The Bangladeshi intrusion into a Meghalaya village and the subsequent clashbetween the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and India's Border Security Force (BSF)brought the north-east back into the headlines this week. Outlook'sNorth-east reporter Nitin A. Gokhale and photographer Swapan Nayak, were thefirst journalists to reach Pyrdiwah village and witness, first hand, theseige laid by BDR and the forcible eviction of the villagers.