Guwahati, Jan. 31: The curtain came down on the Assam government?s amnesty offer to rebels with a large number of militants surrendering to the army today. The state government?s general amnesty offer to rebels, proposed after the Bhutan operation, expires tonight.

As many as 156 militants belonging to the Ulfa and the NDFB laid down arms at Tamulpur in Nalbari district in presence of the Four Corps general-officer-commanding Lt Gen. Anup Singh Jamwal today.

?The general amnesty has paid dividends as militants of both the groups have come forward in large numbers to join the mainstream. The...

GUWAHATI, Jan 31 ? National Hydro-electric Power Corporation Ltd has finalized contract agreement for major civil works for the 2000 MW Subansiri Lower HE Project, located in Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh and Dhemaji district of Assam.

The Corporation has signed the agreements with M/s Boguchangesstroy (BGS) (Russia) ? Soyuzgidrospetsstroy (SGS) (Russia) ? Soma JV for construction of concrete gravity dams works at a contract price of Rs 1098 crore and with M/s Larsen & Toubro Ltd. for the construction of power house and water conductor system works at a contract price of Rs...

IMPHAL, Jan 31 ? Manipur Government would provide maximum security with immediate effect to the state unit BJP President Th. Chaoba Singh following threat to his life by the militants, official sources said here Saturday, reports PTI. The decision to give maximum security to Singh, who has already been provided security under 'Z Category', was taken in a state Cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister O.Ibobi Singh Friday.

Militants of separatist Kanglei Yawol Kann Lup (KYKL) had Friday termed Chaoba Singh 'an agent of Centre' and "an enemy of people" and threatened to kill him if he...

SIVASAGAR, Jan 31 ? Pradip Hazarika, former AGP Minister of Transport and a general secretary of the party?s central executive body who was relieved of his post due to his opposition to the repeal of IMDT Act, was re-elected to the cultural executive body at the sixth triennial conference held in Sivasagar Milon Mandir on January 24.

The meeting chaired by Golap Gogoi reconstituted the district AGP committee with Golap Gogoi as president, Tarun Deori and Chandan Gogoi as secretaries, while Jogesh Borah, Nomal Gohain and Sobharam Saud as vice-presidents.

Rupam Kakati, Siva Singha Konwar, Bonshi...

SHILLONG, Jan 31 ? Cadres of the banned militant outfit Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) of Meghalaya are trained in different camps in Bangladesh and have close links with a Khasia association of the neighbouring country, a senior police official said here today, reports PTI.

?They (HNLC) have their training camps at the Chittagong hill tracts and also got some safe houses at places like Srimangal, Maulavi bazar and Pannai,? Superintendent of Police in East Khasi Hills district, A S Rynjah, told reporters. At least 15-20 HNLC cadres were trained in each camp before they were...