Assam-Meghalaya border violence: Congress calls it 'deliberate incident', says both CMs were aware of it
2 years, 1 month ago

Assam-Meghalaya border violence: Congress calls it 'deliberate incident', says both CMs were aware of it

India TV News  

Assam-Meghalaya border violence : A day after the violence at the Assam-Meghalaya border, Assam Congress has alleged that this was a "deliberate incident" and both Chief Ministers of Assam and Meghalaya were aware of it. Six persons including five from Meghalaya and one Assam Forest Guard were killed in the firing incident that took place at the Mukroh area in Meghalaya's West Jaintia Hills district on Tuesday. Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said that a Cabinet delegation of the Meghalaya government will meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah on November 24 and will officially apprise him about the firing incident in Mukroh and demand for an investigation to be made through a central agency either National Investigation Agency or Central Bureau of Investigation. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that a judicial investigation has been ordered into the West Jaintia Hills firing incident.

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Crimes Against Women And A Message For Mamata, Himanta: Respect Your Constitutional Chair
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Crimes Against Women And A Message For Mamata, Himanta: Respect Your Constitutional Chair

ABP News  

While criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "trying to incite unrest in West Bengal" over the RG Kar rape and murder case protests in her state, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee remarked that if Bengal burns, Assam and the Northeast would also burn. As an inhabitant of the Northeast, this writer urges the Chief Minister of West Bengal to refrain from …

'Won't let Miya Muslims take over Assam': CM Himanta Sarma days after 14-year-old girl gangraped
4 months, 2 weeks ago

'Won't let Miya Muslims take over Assam': CM Himanta Sarma days after 14-year-old girl gangraped

Hindustan Times  

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said he would take sides, and won't let 'Miya' Muslims “take over” the the state. Himanta Biswa Sarma was speaking in the assembly on adjournment motions brought by the opposition parties to discuss the law and order situation in the state in the backdrop of the rape of a 14-year-old girl in …

Assam Gang Rape: CM Himanta Blames 'Particular Community' For Rise In Criminal Activities
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Assam Gang Rape: CM Himanta Blames 'Particular Community' For Rise In Criminal Activities

ABP News  

Assam gang rape: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma stirred up a fresh controversy on Friday, August 23, when he blamed a "particular community" for the alleged gang rape of a 14-year-old girl in Nagaon district's Dhing area. #WATCH | On the alleged gang rape of a minor girl in the Dhing area of Assam, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma says, "After …

Minorities from Bangladesh not entering India illegally: Himanta Biswa Sarma
5 months ago

Minorities from Bangladesh not entering India illegally: Himanta Biswa Sarma

The Hindu  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday allayed fears that the religious minorities in Bangladesh facing attacks amid political turmoil were trying to cross over into India. The Chief Minister said he was confident that the Centre would pressure the new government in Bangladesh politically and diplomatically to ensure the safety of the minorities and their properties. On Wednesday, …

'Assam government to introduce two laws to stop love, land jihad cases', says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma | VIDEO
5 months, 1 week ago

'Assam government to introduce two laws to stop love, land jihad cases', says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma | VIDEO

India TV News  

Assam news: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today said that his government will bring a new law in the state assembly session to increase the punishment in Love Jihad cases to life imprisonment. Laws on 'love jihad' and 'land jihad' In a series of posts on X, Assam CM said, "Assam government is bringing two laws to stop Land …

Northeastern View | Manipur crisis spillover into Assam needs a humanitarian, not securitised, response from the govt
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Northeastern View | Manipur crisis spillover into Assam needs a humanitarian, not securitised, response from the govt

Hindustan Times  

In the late hours of July 16, police in Assam’s Cachar district killed three Hmar individuals close to the hilly jungles bordering Manipur’s Jiribam district. Manipur crisis spills over Manipur’s Jiribam district, bordering Assam to the West, had been relatively calm since the conflict began in May last year. Last month, it even conducted a door-to-door survey in the district …

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik reacts to BJP's ‘being controlled’ claim
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik reacts to BJP's ‘being controlled’ claim

