North East

New Delhi, Dec 16 "No infiltration" cases have been reported along the India-China border since 2014, the Government informed the Parliament, even as security forces apprehended 23,926 infiltrators along India's borders with Pakistan, Ban- gladesh, Myanma..

GUWAHATI, Dec 14A wildfire burning in the ecologically sensitive Dzukou Valley of Nagaland entered its third day on December 14, prompting authorities to plan aerial firefighting operations as strong winds continued to push the flames towards the Japfu mo..

Newmai News NetworkDIMAPUR, Dec 7: On the demise of former Naga peace talk interlocutor Swaraj Kaushal, NSCN-IM leader Thuingaleng Muivah called him a “great Indian statesman and a friend of the NSCN in particular and the Nagas in general.”Swa..

DIMAPUR, Dec 2The 26th edition of the Hornbill Festival began in Kohima, Nagaland on December 1, attracting a substantial number of visitors from both within India and abroad. Organised by the Directorate of Tourism, the festival is set to run until Decem..

Aizawl, Nov 13The Assam Rifles, in a joint operation with Mizoram Police, recovered highly addictive Methamphetamine tablets valued at Rs 45 crore from Saitual district and arrested two drug peddlers, officials said on Thursday.A defence spokesman said th..

Guwahati, Nov 10The Assam Government has approved two major decisions during a Cabinet meeting led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at Lok Sewa Bhawan, Guwahati, on Sunday, November 9.The first decision was the approval of the Assam Prohibition of Po..

Guwahati, Nov 9 Former Chief of the Eastern Command, Lt Gen RP Kalita (Retd.), has raised alarms over the growing influence of fundamentalist forces in Bangladesh and stressed the need for heightened vigilance in India, especially concerning its North Eas..

Newmai News NetworkDIMAPUR, Nov 4: The NSCN(IM) has advised other armed organisations not to interfere in development projects earmarked for the hills in Manipur.In a notification issued today, it said the hill people have not and will not interfere in de..

KOHIMA, Oct 31 The Nagaland Government has decided to freeze all benefits and administrative privileges related to indigenous status for certain communities such as Kukis, Kacharis, Mikir and Garos until a Court verdict is delivered, Government Spokespers..

Aizawl, Oct 25 The Mizo Students’ Union (MSU), one of the apex student bodies in Mizoram, on Friday urged the State Government to immediately abolish villages illegally established in different parts of the State.MSU president B Lalkhawngaihazuala s..

KOHIMA, Oct 22: The Naga People’s Front (NPF) has expressed its "deep concern" over the reported incident that occurred on October 20, along the Indo–Myanmar border near Longwa village, where Indian security forces are said to have carried out..

AIZAWL, Oct 20 In a major crackdown on the illegal transportation of explosives, the Assam Rifles on Saturday apprehended two individuals and seized a huge consignment of explosive materials from a vehicle near the Indo-Myanmar border in Mizoram.The opera..

Newmai News NetworkKOHIMA, Oct 14: The Naga People's Front (NPF) has "officially" joined the People's Democratic Alliance (PDA) Government of Nagaland with effect from today."In exercise of the powers conferred by Clause 10 of Article V of the party's con..

KOHIMA, Oct 2 : Nagaland is steadily progressing towards achieving Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus status, Minister for Public Health Engineering and Cooperation Jacob Zhimomi said on Thursday, October 2.Speaking at the state-level programme of Swachh Bha..

Newmai News NetworkDIMAPUR, Sep 25: The National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM) said today that it was shocked and appalled at the post of one WJ Longkumer in the group 'Unified Naga Land For Christ' that has "crossed the boundary of today’s..

NEW DELHI, Sep 23 The Centre on Monday (September 22, 2025) decided to extend the ban imposed on the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) [NSCN (K)] along with all its factions, wings and front organisations for five more years due to its inv..

Guwahati, Sep 6 : Senior Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's likely visit to Manipur should not be seen as the end goal, but rather as the start on a long journey to bring peace back to the State.Mr. Gogoi, the Deputy Leader o..

KOHIMA, Sep 3: The Political Affairs Committee (PAC) of the Nagaland Government has appealed to the Government of India to elevate the ongoing dialogue between the Nagas and the Government of India to the highest political level by appointing an interlocu..

AIZAWL, Aug 22The Mizoram Excise & Narcotics Dept, in collaboration with the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and the Border Security Force’s 191 Battalion, seized methamphe- tamine worth Rs 75 crore in Aizawl district on Thursday evening. Officia..

AIZAWL, KOHIMA, AGARTALA, SHILLONG, Aug 18 The issue of illegal immigration has once again come to the fore in the North East as student groups in the region, both affiliated to the North East Students' Organisation (NES0), staged coordinated protests dem..

Newmai News NetworkDIMAPUR, Jul 17: The Naga People’s Front (NPF) secretary general and member of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly, Achumbemo Kikon has expressed his opposition to the imposition of President’s Rule in Manipur, asserting that..

Guwahati, Jul 15: Assam has reported 12 additional deaths from Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in the past week, taking the total number of fatalities in the State this year to 26, Govern-ment officials confirmed.The virus has now spread to 33 of Assam’s..

AIZAWL, Jul 13 The refugees from Myanmar sheltered in Mizoram have started returning to their villages following the withdrawal of the Chinland National Defence Force (CNDF) from Zokhawthar and Rihkhawdar in the conflict-hit Nation, officials said on Sund..

New Delhi, Apr 23Union Minister for Development of the North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday reaffirmed the need to strengthen critical infrastructure to enhance multimodal connectivity within the North Eastern region and across i..

Newmai News NetworkDIMAPUR, Apr 22 : Convened by Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR), Naga organisations including 'Naga political groups', met today in Chumukedima near Dimapur in Nagaland and "resolved to continue strengthening the Council of Naga Coope..