GUWAHATI, Dec 20 ? Six of the Indian militants captured by the Royal Bhutan Army (RBA) in its operation to dislodge the Indian militants? camps since December 15 were handed over to the State police at Tamulpur, this evening, police sources said. The militants include ULFA publicity secretary Mithinga Daimary and two others from the ULFA and three from the NDFB.

The RBA has captured a good number of militants belonging to the ULFA, NDFB and KLO in its drive against them. Besides Mithinga Daimary, the captured militants include ULFA armed wing leaders Bening Rabha and Robin Neog and NDFB...

AIZAWL, Dec 20 ?Zoramthanga-led Mizo National Front government has consolidated its position with one legislator belonging to the Mizoram People?s Conference (MPC) opting to join it, reports PTI. MPC which had three elected repersentatives after the just-concluded state assembly polls split with F Lalthanzuala opting to join the ruling MNF camp on Friday.

Presently, the ruling MNF and its ally (Mara Democratic Front) have 21 seats in the 40-member house after the resignation of Zoramthanga from Kolasib which he had won along with Champai in the Novermber 20 Assembly elections. Lalthanzuala...

SHILLONG, DEC 19 ? The four NCP deserters who were inducted into the Lapang ministry on December 15 were allocated portfolios today in a major reshuffle in the nine-month-old coalition government. Six NCP members had deserted the party on December 15 and formed the Meghalaya NCP (MNCP) and extended support to the Cong-led coalition government.

The induction of four more members in the ministry has increased the size of the council of ministry to an unprecedented 42 in a house of 60. The strength of the coalition is 49 with the rest accounted for by NCP (nine) and BJP (two). Among the...

NALBARI, Dec 19 ? Following the Bhutan Government?s crack down on the ULFA camps in the Himalayan Kingdom, anxious families of the about 200 ULFA members of Nalbari district are spending sleepless nights for the past five days. All these ULFA members are now holed up in the Bhutan camps of the outlawed militant organisation. The outfit has the highest number of cadres recruited from Nalbari district. The members of these ULFA cadres? families in different parts of the district are now anxiously waiting for the safe return of their estranged boys and girls, who have joined the outfit in the...

GUWAHATI, Dec 19? The Gauhati High Court today admitted a Habeas Corpus petition, filed on behalf of Mithinga Daimary, alias Dipak Das, the publicity secretary of the banned ULFA and has directed that if he is in the custody of the Indian Army, as has been alleged, he should be produced before a magistrate at the earliest. The Division Bench of Justice D Biswas and Justice AH Saikia has also directed that if medical aid is needed for the detenue, the same should also be provided to him.

The Habeas Corpus petition was filed by Nitul Kachari, Daimary?s brother, who stated that the Royal Bhutan...