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422 Bodo Liberation Tigers cadres get Rs 2 lakhs as part of rehabilitation packageOver 400 former Bodo Liberation Tigers cadres, previously excluded from rehabilitation, received Rs 2 lakhs each. This initiative is part o...
BPF posts landslide win in BTC pollsThe Bodoland Peoples' Front (BPF) has returned to power in Assam's Bodoland Territorial Council, securing 28 out of 40 seats. This victory ...
Fierce contest between local parties in KokrajharUPPL and BPF compete for stability in Bodoland, supported by AIUDF and BJP respectively. Candidates Joyanta Basumatary and Kampa Borgoyary ...
A new mountain beginning: Will the fragile peace in Bodo-dominated areas of Western Assam survive?Guided by an ex-poacher, ET travelled through the vast woodlands in the foothills near Bhutan to find some credible answers to a vexing que...
Bodo Accord: Two mediators move High Court over failure in implementing the pactThe Government of India on January 27 last inked a pact with four factions of National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB).
Bodo accord stakeholders seek inclusion in BTC to ensure lasting peace in BodolandThe stakeholders of the accord, which include leaders of the three armed factions of the NDFB, said a provision to absorb them into Bodo po...
- Non Bodo groups have sought consultation prior to the inking of the Accord
A senior officer in Assam government said, “Centre is holding parleys with leaders of different Bodo outfits and we are expecting inking of...
NDFB calls truce, signs pact with Centre & AssamNational Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), a banned insurgent group fighting for a sovereign land for Bodo people, has signed a triparti...
Congress targets 20 seats in BTC polls, BJP confident of better performanceCongress has promised to review the Bodo accord and increase the number of seats for non-Bodos in the BTC if voted to power in council’s el...
Public Holiday declared on April 8 in BTAD for BTC pollsApril 8 has been declared a public holiday by the Assam government in the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts on account of polling for the...
Why peace in Bodoland always ephemeral and lasts only till next carnagePeace in Bodoland is always ephemeral. The immediate provocation this time is political as non-Bodos have begun to emerge as an alternative...
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Fear is the byword in Assam's KokrajharKokrajhar the corridor to Northeast India had a history of riots each leaving its imprints on the mind of people residing in area.
Ex-militants to contest Lok Sabha polls in Northeast IndiaIn Northeast India, militants have often used elections to make their presence felt –– be it for violent activities or as an occasion to jo...
- A distraught tribal: The genesis of Assam ethnic violence
Ethnic conflict in Assam , like in some other parts of the north-east is decades old, but has increased in frequency since the late 1970s.
- Assam violence brings illegal migration back in focus
Several Bodo organisations as well as some political parties maintain that the violence was the result of unabated influx of immigrants fro...
- Union Home Minister P Chidambaram faces slogan-shouting refugees at camp in Dhubri in Assam
Chidambaram, who left for Dhubri early this morning from Guwahati in a special chopper and landed at the Panbari BSF camp, visited two othe...
- BJP to send fact-finding team to violence-hit Assam
BJP today decided to send a fact-finding team to the state to ascertain the reasons that led to the clashes.
Fresh incidents of violence in Assam, toll rises to 21Incidents of violence were reported in Kokrajhar & Chirang districts even as clashes between Bodo tribals & minority immigrants spread to B...
- Curfew in Assam Kokrajhar: Additional forces sought
Sources said, "Four cadres of former insurgent outfit Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT) cadres were shot dead by unidentified persons. "
- ISF-Indian Mujahideen claims responsibility for Assam blasts
Little-known ISF-IM claimed responsibility for Assam serial blasts.