09/05/2023
| Relief as many stranded in camps return home: ‘Now I know I will live’
With just the first phase of such evacuations carried out, the anxious wait continues for many.
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08/05/2023
| At epicentre of Manipur violence, a town looks for safe passage, in & out
It was in Churachandpur that violence first erupted during a rally by a tribal students' group against the Meiteis' demand for Scheduled Tribe status.
06/05/2023
| Church bodies call for calm in Manipur, say Christians being targeted
The United Christian Forum of North East India said a power struggle among different groups has led to “conflicts, violence, arson and loss of life” and invited all churches to join “a collective effort to pray for peace” on Sunday.
06/05/2023
| Rising protests, spurts of violence, late police reaction – what went wrong in Manipur
Delhi is said to be of the opinion that Manipur govt should have anticipated trouble and acted more swiftly, brought the Kuki and Meitei sides to the table for talks
06/05/2023
| Fires abate in Imphal, not fear: ‘Mob had people we knew, from our locality’
Torched in its entirety during the ethnic violence that has rocked Manipur over the last three days, the neighbourhood’s residents have all fled. In the area, just metres away from Chief Minister N Biren Singh’s official residence, there is no sign of life
06/05/2023
| Manipur’s ethnic faultlines: Kuki-Meitei divide & recent unrest
Kukis and Nagas point out that tribal areas are 90% of state’s geographical area, but the bulk of its budget and development work is focused on the Meitei-dominated Imphal valley. Each of these groups has its aspirations and insecurities, and old grievances have been triggered by new developments
29/04/2023
| Manipur CM’s event cancelled as tribals protesting against land survey clash with police
There has been no official word from govt on the survey, but tribal leaders believe it is meant to declare their areas protected forest, leading to their “eviction”
24/04/2023
| Rains after ‘near heatwave’ conditions across north-east India
Since Sunday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting a wet spell across the region, temperatures have dropped.
22/04/2023
| Assam CM Himanta Sarma takes another leap with Arunachal MoU, but a lot of ground to be covered still
Himanta Biswa Sarma's proactive and consistent role in resolving inter-state border disputes is being appreciated, but critics say it may be too early to celebrate
11/04/2023
| Post-poll violence: Manik Sarkar-led CPI(M) team meets Tripura CM Manik Saha
Former CM Manik Sarkar told reporters that while the state suffered from armed insurgency earlier, it is now suffering from political terrorism under BJP's watch.
11/04/2023
| A group of Nagas are leading India’s first overseas ancestral remains repatriation efforts
Comes after Pitt Rovers Museum in England engaged in an “ethical review” of their permanent displays, with a bid to “decolonise” their collections.
27/03/2023
| Assam delimitation: Election Commission team to meet stakeholders today
The Election Commission had started the process of redrawing the boundaries of parliamentary and Assembly constituencies in Assam on December 27 last year.
27/03/2023
| Bangladesh Independence Day celebrated in Tripura
Assistant High Commissioner Arif Mohammad unfurled the Bangladesh national flag at the Commission premises while First Secretary Md Rezaul Haque and others paid respects to the founder of Bangladesh ‘Bangabandhu’ Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
27/03/2023
| Sad to see some BJP workers, influenced by Opposition, get deviated during polls: Tripura CM Manik Saha
In a significant revelation, the Chief Minister also said a section of BJP Karyakartas suffered from “bichyuti” or “deviations” and got influenced by other political parties and said the party would need to be “discussed” in the party.
25/03/2023
| | The Union home ministry on Friday extended for six months the “disturbed area” status in parts of Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958.
One more police station area has been brought under the ambit of the AFSPA through the fresh notification.
20/03/2023
| Days after pulling out of Kuki truce pact, Manipur CM met Amit Shah to discuss ground situation
State government officials say decision to withdraw from Suspension of Operation agreement based on insurgents’ support for influx of Myanmarese migrants, and these outfits' role in drug trade and anti-eviction protests.
19/03/2023
| Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh, in a bid to rein in drug peddling, Friday warned the smugglers and those involved in cultivating poppy of tough action if they did not wind up their illegal activities.
