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Guwahati, July 16: Assam is committed to resolve the border disputes with its four neighbouring states to realise Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a united North East , Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday. Assam has disputes with Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland and ''we have already taken significant steps with the first two states in resolving the issues'', Sarma said at a press conference here. ''The signing of the Namsai Declaration with Arunachal Pradesh on Friday is a historical step and we have already brought...

Silchar (Assam), October 10: Top ministers from Assam and Meghalaya met to try thrash out a resolution to the long standing border dispute between the two neighbouring states at Ratacherra village in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills. The meeting, held on Saturday, was attended by Assam Industry and Commerce Minister Chandra Mohan Patwary and Meghalaya's Home Minister Lakhmen Rymbui, among others, an official release said.During the meeting, both the sides laid down procedures for resolving the border dispute, the release added.Later Patwary said the meeting was successful and both the sides...

Guwahati, August 20: Intensive anti-insurgency operations, a crackdown on drugs and human trafficking, encounter killing of extremists and escalated border disputes with neighbouring states mark 100 days of the Himanta Biswa Sarma government in Assam.Since May this year, 10 extremists were killed in an exchange of fire with police while 65 others were arrested, Sarma said. Addressing a press conference on the occasion of completing 100 days in office on Friday, he said that a huge amount of narcotic drugs were seized while several militants surrendered during the period.Sarma heads...