Hindustan Times  

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday responded to Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's claim that he was being controlled by BJD leader VK Pandian, saying the Bharatiya Janata Party is known for raising “non-issues”. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik ‘Pandian even controlling hand movements of Naveen Babu’: Assam CM Himanta Sarma "I believe the BJP, which is known …

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 …

Rahul Gandhi dares Assam Police during Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi dares Assam Police during Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra

Live Mint  

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday dared the BJP-ruled northeast state ‘Assam’ to file "as many cases as they can" but still he will not be intimidated. Addressing his first public meeting on the 7th day of 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' in Barpeta district, the Congress leader slammed Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and termed him the "most corrupt …

Program was in Meghalaya, he is abusing Assam: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma responds to Rahul Gandhi's allegations
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Program was in Meghalaya, he is abusing Assam: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma responds to Rahul Gandhi's allegations

Op India  

In a series of tweets, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for ‘provoking the crowd’ and making false claims during his ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’. In a sarcastic tone, Sarma tweeted, “What a man – the program was in Meghalaya but he is abusing Assam.” In another tweet, CM Sarma pointed this out saying, “Brother, …

Most corrupt CM, says Rahul Gandhi in Assam; Himanta Biswa Sarma hits back
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Most corrupt CM, says Rahul Gandhi in Assam; Himanta Biswa Sarma hits back

Hindustan Times  

GUWAHATI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday stepped up his attack on Himanta Biswa Sarma-led government soon after the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra entered Assam, describing Sarma as the “most corrupt” chief minister, an accusation that drew a swift and sharp counter from Sarma who called the Gandhi family, the country’s most corrupt. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses a public …

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 …

EC issues show-cause notice to Assam CM Sarma for THIS remarks during Chhattisgarh election campaign
1 year, 2 months ago

EC issues show-cause notice to Assam CM Sarma for THIS remarks during Chhattisgarh election campaign

India TV News  

The Election Commission on Thursday issued a show-cause notice to Assam Chief Minister and BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma for his remarks targeting Chhattisgarh minister Mohammad Akbar during the Assembly poll campaign last week. Congress lodged complaint related to poll code violations Earlier on Wednesday, a delegation of Congress leaders met the chief election commissioner and other election commissioners, and …

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 …

Border dispute: Assam, Meghalaya ministers meet, to visit disputed area
1 year, 4 months ago

Border dispute: Assam, Meghalaya ministers meet, to visit disputed area

India Today  

In a bid to find a mutually acceptable solution to the border disputes between Assam and Meghalaya, two ministers representing the northeastern neighbours held a meeting on Monday and decided to conduct a joint visit to villages under disputed Langpih area next month. Chandra Mohan Patowary and Paul Lyngdoh, ministers of Assam and Meghalaya respectively, led their respective regional committees …

'Congress crying about Manipur when...': Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
1 year, 6 months ago

'Congress crying about Manipur when...': Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

India Today  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday hit out at the Congress and alleged that the opposition party was showing its concern about Manipur when "relative peace has come in the northeastern state." Talking about the situation in Manipur, the Assam chief minister said, " I can tell you with guarantee that there is a mass improvement in Manipur …

1 dead, 2 injured in firing incident along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border
1 year, 7 months ago

1 dead, 2 injured in firing incident along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border

India Today  

One person was allegedly shot dead and two were injured in an incident of firing on Monday morning along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border. While talking to reporters in Dholpur, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “In many places of Dhemaji, we are not able to set up a state boundary. Following the firing incident at the Assam-Arunachal border in …

Assam, Meghalaya resume talks to resolve remaining border disputes
1 year, 7 months ago

Assam, Meghalaya resume talks to resolve remaining border disputes

Hindustan Times  

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Meghalaya counterpart Conrad K Sangma met in Guwahati on Wednesday and resumed talks to resolve remaining border disputes in six boundary areas between both the states. In March last year, the two northeastern states had signed a memorandum of understanding in New Delhi to resolve 6 of the 12 points of dispute …

