NEW DELHI: Tasked by Union home minister Amit Shah, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma went to Imphal on Saturday on a day-long visit that he said was “to discuss creating confidence-building measures” with his Manipur counterpart, N Biren Singh. Sarma also met members of the state cabinet, MLAs, BJP politicians and civil society organisations.“For … Read more
GUWAHATI/HAFLONG: Surface links to Assam’s Barak Valley and Dima Hasao district and to neighbouring states of Tripura, Mizoram and Manipur remained snapped on Tuesday as incessant rains triggered landslides and washed off roads as well as railway tracks in multiple locations of Assam and Meghalaya. Landslides in different locations in Assam’s Dima Hasao district disrupted … Read more
NEW DELHI: After eight years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rule, AFSPA has been removed from 23 districts of Assam, Union home minister Amit Shah, who is on a two-day trip to the state, said on Tuesday. “In the 1990s, AFSPA was implemented in Assam, and it was extended seven times. After eight years of … Read more
GUWAHATI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday that the Army has “minimal role in internal security” and it wants AFSPA withdrawn from J&K, but the situation must become conducive for removing emergency powers granted to troops in the Union territory hit by decades of separatism and terrorism. “AFSPA is in force because of the … Read more