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Nagaon, Dec. 25: The anti-talks faction of the United People?s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) has agreed to negotiate with the Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) to end the ongoing ethnic feud in the hill district of Karbi Anglong. However, the Karbi militant group has imposed certain conditions. In a press note issued today, the anti-talks faction said it is ready to take part in ?peace talks? with the KRA if the Kuki militant organisation unconditionally releases nine Karbi villagers allegedly held hostage since October.

The nine villagers were allegedly abducted by the KRA from Thekerajan area two...

Agartala, Dec. 25: The National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) has driven out 72 tribal families from their homes in remote areas under the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) for failing to pay ?tax? to the outfit. The families, belonging to the backward Noatia community, were displaced from their ancestral homes in remote Khagendra Roaja Para and Shikaribari villages under Kamalpur subdivision as they pleaded their inability to pay ?tax? at the rate of Rs 200 per month per family.

Police sources said on December 14 night 20 militants swooped down on the village and...

New Delhi, Dec. 25 The two top leaders of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) are planning a second visit to India almost a year after spending a hectic fortnight in New Delhi trying to break the ice with the political leadership.

If all goes well, NSCN (I-M) chairman Isak Chisi Swu and general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah will be in the capital in February to take the peace process a few steps closer to the goal of ending Naga insurgency. The duo is expected to pack in a trip to Nagaland, their first since July 1999.

Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio said he was certain...

NEW DELHI, Dec 25 ? Bhutan Tuesday said that its action against Indian insurgent groups on its soil was necessary because their presence was hampering the economic interests of the Himalayan kingdom, reports PTI. ?Since the illegal entry of these militants into our country, our economic and commercial activities have been greatly hampered, resulting in negative growth in Bhutan,? Foreign minister Khandu Wangchuck told NDTV 24xTV in an interview in the Bhutanese capital, Thimphu.

?The security environment at the borders was not conductive for industrial growth,? he said. He also denied any...

HAFLONG, Dec 24 ? With the adoption of Roman script to be used in Dimasa language as per recommendation of expert committee constituted by Dimasa Latridim Mel (DLM) (Dimasa Sahitya Sabha) the two-day long 3rd general conference of the Dimsas Latridim Mel concluded on Sunday here. GC Langthasa, Minister, Hills Area Development etc welcomed the resolution of adoption of Roman script by the DLM. Addressing the open session as chief guest, he assured to give Rs 50,000 to the DLM from his MLA Local Area Development Fund.

Sanjib Deblaskar, representative of Banga Sahitya Sammelan, Silchar spoke...