Itanagar, March 2 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Monday asserted that the state does not have any homegrown insurgency, emphasising that whatever security or administrative challenges exist must be owned and addressed by the government with responsibility and resolve. Addressing the inaugural session of the state-level conference of Superintendents of Police and Commandants here at the DK Convention Centre, the Chief Minister said: “We cannot remain dependent on the Gov…
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Shillong, Jan 10 (IANS) Meghalaya’s Opposition Leader and former Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, on Saturday, launched a scathing attack on the state government over the long-pending issue of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) and the delay in implementing the Meghalaya Residents Safety and Security Act (MRSSA). Sangma alleged that the state government had intentionally stalled MRSSA’s enforcement, which he said was crucial to check illegal coal mining and curb unregulated influx into the state. He accuse…
Agartala, Dec 30 (IANS) Tribal politics, which has traditionally played a decisive role in Tripura’s electoral process, continued to shape the state’s political landscape in the outgoing year, with the ruling BJP focusing on consolidating its organisational base among indigenous communities while gradually reducing its dependence on tribal-based allies, particularly the Tipra Motha Party (TMP).Ahead of early next year’s elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTA…