Hold talks with rebels, women’s group tells Meghalaya
August 16th, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 16 (IANS) A prominent women's group in Meghalaya Thursday asked the government to accept an offer of talks of a militant organisation, which is fighting for a sovereign ... Read more...
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Khasi rebel outfit ready for talks
August 15th, 2012 - 11:16 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 15 (IANS) The Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), an outlawed Khasi militant group in Meghalaya, has offered to hold talks with the government."We are ready to come to ... Read more...
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57 militants surrender in Manipur
December 16th, 2011 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Imphal, Dec 15 (IANS) Fifty-seven militants of different separatist outfits Thursday surrendered to the police in Manipur in the presence of Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh."The surrendered militants belonged to ... Read more...
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Indian agencies deny ULFA leader injured in Myanmar
September 10th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Sep 10 (IANS) Media reports that elusive commander-in-chief of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Paresh Baruah was injured in a military offensive by the Myanmarese junta ... Read more...
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Rebel group asks Assam-based groups to leave Meghalaya
August 15th, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 15 (IANS) The A'chik National Volunteers Council (ANVC), a powerful rebel group in Meghalaya, Monday told the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and National Democratic Front of ... Read more...
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Naga separatists, government ‘narrow down’ differences
July 18th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Negotiators of the central government and the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM), the dominant separatist group in the northeastern state, ... Read more...
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Rebel Naga group ousts its chief
June 8th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Dimapur (Nagaland), June 8 (IANS) One of northeast India's influential and oldest tribal separatist group National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) has split with the group's chief expelled from the ... Read more...
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Seven policemen killed in militant attack in Manipur
April 15th, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, April 15 (IANS) Seven policemen were killed and six injured Friday in an ambush by militants in Manipur, an officer said.A police spokesperson said a group of heavily armed ... Read more...
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Meghalaya to probe police-rebel nexus
April 15th, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, April 15 (IANS) Meghalaya Home Minister H.D.R Lyngdoh Friday said the government will investigate the alleged nexus between the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebels and some police personnel."It ... Read more...
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Top NSCN (K) militant killed in Nagaland
March 19th, 2011 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
Itanagar, Mar 19 (ANI): J. Khonwang Thomas alias Chipu Menon, a "Brigadier" in the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang or NSCN (K), was killed in Nagaland's Mon District, according to Arunachal Pradesh ... Read more...
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Centre’s initiative for peace working in Northeast
March 1st, 2011 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Mar 1 (ANI): If we follow a chronological order of events, the past 18 months have been good for the Northeast with regard to improvement in the security situation, especially in ... Read more...
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Meghalaya rebel leaders send feelers for talks
February 18th, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Feb 18 (IANS) Two top leaders of the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) rebel group have sent feelers for talks with the Meghalaya government, an official said Friday."The outfit's general ... Read more...
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Two armed Khasi rebels arrested in Meghalaya
January 26th, 2011 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 25 (IANS) Two rebels of the outlawed Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) Tuesday were arrested along with two AK-47 rifles and 85 rounds of live ammunition in Meghalaya, police said.The ... Read more...
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Talks with HNLC within constitution ambit: Meghalaya minister
December 22nd, 2010 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Dec 22 (IANS) Meghalaya Home Minister H.D.R. Lyngdoh Wednesday said dialogue with the outlawed Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) would be held only within the framework of the constitution. "We are ... Read more...
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Meghalaya deploys special anti-insurgency police team
December 4th, 2010 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Dec 3 (IANS) A 53-member Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team has been deployed in Meghalaya to conduct anti-insurgency operations, Home Minister H.D.R. Lyngdoh said Friday."The SWAT team is being ... Read more...
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Bodo leader ready for unconditional talks
November 26th, 2010 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Nov 26 (IANS) The National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) is ready for unconditional peace talks with New Delhi and even keep the demand for sovereignty or independence out of the ... Read more...
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Arms, ammunition seized from Shillong school
October 31st, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Oct 31 (IANS) A huge cache of arms and ammunition of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) was recovered from the Shillong Higher Secondary School in this Meghalaya capital, ... Read more...
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Hardcore rebel surrenders in Meghalaya
October 1st, 2010 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Oct 1 (IANS) A hardcore rebel member of the outlawed Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) in Meghalaya has surrendered, a Border Security Force (BSF) official said Friday."Corporal" Richarbor Lyngdoh, alias ... Read more...
