Tensions run high along Assam-Mizoram border after grenade explosions
3 years, 6 months ago

Tensions run high along Assam-Mizoram border after grenade explosions

India Today  

Tension has erupted along the Assam-Mizoram border again after two more grenade explosions jolted Dholakhal in Assam’s Cachar district in the last 24 hours. Cachar Superintendent of Police Nimbalkar Vaibhav Chandrakant said some miscreants from Mizoram have encroached on 6.50 km of land within Assam. We have already informed the Mizoram officials that the miscreants since last year have encroached 6.50 km of land within Assam,” SP Nimbalkar Vaibhav Chandrakant said. On the other hand, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday that two-three bomb blasts occurred inside the territory of Mizoram on July 10 and the Assam Police force has been deployed along the state border.

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Explosives for Myanmar rebel forces seized at Mizoram border
2 months, 1 week ago

Explosives for Myanmar rebel forces seized at Mizoram border

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Security forces seized a large cache of explosives believed to be meant for anti-junta resistance forces in Myanmar near the Indo-Myanmar border in Mizoram on Wednesday, people familiar with the matter said. The seizure comes against the backdrop of AR, which guards the Indo-Myanmar border, increasing surveillance along the border Two men were caught with the “ war-like …

Mizoram: NGOCC protest in Aizawl against scrapping of FMR, fencing India-Myanmar border
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Mizoram: NGOCC protest in Aizawl against scrapping of FMR, fencing India-Myanmar border

India TV News  

Aizawl: A civil society group in Mizoram on Wednesday staged a peaceful demonstration in protest against the Centre's proposal to erect a fence along the India-Myanmar border and terminate the Free Movement Regime with the neighbouring country. NGOCC opposed to the move to construct fence Speaking at the rally, NGOCC chairman and CYMA president Lalhmachhuana the firm opposition of the …

Assam, Mizoram chief ministers agree to resolve border dispute
11 months 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, 3 weeks 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
1 year 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 …

Amid Manipur Unrest, Traffickers Turn To Mizoram Corridor To Smuggle Drugs From Myanmar
1 year, 2 months ago

Amid Manipur Unrest, Traffickers Turn To Mizoram Corridor To Smuggle Drugs From Myanmar

ABP News  

Due to the unrest in Manipur and road blockades by several outfits, drug traffickers have started to smuggle illegal items through the Mizoram corridor from Myanmar. Mizoram Director General of Police Anil Shukla told ABP Live that the traffickers were mostly using the international border in the state's Champhai district to smuggle contraband. @HMOIndia @adgpi @PIBHomeAffairs @ANI pic.twitter.com/TfYMHhXKWM — The …

Assam Rifles to tighten security along India-Myanmar border to stop influx in Mizoram
1 year, 8 months ago

Assam Rifles to tighten security along India-Myanmar border to stop influx in Mizoram

The Hindu  

Assam Rifles will enhance vigilance along the 510-km stretch of the India-Myanmar border in Mizoram in a bid to prevent the influx of illegal immigrants from the neighbouring country, officials said. They also expressed concern over "rising number of crime incidents, including murder cases", after Myanmarese people started taking shelter in the northeastern State following a military coup in the …

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, 5 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 sign joint statement on resolving border dispute; next meeting in October
2 years, 5 months ago

Assam, Mizoram sign joint statement on resolving border dispute; next meeting in October

India TV News  

Highlights Assam and Mizoram governments on Tuesday signed a joint statemen. Assam-Mizoram border dispute: In another significant step towards solving their border dispute, Assam and Mizoram governments on Tuesday signed a joint statement after a ministerial-level discussion in Aizawl and Guwahati. Both the States agreed to promote and maintain peace and to prevent any untoward incident along the borders, the …

Assam-Mizoram Border Dispute: High-level Delegations Hold Talks, Agree to Four-point Peace Plan
2 years, 5 months ago

Assam-Mizoram Border Dispute: High-level Delegations Hold Talks, Agree to Four-point Peace Plan

News 18  

A high-level delegation from Assam and Mizoram on Tuesday agreed to promote and maintain peace along the borders during talks held at the Aizawl Club. After hours of discussion and deliberation from both sides Assam and Mizoram agreed to work upon four broad points: affirm the Joint Statement of August 5, 2021 in letter and spirit; agree to promote and …

Assam - Mizoram border tension tense after blast
3 years, 2 months 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 …

Border clashes: Bomb blast damages school in Assam’s Hailakandi district near Mizoram border
3 years, 5 months ago

Border clashes: Bomb blast damages school in Assam’s Hailakandi district near Mizoram border

India TV News  

After a brief lull, tension along the Assam-Mizoram border escalated again on Saturday after unidentified miscreants bombed a government educational institute in Hailakandi district, triggering fear among locals, a senior police officer said. Two Assam ministers Atul Bora and Ashok Singhal visited Aizawl and both the state governments subsequently issued a joint statement pledging to maintain the status quo and …

