By Peter Alex Todd

Police have arrested two militants of the Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) from Mahur town near the Haflong hill station in Assam.

By Ravi Shankar

Visiting Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has appreciated the effort of the Bangladesh Government in tackling the menace of extremism and terrorism in the region.

The Government on Wednesday said that the comparative data related to violent incidents in North Eastern States collected of January to June in 2008 to 2010 doesn't reflect any increase in militant activities.

Union Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology, Sachin Pilot, who is on a two-day visit of Mizoram from July 21 to 22, today reviewed the performance of BSNL, Department of Posts, and Department of Information Technology in the North-Eastern Region.

Chief of Army Staff, General VK Singh has said the situation in the northeast region has improved, and the need of the hour is to handle the administration properly.

Supporters of GNLF took to streets of Siliguri city demanding arrest of their leader Madan Tamang's killers.

Tarun Gogoi said the security situation in the region has improved in comparison to previous years, as the number of civilians' killings has come down.

Elections for the first phase of Autonomous District Councils (ADC) were conducted peacefully here on Wednesday.

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the establishment of Central Institute of Himalayan Culture Studies (CIHCS) at Dahung in West Kameng District of Arunachal Pradesh as an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Culture.

A six-member Nagaland Congress team has reportedly reached Manipur capital Imphal for talks with Chief Minister O.Ibobi Singh to resolve the stand-off over the controversial visit of rebel Naga leader Thuigaleng Muivah to his ancestral village.