North-East byelections: Key contests in Meghalaya, Assam as Sikkim’s SKM secures uncontested seats
The North East is gearing up for byelections on Wednesday, with eight seats in focus across Assam, Meghalaya, and Sikkim.
The North East is gearing up for byelections on Wednesday, with eight seats in focus across Assam, Meghalaya, and Sikkim.
The Assam-Meghalaya border agreement, signed in March 2022, and the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh pact, inked in April 2022, set frameworks for addressing historical boundary tensions.
Justice (Retired) B P Katakey, appointed by the Meghalaya High Court, has issued a stern warning against the opening of these mines which pose health and environmental hazards.
The individuals, caught attempting to enter India illegally, were handed over to the police at the Kalaichar Patrol Post.
The previous edition of VAJRA PRAHAR took place in December 2023 in Umroi, Meghalaya. This marks the second major exercise of the year between the Indian and U.S. armies, following Exercise YUDH ABHYAS, conducted in Rajasthan in September 2024.
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma said on Friday that so far, 405 students from India, Nepal, and Bhutan along with some stranded tourists have been evacuated from Bangladesh into India through the Dawki Land Port along the state's border with the neighbouring country.
The KSU, along with other pro-ILP activists, argues that these measures are necessary to curb the influx of outsiders and protect local interests.
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma hailed the efforts of the Durand Cup organizing committee in bringing about this historic moment for the state, which would put Shillong on the football map of the country.
Niksamseng Ch Marak , who was arrested by Assam police on July 2, was found dead two days later under suspicious circumstances at the New Life Foundation Centre.
Ravi Gandhi, ADG, Border Security Force (BSF), Eastern Command, inspected the progress of construction of a Composite Border Outpost (BOP) at Kakmarichar in West Bengal's Murshidabad district on Monday.
