North East

tanagar, June 5: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has prioritised development of roads in the international border areas of the country, especially in Arunachal Pradesh, to instil confidence among people living there. In contrary to earlier policies, now the "last border village has been considered as the first Indian village" for development in the international boundary areas, Rijiju, the minister for earth sciences, said. Arunachal Pradesh shares international boundaries with Myanmar, China and Bhutan. He also alleged that it was "the policy of...

Itanagar, June 6: Five people were arrested on Tuesday in Arunachal Pradesh's Lower Siang district in connection with the incident of firing at the state's border with Assam in which two persons were killed, police said. The accused were arrested, and kept at the Likabali police station, police spokesperson Rohit Rajbir Singh said. They were identified as Bagam Tasso, Igip Tasso, Mikjom Tasso, Bompar Tasso and Yongam Nguba, he said. "Police are trying to recover the weapons used in the incident, and interrogation is on to unearth the truth," he...

GUWAHATI, June 6: High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) exams will not be held in Assam from next year onwards. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informed about this development here on Tuesday, June 06. CM Sarma let on the information that the Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA) will not be conducting the Class 10 (HSLC) exams from the next academic year. Instead of the board conducting the exam, the class 10 exams will be held at school level, it was stated. It was, however, made clear that the Higher...

Guwahati, June 5: Two persons died and three others went missing after alleged firing along the Arunachal Pradesh border in Assam's Dhemaji district on Monday, the police said. Locals had arranged a plantation drive at the inter-state border area on the occasion of World Environment Day, superintendent of police (SP) Ranjan Bhuyan said. Seven villagers had gone in advance to make the arrangements in the morning. They allegedly came under firing, in which one person died on the spot, he said. Three others sustained bullet injuries and were taken to...

Gangtok, June 5: On the occasion of World Environment Day, Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang asked people to plant trees on barren land. Addressing a gathering after planting an ‘Arucha’ sapling on a government college campus on Monday, he said people should try to mitigate the impact of climate change and global warming by planting more trees and ensuring that no land remained barren in the state. Tamang urged people to make the state government’s ‘Mero Rukh Mero Santati’ (My Tree, My Offspring) scheme successful by planting 100 saplings...

Diphu (Assam), June 5: One person was arrested and heroin worth over Rs 6 crore was seized from a vehicle in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on Monday, police said. Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of police and CRPF launched a search operation near No. 2 Nambor Forest Bridge under Barpothar police station area and stopped a vehicle coming from Nagaland. While searching the vehicle, security forces recovered 1.10kg of heroin from 89 soap boxes hidden in the car’s door panel. The arrested vehicle’s driver, Paresh Malik, was bringing...

“Modi is ambassador of region's people and culture”: M Chuba Ao NEW DELHI, JUNE 4: Through a month-long outreach programme and intense campaign highlighting the achievements of the Modi Government, the BJP has set the ball rolling for the battle of 2024. The party is also eyeing to retain power in Arunachal Pradesh with "enhanced mandate", BJP national vice president M Chuba Ao said on Sunday. The Assembly elections are due in Arunachal Pradesh by May 2024 along with the Lok Sabha polls. In the 2019 Assembly polls in Arunachal...

New Delhi, June 4: Members of Manipuri civil society and students' organisations on Sunday held a 'peace rally' at Jantar Mantar here and demanded that the government check the influx of "illegal migrants" into the state from Myanmar. The rally, organised by the Manipur Coordinating Committee, Delhi, a group of civil society and students' organisations, was attended by a large number of people from the state living in the national capital. Chan Meitei, a member of the committee, said the rally was held for peace in Manipur and to lodge...

New Delhi, June 4: An alliance of non-resident Indians from Manipur on Sunday promised to work to decrease inter-community distrust and tension in the northeastern state. In a statement, the Global Manipur Federation (GMF) said it will also provide a commitment to exert a constructive influence on the state of affairs in Manipur while fostering a sense of solidarity among Manipuris worldwide. "The recent wave of violent protests, culminating in orchestrated violence in Manipur during the early summer of 2023, touches the hearts and minds of Manipuris across the globe....

Our Spl Correspondent NEW DELHI, JUNE 1: It's almost a knee-jerk reaction. The new DGP of Manipur is from the Tripura cadre. It does not need knowledge of any rocket science to guess that former Tripura ADGP Rajiv Singh has been named as new DGP in trouble-torn Manipur at the instance of none other than Union Home Minister Amit Shah. An order from Raj Bhavan, Imphal says, 'the Governor of Manipur is pleased to order that Rajiv Singh, a 1993 batch IPS officer of Tripura cadre should take charge of...