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Nagaland have charged 30 soldiers over the killing of civilians in a botched military operation last year, BBC reported.

The police said the soldiers resorted to "indiscriminate and disproportionate firing" when they shot at miners, mistaking them for militants. 

Six miners were killed in the firing last December near the Myanmar border. 

Eight more civilians and an Indian soldier died when angry locals confronted troops.

The shootings in the Mon district was the deadliest spell of violence in years in Nagaland, which has long been roiled by an insurgency led by local militant groups, according to BBC.

The Indian army has since apologised for the killings and ordered its own investigation. 

But protesters in the state have been also pressing for the government to repeal the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), a controversial federal law that gives the army sweeping powers, including protection from prosecution for soldiers who mistakenly kill civilians.

Police in India's Kashmir arrested a youth for posting a video threatening to behead a former spokesperson of India's ruling party who had made derogatory remarks about Islam's religious leader Prophet Mohammad, officials said on Sunday, Reuters reported.

The video, circulated on YouTube, has been withdrawn by authorities as part of a wider attempt to curb religious unrest that has spread across the country.

Muslims have taken to the streets to protest against anti-Islamic comments made by two members of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in recent week. Read full story

Earlier this month, the BJP suspended its spokeswoman Nupur Sharma and expelled another leader, Naveen Kumar Jindal, for their controversial comments about the Prophet's private life that also angered several Muslim countries, causing a massive diplomatic challenge for the Modi government.

Police cases have been filed against the two former BJP officials.

Countries such as Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Oman, Iran which are key trade partners for India, lodged protests through diplomatic channels and used social media to demand an apology from the government.

India's foreign ministry said last week the tweets and comments do not reflect the views of the government.

Clashes over the remarks simmered across the country, as some in the minority Muslim community see them as the latest instance of pressure and humiliation under BJP rule on issues ranging from freedom of worship to the wearing of hijab head scarves.

Two teenagers were killed when protestors clashed with police in the eastern city of Ranchi last week.

Sporadic riots in northern Uttar Pradesh state forced police to arrest over 300 people. Read full story

In the eastern state of West Bengal, authorities enforced an emergency law prohibiting public gatherings in the industrial district of Howrah until June 16. At least 70 people were arrested on charges of rioting and disturbing public order, with Internet services suspended for over 48 hours after the latest communal violence.

BJP leaders have issued instructions to several senior members to be "extremely cautious" when talking about religion on public platforms and the government continues to tighten public security.

Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota directed the government to provide fertilizers to the farmers at the earliest.

During the meeting of the House of Representatives, Speaker Sapkota directed the concerned ministry and the Nepal government to provide fertilizers to the farmers as soon as possible.

Earlier, speaking at the zero hour of the Parliament, lawmakers drew the attention of the Speaker saying that the farmers have been facing acute shortage of fertilizers during the paddy plantation season.

Lawmaker Laxmi Pariyar said that it was sad that the farmers have been facing shortage of fertilizers though the government had brought many good farmer-centric programs in its policies and programs.

Similarly, lawmaker Bina Devi Budhathoki accused the government of not taking any initiatives to iron out the problem.

Likewise, other lawmakers drew the attention of the government to find a long-term solution to the problem of fertilizer.

The main opposition CPN-UML has demanded that Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba immediately inform the House of Representatives about his upcoming visit to the United States.

Saying that various doubts have been raised about the Prime Minister’s visit to the United States, UML leader Pradeep Gyawali, while speaking at the meeting of the House of Representatives on Sunday, demanded that the House be informed about the visit.

“Is this visit taking place in the capacity of Prime Minister or in the capacity of Defence Minister? What is its stature if he is visiting in the capacity of Defence Minister?” he questioned, adding, “It should be informed in the Parliament at the earliest.”

He expressed his dissatisfaction saying that the Defence Ministry is making preparations for the Prime Minister’s visit instead of the Foreign Ministry.

Leader Gyawali said that the government had not even discussed such important issues with the main opposition parties.

Meanwhile, he said that Nepal should not be made a hotbed of geopolitical conflict under any pretexts.