Govt, ULFA ink peace pact, group to be disbanded; Shah says new dawn in Assam

The United Liberation Front of Asom's pro-talks faction on Friday signed a peace accord with the central and the Assam governments, agreeing to shun violence, surrender all arms, disband the......

Efforts are on to remove AFSPA totally from north-east: Modi in Assam

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said efforts are on to remove AFSPA completely from the northeast region. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma......

Govt signs peace accord with 5 insurgent groups of Assam

A tripartite agreement among five insurgent groups of Assam, the Centre and the state government was signed on Saturday to end years of violence in the Karbi Anglong region. IMAGE: Union home......

Year-end 2012: The year that was for Mizoram

2012 was a year of disaster, both man-made and natural, in Mizoram and an acute shortage of essential commodities throughout the year added to people's woes while the vexed issue of repatriation of......