AGARTALA/GUWAHATI: Manik Saha, whose 10 months as Tripura CM marked him out as BJP’s choice for a full term at the helm going into the polls, was Monday elected legislature party leader amid lobbying by some within the party for Union minister of state for social justice and empowerment Pratima Bhoumik. A spokesperson for BJP … 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
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minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday that the Army has “minimal role in internal security” and it wants AFSPA withdrawn from J&K, but the situation must become conducive for removing emergency powers granted to troops in the Union territory hit by decades of separatism and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