New Delhi: In a step aimed at ushering in peace in the northeast, the Union government entered into a peace agreement on Monday with representatives of Bodo organisations. The move comes following the government’s attempts to put an end to the Bodo insurgency demanding a separate state carved out of Assam. The tripartite agreement was signed […]
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CAA protests: NFR cancels all Bengal bound trains
Guwahati: The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), which operates in the entire northeastern region and in some parts of Bihar and West Bengal, has cancelled all 16 Bengal bound trains on Monday due to agitations in various stations in the state against the new Citizenship Amendment Act, officials said. Chief Public Relations Officer Subhanan Chanda said that […]
US warns citizens against visiting India’s northeast
New Delhi: The US government has warned its citizens against visiting the northeastern states of India due to the ongoing protests over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. An advisory issued by the American embassy here on Friday stated that the US citizens should “exercise caution in light of media reports of protests and violence in […]
Mamata backs anti-CAA protests in Assam, NE
Kolkata: Alleging there was “unrest throughout the nation”, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday backed the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests in Assam, Tripura and other north eastern states, and expressed concern over the legislation’s impact on the country’s relations with neighbouring Bangladesh. Banerjee appealed to all parties except the BJP to build up a […]
CAB protest: Suspension of mobile internet services extended for 24-hours in Tripura
Agartala: Suspension of mobile internet services had been extended for another 24-hours in Tripura after the 48-hour blockade ended on Thursday afternoon, officials said. No fresh incidents in connection with opposition to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) have been reported in the state on Thursday. “Though the situation is normal in the state, rumour mongers are […]
Modi wave takes BJP 8 to 14 seats in northeast, NDA tally 17
Agartala/Guwahati: Powered by the “Modi wave”, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was alone set to win 14 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in eight northeastern states, against 8 in the 2014 polls. With three NDA constituents – the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) of Nagaland, the Mizo National Front (MNF) in Mizoram, the National People’s […]
Citizenship Bill will cause no harm to Assam and Northeast, assures Modi
Guwahati : Reaffirming the BJP-led NDA government’s intention to pass the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the government will ensure that the Bill does not cause any harm to Assam and other parts of the Northeast. The Prime Minister was addressing a public rally at Changsari near Guwahati […]
Government striving for emotional integration of northeast: Modi
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said his government has worked towards the emotional integration of the northeast and only integration can counter radicalisation. Modi was addressing a state-level Youth Convention at Tumakuru in Karnataka, via video conference on the theme — ‘Youth Power: A vision for New India.’ “Over the last […]