North East
March 13, 2025
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MHA advisor confirmed roadmap for peace in Manipur prepared, claims Meitei body

A civil society organisation of Meiteis on Thursday (March 13, 2025) claimed that MHA Advisor for North East A.K. Mishra has told them that the Centre has prepared a roadmap for peace in ethnic strife-hit Manipur. Federation of Civil Society (FOCS) Spokesperson Ngangbam Chamchan Singh told reporters here on Thursday that Mr. Mishra told them […]

North East
March 13, 2025
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Arunachal Pradesh approves family-based ID system

Amid the clamour across the northeast for tighter control to weed out non-citizens, Arunachal Pradesh has approved a family-based identification system ostensibly to streamline public welfare distribution. Introduced by the State’s Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein on March 6, the Arunachal Pradesh Arun Parivar Authority Bill was passed by voice vote in the 60-member Assembly […]

North East
March 12, 2025
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Budget session of Tripura Assembly to begin on March 21

The 13th Tripura Legislative Assembly’s Budget session for the 2025-26 financial year will get underway on March 21. The session, which has seven business days, will conclude on April 1. The days and period for the session were finalised at a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee at the Assembly Secretariat here on Wednesday (March […]

North East
March 12, 2025
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Myanmar refugees threatening security, draining resources: Mizoram activist to Amit Shah

GUWAHATI Mizoram is feeling the pressure of influx from civil war-hit Myanmar, an Aizawl-based activist’s letter to Home Minister Amit Shah has revealed. Unlike adjoining Manipur, Mizoram has welcomed waves of refugees from Myanmar after a military coup in February 2021 made the country spiral into chaos. More than 30,000 refugees — mostly Chins ethnically […]

North East
March 11, 2025
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Finance Minister announces ₹500-crore corpus for strife-torn Manipur

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday (March 11, 2025) announced a corpus of ₹500 crore to establish a contingency fund in strife-torn Manipur. “We are providing all possible financial assistance for the faster recovery of the Manipur economy,” she said replying to a discussion on ‘The Manipur Appropriation Bill, 2025’ and ‘The Manipur Appropriation (Vote […]

North East
March 11, 2025
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Western mercenaries who fought in Ukraine war are entering Myanmar via Mizoram to train rebels, claims CM Lalduhoma

Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma has indicated that Western mercenaries who fought in the Russia-Ukraine war could be using his State as a passage to participate in the civil war in Myanmar. Also Read | Foreigners’ entry restricted in Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland Mizoram and Myanmar share a 510-km-long border. “We have specific intelligence that the Ukraine […]

North East
March 11, 2025
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Foreigners are entering Myanmar via Mizoram to train rebels: CM Lalduhoma

GUWAHATI Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma has indicated that Western mercenaries who fought in the Russia-Ukraine war could be using his State as a passage to participate in the civil war in Myanmar. Also Read | Foreigners’ entry restricted in Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland Mizoram and Myanmar share a 510-km-long border. “We have specific intelligence that the […]