Clash along Assam-Arunachal border; AASU stages road blockade
2 years, 4 months ago

Clash along Assam-Arunachal border; AASU stages road blockade

India TV News  

Highlights Group of miscreants allegedly attacked a Village Defence Party in Assam’s Lakhimpur Six persons were injured in the area bordering Arunachal Pradesh The incident took place in Rupahi Rajgarh area at around 1 am on Monday A group of miscreants allegedly attacked a Village Defence Party in Assam’s Lakhimpur district injuring six persons in the area bordering Arunachal Pradesh. The incident has sparked tension with local units of the All Assam Students’ Union staging a blockade on the road leading to Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday morning. When senior government officials from Arunachal Pradesh reached the spot and gave an assurance of stern action against the culprits, the AASU withdrew the road blockade. Assam has a boundary dispute with Arunachal Pradesh at 1,200 places, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told the state assembly last year.

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Arunachal re-constitutes six regional committees to examine status of border dispute with Assam
6 months ago

Arunachal re-constitutes six regional committees to examine status of border dispute with Assam

Hindustan Times  

Itanagar, The Arunachal Pradesh government has re-constituted six regional committees to examine and exercise the present status of border dispute with Assam. Arunachal re-constitutes six regional committees to examine status of border dispute with Assam A notification issued by the Home and inter-state border affairs department on Thursday said that the Terms of Reference for the regional committees, as established, …

Assam-Meghalaya to Deploy Neutral Forces on Border
1 year, 3 months ago

Assam-Meghalaya to Deploy Neutral Forces on Border

Deccan Chronicle  

GUWAHATI: In a major step towards resolving the inter-state border dispute between Assam and Meghalaya, the chief ministers of two neighbouring states have agreed to withdraw their state police forces from disputed areas and post the CRPF as neutral force to prevent border clashes. The decision was taken at a meeting between Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his …

Assam, Arunachal Pradesh sign pact to end 51-year-old border dispute
1 year, 8 months ago

Assam, Arunachal Pradesh sign pact to end 51-year-old border dispute

India Today  

Assam and Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday signed an agreement to bring an end to the border dispute between the two states which has been going on for 51 years. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Arunachal Pradesh counterpart Pema Khandu signed the agreement in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. pic.twitter.com/BIe9F2qB3b — Himanta Biswa Sarma April …

Decades-old Arunachal, Assam border issue ends
1 year, 8 months ago

Decades-old Arunachal, Assam border issue ends

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The Assam and the Arunachal Pradesh governments on Thursday signed an agreement here in presence of Union home minister Amit Shah to resolve their decades-old boundary issues. The memorandum of understanding was signed by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Arunachal Pradesh counterpart Pema Khandu, in presence of Union law minister Kiren Rijiju and other dignitaries …

Assam, Arunachal ink deal to end border dispute; Amit Shah calls it historic
1 year, 8 months ago

Assam, Arunachal ink deal to end border dispute; Amit Shah calls it historic

Hindustan Times  

Assam and Arunachal Pradesh governments on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding in the national Capital in the presence of union home minister Amit Shah to resolve the long pending border dispute along the boundaries of both northeastern states. The MoU was signed by Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Arunachal Pradesh counterpart Pema Khandu in presence of …

Assam, Arunachal sign agreement to end border dispute in presence of Home Minister Amit Shah
1 year, 8 months ago

Assam, Arunachal sign agreement to end border dispute in presence of Home Minister Amit Shah

India TV News  

Assam-Arunachal border dispute: Assam and Arunachal Pradesh governments on Thursday signed an agreement for the settlement of an inter-state boundary dispute in the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah in the national capital. The memorandum of Understanding was signed by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Arunachal counterpart Prema Khandu to resolve the long pending border dispute along …

Arunachal-Assam Border Issue: Will Take People into Confidence Before Arriving at Decision, Says CM Khandu
1 year, 10 months ago

Arunachal-Assam Border Issue: Will Take People into Confidence Before Arriving at Decision, Says CM Khandu

News 18  

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday told the Assembly that his government will take the people of the state into confidence before arriving at a conclusion over the decades-old boundary dispute with Assam. Responding to a zero hour discussion in the House, initiated by senior Congress member Ninong Ering, the chief minister said that 12 regional committees, constituted …

Arunachal, Assam hold border talks, hopeful of resolving disputes
2 years ago

Arunachal, Assam hold border talks, hopeful of resolving disputes

The Hindu  

The third round of regional committee-level border talks between Arunachal Pradesh and Assam succeeded in resolving certain issues along the interstate boundary, ministers of the two States said. Addressing a press meet on Wednesday, Assam Agriculture Minister Atul Bora and Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein said a "threadbare discussion was held in a cordial atmosphere" to find a …

