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"Cops Should Not...": Assam's Himanta Sarma After 6 Killed In Border Clash
Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that police should not fire upon civilians, whether they are citizens of Meghalaya or Assam.
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After 6 Killed In Violent Border Clash, Assam Chief Minister Says This
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Tuesday said that he does not approve of police firing on civilians, which should be resorted to only against terrorists and criminals.
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Assam Lifts Travel Restrictions To Meghalaya, 6 Days After Border Clash
Assam on Sunday lifted travel restrictions to Meghalaya, six days after being imposed in the aftermath of violence in a disputed area along the inter-state border, police said.
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Heavy Security, Prohibitory Orders Continue At Clash Site On Assam-Meghalaya Border
"The situation is still not completely peaceful in Meghalaya. There could be attacks on people or vehicles from Assam. Hence, we are asking people not to travel to that state," a police officer said.
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On Border Clash, Meghalaya Chief Minister Gets Amit Shah's Probe Assurance
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma Thursday said Union Home Minister Amit Shah has assured that he would act on his request for a probe by a central agency into the "firing by Assam Police" along the states' border.
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"Nothing To Do With Border Issues": Assam Chief Minister On Firing That Killed 6
The firing incident that took place after a clash between Meghalaya villagers and a contingent of police and forest guards from Assam has nothing to do with the border dispute between the two states, said Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
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"Attack In Defence": Meghalaya BJP Minister Backs Mizoram On Assam Clash
Meghalaya Labour Minister and BJP leader, Sanbor Shullai, on Friday, appeared to support the controversial "kill them all" remark made by Mizoram's Rajya Sabha MP K Vanlalvena following the recent Assam-Mizoram border clash.
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Border Clashes On Rise Under BJP Rule In Assam, Meghalaya MP Tells PM
Congress MP from Meghalaya Vincent H Pala today wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, stating that interstate border clashes have "not only been on the rise of late, but have also taken a much more aggressive turn" under the BJP government in Assam.
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After Clashes, Shillong Artistes Strum Their Guitars For Peace And Unity
Like artistes in Assam, musicians in neighbouring Meghalaya have come up with a unique way to protest the Citizenship Amendment Act while ushering peace back into state capital Shillong after the clashes from last week.
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1 Dead In Nagaland Poll Violence, Turnout Low In Meghalaya: 10 Points
One person has been killed and two injured in poll-related clashes in Nagaland's Zunheboto district where voting was underway along with Meghalaya today. The two tribal-Christian-majority north-eastern states have 60 seats and elections are being held for 59 seats. The BJP, which is already in power in Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh, hopes to...
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North East conflict resolution in 10 days
Considering 'conflict resolution' is amongst the most profitable and fashionable round table topic, the recent Garo-Rabha conflict in India's North East can challenge the fashionable resolution theories. Zoom in on the right arm of a map of India's North East and the districts of Goalpara in Assam and East Garo Hills in Meghalaya are prominent...
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Northeast ethnic clashes: 103 people arrested, say police
103 people have been arrested and 25 cases of attempted arson and rioting have been registered in the ethnic-violence-hit areas in Meghalaya, state police chief S B Kakati said today. Around 26 villages have been affected in Meghalaya and some 1,500 houses burnt, Kakati said in a media briefing. "Excessive rumours are floating around as to what is ...
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Shoot-at-sight orders on Assam side, curfew on
Shoot-at-sight orders were issued on the Assam side and curfew remained clamped on theinter-state border with Meghalaya, as the toll in the ethnic strife at Goalpara-East Garo Hills rose to 10. Official sources said shoot-at-sight orders were issued by the Assam government after a high-level security meeting at Dispur last ...
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Fresh violence in North East; Central forces reach Assam, Meghalaya
There has been fresh violence at the Assam-Meghalaya border. The Army was rushed in early this morning after Garos set a village on fire. Last night also there were reports of violence in the border areas. Several villages were torched and trucks carrying supplies set on fire. After 10 days of violent ethnic clashes, an officer from the home minist...
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Ethnic clashes: Assam, Meghalaya simmer
At least 10,000 people have been displaced after violent ethnic clashes between two communities - the Garos and the Rabhas - along Assam-Meghalaya border. And what's worse is that the civil administration still appears to react slow.There is still no visible presence of police or paramilitary forces inside Assam. Across the border in Meghalaya forc...
