"home-secretary"

Bhalla, a 1984-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, was appointed home secretary in August 2019.

"The road blockade in the border area had been cleared and the vehicles carrying essential goods were starting to enter Mizoram from last night."

Tripathi disclosed that home secretary level talks involving both the states will be held at Lailapur Beat Office on Wednesday morning to resolve the matter amicably.