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Operation launched to nab fugitive Meghalaya militants
September 27th, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Sep 27 (IANS) Two top commanders of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) in Meghalaya are on the run after security forces raided their headquarters, and efforts are on to nab ... Read more...
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Rival factions of Nagaland end hostilities
September 21st, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by ANI
Kohima, Sep.21 (ANI): Top leaders of the three rival factions operating in Nagaland have agreed to forget the differences and hostility amongst them.The leaders belonging to National Socialist Council of Nagaland ... Read more...
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ULFA cadre in Myanmar disillusioned: surrendered rebel
September 14th, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Sep 14 (IANS) A sense of disillusionment coupled with an acute funds crunch has been choking cadres of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) in bases inside Myanmar, forcing ... Read more...
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Rogue Meghalaya cop dismissed
September 4th, 2010 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Sep 4 (IANS) Champion R. Sangma, a Meghalaya police officer-turned-militant who floated the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), has been sacked, an official said Saturday.
"The government has terminated Champion's service. He ... Read more...
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Assam, Arunachal work to resolve border row
August 27th, 2010 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Aug 27 (IANS) Assam and Arunachal Pradesh Friday decided to dismantle bunkers set up by their police forces on either side of the border between them as a confidence building measure ... Read more...
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Tension prevails at northeast border after suspected NSCN-K activists demolish police outpost
August 23rd, 2010 - 9:43 pm ICT by ANI
Charaipung Area (Sibsagar) (Assam), Aug.23 (ANI): Tension prevailed on Monday in Charaipung area along the border of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh after a militant group demolished an under-construction barrack of Assam police ... Read more...
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Security forces launch operation against Naga rebels
August 22nd, 2010 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Saraipung (Assam), Aug 22 (IANS) Security forces in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh Sunday launched a joint counter-insurgency operation to evict militants of the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland ... Read more...
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Jorhat village Paphar Syman ensures peace and progress
August 22nd, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by ANI
By Vashipem KamodangJorhat (Assam), Aug.22 (ANI): Annoyed by the long spell of militancy in their State, people in Assam are not just eager to see peace prevailing in the State but many ... Read more...
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Assam-Arunachal border row turns violent
August 21st, 2010 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
Saraipung (Assam), Aug 21 (IANS) Panic gripped villagers in Assam after incursions and attacks by tribals from Arunchal Pradesh, backed by militants of the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of ... Read more...
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Ready for dialogue with outlawed group: Sangma
August 16th, 2010 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 16 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Monday welcomed the offer of political dialogue by the outlawed Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) and said his government was ready for talks ... Read more...
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Sangma asks police to probe mobile SIM cards racket
August 8th, 2010 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 8 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma has asked the police to probe the SIM card racket in the state, expressing concern about mobile phone connections falling into the hands ... Read more...
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Top rebel of outlawed Khasi militant outfit arrested
August 5th, 2010 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 5 (IANS) A top rebel member of the outlawed Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), which is demanding a sovereign Khasi homeland in eastern Meghalaya, was arrested along with two AK-47 ... Read more...
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Two separatist rebels surrender in Meghalaya
August 1st, 2010 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 1 (IANS) Two separatist rebels of the Liberation A'chik Elite Force (LAEF) Sunday surrendered along with a huge cache of ammunition in Meghalaya, police said.
Arjun Momin and Kote Ch ... Read more...
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India, Myanmar pact on combating terror hailed in northeast
July 29th, 2010 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Guwahati, July 29 (IANS) A strategic pact signed between India and Myanmar has been hailed in the country's northeast as a major step forward in combating terror ... Read more...
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Militant groups in north-east get together
July 26th, 2010 - 10:49 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, July 26 (ANI): Militant groups in northeast India are making attempts to coordinate their efforts, according to reports. Intelligence reports have revealed that major militant groups of Manipur have come to ... Read more...
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Maoist-northeast militants linking up no cause of worry: Army chief
July 20th, 2010 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 19 (IANS) Chief of Army Staff General V.K. Singh Monday said there is no cause of alarm over the possibility of the Maoists and northeast insurgents linking up.
"There has ... Read more...
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Next round of Naga peace talks to resume today
July 16th, 2010 - 12:37 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 16 (ANI): The next round of peace talks between Centre's representatives and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) leaders will be held here from today.NSCN-IM general secretary Thuingaleng ... Read more...
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