people and materials from the site and managed to douse the fire.
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Sunday (Dec 25) inaugurated a bridge over the Iril River (Under PMGSY Scheme) at Nungoi Mapa. The inauguration took place on Good Governance Day.
The Central government has decided to install 22 new mobile towers in the bordering areas of Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang to improve the mobile connectivity along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) here.
Assam CM said that new infra projects will put Assam in a robust growth trajectory and if this tempo of development initiatives continues for a decade, it would become one of the five top-performing states in the country.
This article is a summary of important events that have taken place in the last one week affecting India's national security. The domestic and commercial production of spurious liquor in Punjab has come under intense scrutiny of the Supreme Court.
Since the launch of the Air Gun Surrender Abhiyan campaign on Mar 17 2021, the people of Arunachal Pradesh are continuously extending their support and more than 2,400 guns have been surrendered till date
In an extremely tragic and unfortunate incident, India lost its first-ever Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), General Bipin Rawat, on Dec 8, 2021. The General along with his wife Madhulika Rawat and 11 other defense personnel, was on a visit to Defense Services Staff College, Wellington.
The troops of Assam Rifles recovered a huge amount of foreign currency and apprehended two persons in Mizoram's Siaha district. During the search operation, a huge amount of Myanmar and Indian currency was recovered.
IAF is keeping a close watch on Chinese drone activities along the Line of Actual Control in the North-East as on many occasions they have tried to fly towards the Indian side of the LAC.
The Headquarters Eastern Air Command on Thursday (Dec 1) completed 63 glorious years of service to the nation. The occasion was marked by a wreath-laying ceremony by Air Marshal SP Dharkar.
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Thursday said Union Home Minister Amit Shah had given his nod for a CBI inquiry into the firing incident on the Assam border, leaving six people dead.
Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly Debabrata Saikia has urged Meghalaya Governor Brigadier (Retd) BD Mishra to enquire into the alleged attacks on non-tribals in the neighbouring state.
Condemning the Oct 28 violence in the Shillong district of Meghalaya, the Vishva Hindu Parishad ( VHP ) urged the State as well as Central governments to ensure the safety of Hindus of the northeastern State.
President of India, Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to visit Nagaland, Mizoram and Sikkim from Nov 2 to 5. As per her schedule, the President is to commence her visit to the North Eastern states, from Nagaland and will end it with a social interaction in Sikkim, and return back to the national capital.
In Assam, contrary to the political call for 'unified Opposition' to fight against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, the All India United Democratic Front ( AIUDF ) announced to contest alone in the Lok Sabha elections slated to be held in 2024.
This article is a summary of important events that have taken place in last one week affecting, India's national security . Attempt has also been made to analyze these events and recommend certain specific actions that can be undertaken by us. Internal Security
Arunachal Pradesh on Monday (Aug 15) successfully launched the first flight of drone service - 'medicine from the sky' from Seppa to Chayang Tajo in East Kameng district. The pilot project has been funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
The Assam government is collaborating closely with its counterparts in neighboring Arunachal Pradesh for a peaceful, comprehensive, and speedy resolution of the border disputes under the guidance of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Both the north eastern states of Assam and Mizoram have agreed that economic activities including cultivation and farming which have been practiced by the people along the borders of the two states shall not be disturbed but allowed to continue regardless of the administrative control presently exercised by either state at such locations, subject to Forest Regulations and after informing the Deputy Commissioners concerned.
Enhancing comprehensive connectivity between India and Bangladesh through the North East is an important aspect of bilateral cooperation and significant progress has been made in recent years, Minister of Development of North Eastern Region G. Kishan Reddy said on Monday (Aug 8)
Union Minister of State Science and Technology Jitendra Singh on Thursday said that North Eastern Space Applications Centre ( NESAC ), Shillong will execute 110 projects in eight North Eastern States by 2024. NESAC Shillong was established in 2000, jointly with North Eastern Council (NEC).
A labourer died and 18 others went missing near the India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh's Kurung Kumey district. The labourers who were engaged in road construction in Arunachal Pradesh's Kurung Kumey district were missing for the last 14 days.
The Assam cabinet approved Rs 839.95 crore for the formation of five new Commando Battalions, informed the officials on Monday. The state cabinet meeting under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma also decided about the National Forensic Science University.
Arunachal Pradesh and Assam bind themselves with a permanent settlement from their decades-old interstate boundary disputes by signing the ‘Namsai Declaration’. The Chief Ministers of both the North Eastern states agreed in principle to restrict the number of disputed villages to 86 from 123.
