Assam Rifles, in a daring operation at a little past midnight, rescued six civilians who were held captive by the National Socialist Council of Nagalim Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) for ransom in Dimapur, said Assam Rifles in a press release.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will be signed between Assam militant outfit Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA) and Government of Assam in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday evening here in the national capital, sources said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday lauded the northeast for its contribution to taking the country's sports tradition forward while also calling upon the ministries of the governments to work with a "different approach regarding sports tournaments".
Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Saturday called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the national capital and expressed gratitude for constant support for the state.
"Assam Rifles and Arunachal Pradesh Police launched a joint operation and apprehended an OGW of NSCN K-YA and recovered a pistol along with 17 rounds of ammunition from the individual at Rusa village in Longding District, Arunachal Pradesh on April 22", the press statement said.
The second day of the Rongali festival, a four-day extravaganza of ethnic diversity, creativity, and entrepreneurship, took place on Friday at the Khanapara Veterinary College Ground in Guwahati.
Chief Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma held a one-to-one discussion with Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio at Assam House to resolve the long-standing border row between the two neighbouring states, said an official statement.
Assam Rifles, in a successful counter-insurgency operation, apprehended an active insurgent of northeast India's separatist group National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) K(YA) in the Longkhao village of Arunachal Pradesh's Longding.
While addressing the media, Temjen Imna Along said, "State Government under the leadership of Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio and the cabinet has always wanted to be inclusive in the decision of the Urban local bodies but we also have to know the traditions and culture where the various Hohos and