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Agartala, April 11 – After more than a month-long intense political campaign marked by intense political activity and sporadic clashes among party workers, the politically significant Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) is set to go to polls on Sunday, officials said on...

Aizawl, April 9 The Mizoram government is set to sign a peace accord with the faction led by Lalhmingthanga Sanate of the Hmar People's Convention (Democratic), or HPC(D), on April 14, an official said on Thursday.This group is the last active insurgent faction in the state.This was...

Despite the BPF's landslide victory in the Bodoland Territorial Council elections, the political landscape in this western Assam region appears fluid ahead of the assembly elections. No clear frontrunner is emerging, even as the NDA seeks to leverage its alliance with the Bodoland People's Front...

Aizawl, April 7 The Mizoram government will sign a peace agreement with the faction led by Lalhmingthanga Sanate of the Hmar People's Convention (Democratic), or HPC(D), likely on April 14, an official said on Tuesday.The agreement will be formalized between the Home Secretary, representing...

Kargil, Apr 5 Activist Sonam Wangchuk defended the demand for statehood and safeguards under the Sixth Schedule for Ladakh on Sunday, and said he would not back out from joining talks with the government if the need arises.Addressing a press conference, Wangchuk, who was released on March 14...

Gogamukh (Assam), April 1 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday alleged that the Congress, if it comes to power in Assam, will bring in a law to protect infiltrators, which the BJP and its allies will not allow.Addressing a poll rally at Gogamukh in the Dhemaji district, Modi said the...

Shillong, March 24 Meghalaya Governor C.V. Vijayashankar on Tuesday approved a new legislation by the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) that bars non-tribals from contesting tribal council elections, officials said.The GHADC had on Monday approved a key amendment mandating that...

Shillong, March 23 Amidst protests over non-tribal participation in a tribal council election in Meghalaya, the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council on Monday approved a key amendment mandating that only members of Scheduled Tribes can contest the polls, effectively ending the participation of...

New Delhi, March 23 The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by Gitanjali J Angmo, wife of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, against the latter's detention under the National Security Act (NSA).A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and PB Varale noted that the Centre had revoked its order...

Agartala, March 22 Tripura Congress president Asish Kumar Saha said on Sunday that the party will contest the upcoming tribal council elections independently.Polling for the 28-member Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) is scheduled for April 12, while counting of votes...

Guwahati, March 18 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday that the United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) is no longer a part of the BJP-led alliance in the state, while the Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) will remain in the coalition.The UPPL and the BPF are rival parties in...

New Delhi, March 17 In his first public remarks after being released from jail, activist Sonam Wangchuk said on Tuesday that he wanted to see the development in a "positive light" and hoped it would lead to a "meaningful dialogue" on the demands of the protesting groups in Ladakh.Addressing a...

New Delhi, March 17 In his first public remarks after being released from jail, activist Sonam Wangchuk on Tuesday termed the revocation of his detention under the NSA as a "win-win" development and said the Centre has extended its hand to build trust for a meaningful dialogue with the people of...

Srinagar, March 16: Hundreds of people participated in a rally in the Leh town of the Ladakh union territory on Monday, as Kargil town observed a shutdown in response to a call by the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) to support their demands for statehood and the...

Leh, March 16 Two days after the release of activist Sonam Wangchuk, rallies were held in Leh and Kargil towns on Monday in response to a call by protesting groups to pressure the Centre to resume talks on their demands for statehood and extending the Sixth Schedule to Ladakh.Kargil and...

Leh, March 16 Hundreds of people participated in a rally in Leh town under tight security, while Kargil observed a shutdown on Monday in response to a call by the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) to support their demands for statehood and the extension of the Sixth...

New Delhi, March 14 The opposition parties on Saturday denounced the Centre for framing "completely bogus" charges to keep climate activist Sonam Wangchuk in prison for almost six months and alleged that his release from jail had "exposed" the arbitrary use of the National Security Act.The...

New Delhi/Jodhpur/Leh, March 14 Activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was detained for nearly six months, was released from Jodhpur Central Jail on Saturday afternoon, hours after the Centre announced the revocation of his detention under the National Security Act (NSA) to facilitate dialogue, a move...

New Delhi, March 14 On a day the Union Government announced revoking Sonam Wangchuk's detention under the National Security Act, the Congress said the Narendra Modi dispensation "stands fully exposed" as it had "arrested" the activist on "completely bogus grounds".With Wangchuk released from...

In New Delhi/Jodhpur/Leh, on March 14, activist Sonam Wangchuk, who had been detained for nearly six months, was released from Jodhpur Central Jail on Saturday afternoon, hours after the Union Government announced its decision to revoke his detention under the National Security Act. This move...