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"Cops Should Not...": Assam's Himanta Sarma After 6 Killed In Border Clash
Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that police should not fire upon civilians, whether they are citizens of Meghalaya or Assam.
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After 6 Killed In Violent Border Clash, Assam Chief Minister Says This
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Tuesday said that he does not approve of police firing on civilians, which should be resorted to only against terrorists and criminals.
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Assam Lifts Travel Restrictions To Meghalaya, 6 Days After Border Clash
Assam on Sunday lifted travel restrictions to Meghalaya, six days after being imposed in the aftermath of violence in a disputed area along the inter-state border, police said.
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Heavy Security, Prohibitory Orders Continue At Clash Site On Assam-Meghalaya Border
"The situation is still not completely peaceful in Meghalaya. There could be attacks on people or vehicles from Assam. Hence, we are asking people not to travel to that state," a police officer said.
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On Border Clash, Meghalaya Chief Minister Gets Amit Shah's Probe Assurance
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma Thursday said Union Home Minister Amit Shah has assured that he would act on his request for a probe by a central agency into the "firing by Assam Police" along the states' border.
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"Nothing To Do With Border Issues": Assam Chief Minister On Firing That Killed 6
The firing incident that took place after a clash between Meghalaya villagers and a contingent of police and forest guards from Assam has nothing to do with the border dispute between the two states, said Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
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"Attack In Defence": Meghalaya BJP Minister Backs Mizoram On Assam Clash
Meghalaya Labour Minister and BJP leader, Sanbor Shullai, on Friday, appeared to support the controversial "kill them all" remark made by Mizoram's Rajya Sabha MP K Vanlalvena following the recent Assam-Mizoram border clash.
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Border Clashes On Rise Under BJP Rule In Assam, Meghalaya MP Tells PM
Congress MP from Meghalaya Vincent H Pala today wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, stating that interstate border clashes have "not only been on the rise of late, but have also taken a much more aggressive turn" under the BJP government in Assam.
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After Clashes, Shillong Artistes Strum Their Guitars For Peace And Unity
Like artistes in Assam, musicians in neighbouring Meghalaya have come up with a unique way to protest the Citizenship Amendment Act while ushering peace back into state capital Shillong after the clashes from last week.
-
1 Dead In Nagaland Poll Violence, Turnout Low In Meghalaya: 10 Points
One person has been killed and two injured in poll-related clashes in Nagaland's Zunheboto district where voting was underway along with Meghalaya today. The two tribal-Christian-majority north-eastern states have 60 seats and elections are being held for 59 seats. The BJP, which is already in power in Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh, hopes to...
-
North East conflict resolution in 10 days
Considering 'conflict resolution' is amongst the most profitable and fashionable round table topic, the recent Garo-Rabha conflict in India's North East can challenge the fashionable resolution theories. Zoom in on the right arm of a map of India's North East and the districts of Goalpara in Assam and East Garo Hills in Meghalaya are prominent...
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Northeast ethnic clashes: 103 people arrested, say police
103 people have been arrested and 25 cases of attempted arson and rioting have been registered in the ethnic-violence-hit areas in Meghalaya, state police chief S B Kakati said today. Around 26 villages have been affected in Meghalaya and some 1,500 houses burnt, Kakati said in a media briefing. "Excessive rumours are floating around as to what is ...
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Shoot-at-sight orders on Assam side, curfew on
Shoot-at-sight orders were issued on the Assam side and curfew remained clamped on theinter-state border with Meghalaya, as the toll in the ethnic strife at Goalpara-East Garo Hills rose to 10. Official sources said shoot-at-sight orders were issued by the Assam government after a high-level security meeting at Dispur last ...
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Fresh violence in North East; Central forces reach Assam, Meghalaya
There has been fresh violence at the Assam-Meghalaya border. The Army was rushed in early this morning after Garos set a village on fire. Last night also there were reports of violence in the border areas. Several villages were torched and trucks carrying supplies set on fire. After 10 days of violent ethnic clashes, an officer from the home minist...
-
Ethnic clashes: Assam, Meghalaya simmer
At least 10,000 people have been displaced after violent ethnic clashes between two communities - the Garos and the Rabhas - along Assam-Meghalaya border. And what's worse is that the civil administration still appears to react slow.There is still no visible presence of police or paramilitary forces inside Assam. Across the border in Meghalaya forc...