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, Meghalaya's Conrad Sagma meet to resolve border dispute
1 year, 7 months ago

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, Meghalaya's Conrad Sagma meet to resolve border dispute

India Today  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Meghalaya counterpart Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday discussed ways to resolve a border dispute between both states. "I have full faith in the leadership of Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and the government of India that through a positive approach, we shall find solutions to the remaining six areas of differences," said …

Manipur ethnic tensions | More than 1,100 people from violence-hit State enter Assam
1 year, 8 months ago

Manipur ethnic tensions | More than 1,100 people from violence-hit State enter Assam

The Hindu  

More than 1,100 people from Manipur's Jiribam district and surrounding areas have crossed the inter-State border to enter Assam's Cachar district, following violence in the neighbouring State, officials said on May 6. Cachar Deputy Commissioner Rohan Kumar Jha visited the border area under Lakhipur Sub-division on Friday and said that all necessary facilities are being provided to the people from …

Manipur Violence: More than 1000 people flee violence-hit state, take shelter in Assam's Cachar
1 year, 8 months ago

Manipur Violence: More than 1000 people flee violence-hit state, take shelter in Assam's Cachar

India TV News  

Amid the ongoing violence in Manipur, more than 1,000 people from the state have gone into the Cachar district of Assam to take shelter. I am also in constant communication with the Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh and have pledged the full support of the Assam Government during this hour of crisis," Chief Minister Sarma said. Mizoram to evacuate …

'Himanta babu, come to my house for tea': Kejriwal's invitation to Assam CM
1 year, 9 months ago

'Himanta babu, come to my house for tea': Kejriwal's invitation to Assam CM

India Today  

Aam Aadmi Party chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, accompanied by his Punjab contemporary Bhagwant Mann, arrived in Assam’s Guwahati on Sunday. While addressing a gathering of party workers in Guwahati, Kejriwal invited Himanta Biswa Sarma to New Delhi, where he would take the Assam CM to his home for tea and also take the BJP leader for a …

'Himanta babu, come to my house for tea': Kejriwal's invitation to Assam CM
1 year, 9 months ago

'Himanta babu, come to my house for tea': Kejriwal's invitation to Assam CM

India Today  

Aam Aadmi Party chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, accompanied by his Punjab contemporary Bhagwant Mann, arrived in Assam’s Guwahati on Sunday. While addressing a gathering of party workers in Guwahati, Kejriwal invited Himanta Biswa Sarma to New Delhi, where he would take the Assam CM to his home for tea and also take the BJP leader for a …

Assam Police on alert after CM Himanta Biswa Sarma gets 'threat' from pro-Khalistan outfit | DETAILS
1 year, 9 months ago

Assam Police on alert after CM Himanta Biswa Sarma gets 'threat' from pro-Khalistan outfit | DETAILS

India TV News  

Assam Police on Himanta Biswa Sarma threat: Assam Police alerted all Superintendents of Police of all districts and the Commissioner of Police, Guwahati after a pro-Khalistan leader allegedly threatened Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in an audio message. Additional Director General of Police, Special Branch Hiren Nath said that Assam Police is verifying the audio clip with the central agencies …

Second phase of border talks with Assam soon: Meghalaya minister
1 year, 9 months ago

Second phase of border talks with Assam soon: Meghalaya minister

Hindustan Times  

The second phase of border talks with Assam to resolve the remaining six areas of difference will take place soon after the upcoming assembly’s budget session, Meghalaya cabinet minister and states’ spokesperson Paul Lyngdoh said on Friday. cabinet minister and states’ spokesperson Paul Lyngdoh “As soon as the state budget session is over, we should be back to border talks,” …

Months After Interstate Border Clash, CM Sarma Says Mukroh Village Part of Assam
1 year, 10 months ago

Months After Interstate Border Clash, CM Sarma Says Mukroh Village Part of Assam

News 18  

Almost four months after a bloody clash claimed six lives along the Assam-Meghalaya border, the Himanta Biswa Sarma government on Monday stated that the disputed Mukroh village, where the incident had taken place, falls under its jurisdiction. In a written reply to a query by BJP MLA Bidya Sing Engleng, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said Mukroh village is a …

