Assam CM asks Mizo counterpart why civilians are inciting violence
3 years, 4 months ago

Assam CM asks Mizo counterpart why civilians are inciting violence

Op India  

Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Monday urged Chief Minister of Mizoram Zoramthanga to investigate why civilians from his states were holding sticks and trying to incite violence on the Assam-Mizoram border. He said, “Honble Zoramthanga Ji, could you please investigate why are civilians from Mizoram holding sticks and trying to incite violence? We urge civilians to not take up law and order on their own hands and permit peaceful dialogue to take place between governments.” Honble Zoramthanga ji could you please investigate why are civilians from Mizoram holding sticks and trying to incite violence? We urge civilians to not take up law and order on their own hands and permit peaceful dialogue to take place between governments @AmitShah @PMOIndia https://t.co/BRkhWYuEUX — Himanta Biswa Sarma July 26, 2021 There is an ongoing conflict over land between the states of Assam and Mizoram.

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Assam, Mizoram chief ministers agree to resolve border dispute
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam, Mizoram chief ministers agree to resolve border dispute

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: Assam and Mizoram have agreed to make joint efforts to settle the long pending inter-state border dispute between the two states. Informing that Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Mizoram counterpart Lalduhoma had a meeting in Guwahati and discussed several bilateral issues including the border dispute, security sources said that Assam chief minister on Friday morning invited …

Mizoram govt taking steps to end deep-rooted corruption: CM Lalduhoma
11 months ago

Mizoram govt taking steps to end deep-rooted corruption: CM Lalduhoma

India TV News  

Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Saturday said corruption was deeply rooted in the state, and his government has been making massive efforts to uproot it. Speaking to reporters here on Saturday, he said that the government has been "facing several challenges and opposition" in its efforts to end corruption in the state. Lalduhoma, who returned to Aizawl on Saturday after …

Mizoram CM Lalduhoma expected to meet Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma to address border issues
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Mizoram CM Lalduhoma expected to meet Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma to address border issues

India TV News  

Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma is poised to engage in discussions with Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma later this month to address persistent border disputes between the two states. The border disputes between Mizoram and Assam escalated dramatically in July 2021, resulting in a violent clash where police forces from both states exchanged fire, leading to casualties and injuries. During …

Mizoram CM Zoramthanga meets 10 Kuki MLAs, civil society groups
1 year, 3 months ago

Mizoram CM Zoramthanga meets 10 Kuki MLAs, civil society groups

India TV News  

Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga met ten Kuki MLAs from Manipur, Civil Society Organisation and suspension of Operation and said he was deeply hurt with the sufferings of people due to the violence in Manipur. According to reports, ministers, MLAs, representatives of Mizo People's Convention, Kuki Students' Organisation, Hmar Inpui, Committee on Tribal Unity, Zomi Council Student Organisation and other organisations …

10 Kuki-Zo MLAs request PM to retain Assam Rifles
1 year, 4 months ago

10 Kuki-Zo MLAs request PM to retain Assam Rifles

The Hindu  

A day after 40 Manipur MLAs — Meitei and Naga — asked the Prime Minister to replace all units of Assam Rifles posted in the State with other units of Central security forces, 10 of the State’s Kuki-Zo MLAs on Thursday sent a memorandum to the Prime Minister’s Office, requesting that units of Assam Rifles remain where they are. In …

Mizoram CM’s stake in Manipur conflict
1 year, 4 months ago

Mizoram CM’s stake in Manipur conflict

The Hindu  

The ruling Mizo National Front suffered a setback in central Mizoram in April. Ethnic affiliation is said to have made Mr. Zoramthanga vocal about the Kuki-Meitei ethnic conflict in Manipur that killed some 150 people and displaced about 60,000 since May 3. Zoramthanga’s gain But the strongest of his critics acknowledged that Mr. Zoramthanga stole a march over his rivals …

Mizoram government assures safety of Meiteis, urges them not to leave state
1 year, 5 months ago

Mizoram government assures safety of Meiteis, urges them not to leave state

India Today  

The Mizoram government reassured the Meitei community living in the state of safety and security, and further urged them not to focus on rumours. State home commissioner and secretary H Lalengmawia, on Saturday, commenced a meeting with leaders of the Meitei community and assured them of their safety and security, according to an official statement. Seeking clarification on the issuance …

