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AGARTALA, Dec 17? Following the fall of the central headquarters of the banned insurgents outfit All Tripura Tiger Force at Satcherri in Bangladesh, tribal guerrillas belonging to this faction are now on the run. Intelligence services confirmed that a large detachment of about 43 Tiger militants who escaped the rival NLFT attack last week at Satcherri entered Indian territory in West Tripura district on Friday.

The NLFT militants had pulled off an all-out attack on the well-fortified CHQ of the ATTF on last December 6 midnight and shot dead eight Tigers. One NLFT militant was also killed in...

GUWAHATI, Dec 18 ? Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today appealed to all militant outfits to shun violence and come forward for talks for peaceful solution of their problems. Replying to a zero hour discussion in the State Assembly, the Chief Minister said that the State Government was informed by the Centre immediately after the Bhutan Government launched an offensive to evict the militants camping in the Himalayan Kingdom in the wee hours of December 15. He said that the Centre also asked the State Government to seal the Assam-Bhutan border to prevent the militants from sneaking into the State.

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GUWAHATI, Dec 18 ? Opposition Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and Autonomous State Demand Committee (ASDC) members today walked out of Assam Assembly for the day in the wake of AGP member Dr Zoii Nath Sharma being expelled from the House on charges of ?showing disrespect to the Chair and democracy.? As soon as the House assembled at 9 a.m. today on the first day of the Winter Session, Opposition AGP members demanded a thorough discussion on the issue of anti-Bihari violence in the House by adjourning the Question Hour.

The AGP legislators Hitendra Nath Goswami requested the Chair for adjournment of...

SAMDRUP JONGKHAR, Dec 18? Bhutan today rejected a ceasefire call by ULFA and vowed to go ahead with the ongoing ?short but decisive? military operation till the end result of flushing the Indian insurgents out of its soil was achieved, reports PTI. Amidst reports of over 120 insurgents, including the chief of Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) Jiban Singha killed and over 500 captured, in the operation that continued for the fourth day, Bhutan accused the Indian insurgent groups of ULFA, NDFB and KLO of violating its sovereignty and said ?as long as they are here, they pose a threat to...

Guwahati, Dec. 17: The Assam police intelligence network today worked overtime to ascertain if the National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) publicity secretary B. Irakdao was also among the militant heavyweights ?captured? in Bhutan but drew a blank till late this evening.

There is no confirmation yet about reports doing the rounds that the NDFB leader has been picked up,? a top Assam police official said.

However, the NDFB, which has remained silent ever since the Royal Bhutan Army launched its offensive against them and the Ulfa in Bhutan, today issued a statement to the press.

The...