Mizoram Governor calls for maintaining peace along disputed boundary with Assam
3 years, 5 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 …

Bomb blast damages school in Assam along Mizoram border, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma to order probe
3 years, 5 months ago

Bomb blast damages school in Assam along Mizoram border, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma to order probe

India Today  

Tension escalated along the Assam-Mizoram border once again after a group of unidentified people bombed a lower primary school in Assam along the inter-state border on Friday night. The incident took place in Gutguti area in Hailakandi district where a wall of Pakua Punjee Lower Primary school was partially damaged in the lower intensity explosion. Confirming the incident, Hailakandi district …

Assam-Mizoram conflict | Reopening old wounds along the border
3 years, 5 months ago

Assam-Mizoram conflict | Reopening old wounds along the border

The Hindu  

A month before the Assam-Mizoram border conflict on July 26 claimed the lives of six Assam police personnel, Lalchhandama was in Champhai town near the Myanmar border when his farm shed and areca nut plantation, 320-km north at Aitlang, were destroyed. “Mizoram police accompanied by IR Battalion of more than 30 armed personnel entered Inner Line Reserve Forest and constructed …

No Blockade At Assam-Mizoram Border Now, Advocate Generals Of Both States Tell Gauhati High Court
3 years, 5 months ago

No Blockade At Assam-Mizoram Border Now, Advocate Generals Of Both States Tell Gauhati High Court

Live Law  

The Advocate Generals of Assam and Mizoram have informed the Gauhati High Court that there is no blockade at Assam-Mizoram border now and carriage of goods by road is happening between the states.During the hearing, the Court also observed that it cannot go into the inter-State dispute given Article 131 of the Constitution of India. The Advocate Generals of Assam …

Exclusive| Mizoram border dispute: Working on practical solutions, says Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
3 years, 5 months ago

Exclusive| Mizoram border dispute: Working on practical solutions, says Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

The Hindu  

Returning to the 19th century border demarcation as being demanded by Mizoram may be impractical but a resolution can be found to the border dispute between the two States, Assam Chief Minister Himanata Biswa Sarma has said. Asked whether he had a larger role to play in reconciliation, considering that he was also the BJP pointsman for the entire Northeast, …

Fragile peace between Assam and Mizoram in inter-State boundary dispute
3 years, 5 months ago

Fragile peace between Assam and Mizoram in inter-State boundary dispute

The Hindu  

THE long-drawn-out dispute over the demarcation of the inter-State boundary between Assam and Mizoram reached a flashpoint on July 26 when the Mizoram Police opened fire killing six Assam Police personnel and injuring about 50 police officials and personnel. At a meeting convened by Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla in New Delhi on July 28, the Chief Secretaries of …

Tension erupts again in Assam's Lailapur after locals attack Mizoram-bound vehicles
3 years, 5 months ago

Tension erupts again in Assam's Lailapur after locals attack Mizoram-bound vehicles

India Today  

Days after the violent clashes along the Assam-Mizoram border in the Cachar district, tension erupted there again on Saturday after several Mizoram-bound vehicles were attacked. According to the reports, ministers Ashok Singhal and Parimal Suklabaidya were in Lailapur, which lies along the interstate border in Assam's Cachar district, when a mob attacked the trucks heading towards Mizoram. 'Unofficial' blockade lifted …

Border Dispute: Assam, Mizoram Agree To Maintain Peace & Harmony Post Centre’s Intervention
3 years, 5 months ago

Border Dispute: Assam, Mizoram Agree To Maintain Peace & Harmony Post Centre’s Intervention

ABP News  

Guwahati/Aizawl: In the wake of the escalating tension post the border clashes between both sides, Assam and Mizoram have agreed to maintain peace in inter-state border areas and welcomed deployment of neutral force by the Central government in this regard. “For this purpose, both the states shall not send their respective Forest and Police forces for patrolling, domination, enforcement or …

Assam, Mizoram cut the ice over border tension, hold first round of talks since deadly clashes
3 years, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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 …

Assam's Cachar district declares Mizoram border no-drone zone citing security threat
3 years, 5 months ago

Assam's Cachar district declares Mizoram border no-drone zone citing security threat

India Today  

A few days after a violent clash between police forces of two North-eastern neighbours, Assam's Cachar district administration on Tuesday declared the Sonai revenue circle's border area with Mizoram a no-flying zone for drones. READ: Mizoram declares border areas as 'no flying' zones for drones amid row with Assam The order comes into force with immediate effect. The Cachar district …

Cong Inciting People by Politicising Assam-Mizoram Border Dispute: JP Nadda
3 years, 5 months ago