'When will it stop': Mizoram CM's appeal for peace in violence-hit Manipur
1 year, 5 months ago

'When will it stop': Mizoram CM's appeal for peace in violence-hit Manipur

India Today  

Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga has made an appeal for peace in neighbouring Manipur, which has been witnessing ethnic violence between the Meitei and Kuki communities for two months. While we hope with much goodwill, anticipation and hope, things wouldâ€æ pic.twitter.com/EKduEqrShY — Zoramthanga July 3, 2023 More than 100 people have lost their lives in the ethnic violence between Meitei and …

‘Very sad scenario’: Manipur CM says govt will build 3,000-4,000 temporary homes
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Very sad scenario’: Manipur CM says govt will build 3,000-4,000 temporary homes

Hindustan Times  

Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Monday dubbed the ongoing ethnic c violence a “very sad scenario”, adding his government was planning to construct pre-fabricated houses to move people from relief camps temporarily. The CM added, “Within two months, we can provide all the facilities so that those in relief camps can be shifted to temporary houses.” Manipur CM …

Manipur Chief Minister asks Mizoram counterpart to protect Meiteis; BJP MLAs in New Delhi to meet PM
1 year, 6 months ago

Manipur Chief Minister asks Mizoram counterpart to protect Meiteis; BJP MLAs in New Delhi to meet PM

The Hindu  

Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh called Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga on Sunday, asking him to take measures to ensure the security of the Meitei community in the neighbouring State. The call to ensure the security of Meiteis in Mizoram came as dozens of BJP legislators from the Meitei community in Manipur arrived in the national capital over the last …

Refugee influx into Mizoram from all around and new concerns
1 year, 6 months ago

Refugee influx into Mizoram from all around and new concerns

The Hindu  

In the last couple of years, Mizoram has seen an influx of refugees from Myanmar and recently from Bangladesh and now Manipur, adding to the internal security situation there. As per the State Government, in all around 40,000 Myanmar nationals who have crossed into the border districts of Mizoram since the Military takeover there. Narcotics smuggling Three Assam Rifles Battalions …

Manipur Violence: Mizoram to evacuate its citizens from violence-hit state
1 year, 7 months ago

Manipur Violence: Mizoram to evacuate its citizens from violence-hit state

India TV News  

Zoramthanga, the chief minister of Mizoram, said on Friday that his government is working to get people who are stuck in violence-hit Manipur out of the state. In a statement, the Mizoram chief minister said, "Efforts are on to charter flights to evacuate the state's residents, especially students and employees stranded in the neighbouring state." Zoramthanga said that he has …

Assam, Mizoram to hold chief minister-level talks to resolve border dispute
2 years, 3 months ago

Assam, Mizoram to hold chief minister-level talks to resolve border dispute

India TV News  

Highlights Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will now meet his Mizoram counterpart Zoramthanga They'll hold another round of talks on pending Assam-Mizoram border issue In July last year, border dispute turned violent resulting in death of 7 cops from Assam police Assam-Mizoram border issue : Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will now meet his Mizoram counterpart, Zoramthanga to …

Mizoram, Assam CMs to hold border talks on Sep 19
2 years, 3 months ago

Mizoram, Assam CMs to hold border talks on Sep 19

India TV News  

Highlights The meeting will take place in the national capital but venue is yet to be decided. Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga and his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma will hold talks on September 19 to find an amicable solution to the border dispute between the two northeastern states, an official said on Friday. "The two chief ministers conversed over the …

Mizoram, Assam to hold chief minister-level talks in Delhi to resolve border dispute
2 years, 4 months ago

Mizoram, Assam to hold chief minister-level talks in Delhi to resolve border dispute

India TV News  

Highlights Mizoram, Assam will hold chief minister-level talks in New Delhi later this month or early September Meeting will find an amicable solution to inter-state border dispute, according to an official state The development came a day after the two northeastern states held a ministerial-level discussion Mizoram-Assam border news: Mizoram and Assam will hold chief minister-level talks in New Delhi …

Assam - Mizoram border tension tense after blast
3 years, 1 month ago

Assam - Mizoram border tension tense after blast

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: The two-month-long relative peace on the restive Assam-Mizoram border was broken again with a high-intensity bomb blast at a border outpost, resulting in the arrest of a Mizoram policeman on Saturday by the Assam police from the area with cordex wire that was used to trigger the blast remotely. The arrest of a member of Mizoram police’s India Reserve …

