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Topic: North East

NIA arrests People’s Liberation Army leader for killing Assam Rifles official in Manipur

Mayanglambam Siromani, 32, was arrested for alleged involvement in an ambush on a road-opening party of 4th Assam Rifles in Manipur's Chandel on 15 November 2017.

Manipur was known for insurgency, now most militants have joined mainstream — Amit Shah

Home Minister Amit Shah said the BJP government under Modi has given a new identity to the North East region which is now experiencing a new thrust in development.

Lok Sabha nominates 15 MPs as associate members of Delimitation Commission

The 15 members include Union ministers Kiren Rijiju and Jitendra Singh, who will assist in redrawing of constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir, Assam, Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.

Ex-CJI’s IAF officer brother Anjan Gogoi too has post-retirement job — Secretary-level post

Retired Air Marshal Anjan Kumar Gogoi, a recipient of Param Vishisht Seva Medal and Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, was named as an NEC member in January.

More roads in Northeast are great. Now bring the hospitals, colleges, jobs

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

IAS officers from Assam-Meghalaya cadre dominate Modi govt, not UP, Bihar or Gujarat

Officers, however, say that this is because states in the North-East are seen as 'punishment' or 'condemned' postings.

Citizenship Amendment Bill: Atoning for Partition or religion a criterion in secular India?

The Citizenship Amendment Bill was passed in Lok Sabha Tuesday. The Bill seeks to provide citizenship to Hindus, Jains, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsis...

It is ‘illegal migrants’ vs students’ unions in Northeast India

State authorities and police are aware of this, and are even cooperating with students to check travellers’ documentation.

‘I am an Indian,’ says Arunachal’s latest rap sensation K4 Kekho

Kekho’s latest music video ‘I am an Indian’ speaks up against the discrimination faced by the people from northeast India.

Govt has done all it can to ensure northeast people aren’t discriminated against: Rijiju

The junior home minister says the govt has implemented all the recommendations of the Bezbaruah committee, but inserting provisions in the IPC will take longer.

On Camera

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The sun isn’t acting alone—it has an accomplice in pollution. Environmental toxins weaken our skin’s natural barrier.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

60 yrs on, veterans recall lessons from 1965 India-Pakistan war. ‘Equipment alone doesn’t win battles’

A common thread runs through the memories of soldiers of the 1965 war—ingenuity, courage and camaraderie that withstood an apparently technologically superior foe.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.