TURA, Feb 1 — In a daring attack on security forces, ultras belonging to the banned A’chik National Volunteers Council (ANVC) and the NSCN-IM attacked a Border Security Force (BSF) patrol party in the interior of South Garo Hills, near the international border with Bangladesh, killing two BSF jawans on Thursday evening. The incident occurred 2.5 kms away from Border Outpost, near Dambuk Apal towards, Baghmara at 5 pm. A three member BSF patrolling party of 161 Bn located at Dobasipara was suddenly fired upon by a group of militants from the deep undergrowth. In the ensuing fire two jawans were...

IMPHAL, Jan 31 — In a significant development, the French Government has agreed to sponsor a solid waste management project at Imphal at the initiative of the State Governor, Ved Marwah, sources said. It may be mentioned here that the rehabilitation programme of the old Kangchup water treatment plant having a capacity of 14.53 MLD has been completely implemented in the State with the help of the French government. The water treatment plant which is supplying drinking water to over 5,00,000 imphalites since its implementation was formally inaugurated by the State Governor, Ved Marwah, on...

GUWAHATI, Jan 31 – The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) have come to an agreement to launch joint operations against the security forces, highly-placed official sources disclosed today. The sources further said that the leadership of the militant outfits had signed an agreement before the Republic Day to launch joint operations and collect funds in some selected pockets of the State. “The modus operandi of the outfits came to light following the arrest of ULFA members. During questioning they (ULFA members) revealed that ULFA had also...

Imphal, February 01: Even though the spectre of election related violence looms large, the State Government will not be able to provide security escorts to all the candidates as the number of security personnel to be deployed here has fallen far short from the target desired by the administration. DIG (Ops) HS Sandhu who is also the Nodal Officer of the election told this reporter today that all the candidates have approached the Government for security guards but the Government is just not in a position to provide the same to all the candidates. There are charges of discrimination by the...

Imphal, February 01: The Manipur Human Rights Commission today directed the Industries Commissioner to ensure closure of an oil mill at Kakching Khullen Ningthou Leikai and a rice mill at Chingmeirong East with immediate effect citing noise pollution and nuisance by the mills in the respective neighborhoods as the reason. The rights panel maintained that the opening of the mills should be done only after both have acquired no objection certificates from the immediate neighbors and renewed their licenses. It also said that if required, the Chief Inspector of Factories and Boilers may seek the...