Mizoram Governor calls for maintaining peace along disputed boundary with Assam
3 years, 4 months ago

Mizoram Governor calls for maintaining peace along disputed boundary with Assam

India TV News  

Newly-appointed Mizoram Governor Brig BD Mishra has called for maintaining peace along the disputed boundary with Assam, an official at Raj Bhavan said on Friday. The governor suggested routine engagement of deputy commissioners and SPs from both sides to establish a conducive atmosphere for higher-level talks to resolve the long-pending border dispute. At least seven people, including six Assam Police …

Interstate border violence perpetrated by Mizoram Police: Assam Assembly team in report
3 years, 4 months ago

Interstate border violence perpetrated by Mizoram Police: Assam Assembly team in report

India Today  

The recent violence in Cachar district, along the Assam-Mizoram border, was “perpetrated” by the police force in the neighbouring state, an all-party delegation of the Assembly here that had visited the site of the incident said on Friday. In its report tabled in the Assam Assembly, the team also said that the incident “was nothing but a cold-blooded massacre”, with …

A guide to resolving the Assam-Mizoram issue
3 years, 4 months ago

A guide to resolving the Assam-Mizoram issue

The Hindu  

The violent stand-off between the Assam and Mizoram armed policemen at Vairengte in Mizoram, on July 26, about six kilometres from Lailapur, Assam which took six lives and left over 50 injured is the culmination of a long-standing border dispute. These revisions are Assam’s stand Seen from this standpoint, the Assam government considers Mizo plantation and settlements in the Inner …

Assam, Mizoram cut the ice over border tension, hold first round of talks since deadly clashes
3 years, 4 months ago

Assam, Mizoram cut the ice over border tension, hold first round of talks since deadly clashes

India TV News  

Days after violent border clashes which claimed the lives of 6 policemen, Assam and Mizoram on Thursday held the first round of talks where the states agreed to take forward the initiatives taken by Ministry of Home Affairs and their Chief Ministers to ease the prevailing tensions. Earlier in the day, Assam minister Atul Bora who participated in the high-level …

Border row: Assam govt withdraws advisory issued against travel to Mizoram
3 years, 4 months ago

Border row: Assam govt withdraws advisory issued against travel to Mizoram

India Today  

The Assam government has revoked a travel advisory, which advised people against visiting the state of Mizoram due to security reasons. The state government said: "In view of the joint statement issued today by the representatives of the governments of Assam and Mizoram, the travel advisory dated 29th July is hereby withdrawn," the state government said. WHAT HAPPENED EARLIER The …

Over the borderline: The Hindu Editorial on Centre’s role in resolving Assam-Mizoram row
3 years, 4 months ago

Over the borderline: The Hindu Editorial on Centre’s role in resolving Assam-Mizoram row

The Hindu  

The drawing down of tensions between Assam and Mizoram, at least at the leadership level, with the respective governments announcing the withdrawal of FIRs against the Chief Minister of Assam and a Rajya Sabha MP from Mizoram, among other steps, comes as a great relief. The retaliatory actions such as filing FIRs against prominent representatives, at a time when locals …

CYMA demands probe into involvement of outside forces in Mizoram & Assam border skirmishes
3 years, 4 months ago

CYMA demands probe into involvement of outside forces in Mizoram & Assam border skirmishes

The Hindu  

The central committee of Young Mizo Association or Central YMA, the largest and most influential organisation in Mizoram, has demanded a probe into the alleged involvement of outside forces in the recent border skirmishes between Mizoram and Assam, a CYMA leader said. CYMA president Vanlalruata said that the meeting of the organisation on Tuesday passed a resolution demanding a probe …

Ready to get arrested if it brings peace between Assam, Mizoram, says Himanta Biswa Sarma
3 years, 4 months ago

Ready to get arrested if it brings peace between Assam, Mizoram, says Himanta Biswa Sarma

Firstpost  

Mizoram’s police had also filed first information reports against six Assam police officers over a clash, which left seven dead Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Sunday said he is ready to be arrested by Mizoram Police if it helps bring peace between the neighbouring states of Mizoram and Assam, whose police engaged in a fire fight six …

Border row: Ready to report to Mizoram Police if summoned, says Assam CM Sarma
3 years, 4 months ago

