Big catch for Meghalaya Police

By Saidul Khan

"Meghalaya police has busted the rebel camp of Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) and National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) in Wahlymbong, Jaintia Hills, killing two hardcore rebels and arresting six others. The prize catch is camp commander of Chittagoan, Riskin Phawa – the most wanted militant, who is believed to be involved in the mobilisation of cadres and serving demand notes."

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Unscientific ‘Rat-Hole’ mining in Meghalaya under scrutiny

"Even as the Government of Meghalaya is on the verge of formulating the State mining policy, the outright implementation in the rich coal belts of West Khasi Hills, Jaintia Hills and Garo Hills districts is bound to encounter hurdles."

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India-Myanmar border trade all set to improve

By Ashok B Sharma

"India and Myanmar has decided to increase the border trade between the two countries which at present is limited to 22 select items. Both sides expect that the agreement on the Kaladan multi-modal transit-cum-transport project signed on Thursday night would help to increase connectivity between the two countries."

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Hardy Oil & Gas and Reliance get onshore license in Assam, India

"Hardy Oil & Gas Plc., in conjunction with Reliance Industries, has gained its first license onshore India, with a 10 percent interest in an oil block in Assam, in Northeast India."

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Manipur descends into chaos and lawlessness

By Syed Zarir Hussain

"Manipur state in India's northeast is becoming a lawless region with militants threatening doctors and teachers, killing government officials and Hindi-speakers and extorting money from even temples."

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Securing India's North-East

By G. Parthasarathy

"Two major factors are crucial in the security of India's North-Eastern States. First, these States are landlocked. Their access to the sea and even trade and economic exchanges with other parts of India are thereby curtailed. Second, even access by land is often precarious, because access to these States from other parts of India is through the narrow 'Siliguri Corridor', which is vulnerable to Chinese pressure, especially as an aggressive China brazenly lays claim to Arunachal Pradesh, protesting against the visit of India's Prime Minister to that State."

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The challenges of micro-finance in the north-east

By Anjali Deshpande

"The model adopted in India for disbursing micro-credit to the lower income groups through Self Help Groups (SHGs) will have to be suitably modified if the eight states of the north-east are to be included in financial services, says a recent study."

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