AGARTALA, Oct 18 ? The major political parties in Tripura have rejected the demand for chief ministership as a pre-condition by a faction of the banned National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) for coming overground, reports PTI. Tripura Finance Minister and CPI-M leader Badal Chowdhury said the State government would not consider any political demand of the outfit.

"NLFT(N) has spoken to the Central government and the Centre will decide what would be the conditions for peace talks. But we have made it clear to the Centre that no political demand of the outfit would be conceded by the state...

IMPHAL, Oct 18 ? Six insurgents and an Army jawan were killed in a major gunbattle at Borobekra area in the Jiribam border town in Imphal East district of Manipur today, official sources said, reports PTI. Army personnel of 9 Para Regiment on a tip-off cordoned off a suspected insurgent hideout at Borobekra area in Jiribam, about 222 km west of here, late last night and began a search operation this morning.

As the security forces stepped up the search operations in the hilly area bordering Cachar district of Assam, suspected insurgents opened fire and in the gunfight, one Army jawan and six...

GUWAHATI, Oct 18 ? Increase in movement of militants operating in the north-eastern States through the North Bengal corridor is causing concern among the security agencies and the issue was one of the topics which got attention in the meeting of the DGs of the police forces of the NE States, held here recently.

Security sources said that the meeting, which stressed the importance of improving coordination between the police forces of the region to deal with the problem of militancy, was also attended by the Additional Director General of Police of West Bengal. Sources revealed that the two...

NEW DELHI, Oct 18: The modalities for talks with the outlawed NDFB would be in line with the dialogue with Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT), and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is likely to convene a meeting with Assam Government shortly to finalise them, highly placed sources said.

In a day of fast-paced development, a crucial internal meeting was held at the North Block here today to review the developing situation in the Northeast. Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil was briefed by the officials, where the proposal of the Assam Government came up for deliberations.

The Union Home Minister in...

ITANAGAR,Oct17? APCC president Mukut Mithi on Saturday opposed the inclusion of Arunachal Congress and NCP MLAs in the new Congress ministry in Arunachal headed by Gegong Apang, reports PTI. Mithi referred to Apang?s statement at his first press conference after his swearing-in as Chief Minister on Saturday where he did not rule out the inclusion of independents and Arunachal Congress and NCP MLAs subject to the approval of Congress president Sonia Gandhi.

These MLAs had extended their support to the Congress on condition that Apang was elected Chief Minister. Mithi said as APCC president he...