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NALBARI, Dec 21? Police today produced ULFA publicity secretary Mithinga Daimari and the five other militants handed over to it by the Army authorities last evening, before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nalbari. They were remanded to five days police custody by the Court. Mithinga was captured by the Royal Bhutan Army (RBA) at Sixth Mile on the northern part of Samdrup Jongkjhar town on December 16 where he was taking shelter in a solitary house. His two body guards were not around when the RBA raided the house. The RBA also seized Mithinga?s M-20 pistol.

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GUWAHATI, Dec 21 ? The 48-hour Assam, Bodoland and Kamatapur bandh, the call for which was given jointly by ULFA, NDFB and KLO in protest against the Bhutan Government offensive against them, continued to evoke mixed response for the second day today. No untoward bandh related incident was reported from any part of Assam till the time of filing of this report. In Guwahati, the bandh continued to evoke mixed response as private vehicles continued to ply on the roads, while a few auto rickshaws also plied on the city roads. However, only a few city buses plied on the roads. The train and air...

GUWAHATI, Dec 21 ? The Royal Bhutan Army, in the operation against the militants, recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition, which speaks volumes of the arms and ammunition available with the militant groups. Highly placed security sources revealed that as per the list of weapons recovered from the militant camps, which was handed over to the Government of India by the Bhutan Government, more than 700 weapons have so far been recovered from the militant camps. Sources said that the list submitted included 500 AK-47 rifles, about a hundred pistols and other sophisticated weapons like anti...

New Delhi, Dec. 20: The National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) today broke its silence over the Royal Bhutan Army?s operations against militants of the Northeast. Terming the exercise as brutal and cruel, the NSCN (I-M) said the military drive has shocked the people of the region.

?According to reliable sources, almost every arrested person was shot dead, arrested women were raped and even killed mercilessly. Human rights are being grossly violated,? said Thuingaleng Muivah, the outfit?s general secretary, in an email from Oking.

He said it was really sad that a situation has been...

AIZAWL, Dec 20 ?Zoramthanga-led Mizo National Front government has consolidated its position with one legislator belonging to the Mizoram People?s Conference (MPC) opting to join it, reports PTI. MPC which had three elected repersentatives after the just-concluded state assembly polls split with F Lalthanzuala opting to join the ruling MNF camp on Friday.

Presently, the ruling MNF and its ally (Mara Democratic Front) have 21 seats in the 40-member house after the resignation of Zoramthanga from Kolasib which he had won along with Champai in the Novermber 20 Assembly elections. Lalthanzuala...