Insurgency / Arunachal

GUWAHATI, June 27 – All rebel groups of Arunachal Pradesh have come together on a common platform to join the mainstream under the leadership of KH Tara, chairman, National Liberation Front of Arunachal, informed B Dollung, publicity secretary, NALFA, said.

Expressing gratitude to the cadres for coming to the mainstream and accepting the Constitution, Tara exhorted them to work for unity, integrity and fraternity among the people of the State.

GUWAHATI, June 9 – The Buddhist community of the North-east region has expressed deep concern over the growing incidents of harassment and persecution of the Buddhist tribals by the militants and the security forces as well in the remote areas of Arunachal Pradesh. The Purvanchal Bhikkhu Sangha, in a statement received here recently, said that the militant outfits NSCN (IM) and the NSCN (K) had demanded annexure of the land belonging to the Buddhists and other indigenous people of Rima Putak, Thikhak Putak, Motongsa and Longchong villages in Tirap Changlang district in Arunachal Pradesh.

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Dimapur, April 30: The election scene in Arunachal Pradesh turned murkier with the militant National Liberation Front of Arunachal backing the All Arunachal Pradesh Students Union (AAPSU)’s call for a boycott of the Lok Sabha poll to protest the inclusion of Chakma and Hajong refugees in the electoral rolls.

In a statement today, the militant group’s chairman, K.H. Tara, appealed to the people of the state to support the AAPSU. “Time has come to teach the Indian government a lesson,” he said.

The group’s show of solidarity with the student organisation is perceived to be a move to garner...

Miao, March 1: After the NSCN, Arunachal Pradesh police are gearing up to tackle the growing menace of the Ulfa in the state. Sources said a 40-member group of the Ulfa has begun serving extortion notes to businessmen, schoolteachers and government employees, particularly in the Bordumsa sub-division of Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh.

?Extortion notes demanding upto Rs 5 lakh have been served on the people and the copies we received were all on the Ulfa letterhead,? said a senior police official of the district. Till date, however, nobody has paid up, the officer added.

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ITANAGAR, Dec 21? The tiny state of Arunachal Pradesh witnessed a political upheaval in 2003 that saw ruling Congress suffering a split leading to the fall of Mukut Mithi government and giving BJP the first taste of power in a north- eastern state under the leaderdship of veteran Gegong Apang, who came out of political wilderness.

Though discontent among Congress MLAs surfaced in the middle of the year, it thickened to change the political scenerio when a sizeable number of ministers and MLAs set up a camp at local hotel Bomdila on September 27. Of the total 58 Congress MLAs, including two...

New Delhi, June 13: The activities of a little known insurgent outfit have raised the hackles of the Arunachal Pradesh government. The Centre has been apprised and requested to provide assistance to rein in the rebels.

Government sources allege that the Arunachal Dragon Force, which emerged about three years ago, has spread its network and is trying to forge a link between the Northeast insurgent groups and foreign agencies.

?This organisation has been seeking for a long time to establish a link between the various insurgent groups in the region and China. We have definite information on...

ITANAGAR, May 2— Arunachal Pradesh Minister for Rural Works Department Tingpong Wangham and a former minister T L Rajkumar were arrested by police under Arunachal Pradesh Control of Organised Crime Act, 2002 for their alleged nexus with ultras of NSCN factions active in Tirap and Changlang districts, official sources said.

Wangham and Rajkumar were arrested on Wednesday from their official residences and hunt was on to nab another former minister Lwanglat in connection with the case, the sources said. The two leaders were produced during the day before the designated court of special judge...

ITANAGAR, Feb 1 ? Arunachal Pradesh has opposed the inclusion of some parts of the state territory in greater Nagalim. However it made it clear that the government is not against the peace talks between New Delhi and NSCN (IM) leaders. "The State government is not against the peace process which should be within the ambit of the territory of Nagaland and within the framework of Indian Constitution", Takam Sanjoy Minister, Education and government spokesman told media persons, on Friday.

Sanjoy emphatically stated that not a single inch of land of Arunachal Pradesh would be parted with...

ITANAGAR, Dec 31 — Activitiers of the NSCN-IM and NSCN-K were hindering development in the Tirap and Changlang districts of Arunachal Pradesh, State PWD Minister Talo Mugli said, yesterday, reports PTI. The pace of development works could have been faster if the two districts didnot witness militant activities, Mugli said at a function here. Both the NSCN-IM and NSCN-K are active in Tirap and Changlang, according to official reprots.

Claiming despite the presence of militants, the development projects were being executed in the two districts, the minister said, “many of the roads, bridges...

KHONSA, Dec 19 — Ultras from neighbouring states especially the National Socialist Council of Nagaland, (IM) and security forces engaged to contain the militants are busy in violating the basic human rights in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh. Since October this year, both the personnel of 7/8 Gorkha Regiment positioned at Deomali, and NSCN (IM) ultras have not only made the life of innocent villagers of the sleepy Soha village difficult but also snatched away their basic civil rights. According to eyewitnesses as the trouble started on October 5, after the Naga ultras campaigned at the...