Assam
Repealing The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA)1958 In The NE: Is This The Right Time?
On September 11, 1958, a law (Armed Forces Special Powers Act) was enacted to deal with the ongoing disturbed situation in the Naga Hills, which were then part of Assam.…
By Lt Gen Shokin Chauhan (Retd)
26 suspected Rohingya without valid documents detained in Assam
Silchar, May 30 (PTI) Twenty-six suspected Rohingya from Myanmar have been detained by the Assam Police for “illegally entering” Cachar district in search of jobs, a police officer said on…
Centre striving to ensure development of border areas: Shah
Guwahati, May 9 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the central government is making efforts to ensure development of border areas. Shah, who is on a two-day…
Efforts on to remove AFSPA completely from NE: PM
Diphu (Assam), Apr 28 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said efforts are on to remove AFSPA completely from the north-east region. The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressed…
Government of India, in an important step, reduces disturbed areas under Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland, Assam and Manipur after decades
The consistent efforts of the Government under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and improvement in the security situation in the Northeast has resulted in a significant…
30 of 36 disputed villages along Meghalaya-Assam border to remain in Meghalaya: CM
Shillong, Mar 7 (PTI) Thirty of the 36 disputed villages along the Meghalaya-Assam border have been recommended by regional committees of the two states to remain in Meghalaya, Chief Minister…
Cargo ship to Assam via Bangladesh completes pilot voyage
Guwahati, Mar 6 (PTI): The MV Lal Bahadur Shastri, an Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) vessel, on Sunday completed its pilot voyage from Bihar’s Patna to the Pandu Port…
Five with links with jehadi group affiliated to Al Qaeda arrested in Assam
Guwahati, Mar 5 (PTI): Five persons have been arrested, including a Bangladeshi national, for alleged links with a jihadi group based in the neighbouring country which is believed affiliated to…
