: Border conflict: Assam, Meghalaya governments discuss six areas in second round of talks #IndiaNEWS The chief ministers of Assam and Meghalaya on Friday met for the second time in a month to discuss

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Border conflict: Assam, Meghalaya governments discuss six areas in second round of talks #IndiaNEWS
The chief ministers of Assam and Meghalaya on Friday met for the second time in a month to discuss and settle the long-pending inter-state boundary dispute. Assam’s Himanta Biswa Sarma and Meghalaya’s Conrad Sangma met in Guwahati for the discussions.Seven districts in Assam share their borders with Meghalaya in the northern and western parts. Among the border areas, the dispute exists in at least 12 points, according to NDTV. The chief ministers held the first round of talks on July 23.The talks came 11 days after residents of Meghalaya’s Iongkhuli village in Ri Bhoi district protested against the Assam police who tried to remove electricity poles from the area. There were no reported casualties or injuries, the Meghalaya Police had said.“Hopeful that after this meeting we will be able to come out with a common agenda of strengthening the long standing friendship between Assam and Meghalaya and continue contributing to the development of India,� Sarma tweeted. “Many senior ministers of both sides, CS [chief secretaries] and senior officials joined.�Hopeful that after this meeting we will be able to come out with a common agenda of strengthening the long standing friendship between Assam & Meghalaya and continue contributing to the development of India.Many senior ministers of both sides,...Read more

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