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma says police will pursue case against Pawan Khera
1 year, 10 months ago

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma says police will pursue case against Pawan Khera

Op India  

On Friday, February 24, Himanta Biswa Sarma, chief minister of Assam, said that Congress leader Pawan Khera had “tendered an unconditional apology” for his allegedly offensive remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Taking to Twitter, the Assam CM shared a copy of the writ petition filed by Pawan Khera in the Supreme Court and wrote, “The majesty of law shall …

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 …

Deaths in police firing fan tensions near Assam-Meghalaya border
2 years, 1 month ago

Deaths in police firing fan tensions near Assam-Meghalaya border

Hindustan Times  

At 7 am on the morning of November 22, Skhem Myrten was attending to her three grandchildren in her two room hut in the village of Mukroh, on the Assam Meghalaya border. While the Assam police did not issue any official statement, the state’s information department issued a press release which claimed Mukroh as a part of Assam’s West Karbi …

Explained | The Assam-Meghalaya border firing
2 years, 1 month ago

Explained | The Assam-Meghalaya border firing

The Hindu  

The story so far: A bid by the Assam police and forest personnel to catch alleged timber smugglers from Meghalaya led to the killing of six people at a place claimed by each State to be within its territory. Apart from heightening tensions along a stretch of the interstate boundary, the incident sparked protests and stray cases of violence in …

Assam Police allows goods-laden trucks to enter Meghalaya amid border dispute
2 years, 1 month ago

Assam Police allows goods-laden trucks to enter Meghalaya amid border dispute

The Hindu  

Assam Police on November 25 allowed the goods-laden trucks to enter Meghalaya, for the first time after tensions rose between the two States following a clash in a disputed border area, in which six persons were killed four days ago, according to an official. According to Mustafa Ahmed, Vice president of All India Road Transport Workers Federation, Assam Unit, the …

Assam border firing: Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma meets NHRC officials, seeks stern action
2 years, 1 month ago

Assam border firing: Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma meets NHRC officials, seeks stern action

India TV News  

Assam Meghalaya border firing : A ministerial delegation led by Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma today met National Human Rights Commission officials and demanded stern action against the offenders who killed five civilians of Meghalaya and an Assam forest guard in West Jaintia Hills district on Tuesday. The Chief Minister, accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong, gave 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 …

CBI will probe Assam-Meghalaya border firing, Amit Shah assures Meghalaya CM
2 years, 1 month ago

CBI will probe Assam-Meghalaya border firing, Amit Shah assures Meghalaya CM

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah assured Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Thursday that the Central Bureau of Investigation will probe the November 22 incident where six persons were killed on the Assam- Meghalaya border. In a tweet on the day of the incident, Mr. Sangma had said that the Assam police and Assam forest guards entered Meghalaya and resorted …

Why Himanta Sarma talked about Rahul Gandhi's beard, love jihad when Assam-Meghalaya border clash claimed six lives
2 years, 1 month ago

Why Himanta Sarma talked about Rahul Gandhi's beard, love jihad when Assam-Meghalaya border clash claimed six lives

India Today  

On November 22, six people were killed and several others injured during an alleged clash between an Assam police team and a mob in an area bordering the West Karbi Anglong district of Assam and Mukroh village in Meghalaya’s West Jaintia Hills district. While Meghalaya chief minister Conrad K. Sangma condemned the Assam police and forest guards for “entering Meghalaya” …

Meghalaya killings not tied to Assam boundary row: Centre
2 years, 1 month ago

Meghalaya killings not tied to Assam boundary row: Centre

The Hindu  

A day after five Meghalaya villagers and an Assam forest guard were killed in a firing incident on the Assam-Meghalaya border, a Union Home Ministry official said on Wednesday that the incident was not related to the border dispute between the two States. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said in Delhi that Assam forest guards and villagers clashed over …

Boundary violence | Assam opts for CBI probe into clash with Meghalaya villagers
2 years, 1 month ago