Disquiet in the Northeast: The Hindu Editorial on Assam-Meghalaya boundary dispute
2 years, 1 month ago

Disquiet in the Northeast: The Hindu Editorial on Assam-Meghalaya boundary dispute

The Hindu  

On November 22, five villagers from Meghalaya and an Assam forest guard were killed and two others were seriously injured in a firing incident along the boundary between the two States. Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said on Twitter that the Assam police and Assam forest guards entered Meghalaya and “resorted to unprovoked firing”. In March, Assam and Meghalaya resolved …

Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border row resolution likely by Nov end: Pema Khandu
2 years, 2 months ago

Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border row resolution likely by Nov end: Pema Khandu

Hindustan Times  

The boundary dispute between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh could be resolved “once and for all” by the end of November, Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu said on Monday following a meeting between the two sides in Itanagar. Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu held a meeting with a delegation from Assam comprising cabinet ministers and bureaucrats on the boundary …

Assam, Meghalaya decide to start work on resolving border disputes in 6 areas
2 years, 4 months ago

Assam, Meghalaya decide to start work on resolving border disputes in 6 areas

India Today  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Meghalaya counterpart Conrad K Sangma on Sunday decided to start work on resolving the inter-state boundary dispute in six areas over which differences persist. The Assam CM said the areas involved in the second phase are a “little complicated” compared to the first phase as it involved sites like Lampi in Assam's …

Meghalaya-Assam border dispute: Both CMs to meet on Sunday, talk on six disputed areas
2 years, 4 months ago

Meghalaya-Assam border dispute: Both CMs to meet on Sunday, talk on six disputed areas

India TV News  

Meghalaya-Assam border dispute: The Meghalaya-Assam border talks have reached the second phase. The two northeastern states had signed a memorandum of understanding for ending the five-decade-old border dispute in six of the 12 disputed areas in New Delhi on March 29 in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. “Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma and Assam Chief Minister …

Assam, Arunachal form regional panels to resolve border dispute
2 years, 5 months ago

Assam, Arunachal form regional panels to resolve border dispute

The Hindu  

Assam and Arunachal Pradesh have formed 12 regional committees to expedite the process of identification and early resolution of disputed areas along their 804.10 km boundary. "At the Assam Regional Committee meeting held today, we decided that the regional panels of both the States would jointly visit the disputed areas before submitting their reports to both the CMs by September …

Towards a resolution of the Arunachal-Assam border dispute
2 years, 8 months ago

Towards a resolution of the Arunachal-Assam border dispute

The Hindu  

The story so far: Less than a month after the Union government gave the seal of approval to an agreement to partially resolve the disputed sectors on the Assam-Meghalaya border, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu and his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma decided to form district-level committees for settling their inter-state boundary disputes. The issue with Arunachal Pradesh has …

Will Find Solution to Border Dispute with Assam in Remaining 6 Areas in Limited Time: Meghalaya CM
2 years, 9 months ago

Will Find Solution to Border Dispute with Assam in Remaining 6 Areas in Limited Time: Meghalaya CM

News 18  

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma described as the “best solution” his state’s agreement with Assam to end their five-decade-old border dispute in six contested locations and said a resolution will be achieved for the remaining six areas in a limited time. We have laid principles on the basis of which not just Meghalaya or Assam, but other states may …

Step by step: The Hindu Editorial on Assam-Meghalaya border accord
2 years, 9 months ago

Step by step: The Hindu Editorial on Assam-Meghalaya border accord

The Hindu  

Tuesday’s agreement between Assam and Meghalaya to end their boundary dispute in six of the 12 areas, where discord persisted, is a welcome first step. The agreement signed by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Meghalaya counterpart Conrad Sangma, in the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah, also sets the stage to resolve differences in the remaining six …

BJP Leader Against Meghalaya-Assam Border Agreement, Says 'Consent of People Should Be Taken'
2 years, 9 months ago

BJP Leader Against Meghalaya-Assam Border Agreement, Says 'Consent of People Should Be Taken'

News 18  

Senior BJP leader AL Hek on Tuesday lambasted the Meghalaya and Assam governments for signing the boundary agreement in a piecemeal manner amidst opposition from all quarters. Assam and Meghalaya today signed an agreement to resolve their five-decade-old border dispute in six of the 12 locations, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah calling it a “historic day” for the Northeast. …

Assam, Meghalaya sign agreement to resolve border dispute
2 years, 9 months ago

Assam, Meghalaya sign agreement to resolve border dispute

The Hindu  

Assam and Meghalaya have partially resolved a 50-year-old border dispute in six of the 12 sectors along their 885-km boundary. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Meghalaya counterpart Conrad K. Sangma on Tuesday signed a “historic” agreement for a closure in six disputed sectors that were taken up for resolution in the first phase. The six disputed sectors …

