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Tripura: Pradyot Debbarma signals land notification, expects Centre to resume Tiprasa Accord talks

Reported by, Nov. 6 -- Mrinal Banik Agartala: Implementation of the land-related provisions of the Tiprasa Accord could move forward within days, with Tipra Motha founder Pradyot Kishore Debbarma ind... Read More


Arunachal: No talks on Siang project until detainees freed, armed forces withdrawn, says SIFF

Itanagar, Nov. 6 -- The Siang Indigenous Farmers' Forum (SIFF) has declined the Arunachal Pradesh government's invitation for talks on the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP), demanding t... Read More


Manipur: Kuki bodies reject poppy video link, accuse Naga groups of targeting community

Guwahati, Nov. 6 -- Kuki civil society organisations in Manipur's Ukhrul and Kamjong districts have rejected allegations linking a Kuki leader to poppy cultivation and accused Naga organisations of ta... Read More


Israel: Netanyahu's rival Eisenkot secures backing of 67 lawmakers amid post-election deadlock

Guwahati, Nov. 6 -- Gadi Eisenkot, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's main political rival, secured the backing of a majority of lawmakers on Thursday to receive the mandate to form a governm... Read More


Assam: North Lakhimpur scientist Richita Hazarika selected for Marie Curie doctoral fellowship in Spain

North Lakhimpur, Nov. 6 -- Richita Hazarika, a young scientist from North Lakhimpur in Assam, has been selected for a fully funded doctoral fellowship under the European Union's Marie Sk?odowska-Curie... Read More


Tripura CM orders zero tolerance on border attacks; land verification launched near Ashabari

Reported by, Nov. 6 -- Mrinal Banik Agartala: The Tripura government on Thursday directed the police and security forces to adopt a zero-tolerance approach towards attacks on security personnel, smug... Read More


'You have to exterminate Adi people': Arunachal activist Katon Moyong warns govt against Siang dam

Guwahati, Nov. 6 -- Adi activist and engineer Katon Moyong has challenged the Centre and Arunachal Pradesh government's national security argument for the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SU... Read More


Arunachal: 1,720 MW Kamala hydro developers clarify tree-felling report figures

Guwahati, Nov. 6 -- The proposed 1,720 MW Kamala Hydroelectric Project in Arunachal Pradesh is expected to generate 6,870 million units of electricity annually while providing flood moderation benefit... Read More


Assam activist Pranab Doley walks out of jail after 118 days as Gauhati HC quashes NSA

Guwahati, Nov. 6 -- Indigenous and land rights activist Pranab Doley walked out of Golaghat District Jail on Friday, bringing an end to 118 days in custody after the Gauhati High Court quashed his pre... Read More


Assam: Railway worker electrocuted to death in Dibrugarh

Dibrugarh, Nov. 6 -- A 23-year-old worker engaged in railway electric line work was electrocuted to death after coming in contact with a live wire at Chaulkhiwa in Assam's Dibrugarh on Friday. The de... Read More