NDFB militant demands Rs 1 cr as ransom

Anti talk faction group of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants reportedly demanded Rs 1 crore for the release of the two abducted goods train drivers.

The drivers were abducted from Gamani on Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border on Sunday, sou

ISI planning more attacks in North East

Guwahati, Aug 31 : Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) is planning more strikes in India’s North East (NE), with the help of rebel groups of the region, especially in Assam, said a highly-placed source of Assam Police Tuesday.

It was come to l

Gegong Apang arrested in PDS scam, sent to police custody

Former Arunachal Pradesh chief minister and veteran Congress leader Gegong Apang was Tuesday sent to seven days police custody after he was arrested by Special Investigation Cell (SIC) sleuths for alleged involvement in the Rs.1,000 crore public distribution s

Security forces launch operation against Naga rebels

Security forces in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh Sunday launched a joint counter-insurgency operation to evict militants of the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) involved in raiding border villages, leading to a volatile

50,000 displaced in Assam floods

Heavy monsoon rains triggered flash floods in Assam Saturday, displacing at least 50,000 people in the state’s Lakhimpur district, officials said. No casualties have been reported.

A government spokesperson said floodwaters of Singora river, a tributary of

Army chopper goes missing in Nagaland

An Indian Army helicopter went missing shortly after take-off in Nagaland Wednesday with three people, including two pilots, on board. The locals claimed they have sighted the wreckage and recovered two bodies.

A defence spokesperson said the four-seater Ch

Ten grenades found at Guwahati railway station

A major terrorist attack may have been foiled Thursday with security forces recovering 10 powerful hand grenades from a platform at the Guwahati railway station in Assam, officials said.

A police spokesperson said the grenades were concealed in a

Key highway in northeast open: P. Chidambaram

Even as the Naga groups threaten another blockade of a key national highway leading to Manipur, Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday informed the Rajya Sabha that vehicular movement on it was proceeding normally.

“As we speak, NH (national highway) 39 is

Three North East Council officials charged in scam

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a charge-sheet against five people, including three officials of the North Eastern Council (NEC) and a college principal, involved in fraud in a development project, a CBI official Monday said.

Deaths, births not allowed – Tripura marks Ker Puja

A centuries-old tribal custom in Tripura called Ker Puja permits no deaths, births or even recreation within a notified area. No outsiders are allowed to enter either, and anyone violating the rules has to pay.

It starts 15 days after Kharchi Puj

Landmine blast kills four CRPF men in Assam

At least four paramilitary troopers were killed and about 30 injured in a powerful landmine explosion in Assam Friday, police said. The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) claimed responsibility for the explosion in the restive northeastern state.<

Northeast fashion weekend to bring up new designers, models

In an endeavour to promote new designers and models from the country’s northeast, a three-day ‘fashion weekend’ will be held in Guwahati next month with top names like Ritu Kumar and Wendell Rodericks expected to participate.

The McDowell Signatu

Tripura provides more power to tribal council

Tripura has decided to hand over seven more departments to the tribal autonomous district council as part of efforts to provide more autonomy to tribals, a minister said here Wednesday.

“Earlier we had given five departments to the TTAADC (Tripur

Three earthquakes hit Meghalaya, Assam

Three earthquakes shook parts of Meghalaya and Assam within eight hours Tuesday, triggering panic among residents. No casualties were reported.

The first tremor measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale with its epicentre at Barpeta region in Assam was

Six, including three schoolgirls, drown in Assam

Six people, including three schoolgirls and three of a family, drowned Monday in Assam’s rain-swollen rivers, police said.

Three school girls drowned and two went missing while they were taking a dip at Mangaldoi river near Mangaldoi town (about

Don’t pay extortion to militants, Meghalaya officials told

Meghalaya Home Minister H.D.R. Lyngdoh Sunday asked government officials to inform the police about extortion notices issued to them by militants and threatened legal action if they complied with the rebels’ demands.

“We have received some inform

Northeast India records 28 percent deficit rainfall

The northeastern region, comprising eight states, has recorded deficit rainfall during the current monsoon season and this may affect agricultural production, an official said Sunday.

“During the monsoon (since June 1), the northeastern region on

Three greenfield airports in northeastern India

The civil aviation ministry has approved setting up of three greenfield airports in the northeastern states to improve air connectivity.

An official statement said Saturday that of the three greenfield airports, one at Pakyong in Sikkim is alread

Queen’s baton Relay arrives in Shillong, Meghalaya

Shillong, July 21 (IANS) The Queen’s Baton Relay for the 2010 Commonwealth Games Wednesday reached Meghalaya capital Shillong amid much fanfare.

Earlier, the baton was ceremonially received by Deputy Chief Minister B.M. Lanong, who also holds the

Terrorists’ arms cache recovered in Assam

Haflong (Assam), July 10 (IANS) A large cache of arms and ammunition, including 28 AK-47 rifles belonging to separatist outfit Dima Halam Daogah’s Jewel Gorolsa faction (DHD-J), has been recovered by security personnel in southern Assam, police officials said