Firing at Assam-Nagaland border leaves one person dead; Imphal and Agartala to become international airports; Tripura reduces area under AFSPA; Transportation of food grains for Northeast via Bangladesh begins
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    • According to reports, five days after Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi assured of adequate security to the people in the clash-prone areas along the Assam-Nagaland border in Mariani, a farmer succumbed to bullet injuries in Naginijan area on June 3. The firing from Nagaland side continued till the miscreants faced retaliatory firing from Assam Police. More than thirty armed police personnel were deployed on the Assam side just after the incident had taken place. As the miscreants hid in the jungles of bordering Mokokchung district, none of them could be nabbed by police.1

    Reports noted that Imphal airport in Manipur would soon be notified as an international airport while Agartala airport in Tripura would have international standards by 2015. The airports are being made international as part of India's Look East policy to boost the northeast region's connectivity and trade with Southeast Asia.2

    In other developments, according to reports, with insurgency on the wane in Tripura, the State Government has reduced the areas under Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958 (AFSPA), which gave ample powers to paramilitary forces to conduct search or arrest people in the name of insurgency. A notification issued by the government on June 5 said the matter was reviewed and after consideration of the overall law and order situation of the State, the areas were reduced.3

    Reports noted that transportation of food grains for the mountainous North-Eastern States of India via Bangladesh began on June 9, and the first consignment is expected to reach Tripura within 10 to 15 days. Initially, the Bangladesh government has agreed to transport 10,000 tonnes of foodgrains for Tripura through its territory.4

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