Assam-Meghalaya Border Dispute: MoU Signed Between CMs Of Both States In Presence Of HM Amit Shah
2 years, 9 months ago

Assam-Meghalaya Border Dispute: MoU Signed Between CMs Of Both States In Presence Of HM Amit Shah

ABP News  

New Delhi: A memorandum of understanding was signed between Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, and Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Kongkal Sangma to resolve the border dispute between the two states, on Tuesday at 3:30 pm. #WATCH Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and Meghalaya CM Conrad K Sangma sign an agreement to resolve the 50-year-old pending boundary dispute between their …

Tension along Arunachal, Assam border
2 years, 11 months ago

Tension along Arunachal, Assam border

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: A day after the chief ministers of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh met to find a solution to the decades-old inter-state border dispute, tensions once again cropped up along the disputed area amid allegations and counter-allegations of police action and firing by locals from the Arunachal Pradesh side on Wednesday night. The problem started over the ongoing Likabali-Durpai PMGSY road …

Assam CM Holds All-Party Meet To Resolve Border Row With Meghalaya
2 years, 11 months ago

Assam CM Holds All-Party Meet To Resolve Border Row With Meghalaya

The Quint  

Sarma also added that a roadmap for an amicable resolution has been prepared as per the recommendations of three regional committees with representatives from both the northeastern states. We have briefed all political parties in Assam Legislative Assembly and all are welcoming the decision to resolve this conflict," Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu said. Meanwhile, Bodoland People's Front MLA Durga …

Assam - Meghalaya vow to resolve border friction by December-end
3 years, 1 month ago

Assam - Meghalaya vow to resolve border friction by December-end

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: In a significant step forward in resolving their border rows, Assam and Meghalaya on Tuesday committed to taking all the necessary steps to settle inter-state border disputes in six areas by the end of this year. Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma, at a joint press conference on Tuesday, told reporters that the border …

Assam-Meghalaya border dispute - India Today
3 years, 4 months ago

Assam-Meghalaya border dispute - India Today

India Today  

Fresh trouble has begun at the Assam-Meghalaya border. Assam-Meghalaya border dispute is an old problem attributed to different readings of the demarcation of the boundaries from the agreement inked at the time of the creation of Meghalaya as a separate state from Assam in 1972. During the 12-year-long chief ministerial tenure of former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, border dispute …

Border dispute with Arunachal at 1,200 places: Himanta Biswa Sarma
3 years, 5 months ago

Border dispute with Arunachal at 1,200 places: Himanta Biswa Sarma

The Hindu  

Assam has boundary dispute with Arunachal Pradesh at 1,200 places, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told the 126-member State Assembly on Friday. He also said Mizoram’s insistence on economic activities for its people in the inter-State boundary forest despite an obligation to maintain status quo has stalled a tripartite agreement with the Centre. We have 12 areas of differences …

Assam-Mizoram border clashes: What has happened so far
3 years, 5 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 …

Assam Has Most Inter-State Border Disputes in India, Home Ministry Data Shows
3 years, 5 months ago

Assam Has Most Inter-State Border Disputes in India, Home Ministry Data Shows

News 18  

Assam is part of four of at least seven border disputes India is currently witnessing, the Union Home Ministry data shows. Assam has border disputes with Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram, Rai pointed out. At least five Assam police personnel were killed and more than 60 injured, including a superintendent of police over escalation of the long-standing border dispute …

Assam-Mizoram border clash: Not an inch of land can be encroached by neighbour, says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
3 years, 5 months ago

Assam-Mizoram border clash: Not an inch of land can be encroached by neighbour, says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

India TV News  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has condemned the violence in Cachar district that claimed the lives of five police personnel. Sarma said that the border dispute is not political and that the state government will move the Supreme Court seeking protection of Innerline Forest Reserve from destruction and encroachment. If Mizoram can give evidence, we will immediately carry out …

Assam-Mizoram Border Row Typifies the Deep-set Boundary Feuds Between India's Northeastern States
4 years, 2 months ago

Assam-Mizoram Border Row Typifies the Deep-set Boundary Feuds Between India's Northeastern States

News 18  

Decades of unresolved boundary disputes between India’s northeastern states often lead to ethnic conflicts, and the October 17 flare-up on the Assam-Mizoram border was no exception. In the latest incident, violence erupted over a Covid-19 testing centre set up by Mizoram — within territory claimed by Assam — to sample Mizoram-bound truckers and other people, NDTV reported. A group of …

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