Insurgency / Assam

GUWAHATI, April 27— The Jadikhe Naisho Hoshom (JNH), the apex body of the Dimasas, today called upon all quarters concerned not to indulge in any activity which may provoke fresh conflicts between Dimasas and Hmars of NC Hills and Cachar districts. Meanwhile, a delegation of the All Dimasa Students’ Union (ADSU) has left for New Delhi to raise the issue of Dimasa-Hmar confict at the national-level and also to mount pressure on the Central Government to expedite the peace process between itself (Centre) and the Dima Halom Daoga (DHD). The ADSU delegation in New Delhi will also place the demand...

NEW DELHI, April 27 —The Assam Government has advocated continuation of ban on ULFA and National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) citing several incidents of attacks on para-military forces and Army, kidnapping and use of sophisticated weapons by these militant groups, reports PTI. Leading evidence before Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal headed by Justice Manmohan Sarin, standing counsel for State Government Krishna Sharma stated that these groups have acquired sophisticated weapons like AK-56 assault rifles, rocket propelled grenade launchers and were indulging in activities...

GUWAHATI, April 25 — The Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is slowly, but steadily, establishing firm roots in Assam thanks to the support it is receiving from hardline Islamic fundamentalists and insurgent groups in the State, security sources informed here. In many ways, the ISI is now directing most of the anti-national activities in the State, they said.

According to the sources, the ISI is coordinating the activities of most of the insurgent outfits in the North East, including the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB), the...

GUWAHATI, April 23 — The procastination on part of Government of India to hold talks with Dima Halam Daogah (DHD) and United People’s Democratic Solidary (UPDS) which are in ceasefire with Government forces, has raised concern in the two hill districts of Karbi Anglong and North Cachar Hills districts of the State. Sources in the hill districts informed that public peace in those areas are in danger with armed cadres of DHD and UPDS moving around in the open instead of remaining within their peacetime designated camps as per rules governing the ceasefire. Involvement of DHD cadres in the...

SHILLONG, April 22 — The idea of flushing out the northeast militant organizations—United Liberation Front of Asson (ULFA), National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) and Kamatapur Liberation Organization (KLO) —from the soils of Bhutan through the joint army action by India and Bhutan has gradually faded away, reports North East Press Service. Although Bhutan Government had already appreciated the idea of joint military action to flush out the northeast militant organizations from its soil, the Government (Bhutan) had reportedly signaled the would-be consequences if such military action was...

GUWAHATI, April 22 — Chief Ministers of Assam and Meghalaya today agreed to launch joint police operations “whenever necessary” to fight insurgency along the inter-State boundary areas besides deciding to involve tribal district councils and Deputy Commissioners concerned of both the States in finding a solution to the age-old boundary dispute between the two States. At a crucial meeting held in Janata Bhawan here this afternoon, Chief Ministers Tarun Gogoi and DD Lapang agreed to maintain the status quo along the disputed inter-State boundary till a final solution could be arrived at.

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IMPHAL, April 21 – Welcoming the peace initiative by all community women leaders in NC Hills, the Hmar Students Association, Imphal joint headquarters appealed to both the Government of India and Assam government not to commit the 'mistake' for the second time. The association accused both the authorities for the recent ethnic confilct between Hmars and Dimasas in NC hills district of Assam.

The peace initiative comprised of Hmar, Dimasa, Bengali, Kuki, Zeme-Naga, Hrangkol, Beite and Vaiphei communities and started at Haflong, the district headquarter of North Cachar Hills . Leaders of Dima...

Somewhere along the Assam-Meghalaya border, April 20: The Achik National Volunteers Council (ANVC) has accused the National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) of floating an associate outfit, the Hajong United Liberation Army, to cover up its “misdeeds” in Meghalaya.

ANVC general secretary Wanding K. Marak told a group of newspersons here today that his outfit was being blamed for crimes committed by the NDFB with the help of its associate. He pointed out that his organisation had been wrongly accused of abducting customs official Dipak Mahanta and six others from Mahendraganj last month....

GUWAHATI, April 20 – The situation in strife torn North Cachar Hills district had improved considerably with no untoward incident reported during the last 48 hours, official sources said here today, reports PTI. Curfew has been relaxed in the district for 12 hours from 0600 hrs but night curfew continues to be imposed to prevent any untoward incident. The district authorities, headed by Deputy Commissioner Syed Iftikhar Hussain, held several meetings with various committees, including the Dimasas and Hmars to defuse the tension. Rail and road transport has resumed functioning normally though...

SILIGURI, April 19 — The Bhutan government is taking steps to curb activities of Indian militant organisations in the country, Bhutanese ambassador to India Lynpo Dago Tshering said here today. Tshering said that there were 20 camps of anti-India militants running in Bhutan, including nine operated by the ULFA. Of the nine, four were already destroyed by the Bhutan government, he said adding a number of new check posts were also set up at a great expenditure. Securitymen have blocked the entry points inside Dooars jungles usually used by militants to enter the Himalayan country, he said...