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Northeast will become major driver of India’s growth: Prime Minister Modi in Manipur

Prime Minister Modi to inaugurate slew of projects during his visit to Manipur, Tripura today

Kali Temple vandalised, idol destroyed in Shillong: VHP demands action against culprits

Police conducting a breath analyser test in the presence of CM Himanta Biswa Sarma (File)

Special drive by Assam police to curb road accidents witnessed an accident free new year

A source engaged in the security apparatus in the northeast in the past says such radical elements have also started sending feelers to some tribal insurgent groups (File)

Transnational Islam: Threat to India’s northeast underbelly

NESAC will provide early warnings about floods which will help immensely in flood management (File)

MoU between Assam government and NESAC to use space technology in flood management, food security and environment conservation

CM Sarma interacting with journalists in Guwahati (File)

BJP will stay for a longer period in North East, will come back to power with an absolute majority in Manipur and Tripura: NEDA convenor Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma

Naren Chandra Das and the Dalai Lama had an emotional reunion in April 2018 in Guwahati in the presence of the then Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal (File)

The last Assam Rifles veteran who escorted the Dalai Lama safely to India in 1959 breathed his last at the age of 84

The committee found hundreds of migrant Muslims have built their houses in the Satra area (File)

BJP MLA Mrinal Saikia demands minority status for Hindus in ten districts of Assam; Historic Vaishnavite monastery disappears for migrant Muslims aggression

Dr Vivek Joshi, Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India will head the special panel to study AFSPA review issues vis-a-vis the state of Nagaland (File)

AFSPA review panel given three months’ time to submit a report

Speaker Om Birla said the smooth transfer of power through elections in India is the greatest example of a healthy democracy (File)

India is the mother of democracy; Parliament and assemblies should be the centre of healthy discussions, not uproars: Speaker Om Birla

AIUDF MLA demanded a job reservation for Muslims based on their population in the state (File)

It’s now 40-60 in Assam; AIUDF claims the Muslim population increased by 5% and wants government job reservation

Topography and seismicity map of the Shillong Plateau and neighboring regions with major tectonic features. (Picture courtesy: The research paper on the study)

New insights into mega 1897 Assam earthquake

CPI (M) killed hundreds in Tripura to win elections; Manik Sarkar patronage chit fund scams to remain in the CM chair: Minister Sushanta Chowdhury

Northeast: Conflicts & Causes

Rafiqul Hussain, who introduced himself as Rubul Das, abducted a 17 years old Hindu girl from the Goreswar area after she refused to marry him (File)

Rafiqul Hussain became Rubul Das and abducted a minor Hindu girl in Assam; Police arrested Rafiqul; Victim minor girl given counselling after Love jihad trauma

Shashikant Das said he would support the development agenda of the state government and will be with the government for development (File)

Humiliation continues for Congress in Assam: Congress MLA met CM, state BJP president, likely to join the saffron party soon

District administration evicting encroachers from government land in Bokajan Assam (File)

Eviction drive against illegal settlers in Bokajan Assam; the Evicted area was a drug paradise run by migrant Muslims mafias

Security forces foil terror attack in Manipur; sieze explosives

8648 licenced firearms deposited in poll-bound Manipur; Election commission initiative to curb pre-poll violence in the state