Insurgency / Assam

GUWAHATI, April 18 ? After a brief lull, fractional clashes between rival Bodo organisations started again as the Education Secretary of the All Bodo Students? Union (ABSU), Sri Khwawamkhang Boro was shot dead by suspected National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) militants at Lontibari village under Patacharkuchi police station in Barpeta district this morning. The ABSU president, Sri Rabiram Narzary said that Sri Boro, aged about 32 years, went to Lontibari village to attend a Bihu function. At around 8.30 am today, a group of armed NDFB militants dragged Sri Boro from the Bihutoli and...

NEW DELHI, April 17 ? Alarm bells have been sounded in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) following reports from the region about militant outfits in Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura joining hands. Briefing the members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, Union Home Secretary, Kamal Pande said that the MHA was perturbed over reports that an understanding and nexus was emerging among the militant outfits active in Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura. This was partly on account of the compulsion of these outfits for alternative sanctuaries and camps and partly on...

GUWAHATI, April 8 ? Two CRPF constables were injured in a grenade attack in the Paltanbazar area in the heart of the city around 8.30 pm today, according to police sources here. Some unidentified militants around 8.30 this evening lobbed two grenades at a makeshift camp of the 64 battalion of CRPF injuring two of its jawans identified as Subhash Patil and CL Patil. The CRPF in retaliation fired around 20 rounds but the ultras managed to escape unhurt, police sources said. The two jawans have been shifted to the Guwahati Medical College Hospital where their condition is stated to be out of...

GUWAHATI, April 7 ? The chairman of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Arabinda Rajkhowa has appealed to the cadres to intensify the ?armed struggle? to achieve the goal. In a statement released on the occasion of the 23rd foundation day of the ULFA today Rajkhowa claimed that despite a systematic exploitation and genocide under the patronage of Indian occupation forces, the cadres remained united. In this context, he asserted that no force can divide the liberation ?soldiers?. ?The present political secnario of the world is very sensitive and critical and considering the gravity of...

GOSSAIGAON, April 5? A group of miscreants, later on confirmed to be Adivasi militants, attacked a group of school students coming from Joyma Mission High School near Khoranala village under Guma Reserve Forest in Gossaigaon Sub Division around 2 pm today. The miscreants were armed with bows and arrows. Three school students? Dipak Basumatary (15) of Class VIII, Afsan Marak (14) of Class IX and Durga Narzary (17) of Class X were seriously injured in the incident. Afsan Marak?s chest was pierced by an arrow and was shifted to Kokrajhar RNB Civil Hospital. The Gossaigaon Anchalik ABSU...

GUWAHATI, April 4 ? The United People?s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) has in a release said that the organisation celebrated its eighth raising day on March 22 at the base area located at seven kilometres from the Rongbbin (General Head Quarter) in West Karbi Anglong. The organisation called for a permanent solution to the political problem in Karbi Anglong and NC Hills. The celebration day started with unfurling of the organisation flag by the UPDS chairman L Sonar and briefing about the important and significant of the raising day and the flag. The programme was followed by candle lighting in...

NEW DELHI, April 1 ? ?There is no need to use Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) in Assam. We have existing laws to deal with terrorists in the State,? Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said here tonight. Talking to The Assam Tribune over phone, Gogoi said non-implementation of POTA would not have any effect on Centre-State relations. He further said Assam has been able to contain terrorism effectively with the existing laws like Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, Disturbed Areas Act, among others.

GUWAHATI, April 1 ? The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) today asserted that it would never compromise on the ?sovereignty issue?. In an article published in The Freedom, the newsletter of the organisation, the leadership said that no military adventurism can compel the organisation to dilute its resolution of sovereignty of Assam. The firm determination of new patriots is the asset of our fight against the ?occupation force?, the leadership said. The leadership also alleged that despite systematic killings under the patronage of the Government of India, the ULFA cadres are still united.

GUWAHATI, March 29? The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) have procured a huge cache of arms and ammunition from an agency in Bangladesh during the last month, highly-placed official sources disclosed today. The sources further said that a 10-member group of the banned militant outfits purchased these arms from Chittagong in Bangladesh, which included AK series rifles, SLRs and grenades.

?According to reports, the agency in Bangladesh has been providing arms and ammunition to various underground organisations of the North East for the...

GUWAHATI, March 24? The banned ULFA has sent out a ?desperate appeal? to the Centre to hold talks with the outfit and solve the ongoing insurgency issue in Assam. ?We desperately want a solution to the ongoing conflict in the State and the three conditions have been already set out by us,? said the editorial of the banned outfit?s mouthpiece Swadhinata (Freedom) in its latest issue which was e-mailed to a few local media here today. The ULFA wants that talks be held in a third country, under UN supervision and that the issue of Assam?s sovereignty be discussed.?