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Four ULFA-I cadres surrender before Assam PoliceOn Wednesday, four members of the United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) surrendered at the Assam Police Headquarters in Guwa...
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...
Assam CM Sarma says state government considering withdrawing AFSPA from more areasAssam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “Peace has returned to Assam and Northeast. Today, AFSPA is withdrawn from 65 per cent areas...
Assam CM Sarma says state government considering withdrawing AFSPA from more areasThe Armed Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 empowers security forces to conduct operations and arrest anyone without any prior warran...
246 militants belonging to Gorkha and Tiwa join mainstream and surrender their armsAssam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that sincere efforts are being made to bring permanent peace to Assam under the leadership of...
Frequent police encounters, boundary disputes mark Assam's 2021 as Himanta takes chargeThough the BJP did not project a chief ministerial face, Sarma was rewarded for his organisational skills as he helped the party secure a s...
BJP trying to destroy Assamese identity through CAA, Hindutva politics: CongressPrime Minister Narendra Modi's claim that the BJP has ensured peace and stability in Assam by curbing insurgency is untrue as it is well-kn...
Recently surrendered ULFA second in command trained in PakistanRajkhowa had allegedly led a seven-member ULFA team that underwent training at a location not far from Peshawar along the Af-Pak border in ...
The other menace: How the covid lockdown aided counter-insurgency operationsThe trend was visible in all three conflict zones in India — Kashmir Valley, the Northeast, and in Bastar.
A change of leadership for militants and politicians in the NortheastSince NDA came to power and adopted zero tolerance towards insurgency, political leadership in NE India has witnessed changes; resulting in...
We will act tough against criminal elements if voted to power: APCC president Anjan DuttaDutta said that BJP has given party tickets to several surrendered militants who have serious criminal charges including murder.
- Violence declining in northeast
Overall insurgency-related incidents in NE down to 174 from 1,297 in 2009.
- North East: "Paradise unxplored" or insurgency brewing
Three people died on average everyday in the Indian states of Assam, Nagaland and Manipur in 2008. First quarter 2009 already threatens to ...
- Blood in paradise
As North East India goes for Lok Sabha polls, the real issues involved are not about managing global recession or having a good Prime Minis...