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The majestic and picturesque Haflong lake — one among the biggest and beautiful man-made lakes in India was dug out more than 100 years ago by the Britishers under the town planning programme. Deemed as the scenic paradise of North East — Haflong an important tourist destination spot. Nature’s charm amidst the concrete structures bustling town and modernization in this only hills station of Assam was once patronised by the Europeans during the colonial period. The Haflong lake initially was a small lake beneath a hill. It was during the colonial heydays when the need of a lake was felt in...

AGARTALA, May 27 – Recognising the need to enhance border trade between India and Bangladesh, US Consul General in Kolkata George N Sibley has said a transit route through Bangladesh, connecting Tripura with Kolkata, should be worked out to explore “untapped resources” of the northeastern State, reports PTI.

The geography has brought Bangladesh and northeastern region of India closer. There is a huge potential for border trade between the two countries and "land-locked" Tripura can be connected with Kolkata with a transit route through Bangladesh, he told reporters yesterday. The Indian and...

GUWAHATI, May 27 – The Assam Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has pulled up the Army over the atrocities committed on innocent people including some office-bearers of the All Assam Students Union (AASU) in Nalbari district and deputed a team of the Commission headed by its SP (Investigation) for an on-the-spot report. The inquiry team will submit its report within a fortnight. It has also issued notice to the Deputy Commissioner, Nalbari, and called for a detailed report on the incident within two weeks. The Commission further forwarded the complain petition of the aggrieved people to the...

IMPHAL, May 27: In third such attack, militants struck at the residence of Manipur Urban Development Minister L Nanda Kumar Singh here, but no casualty was reported, official sources said today. Two militants riding a two-wheeler lobbed a bomb at Singh's house at Nagamapal area at 8.30 p.m yesterday.

The minister was not at his house at the time of attack as he was present at his official residence at Lamphel area, 4 kms from here. The bomb fell short of its target and went off near a neighbour's house damaging a portion of it.

The attackers then fled from the spot, the sources said adding...

SHILLONG, May 27 – The Border Security Force (BSF) has handed over a list of 210 North East militant hide-outs in Bangladesh to the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) urging the latter to initiate operations against the ultras.

The border force has also agreed to conduct joint operations with the BDR in India, if similar camps of terrorist outfits of the neighbouring country existed on this side of the border. The BDR has claimed that Bangladeshi militants have set up camps in the north eastern region of India, specially in the State of Tripura.

Inspector General of the BSF’s Assam, Meghalaya...