Border row: Ready to report to Mizoram Police if summoned, says Assam CM Sarma

India TV News  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who has been charged with criminal conspiracy and attempt to murder by Mizoram Police after the clash at the inter-state border, Sunday said he is ready to report to Mizoram Police if summoned and faced arrest but will not allow state government officials whose name appeared in the FIR along with his to face …

Centre trying peaceful solution to Assam-Mizoram dispute; no plans for CBI probe in border clashes
3 years, 4 months ago

Centre trying peaceful solution to Assam-Mizoram dispute; no plans for CBI probe in border clashes

India TV News  

The Centre has no plans to order an inquiry by a neutral agency like the CBI into the recent fatal clashes along the Assam-Mizoram border but is trying to defuse the situation as early as possible in a peaceful manner. They said the Central government wants a peaceful resolution of the current border dispute between Assam and Mizoram and Union …

Assam, Mizoram agree to resolve border tensions through dialogue after talks with Amit Shah
3 years, 4 months ago

Assam, Mizoram agree to resolve border tensions through dialogue after talks with Amit Shah

Firstpost  

Chief Minister Zoramthanga urged the people of Mizoram to refrain from posting provocative messages and misuse of social media in order to de-escalate the ongoing tension Aizawl: Union home minister Amit Shah spoke to Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Mizoram CM Zoramthanga over the phone on Sunday to defuse the border tension between the two Northeastern states. “As …

Assam, Mizoram agree to ease border tension
3 years, 4 months ago

Assam, Mizoram agree to ease border tension

The Hindu  

The Chief Ministers of Assam and Mizoram have sought to ease tension along their troubled inter-State border after a telephonic discussion with Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga on Sunday took to Twitter to say he had a telephonic discussion with Mr. Shah and his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma. The Mizoram police had booked four senior …

Border row: Mizoram govt to 'relook' FIR against Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, says chief secretary
3 years, 4 months ago

Border row: Mizoram govt to 'relook' FIR against Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, says chief secretary

India Today  

The Mizoram government will relook at the FIR registered against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over the recent clashes at the interstate border, Mizoram Chief Secretary Lalnunmawia Chuaungo on Sunday said. Lalnunmawia Chuaungo said he and Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga were not aware of the FIR launched against Himanta Biswa Sarma. 'Assam Police used LMG at border' Lalnunmawia Chuaungo …

Mizoram CM Zoramthanga accuses Assam of making 'lame excuses' for imposing blockade | Exclusive
3 years, 4 months ago

Mizoram CM Zoramthanga accuses Assam of making 'lame excuses' for imposing blockade | Exclusive

India Today  

Amid the ongoing border dispute, Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga has accused the Assam government of making "lame excuses" by claiming illegal drugs trafficking and cattle smuggling as the reason behind imposing a blockade against Mizoram. 'Sorry state of affairs' CM Zoramthanga said it was a sorry state of affairs that after a successful meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah …

Why Not Neutral Agency?: Assam CM on Mizoram FIR Amid Border Violence
3 years, 4 months ago

Why Not Neutral Agency?: Assam CM on Mizoram FIR Amid Border Violence

The Quint  

An FIR has been registered against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and six top state officials by the Mizoram police on 26 July, on charges of attempt to murder and assault. But why is the case not being handed over to a neutral agency, especially when the place of occurrence is well within the constitutional territory of Assam?" The …

Border row: Assam CM, 6 top officials booked over violent clashes in Mizoram
3 years, 4 months ago

Border row: Assam CM, 6 top officials booked over violent clashes in Mizoram

India TV News  

Criminal cases have been filed against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, four senior officers of the state police and two more officials over the violent clash that took place on the outskirts of Vairengte town in Mizoram's Kolasib district, police said on Friday. The FIR was lodged by the state police at the Vairengte police station late Monday after …

Assam-Mizoram tension: Lailapur locals still living in fear after border violence | Ground Report
3 years, 4 months ago

Assam-Mizoram tension: Lailapur locals still living in fear after border violence | Ground Report

India Today  

Days after inter-state violence broke out at Lailapur in Cachar district along the Assam-Mizoram border, the Assam government has issued an advisory asking people not to travel to Mizoram. Read | Decoded | Assam-Mizoram border dispute: A row unresolved for almost 150 years Speaking to India Today TV, Assam minister Ashok Singhal said that several Mizo organisations and student unions …

Assam Police summons Mizoram MP over 'threatening' remarks on border dispute
3 years, 4 months ago

Assam Police summons Mizoram MP over 'threatening' remarks on border dispute

India Today  

Assam Police has summoned Mizoram MP K Vanlalvena for questioning in connection with 'threatening remarks' he made earlier this week. Notice mentions case filed in Assam's Cachar A team of the Assam Police pasted a notice outside Vanlalvena's official residence on Moulana Azad Road in New Delhi on Friday in this regard. Citing a case registered at the Dholai police …

Assam Police serves notice to Mizoram officials, asks them to join probe into July 26 violence
3 years, 4 months ago

Assam Police serves notice to Mizoram officials, asks them to join probe into July 26 violence

India Today  

The Assam Police has served a notice to Mizoram Police, asking it to join a probe into the July 26 border clash that left five policemen and a civilian dead. In its notice, the Assam Police has asked officials from Mizoram to join the probe on August 2 at Cachar. READ: Assam-Mizoram clash: Border battles This development comes hours after …

Mizoram Police sends notice to Assam govt officials, asks them to join probe
3 years, 4 months ago

Mizoram Police sends notice to Assam govt officials, asks them to join probe

India Today  

Mizoram Police on Friday issued a notice to Assam government officials in connection to the border row. Assam's Cachar district's superintendent of Police and deputy commissioner of Kolasib district of Mizoram have been summoned in connection with the July-26 violence along the Assam-Mizoram border. THE CLASH ALONG ASSAM-MIZORAM BORDER Six Assam Police personnel and a civilian were killed and over …

'They fired first': Mizoram CM Zoramthanga counters Assam CM's claim
3 years, 4 months ago

'They fired first': Mizoram CM Zoramthanga counters Assam CM's claim

India Today  

Countering Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's claim on border clash, Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga on Friday said it was the Assam Police who had fired first. Both Assam and Mizoram have agreed on the deployment of paramilitary forces in disturbed border areas along the National Highway 306, Assam chief secretary said after the meeting. Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla chaired …

Border row escalates: FIR against Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, 6 top officials in Mizoram | All that happened
3 years, 4 months ago

Border row escalates: FIR against Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, 6 top officials in Mizoram | All that happened

India Today  

The Mizoram Police has booked Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on charges of attempt to murder and criminal conspiracy over the recent clashes at the interstate border on July 26. ALL THAT HAPPENED TODAY 'They fired first': Mizoram CM Zoramthanga counters Assam CM's claim Countering Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's claim on border clash, Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga …

Needless, unconstitutional: Mizoram slams Assam govt order on mandatory checking of incoming vehicles
3 years, 4 months ago

Needless, unconstitutional: Mizoram slams Assam govt order on mandatory checking of incoming vehicles

India Today  

The Mizoram government on Friday slammed the Himanta Biswa Sarma government in Assam over its recent order enforcing mandatory checking of all vehicles entering Assam from the neighbouring state. "There have been instances of seizure of vehicles and arrest of persons carrying illicit drugs coming over from Assam to Mizoram but mandatory checking of every vehicle passing through Assam-Mizoram boundary …

Mizoram declares border areas as 'no flying' zones for drones amid row with Assam
3 years, 4 months ago

Mizoram declares border areas as 'no flying' zones for drones amid row with Assam

India Today  

Amid the ongoing border dispute with Assam, the Kolasib district administration in Mizoram has declared a number of areas as 'no flying' zones for drones. READ: Decoded | Assam-Mizoram border dispute: A row unresolved for almost 150 years On Wednesday, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla chaired a meeting of top officials of Assam and Mizoram to hammer out an agreement …

Himanta Ji is like my brother, we should resolve dispute peacefully: Mizoram CM Zoramthanga | Exclusive
3 years, 4 months ago

Himanta Ji is like my brother, we should resolve dispute peacefully: Mizoram CM Zoramthanga | Exclusive

India Today  

As the Assam-Mizoram border tension refuses to die down, India Today TV Consulting Editor Rajdeep Sardesai spoke to Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga who said Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma is like his brother and they should resolve the dispute peacefully. Q: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma blames non-state vested actors for the recent clashes on the Assam-Mizoram border. When …

Assam govt issues advisory, asks people to avoid travelling to Mizoram amid border row
3 years, 4 months ago

