After the regional committees of Assam and Meghalaya held a meeting on Saturday to resolve inter-state border disputes with neighbouring states, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that he was happy to see that we are making progress to end legacy boundary disputes.
The Border Security Force (BSF), in a joint operation with Karimganj district police, seized 16,907 kg of Burmese Supari worth Rs 1 crore from a truck in Karimganj district, officers said on Sunday.
The AIUDF leader claimed that BJP's seat share in Lok Sabha elections may reduce to single digits in Karnataka following the party's defeat in the recently held assembly elections.
Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister, Prestone Tynsong on Saturday said that the Meghalaya government and its Assam counterpart have taken a decision relating to three areas of differences amid the border issue between the two states.
In this regard, Assam CM Sarma took to Twitter and said, "Congress is suddenly displaying immense interest in Manipur. Important to rewind a bit and look at PM Manmohan Singh’s own response to similar crises in the State. The party’s duplicity is simply alarming."
A high-level meeting between a sitting minister of Assam and his counterpart from neighbouring Meghayala was held on Saturday to discuss the border issue.
Once again, Aadhaar has become a medium to reunite a divyang woman from Assam with her family after she remained missing from her home for several weeks, said an official statement, from Ministry of Electronics and IT on Saturday.
According to officials, the joint operations were carried out by a combined team of Company Operating Base (COB) Champhai, COB Zokhawthar of Mizoram range Assam Rifles, Custom Department Champhai and Land Custom Station Zokhawthar based on specific information.
The sleuths of DVAC of Assam police on Friday laid a trap and caught Mrinal Kanti Sarkar, ADPM, in the office chamber of CEO, Zila Parishad, Dhubri while accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 on instructions of the CEO.
Police on Friday recovered and seized a large quantity of contraband drugs worth around Rs 5 crore in Assam's Nagaon town. The police also arrested three people in connection with this.
Badruddin Ajmal-led AIUDF on Friday said that, AIUDF will extend its support to the newly formed opposition political parties coalition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA).
The Special Crime Branch of Cooch Behar District Police arrested Ajay Roy from the Assam-Bangladesh border at Jorai junction that falls under Bakshirhat police station area on the basis of confidential information.