Criticised by the NSCN-IM for allegedly making irrational and irresponsible statements on Naga territorial integration, the office of Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has come up with another clarification on the matter. In a statement issued yesterday, the CM’s office reiterated its earlier stand that the comment made by Rio was not his personal view […]

United Nations Human Rights experts have urged the Indian Government to complete thorough investigations into the alleged killings by security forces in Manipur after failing to meet the deadline set by the Supreme Court for inquiries into the case. The United Nations Human Rights experts expressed concern over the delay in the investigation process alleging […]

An all important meeting to review the security situation in Assam ahead of the final draft publication of the National Register of Citizens on July 30 was held in New Delhi today. The meeting with the senior MHA officials was attended by Assam Chief Secretary T.Y. Das, DGP Kuladhar Saikia, Principal Secretary (Home & Political) […]

The opposition Congress in Arunachal Pradesh has launched a scathing attack on the state government over the scam surrounding payment of compensation money for acquiring land for the trans Arunachal highway and has directly blamed Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein of having a hand in it. Demanding the resignation of Deputy chief minister Chowna Mein […]

The Arunachal Pradesh government will have to pay Rs 5000 each to 88 schoolgirls who were allegedly forced to undress by the school teachers as punishment during an incident last year. The National Human Rights Commission had sent notices to the Arunachal Pradesh state government and the Union HRD Ministry to pay the amount as […]

Ranju Singh, wife of detained army personnel Dharamvir Singh, who has been allegedly detained by some army personnel, has filed a complaint with the police in Imphal. Singh, who is a lieutenant colonel, is the officer commanding M-sector Imphal. Singh had reportedly been taken away by a team, of ten army jawans led by Lieutenant […]

With a view to repatriate the displaced persons of the Bru community to Mizoram after they had to leave the state following ethnic clashes around two decades ago, a meeting was convened by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh with Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb and Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla. Reportedly, a spokesperson of the […]

Man-elephant conflict continues to be a cause of concern in Assam. Elephants have come out of the confines of the Kaziranga National Park due to excessive flooding and food shortage in the park areas. This has led to unrest among the villages near the park’s periphery as the pack of jumbos have started targeting these […]

Ranger Paneswar Das has been arrested in Assam’s Golaghat district. Along with Das, ten other personnel from the forest department of Golaghat have also been arrested. The arrested have been charged with letting illegal sand mining rackets flourish in forest areas. Among the ten arrested, Abdul Millu and Mulul Ali Hazarika have been arrested earlier. […]

In a tragic incident, a massive fire broke out at Daporijo in Arunachal Pradesh yesterday, where four houses were gutted in fire and reduced to ashes, while six families were rendered homeless. According to reports, the fire suddenly broke out from a house which later on spread to the adjoining houses of the forest colony. […]