Assam govt issues advisory, asks people to avoid travelling to Mizoram amid border row

India Today  

The Assam government has issued an advisory asking local residents to refrain from travelling to Mizoram amid the ongoing inter-state border row that has claimed lives of six Assam Police personnel. "Given the critical prevailing situation, the people of Assam are advised not to travel to Mizoram and the personal safety of people of Assam cannot be accepted," the advisory …

Assam-Mizoram Border Row: Videos To Twitter Spats, Why Himanta Raised the Pitch
3 years, 4 months ago

Assam-Mizoram Border Row: Videos To Twitter Spats, Why Himanta Raised the Pitch

The Quint  

Sarma isn't just the chief minister of Assam, he has also been the convenor of the North East Democratic Alliance since its formation in 2016. It is particularly embarrassing for Sarma as in 2018, he had claimed to have a good equation with the MNF and claimed victory when the party defeated the Congress in the Assembly elections that year. …

Assam-Mizoram border row: CAPF to be deployed as MHA steps in, both states to withdraw own forces
3 years, 4 months ago

Assam-Mizoram border row: CAPF to be deployed as MHA steps in, both states to withdraw own forces

India Today  

The Centre on Wednesday held a meeting with senior Assam and Mizoram officials -- chief secretaries and DGPs -- following violence along their border. Both Assam and Mizoram have agreed on the deployment of paramilitary forces in disturbed border areas along the National Highway 306, Assam chief secretary said after the meeting. Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla chaired the meeting which …

Centre holds meeting with Assam, Mizoram police chiefs over border violence
3 years, 4 months ago

Centre holds meeting with Assam, Mizoram police chiefs over border violence

India Today  

The Centre on Wednesday held a meeting with senior Assam and Mizoram officials - chief secretaries and DGPs following violence along their border. Chaired by Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, the meeting had a focussed discussion on the Assam-Mizoram border dispute and the recent escalation of violence. However, violence broke out at the Assam-Mizoram border only two days after Amit …

Assam Police announces Rs 5 lakh reward for information on people involved in Mizoram border firing
3 years, 4 months ago

Assam Police announces Rs 5 lakh reward for information on people involved in Mizoram border firing

India Today  

The Assam police on Wednesday announced a reward of Rs 5 lakh for any information leading to the arrest of each of those involved in the killing of its personnel during the Mizoram border clash on Monday. “A team of Assam Police including officers of the Crime Investigation Department is leaving for Delhi to take lawful action related to the …

Dangerous conflagration: The Hindu Editorial on Assam-Mizoram border clash
3 years, 4 months ago

Dangerous conflagration: The Hindu Editorial on Assam-Mizoram border clash

The Hindu  

Following a dangerous and avoidable escalation of an otherwise dormant border dispute, five policemen and a civilian from Assam were killed in the Mizo border town of Vairengte in clashes between police from the State and their counterparts in Mizoram, on Monday. The sequence of events, beginning October 2020, suggests that what began as skirmishes between residents close to the …

Assam-Mizoram border clashes: What has happened so far
3 years, 4 months ago

Assam-Mizoram border clashes: What has happened so far

India TV News  

Border clashes between the northeastern states of Assam and Mizoram are not new, however, the one witnessed on Monday was the bloodiest. Assam's Barak Valley districts of Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi share a 164 km long border with Mizoram's three districts of Aizawl, Kolasib and Mamit. The violence came just two days after Union Home Minister Amit Shah held talks …

Centre calls meeting of top Assam, Mizoram officials over border row
3 years, 4 months ago

Centre calls meeting of top Assam, Mizoram officials over border row

The Hindu  

The Centre has called a meeting of the Chief Secretaries and Directors General of Police of Assam and Mizoram on Wednesday in the wake of the violence along their shared border, where five Assam Police personnel were killed, officials said. The meeting of the Chief Secretaries and the Directors General of Police is expected to work on a peace formula …

All you need to know about Assam Mizoram border dispute
3 years, 4 months ago

All you need to know about Assam Mizoram border dispute

Op India  

On Monday evening, a violent clash took place between the locals of Lailapur village in Assam and Vairengte village in Mizoram. I have expressed my willingness to visit Aizawal and discuss these issues if need be.” While responding to the said tweet, Mizoram Chief Minister confirmed the meeting with Himanta Biswa Sarma and urged the withdrawal of Assam police from …

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