ULFA slams army’s missile programme in Assam, Nagaland
March 26th, 2012 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 26 (IANS) The banned militant outfit United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Monday slammed the central government's proposed plan to base the Akash and Brahmos missile regiments in ... Read more...
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Two Manipuri militants arrested from Siliguri by NIA
March 23rd, 2012 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Siliguri (West Bengal), March 23 (IANS) Two members of Manipur's banned Kangleipak Communist Party of Manipur were arrested Friday from near the Indo-Nepal border here in West Bengal's Darjeeling district, ... Read more...
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Meghalaya CM confident of tackling GNLA
March 13th, 2012 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, March 13 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Tuesday exuded confidence that his government will effectively tackle insurgency in the Garo Hills and ensure lasting peace in the state.The ... Read more...
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Assam villagers angry at ULFA extortion bid
March 13th, 2012 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 13 (IANS) The United Liberation Front of Asom's (ULFA) reported demand that a hospital in Assam should cough up Rs.20 lakh has triggered mass anger.People in at least ... Read more...
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Central minister reviews law and order in Assam
March 1st, 2012 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 29 (IANS) A day after a grenade blast, Union Minister of State for Home M. Ramachandran Wednesday reviewed the law and order situation in Assam with Governor J.B. ... Read more...
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Woman teacher leaves home, kids to join ULFA
February 24th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 24 (IANS) Police in Assam's Dibrugarh district are on the lookout for a woman school teacher, who has reportedly left her home to join the anti-talk faction of ... Read more...
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Ulfa cadres heading for Bangladesh nabbed
February 23rd, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 23 (IANS) The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) may still have some bases in Bangladesh, Assam Police said Thursday after arresting three new recruits.Police have also ... Read more...
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Determined to end Garo terror outfit: Chidambaram
February 19th, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Feb 19 (IANS) The government is determined to counter Meghalaya's Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militant group, union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Sunday."The numbers are small but ... Read more...
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ULFA dismiss Pillai’s claim on Paresh Baruah
February 17th, 2012 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 17 (IANS) The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Friday described as baseless former union home secretary G.K. Pillai's claim that the outfit's commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah ... Read more...
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‘Paresh Baruah trying to collect funds to strengthen ULFA’
February 13th, 2012 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 13 (IANS) After Sheikh Hasina came to power, the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has lost its investments in Bangladesh and its commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah is ... Read more...
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Northeast defies militant boycott calls on R-Day
January 26th, 2012 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala/Aizawl, Jan 26 (IANS) Defying boycott calls by militant groups and stray attempts by the rebels to create panic, India's northeast celebrated the 63rd Republic Day and vowed to bring ... Read more...
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Bomb scare hits Republic Day event
January 26th, 2012 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 26 (IANS) The Republic Day flag hoisting ceremony in Assam's Sonari town Thursday was marred by the discovery of a bomb near the venue. It was diffused.The incident ... Read more...
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Assam governor calls for peace
January 26th, 2012 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 26 (IANS) Assam Governor Janki Ballav Patnaik Thursday called for enduring peace in the state as thousands of people defied rebel threats to take part in Republic Day ... Read more...
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Four explosives recovered, two held in Assam
January 25th, 2012 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 25 (IANS) Police and security forces in Assam have recovered at least three crude bombs and one Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and arrested two people from ... Read more...
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Open to dialogue with militants: Gogoi
January 24th, 2012 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 24 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Tuesday appealed to the anti-talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) led by Paresh Barua to join ... Read more...
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700 militants surrender arms in Assam (Lead)
January 24th, 2012 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 24 (IANS) From guns to roses, life turned full circle for close to 700 militants from nine separatist groups in Assam Tuesday when they laid down arms ... Read more...
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Naga rebel group calls 36 hour shutdown
January 24th, 2012 - 1:03 am ICT by IANS
Kohima, Jan 23 (IANS) The Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) has called for a 36 hours state-wide shutdown in the state starting 6 a.m. Jan 25 to protest ... Read more...