Boundary violence | Assam opts for CBI probe into clash with Meghalaya villagers

The Hindu  

In the backdrop of violent clashes with villagers from Meghalaya, the Assam Cabinet on Wednesday decided to hand over the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The Ministers expressed concern and condolences at the death of six persons in an “unfortunate police-civilian conflict situation” in West Karbi Anglong district, Mr. Sarma added. Earlier, …

News18 Afternoon Digest: 'Not a Border Clash But a...': CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Assam-Meghalaya Border Violence & Other Stories
2 years, 1 month ago

News18 Afternoon Digest: 'Not a Border Clash But a...': CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Assam-Meghalaya Border Violence & Other Stories

News 18  

In today’s edition of News18 afternoon digest, we are covering a series of stories such as the violence across the Assam-Meghalaya border, which started over a case of timber smuggling but has now turned into a full blown war between two states. ‘Not a Border Clash But a…’: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Assam-Meghalaya Border Violence It is not …

Assam-Meghalaya border violence | Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge says BJP's NEDA failed Northeast
2 years, 1 month ago

Assam-Meghalaya border violence | Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge says BJP's NEDA failed Northeast

The Hindu  

A day after violence at the Assam-Meghalaya border, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on November 23 alleged that the BJP's North-East Democratic Alliance has failed the Northeast and called on Home Minister Amit Shah to resolve the border dispute between the two States. Six people, including a forest guard, were killed in violence at the disputed Assam-Meghalaya border in the early …

Six killed in firing; Meghalaya, Assam differ on details of clash
2 years, 1 month ago

Six killed in firing; Meghalaya, Assam differ on details of clash

The Hindu  

Six people were killed and several others injured in a firing incident on the Assam-Meghalaya boundary early on November 22 morning. According to a statement issued by the Assam government, a probe by a retired Judge of the Gauhati High Court has been ordered into the firing between Assam Forest officials and unknown miscreants at Mukhrow under Jirikinding police station …

Internet services suspended in parts of Meghalaya after 4 people killed in violence on border dispute with Assam
2 years, 1 month ago

Internet services suspended in parts of Meghalaya after 4 people killed in violence on border dispute with Assam

Firstpost  

Following the incident, the Assam police sounded an alert in all the districts bordering Meghalaya to thwart any possible law and order situation New Delhi: Following the firing incident in Meghalaya’s Mukoh where four persons were killed, the state government has suspended mobile internet services in 7 districts for 48 hours. According to Meghalaya DGP LR Bishnoi, “Four persons, including …

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, 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 …

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 …

Assam, Meghalaya CMs hold boundary talks
2 years, 4 months ago

Assam, Meghalaya CMs hold boundary talks

The Hindu  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Meghalaya counterpart Conrad K. Sangma have decided to visit the disputed sectors along the interstate boundary for building the confidence of the stakeholders. The two Chief Ministers held the ninth Chief Minsiter-level meeting in Guwahati on Sunday for resolving the remaining six of the 12 disputed areas along the 885 km boundary …

Assam, Meghalaya to Form Regional Committees to Resolve Border Disputes between Two States
2 years, 4 months ago

Assam, Meghalaya to Form Regional Committees to Resolve Border Disputes between Two States

News 18  

Assam and Meghalaya will form three regional level committees to resolve disputes in six border areas between the two states, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Sunday after a meeting with his Meghalaya counterpart Conrad Sangma. Meghalaya had cited 12 areas of boundary disputes with Assam, and meetings and discussions were held to solve six disputed sites in the …

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-Meghalaya border | Villagers chased out for choosing ‘wrong’ State
2 years, 6 months ago

Assam-Meghalaya border | Villagers chased out for choosing ‘wrong’ State

The Hindu  

About 50 tribal people from a village on the Assam-Meghalaya border were chased out on Monday night for allegedly betraying the community by opting to stay with Assam. Officials said the issue was resolved on Wednesday and the people returned to their native Upper Tarabari, a village in one of the six disputed sectors the Assam and Meghalaya governments resolved. …

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