The Manipur Police Friday arrested two people with 20.27 kg of poppy seeds in Old Boljang village in Kangpokpi district. Myanmar-made motorcycles without registration numbers and two single-barrel guns were recovered.
19/03/2023
| Sisters of Tezpur: Showcasing Assam’s little-known feminist collective which pushed for fixed meal times, women’s leisure
Northeast Lightbox shines the light on Assam’s little-known feminist history by documenting the history of the Tezpur Mahila Samiti
19/03/2023
| Four Assam Civil Service (ACS) officers have been suspended for alleged financial irregularities in the ex*****on of projects under the MP Local Area Development Fund, officials said.
The suspended officers include the deputy secretary in the Home and Political Department, and the additional deputy commissioner and the assistant commissioner of Kamrup Metropolitan.
18/03/2023
| BSF Director General visits Tripura, meets BGB regional commander
Tripura, which is surrounded by Bangladesh on three sides, shares an 856-km-long international border, parts of which are still unfenced in patches due to local disputes on land and demarcation-related issues.
14/03/2023
| Assam govt shifts all ‘declared foreigners’ from 6 detention centres to dedicated transit camp. Of the 87 "declared foreigners", 64 are from Myanmar, 22 from Bangladesh and one from Senegal, another senior official said.
Of the 87 "declared foreigners", 64 are from Myanmar, 22 from Bangladesh and one from Senegal, another senior official said.
14/03/2023
| Over 38,000 students to appear in Manipur board exam. The examination will be held in 158 centres across the state and conclude on April 3.
BOSEM chairman Akham Joykumar said the number of students enrolled this year was less compared to last year’s strength of 39,233.
12/03/2023
| On the first day of the Assam Legislative Assembly’s budget session, Opposition MLAs disrupted Governor Gulab Chand Kataria’s address over a Maharashtra MLA’s remarks on purported dog meat eating by the people of Assam.
Congress MLA Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha referred to a statement by Maharashtra MLA Bachchu Kadu where he had suggested sending stray dogs to Assam, claiming they are in high demand there because dog meat is consumed by locals.
08/03/2023
| The BJP top brass is learnt to have offered the TIPRA chief three Cabinet berths. Before the meeting, Pradyot tweeted, “Tipra has not compromised! Wait and watch.”
The BJP top brass is learnt to have offered the TIPRA chief three Cabinet berths. Before the meeting, Pradyot tweeted, “Tipra has not compromised! Wait and watch.”
07/03/2023
| Conrad Sangma back as CM, stronger than before, with eyes on creating a pan–Northeast NPP
Plans for an alternative “non-BJP, non-NPP” coalition fizzle out as UDP too is won over; state gets a repeat of the Conrad-led Meghalaya Democratic Alliance, with 45 seats in 60-member House
07/03/2023
| The work of a high-power committee, set up by the Union government in 2018 to
examine the social, economic, cultural and linguistic grievances of indigenous committees of Tripura, is “yet to be completed”, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
The high-power panel had been set up on the demand of BJP ally IPFT after it came to power for the first time in 2018.
06/03/2023
| Left Front convener Narayan Kar alleges that BJP-backed goons extorted money from Opposition supporters and vandalised their houses, shops and other properties.
Left Front convener Narayan Kar alleges that BJP-backed goons extorted money from Opposition supporters and vandalised their houses, shops and other properties.
06/03/2023
| Naga People’s Front general secy: ‘Whoever forms govt will need our help (on Naga political issue)… we’ll see whether we join it, all options open’
Achumbemo Kikon, one of the party's two MLAs, says, “We have to start from scratch. But this party is deeply rooted in the grassroots, in the villages. It will be a Herculean task.”
06/03/2023
| Meghalaya Democratic Alliance 2.0 in place, stage set for Conrad Sangma’s return as CM
As per power-sharing formula in new Sangma govt, NPP will have eight cabinet berths, UDP two, and BJP and HSPDP will get one each
06/03/2023
| BJP fulfills campaign promise of second double-engine Modi-Manik Sarkar in the northeastern state, oath taking on March 8
BJP fulfills campaign promise of second double-engine Modi-Manik Sarkar in the northeastern state, oath taking on March 8
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