Imphal | 19 hours ago
Trinamool Congress sets up Manipur unit
Imphal, Feb 13 - The Trinamool Congress has set up a party unit in Manipur. The party already has units in Tripura, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh in India's northeast.Trinamool Congress chief and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has appointed former Manipur chief minister R.K Dorendro Singh and former parliamentarian from outer Manipur Kim Gangte the joint convenors of the party in Manipur. 'A full- ... read more

Guwahati | 4 days ago
NSCN talks in April, new interlocutor to be appointed
Guwahati/New Delhi, Feb 9 - The deadlocked peace talks between New Delhi and the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland - will resume in April after nearly a year, union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai said Tuesday.The last round of peace talks between the central government and the frontline Naga separatist group was held in March 2009 in Zurich, Switzerland. It ended in a s ... read more

Guwahati | 4 days ago
New Delhi to hold talks with NSCN-IM in April
Guwahati, Feb 9 - The deadlocked peace talks between New Delhi and the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland - will resume in April after a gap of nearly a year, union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai said Tuesday.The last round of peace talks between the central government and the frontline Naga separatist group was held in March 2009 in Zurich, Switzerland. It ended in a st ... read more

Agartala | 5 days ago
Northeast chief ministers urge stricter vigil along borders
Agartala/Shillong/Aizawl, Feb 8 - India's northeastern states have called for stricter vigil along the international borders they share with Bangladesh and Myanmar and early completion of border fencing to check terrorist movement, infiltration and security threats from across the border.The chief ministers of northeastern state stressed the importance of tightening security along the borders at t ... read more

Guwahati | 9 days ago
Rhino killed by poachers in Kaziranga
Guwahati, Feb 4 - An endangered one-horned rhinoceros was shot dead by poachers Thursday at the Kaziranga National Park in Assam, the fifth such incident in the past one month, an official said Thursday.The wildlife department official said the latest killing was reported inside the sanctuary, 220 km east of Guwahati. 'We heard three gunshots. Our forest guards rushed out and challenged the poach ... read more

Guwahati | 9 days ago
Five Manipur separatists arrested in Assam
Guwahati, Feb 4 - Five militants from a banned outfit in Manipur were arrested in Assam Thursday when the group was on way to a base camp for arms training, officials said.A police spokesperson said the rebels from the outlawed People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak - were arrested from near Jorabat on the outskirts of Guwahati. 'Based on specific inputs that a group of PREPAK militants were ... read more

Shillong | 9 days ago
India keeping strict vigil along northeastern border
Shillong/Aizawl, Feb 4 - Indian forces are maintaining strict vigil along the border with Bangladesh, Bhutan and Myanmar in the northeastern region to check terrorist infiltration, union Minister of State for Home Ajay Maken has said.'All-out efforts have been made to ensure that law and order in northeast India was not disturbed by anti-national elements and militants,' Maken told Meghalaya Chief ... read more

Shillong | 9 days ago
Strict vigil along northeastern border: Minister
Shillong/Aizawl, Feb 4 - Indian forces are maintaining a strict vigil along the international border with Bangladesh, Bhutan and Myanmar in the northeast region to check trans-border movement of terrorists, union Minister of State for Home Ajay Maken has said.'All out efforts have been made to ensure that law and order in northeast India was not disturbed by anti-national elements and militants,' ... read more

Guwahati | 12 days ago
Northeast can become an IT hub, say US returned professionals
Guwahati, Feb 2 - Bhairab Das, 32, speaks with a strong American twang and shuttles between Assam and Bangalore, a sleek laptop keeping him company. He is part of a growing breed of US-returned computer professionals who believe India's northeast can be an IT hub and serve as an IT gateway to Southeast Asia.Bhairab Das, the software engineer hailing from the northeastern state of Assam, had been w ... read more

New Delhi | 12 days ago
New military secretary takes over
New Delhi, Feb 1 - Lt.Gen. G.M. Nair Monday took over as the Indian Army's new Military Secretary, one of the eight principal advisors to the army chief.Nair takes over after the retirement of Lt. Gen. Avadesh Prakash, whose court martial has been ordered for his involvement in the land scam in Sukhna Cantonment in West Bengal. 'Nair assumed charge as Military Secretary today - at Army Headquarter ... read more