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Over 500 Assam militants to surrender Tuesday
January 23rd, 2012 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 23 (IANS) One of northeast India's biggest surrender ceremonies is taking place Tuesday in Assam with an estimated 500 militants from nine different separatist groups of the ... Read more...
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Assam ups security after ULFA’s R-Day boycott call
January 23rd, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 23 (IANS) Security arrangements across Assam have been intensified to thwart a possible attack by the anti-talk faction of the banned United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) led ... Read more...
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Will not allow any anti-India groups: Bhutan PM
January 22nd, 2012 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 22 (IANS) Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigmi Y. Thinley Sunday said the Himalayan nation would not allow any Indian militant groups to once again set up bases in the ... Read more...
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Manager abducted in Meghalaya
January 16th, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 16 (IANS) Suspected Rabha tribal rebels Monday abducted the manager of a firm working on a railway project in Meghalaya's East Garo Hills district, bordering Assam, police said.Ganeshyam ... Read more...
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Massive fire in refinery, ULFA claims responsibility (Lead)
January 10th, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 10 (IANS) A massive fire broke out at the Guwahati Refinery Tuesday night, with the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) claiming responsibility.A refinery spokesperson said the fire ... Read more...
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ULFA and KLO rebels arrested in Meghalaya
January 5th, 2012 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 4 (IANS) Two separatist rebels of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) were Wednesday arrested from western Meghalaya bordering Bangladesh, a Border ... Read more...
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Three injured in Assam blast
January 2nd, 2012 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 2 (IANS) At least three people were injured in a powerful grenade explosion Monday at a crowded marketplace in Assam, police said.A police spokesperson said the explosion took ... Read more...
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Rebels free Meghalaya official after 34 days
December 24th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Dec 24 (IANS) A Meghalaya official who was kidnapped by Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebels was released unharmed Saturday after 34 days of captivity, police said.P.K. Boro, the ... Read more...
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Two Garo militants killed in Meghalaya
December 18th, 2011 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Dec 18 (IANS) Two rebels of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) were killed in a gunfight in Meghalaya's East Garo Hills Sunday, police said.The battle broke out in ... Read more...
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ULFA claims minister is ex-member
December 18th, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Dec 18 (IANS) The militant-politician nexus in Assam once again hit the headlines with an outlawed separatist group claiming that a senior minister was one of its former ... Read more...
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Has Bangladesh’s creation benefited India strategically?
December 14th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Has India's role in the creation of Bangladesh 40 years ago benefited this country strategically? The poser, at a seminar here Wednesday, produced ... Read more...
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Two journalists, not ULFA leader, held in Myanmar: Official
December 7th, 2011 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Dec 7 (IANS) Myanmarese authorities Wednesday confirmed to India that no leader of the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has been detained, but that its army has ... Read more...
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ULFA leader, Indian scribe detained in Myanmar
December 4th, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh Sunday confirmed the detention of a top United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) functionary and an Indian journalist in Myanmar ... Read more...
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Blast at Oil India installation in Assam
December 2nd, 2011 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Dec 2 (IANS) Separatists Friday blew up a major installation of India's premier oil exploration firm Oil India Limited (OIL) in Assam, triggering a massive fire leaping up to ... Read more...
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Assamese writer Indira Goswami passes away
November 29th, 2011 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Nov 29 (IANS) Noted Assamese writer Indira Goswami, who had been a peace broker between the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and New Delhi, died here early ... Read more...
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Indira Goswami: writer, peace broker and teacher (Obituary)
November 29th, 2011 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Nov 29 (IANS) A noted Assamese writer, a peace broker between the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and New Delhi, and a teacher -- Indira Goswami played ... Read more...
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Meghalaya rebel chief nabbed in Bangladesh : Police
November 25th, 2011 - 1:08 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Nov 24 (IANS) In a major setback to the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), its top leader Champion R. Sangma has been detained in Bangladesh and is likely to ... Read more...
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Top GNLA rebel arrested
November 24th, 2011 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Nov 24 (IANS) Security forces in Meghalaya have arrested a top leader of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), fighting for a separate state of Garoland, police said Thursday.Jacques ... Read more...
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