Cong Inciting People by Politicising Assam-Mizoram Border Dispute: JP Nadda

News 18  

BJP president J P Nadda Monday accused the Congress of “inciting” people and harming social fabric by allegedly politicising the border row involving Assam and Mizoram. He hit out at the Congress citing a memorandum submitted by BJP MPs from the northeast region to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The longstanding border row between the two states flared up recently and …

Ready to get arrested if it brings peace between Assam, Mizoram, says Himanta Biswa Sarma
3 years, 5 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 …

Mizoram-Assam Border Row: Issue To Be Resolved Through Dialogue, Says CM Zoramthanga
3 years, 5 months ago

Mizoram-Assam Border Row: Issue To Be Resolved Through Dialogue, Says CM Zoramthanga

ABP News  

Following the Assam-Mizoram border conflict, the Chief Minister of Mizoram, Zoramthanga, said that the dispute between the two states will be resolved through dialogue and negotiation in an amicable way. He conveyed this message after having telephonic discussions with the Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, and the Union Home Minister, Amit Shah. “As per telephonic discussion with Union …

Why seven people died in clash between two northeast India states
3 years, 5 months ago

Why seven people died in clash between two northeast India states

Al Jazeera  

Rare clash last week over longstanding border dispute between Assam and Mizoram leaves six police officers and a civilian dead. Likewise, the Assam police registered cases against a Mizoram politician for his “threatening comments” and six other police officers who allegedly fired at their Assamese counterparts. In 2018, about 50 people from Mizoram were attacked by Assam police after some …

Centre trying peaceful solution to Assam-Mizoram dispute; no plans for CBI probe in border clashes
3 years, 5 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 ease border tension
3 years, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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 …

Assam-Mizoram tension: Lailapur locals still living in fear after border violence | Ground Report
3 years, 5 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 …

Mizoram Police sends notice to Assam govt officials, asks them to join probe
3 years, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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 …

Mizoram declares border areas as 'no flying' zones for drones amid row with Assam
3 years, 5 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, 5 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 …

Border issue: Mizoram says ready for lawsuit against Assam
3 years, 5 months ago

Border issue: Mizoram says ready for lawsuit against Assam

India TV News  

Mizoram Deputy Chief Minister Tawnluia on Thursday said his government is ready to face any lawsuit over claims that it had encroached on neighbour Assam’s territory. The Deputy Chief Minister’s remarks came as a rebuttal to the “encroachment” charge levelled by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday, who said his government would move the Supreme Court over the …

Assam govt issues advisory, asks people to avoid travelling to Mizoram amid border row
3 years, 5 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 …

Mizoram and Assam to solve row amicably
3 years, 5 months ago

Mizoram and Assam to solve row amicably

The Hindu  

The governments of Assam and Mizoram, at a meeting chaired by Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Wednesday, agreed to the deployment of Central Armed Police Forces in the disturbed areas along their border and National Highway 306. “Both agreed for deployment of a neutral force under a senior CAPF officer,” a Union Home Ministry official said, adding that they …

Assam-Mizoram border clash: bandh affects normal life in Barak Valley
3 years, 5 months ago

Assam-Mizoram border clash: bandh affects normal life in Barak Valley

The Hindu  

Normal life in the three districts of Assam's Barak Valley was completely affected on Wednesday, July 28m 2021 due to a 12-hour bandh called to protest the killing of seven people, including five policemen, in a recent inter-state border clash with Mizoram. The bandh, called by Barak Democratic Front and supported by political outfits including opposition AIUDF and social organisations, …

Crackdown on drug mafia and Assam-Mizoram border clashes could be linked: Himanta Biswa Sarma
3 years, 5 months ago

Crackdown on drug mafia and Assam-Mizoram border clashes could be linked: Himanta Biswa Sarma

India Today  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has blamed “non-state vested actors” for the recent clashes at the Assam-Mizoram border. “Then we hit at the drug route through Mizoram and Manipur to Assam,” Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Sources in the Assam government said the recent border clashes with Mizoram were the result of the crackdown by the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led BJP …

Assam-Mizoram border row: CAPF to be deployed as MHA steps in, both states to withdraw own forces
3 years, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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 …

Days after border clash with Mizoram, Assam govt decides to create 5 new police battalions
3 years, 5 months ago

Days after border clash with Mizoram, Assam govt decides to create 5 new police battalions

India Today  

Two days after inter-state violence broke out in Lailapur area in Cachar district along the Assam-Mizoram border, the Assam government on Wednesday decided to create five new Assam police battalions. On July 27, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had said that the state government will raise three commando battalions for Karimganj, Cachar and Hailakandi and 3,000 personnel will be …

Dangerous conflagration: The Hindu Editorial on Assam-Mizoram border clash
3 years, 5 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 …

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