Assam-Mizoram border issue: Mizoram reiterates claim to 62 villages in border areas

Mizoram HM Lalchamliana said that there has been no official response from the Assam government on the claims to date

Mizoram govt to negotiate with Assam for solution to inter-state border issue

The boundary committee constituted by the Mizoram government has opted for negotiations with Assam to find an amicable and lasting solution to the vexed Assam-Mizoram border imbroglio. This was informed by Mizoram home minister Lalchamliana at the assembly yesterday. Replying to a question from Lalrindika Ralte of the opposition Congress, Lalchamliana said that the amount […]

Mizoram Govt issues fresh directives to continue construction activities along Assam-Mizoram border

  Months of relative calm on the Assam Mizoram border issue between the respective state governments seem to have reached their limits. Despite the order of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to refrain from undertaking construction activities along the Assam-Mizoram border areas to maintain the status quo on the disputed areas, the Mizoram government […]

Situation along Mizoram border calm, says Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said the situation along the Assam-Mizoram border is peaceful now and maintained that there is no fresh encroachment from the other side. Sarma also informed that Assam has got back around 200 hectares of land in the last 3-4 months. Besides, Sarma added that it is important […]

Mizoram accuses Assam of ‘land grabbing’

The Mizoram government on Thursday accused the Assam of forcibly occupying land belonging to 20 Mizo families in Kolasib district. During the ongoing session of the Mizoram assembly, Home Minister Lalchamliana informed that the families were engaged in plantation and wet-rice cultivation in these plots of land. Replying to a query by Congress MLA Lalrindika […]

Fresh tension erupts again along Assam-Mizoram border

The Assam Police is on full alert after fresh tension was reported along the inter-state border with Mizoram. The escalation was reported at Dholai’s Khulichara in Cachar district. The fresh dispute erupted after a group of around 15 unidentified persons along with Mizoram police personnel objected to the construction of a road under the Pradhan […]

Fresh tension along Assam-Mizoram border as both states trade charges over firing incident

Around 36 hours after fresh skirmishes were reported near the Assam-Mizoram border in Hailakandi district, a high-level team from Assam headed by Inspector General of police Anurag Agarwal visited the spot and inspected the overall security situation. Hailakandi Deputy Commissioner Rohan Kumar Jha and SP Gaurav Upadhyay were also part of the delegation that inspected […]

Blast raises tension again at Assam-Mizoram border

Sensation prevailed again along the Assam-Mizoram inter-state border after a bomb exploded on the Assam side of the border in Hailakandi district on Saturday. As per police, the incident took place at Fakuwapunji Primary School premises under the Ramnathpur police station after unknown miscreants hurled a bomb there before dawn today. The matter came to […]

Assam-Mizoram border dispute: State govts agree to take measures for peace

The crucial high level meeting between Assam and Mizoram to resolve the boundary dispute has concluded at the historic Aijal Club in Aizawl on Thursday. The governments of Assam and Mizoram issued a joint statement in which both the states welcomed and agreed to take forward the initiatives taken by the Ministry of Home Affairs […]