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Itanagar, March 27 An Assam Rifles personnel was injured in firing by militants during fencing work at the India-Myanmar border in Arunachal Pradesh's Changlang district, officials said on Friday.The incident occurred around 5:30 pm on Thursday when suspected members of NSCN-K-YA opened fire...

Imphal, March 24 Security forces arrested 10 members of the banned Prepak (RA) near the India-Myanmar border in Manipur's Tengnoupal district, a police statement said on Tuesday.Five of the arrested militants are minors, it said.They were apprehended in an area between border pillars 77 and...

Shillong, March 23 – On Monday, the Director General of the Assam Rifles, Lieutenant General Vikas Lakhera, emphasized the critical need to protect the security and sanctity of the India-Myanmar border and the Kashmir Valley.He urged the force to remain prepared for emerging security...

The Assam Rifles Commanders Conference was held in Shillong, chaired by Lieutenant General Vikas Lakhera, Director General of the Assam Rifles. He praised the personnel for their performance and emphasized the importance of maintaining security along the India-Myanmar border and in Kashmir...

New Delhi, March 23 – The arrest of an American mercenary, Matthew Aaron VanDyke, and six Ukrainian nationals by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has exposed a larger agenda against the northeastern states of India.While the accused have confessed to training ethnic armed groups based...

Tinsukia (Assam), March 22 At least four security personnel were injured in an attack by militants on an Assam Police Commando camp in the Tinsukia district early on Sunday, a senior officer said.Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said counter operations have been launched to apprehend those...

Imphal, March 21 Security forces seized at least 29 firearms and ammunition, and 50 IEDs from various hill and valley districts of Manipur, a police statement said on Saturday.All the recoveries were made on Friday.During an operation, six firearms, including an AK-56 rifle, three grenades...

Aizawl, March 20 – The Assam Rifles, in coordination with the Mizoram Police, seized highly addictive methamphetamine tablets worth over ₹23.72 crore during a joint operation along the India-Myanmar border, officials said on Friday.A defence spokesperson said the operation was conducted near...

New Delhi, March 19 An alert issued by security agencies based on information about attempts by certain "persons of interest" to flee India after illegally entering from Myanmar via the porous Mizoram border, led to the arrest of seven foreigners, including an US security analyst, officials said...

New Delhi, March 18 A leader from the Trinamool Congress has written to the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, Radha Mohan Das Agrawal, highlighting the large, unfenced stretches along key international borders in West Bengal, and raising concerns about the...

Aizawl, March 17 Mizoram Governor Vijay Kumar Singh on Tuesday emphasized the need to understand "local dynamics" before making policy decisions, during an interaction with a high-level research team at Lok Bhavan here, officials said.Speaking with the 12-member multi-disciplinary team from...

Aizawl, March 17 – Mizoram Governor General V.K. Singh (retired) said on Tuesday that the ongoing railway project in the state includes plans to extend the railway line to southern Mizoram, connecting it with the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project (KMMTTP) in Myanmar, a move expected...

Imphal, March 17 Five insurgents were arrested near the India-Myanmar border in the Tengnoupal district of Manipur, police said on Tuesday.The insurgents belonged to PREPAK, Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), and Kangleipak Communist Party (MFL), they said.The arrests were made on Sunday from a...

Aizawl, March 15 The Mizoram government is likely to extend its ongoing anti-drug campaign, "Operation Jericho," beyond its March deadline, officials said on Sunday.The initiative, launched jointly by the state police, excise department, and the Young Mizo Association (YMA) on September 1...

New Delhi/Aizawl, March 5. Law enforcement agencies, in separate operations, have seized highly addictive methamphetamine tablets and heroin valued at around Rs 36 crore in Mizoram and arrested seven drug peddlers, including three Myanmar nationals, officials said on Thursday.Officials said...

Aizawl, March 5 The NCB has arrested four individuals, including a national from Myanmar, and seized drugs worth approximately ₹31 crore along the India-Myanmar international border as part of a coordinated anti-narcotics operation in Mizoram, officials said on Thursday.Approximately 36 kg of...

Imphal, March 1 – Timely intervention by the Army and Assam Rifles averted a potential disaster after a forest fire broke out near the ‘Friendship Bridge’ along the Integrated Check Post (ICP) on the India-Myanmar border at Moreh, officials said on Sunday.A defence spokesperson said that a...

New Delhi/Imphal, February 23: The Director General (DG) of the Assam Rifles, Lieutenant General Vikas Lakhera, held a meeting with Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh in New Delhi and discussed the current law and order situation in the state, officials said.An official in Imphal...

Imphal, February 22 On Sunday, the Director General of the Assam Rifles, Lt Gen Vikas Lakhera, met with Manipur Chief Minister Y. Khemchand Singh and briefed him on the force's activities in the state, according to an official statement.Lt Gen Lakhera met with the CM at the Manipur Bhawan in...

Kolkata, February 22 The Assam Rifles have seized around Rs 11.85 crore worth of banned methamphetamine tablets in the Lawngtlai district of Mizoram and apprehended four people, including three nationals of Myanmar, a defence statement said on Sunday.The arrests and seizures were made on...