NLFT signs tripartite settlement agreement with Centre, Tripura govt

A memorandum of settlement was signed between the Government of India, Tripura government and rebel group National Liberation Front of Twipra (NLFT) in New Delhi on Saturday. NLFT has been banned under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act since 1997. NLFT has been responsible for violent activities including 317 insurgency incidents in which 28 security personnel […]

Centre reconstitutes High Level Committee for measures to implement Clause 6 of Assam Accord

The Ministry of Home Affairs has reconstituted the High Level Committee to look into the implementation of the Clause 6 of the Assam Accord. The High Level Committee will be headed by Justice (Retired) Biplab Kumar Sarma. Other members of the 13-member committee include Ramesh Borpatragohain, Advocate General of Assam, Niloy dutta, Advocate General of […]

Govt seeks SC’s permission to re-verify draft NRC list

In a fresh twist to the NRC updation issue, the government has moved the Supreme Court for permission to undertake a re-verification of a certain percentage of names from the final draft list published on December 31, 2018. Informed sources told Northeast Live that the government has filed an affidavit before the apex court proposing […]

MHA holds high-level security meet in Assam

The Ministry of Home Affairs today held a high-level security meet with top army and civil administration officials from Assam, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh at the Army base in Dinjan in Eastern Assam. The meeting was attended by Joint Secretary (Northeast), Satyendra Garg, who reviewed the security situation in the three states in view of […]

MP Bezbaruah refuses to head MHA-constituted panel on Assam Accord

After 4 members of the MHA-constituted Committee for implementation of the Clause 6 of the Assam Accord had refused to be a part of the panel, retired IAS officer MP Bezbaruah, who was named Chairman of the nine-member committee have now decided to opt out of the committee. The development comes just a day after 4 members […]

Conrad Sangma urges to stop playing politics over coal mine tragedy

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has urged parties not to play politics over the tragic incident in the East Jaintia Hills coal mine. The Meghalaya chief minister meanwhile, admitted that the situation is critical as almost the entire river has flown inside the mine. Over 12 lakh liters of water has been pumped out by […]