Assam-meghalaya Clashes

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.

"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.

The Meghalaya government has announced a compensation of Rs 10,000 each to the families displaced in the ongoing ethnic violence in the state.Informing this, Meghalaya Home Minister H D R Lyngdoh said three bundles of CGI sheets would also be given to the families as immediate relief.On the other hand, the state Congress also announced Rs 5 lakh ca...

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 ...

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...

After two days of relative calm at the Assam-Meghalaya border fresh firing was reported between two groups on Sunday morning.More violence erupted on late Saturday night as three houses were set on fire.The two communities - Garos and Rabhas - have been clashing along ethnic lines in Assam's Goalpara District and bordering Meghalaya since the begin...

In ULFA's attempt at regrouping, the outfit has gone back to Rabha and Garo villages along the Assam-Meghalaya border.

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.

"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.

The Meghalaya government has announced a compensation of Rs 10,000 each to the families displaced in the ongoing ethnic violence in the state.Informing this, Meghalaya Home Minister H D R Lyngdoh said three bundles of CGI sheets would also be given to the families as immediate relief.On the other hand, the state Congress also announced Rs 5 lakh ca...

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 ...

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...

After two days of relative calm at the Assam-Meghalaya border fresh firing was reported between two groups on Sunday morning.More violence erupted on late Saturday night as three houses were set on fire.The two communities - Garos and Rabhas - have been clashing along ethnic lines in Assam's Goalpara District and bordering Meghalaya since the begin...

In ULFA's attempt at regrouping, the outfit has gone back to Rabha and Garo villages along the Assam-Meghalaya border.