IMPHAL, January 25: Some unidentified armed UGs gunned down a jawan of the Border Security Force, BSF this rnorning at around 10:30 am at Churachandpur New bazar along the IB road. The deceased was identified as constable Jalgapei Devraji, 22, hailing from Andhra Pradesh. According to reliable sources, the deceased, along with other BSF jawans were out marketing at Churachandpur New Bazar in civil dress when the incident took place. The sources said some unidentified UGs shot him down at point blank range at his chest and head. He died on the spot. The sources added that his assailants managed...

GUWAHATI, January 25: The Centre has once again urged Bhutan to flush out ULFA and Bodo militants from the jungles in the southern part of the Himalayan kingdom. Official sources said a senior Union home ministry official made the request on the Centre's behalf during a meeting with Bhutanese bureaucrats at the Bhutan Embassy in New Delhi last night. Bhutanese ambassador Dago Tshering was present at the dinner meeting between G.K. Pillai, joint secretary in charge of Northeast affairs in the Union home ministry, and a team of visiting officials from the Himalayan kingdom. Giving details of the...

GUWAHATI, January 24: Wary of being tricked into an indirect alliance with the saffron brigade, the CPM has made it clear that an electoral tie-up with the Asom Gana Parishad is possible only if the ruling party proves that it has nothing to do with the "communal BJP". The CPM's strategy is to pressure its ally into severing its alleged links with the BJP before the Assembly elections. The polls are tentatively slated for April-May. The CPM is likely to formally declare its stand at a state-level party rally here on Sunday. Senior AGP leaders will congregate in Nagaon for a conference the next...

IMPHAL, January 24: Reiterating that AMSU is not related to any underground group AMSU Secretary General Y Premananda said Khoirom Gourashyam became presidents of MUSU and AMSU as a bonafide student. Talking to reporters today the secretary general said AMSU is strictly observing its constitutions, which says that it should have no relation with UG groups. AMSU had no relation in past, and no relation now and will not have any relation in future, it said. Reacting to the claim by KYKL (O) Premananda said AMSU refused to accept the claim that the attack on Gourashyam was not against AMSU. He...

IMPHAL, January 24: Large number of people in Jiribam, especially youths and male persons, have been fleeing their homes to Silchar and Jirighat of the neighbouring Assam since yesterday morning after they got wind that militants of the State are planning to attack the IRB post at Jiribam, according to sources. The sources also said the rumor, that the militants were planning to attack IRB post before the Republic Day, spread about among the residents of Jiribam town two days ago and the terrified residents preferred to run for cover to the neighbouring state. The sources further said most of...