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GUWAHATI, Dec 19? The Gauhati High Court today admitted a Habeas Corpus petition, filed on behalf of Mithinga Daimary, alias Dipak Das, the publicity secretary of the banned ULFA and has directed that if he is in the custody of the Indian Army, as has been alleged, he should be produced before a magistrate at the earliest. The Division Bench of Justice D Biswas and Justice AH Saikia has also directed that if medical aid is needed for the detenue, the same should also be provided to him.

The Habeas Corpus petition was filed by Nitul Kachari, Daimary?s brother, who stated that the Royal Bhutan...

NALBARI, Dec 19 ? Following the Bhutan Government?s crack down on the ULFA camps in the Himalayan Kingdom, anxious families of the about 200 ULFA members of Nalbari district are spending sleepless nights for the past five days. All these ULFA members are now holed up in the Bhutan camps of the outlawed militant organisation. The outfit has the highest number of cadres recruited from Nalbari district. The members of these ULFA cadres? families in different parts of the district are now anxiously waiting for the safe return of their estranged boys and girls, who have joined the outfit in the...

NEW DELHI, Dec 19 ? The Royal Government of Bhutan (RGB) has handed over a batch of seven ultras belonging to the ULFA, NDFB and KLO even as the Government of India has made a request to the RGB to take special care of the women and children captured during its operation against the NE ultras on its soil. The RGB last evening handed over a batch of seven ultras belonging to the ULFA, NDFB and KLO, while more batches are expected to be handed over shortly, Army Chief General NC Vij disclosed here today.

Meanwhile, according to highly placed sources here, women and children in custody of the...

Aizawl, Dec. 18: The ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) has constituted a team to placate party workers who are angry over chief minister Zoramthanga choosing to vacate the Kolasib seat instead of Champhai, both of which he contested and won in the recent Assembly poll.

The MNF switched to damage-control mode immediately after the Assembly session ended yesterday and asked treasurer and cabinet minister R. Tlanghmingthanga to explain the situation to party members. He left for Kolasib, which the chief minister officially vacated on Tuesday, this morning.

Officer-bearers of all units of the...

New Delhi, Dec. 18: Troops of the Royal Bhutan Army are surrounding and engaging insurgents from India?s northeast in their camps in southern Bhutan and avoiding close-quarters combat, according to an assessment made in the Indian security establishment.

The military operation is the first of its kind undertaken by the Indian Army-trained Bhutan troops.

They have taken casualties and Indian Army and air force helicopters are evacuating them to military hospitals. On Wednesday, the helicopters flew six sorties to Calcutta, presumably ferrying casualties to the command hospital.

Sources in the...