AGARTALA, February 13: The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has of late taken a keen interest in the Tripura militancy. According to intelligence reports, the Assam out fit is trying to unite the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) and National Liberation Front of Twipra (NLFT), the two rival outlawed groups, to launch a joint fight against the 'Indian government'. A joint meeting of the ATTF and NLFT was held last month at Srimangal (Sylhet) in Bangladesh where the ULFA commander Priyabrata Barua and his deputies were present. The ULFA has a strong base camp there. In fact the ULFA has been...

AGARTALA, February 8: The Hoda (village council), a powerful apex body of the Jamatiya tribe, today pledged its support to the Tripura Government in fighting militancy in the state. Addressing newspersons, Hoda chief Bikram Bahadur Jamatiya said, "We will not allow any outfit be it National Liberation Front of Twipra or All Tripura Force to destroy peace in our community. The Hoda would not also tolerate any attempt by the political parties to persuade Hoda volunteers just to satisfy their political hunger," he warned. The Hoda leader was referring to the statement made by a section of the...

IMPHAL, February 12: Six ministers and deputy chairman (planning) who are among the eight MLAs who deserted the Ruling camp and walked into the Opposition camp on Saturday night, have submitted their resignation from their respective posts to the Governor Ved Marwah, the working president of the major ruling alliance partner Manipur State Congress Party (MSCP), T Chaoba announced tonight during a press conference. The eight legislators is only an MLA holding no ministerial portfolio. Chaoba, who is also the Union minister of state for food processing, announced during the press conference held...

IMPHAL, February 12: Deputy Chief Minister L Chandramani Singh today termed the charges levelled by the Union Minister of State for Food Processing T Chaoba against the Nipamacha Ministry as baseless. Chaoba yesterday charged Nipamacha with failure to maintain the law and order and financial mismanagement. He also accused the MSCP legislature wing of taking a decision to pull out of the NDA. Talking to reporters today the Deputy Chief Minister dismissed the allegations as an attempt to tarnish the image of the Nipamacha Government. He denied taking any decision by the legislature wing to pull...

IMPHAL, February 12: The political scenario in Manipur continues to be fluid as an intense struggle over leadership in the Opposition camp prevented the formation of a viable alternative government after the W. Nipamacha Singh-led United Front of Manipur ministry was reduced to a minority. Eight Manipur State Congress Party legislators walked out of the UFM to join hands with the Opposition Manipur Democratic Front yesterday. Speaker Sapam Dhananjoy has summoned the winter session from Wednesday to take up the no-confidence motion against the Nipamacha Singh ministry. The session was adjourned...